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Hydrodynamics and water quality : modeling rivers, lakes, and estuaries /

This comprehensive text perfectly illustrates the principles, basic processes, mathematical descriptions, case studies, and practical applications associated with surface waters. It focuses on solving practical problems in rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal waters, and wetlands. Most of the theories...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ji, Zhen-Gang
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2017.
Edición:2nd edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments for the First Edition; Abbreviations; About the Companion Website; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Understanding Surface Waters; 1.3 Modeling of Surface Waters; 1.4 About This Book; Chapter 2 Hydrodynamics; 2.1 Hydrodynamic Processes; 2.1.1 Water Density; 2.1.2 Conservation Laws; 2.1.2.1 Conservation of Mass; 2.1.2.2 Conservation of Momentum; 2.1.3 Advection and Dispersion; 2.1.4 Mass Balance Equation; 2.1.5 Atmospheric Forcings.
  • 2.1.6 Coriolis Force and Geostrophic Flow2.2 Governing Equations; 2.2.1 Basic Approximations; 2.2.1.1 Boussinesq Approximation; 2.2.1.2 Hydrostatic Approximation; 2.2.1.3 Quasi-3D Approximation; 2.2.2 Equations in Cartesian Coordinates; 2.2.2.1 1D Equations; 2.2.2.2 2D Vertically Averaged Equations; 2.2.2.3 2D Laterally Averaged Equations; 2.2.2.4 3D Equations in Sigma Coordinate; 2.2.3 Vertical Mixing and Turbulence Models; 2.2.4 Equations in Curvilinear Coordinates; 2.2.4.1 Curvilinear Coordinates and Model Grid; 2.2.4.2 3D Equations in Sigma and Curvilinear Coordinates.
  • 2.2.5 Initial Conditions and Boundary Conditions2.2.5.1 Initial Conditions; 2.2.5.2 Solid Boundary Conditions; 2.3 Temperature; 2.3.1 Heat Flux Components; 2.3.1.1 Solar Radiation; 2.3.1.2 Longwave Radiation; 2.3.1.3 Evaporation and Latent Heat; 2.3.1.4 Sensible Heat; 2.3.2 Temperature Formulations; 2.3.2.1 Basic Equations; 2.3.2.2 Surface Boundary Condition; 2.3.2.3 Bed Heat Exchange; 2.4 Hydrodynamic Modeling; 2.4.1 Hydrodynamic Parameters and Data Requirements; 2.4.1.1 Hydrodynamic Parameters; 2.4.1.2 Data Requirements; 2.4.2 Case Study I: Lake Okeechobee; 2.4.2.1 Background.
  • 2.4.2.2 Data Sources2.4.2.3 Model Setup; 2.4.2.4 Model Calibration; 2.4.2.5 Hydrodynamic Processes in the Lake; 2.4.2.6 Discussions and Conclusions; 2.4.3 Case Study II: St. Lucie Estuary and Indian River Lagoon; 2.4.3.1 Background; 2.4.3.2 Model Setup; 2.4.3.3 Tidal Elevation and Current in SLE/IRL; 2.4.3.4 Temperature and Salinity; 2.4.3.5 Discussions on Hydrodynamic Processes; 2.4.3.6 Conclusions; Chapter 3 Sediment Transport; 3.1 Overview; 3.1.1 Properties of Sediment; 3.1.2 Problems Associated with Sediment; 3.2 Sediment Processes; 3.2.1 Particle Settling.
  • 3.2.2 Horizontal Transport of Sediment3.2.3 Resuspension and Deposition; 3.2.4 Equations for Sediment Transport; 3.2.5 Turbidity and Secchi Depth; 3.3 Cohesive Sediment; 3.3.1 Vertical Profiles of Cohesive Sediment Concentrations; 3.3.2 Flocculation; 3.3.3 Settling of Cohesive Sediment; 3.3.4 Deposition of Cohesive Sediment; 3.3.5 Resuspension of Cohesive Sediment; 3.4 Noncohesive Sediment; 3.4.1 Shields Diagram; 3.4.2 Settling and Equilibrium Concentration; 3.4.3 Bed Load Transport; 3.5 Sediment Bed; 3.5.1 Characteristics of Sediment Bed; 3.5.2 A Model for Sediment Bed; 3.6 Wind Waves.