Hydrodynamic and Salinity Transport Modeling of the Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Study Area

Abstract

This report documents the development of a hydrodynamic and salinity transport model for the Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico study area. The model domain encompasses a significant portion of the Louisiana coastline, extending from Bayou Lafourche (eastern boundary) to the Vermilion Bay (western boundary). This report details the creation of the mesh and all boundary conditions. Also included are model-versus-field comparisons, exhibiting the model's ability to accurately represent the behavior of the system. The validated model (for hydrodynamics and salinity) detailed in this report was utilized to determine approximate base-versus-plan differences for the proposed Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico levee system, including the impacts associated with sea-level rise.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA584088

Entities

People

  • Fulton C. Carson
  • Gaurav Savant
  • Joseph V. Letter Jr.
  • Tate O. McAlpin

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Climate Change
  • Ecology
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Fluids
  • High Performance Computing
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Louisiana
  • Measurement
  • Parallel Processing
  • Salinity
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Oceanography.