A Hydrodynamic And Salinity Model For Apalachicola Bay, Florida

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• Personal Author:
  Raney, Donald C. ; Huang, I. ; Urgan, Hasan
• Corporate Authors:
  Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium ; University of Alabama, Bureau of Engineering Research, ; United States, Army., Corps of Engineers., Mobile District, ; National Sea Grant Program (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
• Sea Grant Program:
  MASGC (Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium) ; NSGO/NSGLC (National Sea Grant)
• Description:
  "This numerical model is based upon an implicit finite difference formulation of the governing equations. The model has been calibrated and verified against field data. Results indicate that the hydrodynamics of the bay, velocities and surface elevations, are dominated by astronomical tides, although the wind can significantly affect water surface elevations. Salinity values and contours are very dependent upon the level of fresh water inflow. The model can be used as a predictive tool for most conditions in the bay despite the fact that areas near passes and fresh water inflow may be stratified at certain times in the tidal cycle"--NSGL Publication website.
• Keywords:
  Hydrodynamics Mathematical Models Oceanography Salinity Mathematical Models
• Series:
  BER report   no. 339-183
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Funding:
  Funding: NOAA; grant number: NA81AA-D-00050; ; Funding: Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium; project number: R/ER-13;
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Apalachicola Bay ; Apalachicola Bay (Fla.)
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ddcc6ad8ff02214bd5bcc5a4106772ebfb930262c1a52f7e039ca97c2e5d8a19
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/13095/noaa_13095_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.94 MB ]