Analysis techniques for Houston Ship Channel.

The environmental pollution problems of the Houston Ship Channel are defined and the program to provide analytical management tools is presented. Methodology 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. A term Degree of Stratification is defined and its value is discussed. The theory of the steady state model with provisions for stratified analysis and preliminary results are displayed. Field program was carried out by Texas A&M Univ. to provide data for the verification of the various methods of study.