@Article{IJNAM-2-1,
author = {Leόn , H. R.Piña , H. A. B.Cuevas , C. R. and Castañeda , C. C.},
title = {Baroclinic Mathematical Modeling of Fresh Water Plumes in the Interaction River-Sea},
journal = {International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling},
year = {2005},
volume = {2},
number = {0},
pages = {1--14},
abstract = {<p style="text-align: justify;">The estuarine zone is an area of strong interaction between
fresh and salty water. Dynamics in these areas is complex due to the
interaction of the forcing mechanisms such as wind, tides, local coastal
currents and river discharges. The difference of density between fresh
water and salted water causes the formation of the buoyant plumes which
have been investigated by means of numerical models and field studies.
Plumes play a significant role in the transport of pollutants and the
ecology in the frontal areas where density gradients are strong.
Therefore, in order to investigate the horizontal and vertical
dispersion of salinity and temperature the YAXUM/3D baroclinic numerical
model was developed. The model is validated and applied for two
particular cases. The first one consists of modeling the discharge of a
jet of hot water where the gradients of temperature prevail and the
second to study the discharge of the mouth of the estuary Leschenault
toward the Koombana bay, Australia where salinity gradients are
analyzed. The results derived from the YAXUM/3D are satisfactory and in
agreement with other models which have been already validated.</p>},
issn = {2617-8710},
doi = {https://doi.org/},
url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/ijnam/943.html}
}