Assessing the Sensitivity of River Plumes to the Source Region
Abstract
The goal of this project was to investigate numerical solution techniques to improve simulations of buoyant plumes in the coastal ocean. River plumes are difficult to simulate because both advection and mixing, traditionally troublesome aspects in numerical simulations of coastal flow, are important. Papers written as part of this study suggest methods for constructing robust numerical simulations of river plumes, and describe a framework for comparing these simulations to observations in salinity coordinates, a natural coordinate system for examining plume processes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 31, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA442116
Entities
People
- Robert D. Hetland
Organizations
- Texas A&M University