EM 1110-2-1100 (Part II)
30 Apr 02
R
Inlet hydraulic radius [length]
RH
Inlet current wave height factor (Figure II-6-34) [dimensionless]
T
Tidal period [time]
ti
Duration of inflow [time]
Umax f ,Umax e
Maximum channel flood and ebb velocity [length/time]
U!max f ,U!max e
Dimensionless maximum channel flood and ebb velocity
V
Inlet channel velocity [length/time]
+V,
Average volume of the bay over the tidal cycle [length3/time]
Vavg
Maximum velocity averaged over entire inlet cross section [length/time]
Vm
Maximum cross-sectionally averaged velocity during a tidal cycle [length/time]
Vmax
Maximum velocity in the inlet throat [length/time]
Vmeas
Point measurement of maximum velocity [length/time]
VR
Hoerls special function distribution (Equation II-6-41)
VT
Threshold velocity for sand transport [length/time]
V!m
King's dimensionless velocity (Equation II-6-5)
W
Channel width corresponding to mean water depth in channel [length]
II-6-72
Hydrodynamics of Tidal Inlets
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