Characterization of circulation and salinity change in Galveston Bay

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dc.acquisition-srcDownloaded from-Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstractsen_US
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dc.contributor.authorWang KHen_US
dc.contributor.otherJournal of Engineering Mechanicsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:13:59Z
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dc.date.issued1994en_US
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dc.description557-579en_US
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dc.description.abstractCirculatory change and alteration of salinity in Galveston Bay is investigated numerically by using a three-dimensional hydrodynamic and transport model. Galveston Bay is an extremely complex and dynamic estuarine system. Tides, freshwater inflows, wind, and bathymetry all affect the circulation patterns and salinity distribution. A thorough understanding of the physical hydrodynamic and environmental impact on the estuary, due to the influences of stream inflows, wind, tides, bathymetry, and pollutant transport, is essential to develop a rich and healthy estuarine ecosystem. A three-dimensional hydrodynamic and salinity transport model is applied to simulate the whole Galveston Bay. This model solves coupled full Navier-Stokes equations and salinity transport equations in a curvilinear coordinate system. By inputting freshwater inflows, tide, and wind data into the model, the time variation of the three-dimensional circulation patterns, free-surface elevations and salinity profiles are obtained to describe this dynamic system. A curvilinear grid of the Galveston Bay is generated for computation. A monthly simulation has been conducted to study the tide and freshwater induced circulation. The free-surface elevations and salinity distribution are also presented. The predicted free-surface elevations in the bay are in good agreement with the field measurements. The results also indicate that the bottom salinity in the bay increases during a monthly tidal-forcing. The impact of velocity and the salinity field caused by the freshwater inflows are discusseden_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23014
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dc.notes0733-9399EnglishEnglishJournal ArticleMarine; BrackishCS9415827en_US
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dc.subjectASW,USA,Texas,Galveston Bayen_US
dc.subjectbathymetryen_US
dc.subjectbay dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectCharacterizationen_US
dc.subjectDistributionen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental impacten_US
dc.subjectestuariesen_US
dc.subjectestuarine environmenten_US
dc.subjectGalveston Bayen_US
dc.subjecthydrodynamic modelsen_US
dc.subjectHydrodynamicsen_US
dc.subjectInflowen_US
dc.subjectmeasurementen_US
dc.subjectModel Studiesen_US
dc.subjectPollutantsen_US
dc.subjectQ2 02170 Nearshore dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectSalinityen_US
dc.subjectsimulationen_US
dc.subjectsolute transporten_US
dc.subjectstream dischargeen_US
dc.subjectSW 0890 Estuariesen_US
dc.subjecttidal effectsen_US
dc.subjectTidesen_US
dc.subjectUSAen_US
dc.subjectUSA,Texas,Galveston Bayen_US
dc.subjectWater circulationen_US
dc.subjectWinden_US
dc.subjectWind dataen_US
dc.titleCharacterization of circulation and salinity change in Galveston Bayen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US
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dc.vol-issue120(3)en_US

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