抄録
Tidal resonances among dominant components are detected by means of spectral analyses of temperature records obtained in- and outside Kojima Bay, Okayama Prefecture. The resonant modes are diurnal, semi-diurnal, and higher constituents with frequencies of N cycles per day (N<6) and they are considered as longitudinal internal seiches or oscillation of the embayment scale. Near the closed end of the bay, the uni- and bi-nodal modes of lateral internal seiches are found to be dominant and the internal waves with periods of a few days are also noticed in the lower layer. Bed material around seiching nodes is expected to be coarser and the fact is reported in the reference. The finer sediment is moving with nutrients toward the mouth to the inland sea. The longer retention in the sediment is one of the biggest issues in the coastal environment.