Analysis techniques for Houston ship channel

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1970 May

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HANN RW

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION PROBLEMS OF THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL ARE DEFINED AND THE BROAD PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ANALYTICAL MANAGEMENT TOOLS IS PRESENTED. METHODOLOGY IS PRESENTED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE TIDAL MASS WATER MOVEMENT AND FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DENSITY CURRENT COUPLE WHICH IS SUPERIMPOSED ON THE TIDAL MASS MOVEMENT. DEGREE OF STRATIFICATION IS DEFINED AND ITS VALUE DISCUSSED. THE BASIC PHILOSOPHY OF THE STEADY MODEL WITH PROVISIONS FOR STRATIFIED ANALYSIS PRESENTED AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS ARE DISPLAYED. THE FIELD PROGRAM BEING CARRIED OUT BY TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE DATA FOR THE VERIFICATION OF THE PRESENTED METHODS AND FOR MORE EL DEVELOPED IS OUTLINED. (KNAPP-USGS)

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JOURNAL-180

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*BAYS, *CURRENTS, *PATH OF POLLUTANTS, *TI WATER POLLUTION SOURCES, Civil engineering, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, Evaluation, Houston, Houston Ship Channel, HYDRAULIC MO DISPERSION, POLLUTION, Saline water intrusion, SAMPLING, STRATIFICATION, STRATIFIED FLOW, SURVEYS, SW 3020 Sources and fate of pollution, SW 4010 Techniques of planning, Texas, WATER, Water quality

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