The prediction problem for salinity intrusion

dc.acquisition-srcGBNEPen_US
dc.call-noQH 541.5 .E8 G32 no. 23 c.1-2 GBAYen_US
dc.call-noREF QH 541.5 .E8 G32 no. 23 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorWard, George H.en_US
dc.contributor.editorJensen, Richard W. Russell W. Kiesling, and Frank S. Shipleyen_US
dc.contributor.otherProceedings: The Second State of the Bay Symposium. February 4 - 6, 1993en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:22:08Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:22:08Z
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionpgs. 315-325en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractSalinity prediction in an estuary such as Galveston Bay is deceptive: it appears simple, should be solved, and yet, is a continuing source of controversy. On the one hand, salinity is the quintessential estuarine parameter, virtually conservative, and easy to measure, so there should be an extensive data base. Moreover, predictive analyses of salinity have been carried out for about a century. The earliest estuary digital models addressed salinity, and for the Texas estuaries, the state has invested a considerable effort in model development and verification. On the other hand, when issues arise involving salinity intrusion, such as freshwater inflow releases to ameliorate high salinities, or proposed enlargements of a ship channel, the scientific assessments dissolve into dialectics, focusing on the unreliability of salinity prediction.en_US
dc.description.urien_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.history12/10/04 eas; 10/25/04 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/24152
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collection; GBIC Reference Collection; GBIC OFFICEen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesThe author is representing the Center for Research in Water Resources at the University of Texas at Austinen_US
dc.placeAustin, TXen_US
dc.publisherGalveston Bay National Estuary Programen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries6241.00en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/gbeppubs/23/gbnep-23.htmlen_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesGBNEP-23en_US
dc.subjectsalinityen_US
dc.subjectestuariesen_US
dc.subjectriver dischargeen_US
dc.subjectdensityen_US
dc.subjectwater currentsen_US
dc.titleThe prediction problem for salinity intrusionen_US
dc.typeChapteren_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueNo. 23en_US

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