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A mathematical model for salt intrusion in the Tay Estuary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

V. Nassehi  and
D. J. A. Williams
V. Nassehi
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Teesside Polytechnic, Borough Road, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS1 3BA, U.K.
D. J. A. Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, University College of Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, U.K.
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Synopsis

A numerical model based on a Galerkin finite element solution of the one-dimensional salt transport equation is used to simulate the unsteady longitudinal distribution of salinity in the Tay Estuary. Tidal discharges are provided by the hydrodynamical equations of motion and continuity whose solution is coupled to that for the transport of salt. Dispersion coefficients used in the model are estimated with the aid of field data collected during a spring and neap tide. These coefficients are shown to vary with longitudinal position.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 92 , Issue 3-4: The Environment of the Tay Estuary , 1987 , pp. 285 - 295
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1987

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