Circulation Marine de la Baie de Cintra (Sud du Maroc) par Modèle Hydrodynamique 2D

  • Hilmi Karim Institut National de Recherche Halieutique, Maroc
  • Makaoui Ahmed Institut National de Recherche Halieutique, Maroc
  • Ettahiri Omar Institut National de Recherche Halieutique, Maroc
  • Idrissi Mohammed Institut National de Recherche Halieutique, Maroc
  • Abdellaoui Benyounes Institut National de Recherche Halieutique, Maroc
  • Aziz Agouzouk Institut National de Recherche Halieutique, Maroc
  • Tarik BaiBai Institut National de Recherche Halieutique, Maroc
  • Ait Chattou ElMustafa Institut National de Recherche Halieutique, Maroc
  • Ismail Bessa Université Hassan II de Casablanca, Maroc
  • Bouksim Hassan Direction de la Météorologie Nationale, Maroc

Abstract

The marine circulation of Cintra bay located at Dakhla Oued Eddahab area (south of Morocco 23°08’N-16°20’W) has been studied from October to November 2016 by 2D hydrodynamic model. This study aims to understand the marine circulation of this bay and its hydrodynamic functioning. Mainly governed by wind and semidiurnal M2 tides, currents are generally strong in intensity (mainly > 0.5 m.s-1 ) outside the bay. Inside the bay, their intensity are less than 0.3 m.s-1 and generally oriented to the south of the bay due to the influence of the trade winds (NE). Due sometimes to the influence of W and/or SW winds, the coastal circulation of the bay is oriented from the south to the north, impacting its northern part.

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Published
2017-04-30
How to Cite
Karim, H., Ahmed, M., Omar, E., Mohammed, I., Benyounes, A., Agouzouk, A., BaiBai, T., ElMustafa, A. C., Bessa, I., & Hassan, B. (2017). Circulation Marine de la Baie de Cintra (Sud du Maroc) par Modèle Hydrodynamique 2D. European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 13(12), 175. https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2017.v13n12p175

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