Linear Bottom Friction in Tidal Estuaries with Superimposed Ripples and Reversing Mega-Ripples

Peter Traykovski1, Zhen Cheng1, Christie Hegermiller2, David K Ralston3 and W Rockwell Geyer1, (1)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (2)USGS Coastal and Marine Science Center Woods Hole, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (3)WHOI, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, Woods Hole, MA, United States