Modelling of the Ebro River plume. Validation with field observations
The spreading of the plume induced by the freshwater discharge from the Ebro River into northwestern Mediterranean coastal waters was modelled using two numerical codes. The coastal current field was obtained with a finite difference hydrodynamic model based on a steady-state version of the shallow-...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Scientia marina 2003-12, Vol.67 (4), p.379-391 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The spreading of the plume induced by the freshwater discharge from the Ebro River into northwestern Mediterranean coastal waters was modelled using two numerical codes. The coastal current field was obtained with a finite difference hydrodynamic model based on a steady-state version of the shallow-water equations, whereas the freshwater dispersion was calculated with a Lagrangian code that solves the 3D convection-diffusion equation and reproduces turbulent diffusion using a "random-walk" algorithm. The agreement obtained between numerical results, satellite observations and field measurements allows an analysis of the more relevant physical mechanisms and the corresponding "tuning" of the two models. The results show that local hydrodynamics near the river mouth, and consequently the spreading of the river plume, are highly dependent on the driving river discharge and wind field characteristics.Original Abstract: Modelado del penacho del rio Ebro. Validacion con medidas de campo. - Se presenta la simulacion del penacho de agua dulce resultante de la descarga del rio Ebro en el Mediterraneo mediante el uso secuencial de PPPmodelos numericos. La hidrodinamica costera ha sido obtenida con un modelo en diferencias finitas, basado en una version estacionaria de las ecuaciones para aguas someras, mientras que la dispersion del agua aportada por el Ebro se ha calculado con un modelo lagrangiano de particulas que resuelve la ecuacion de transporte 3D. el ajuste obtenido entre los resultados numericos, medidas de campo y observaciones desde satelite permiten analizar los mecanismos fisicos mas relevantes, asi como realizar el correspondiente calibrado de ambos modelos. Los resultados muestran que la hidrodinamica local cerca de la desembocadura del rio y, por consiguiente, la dispersion del penacho del rio, dependen principalmente del volumen de descarga del rio y de la caracteristicas del viento dominante. Palabras clave: rio Ebro, penacho de agua dulce, modelado numerico, hidrodinamica, dispersion. |
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ISSN: | 0214-8358 1886-8134 |
DOI: | 10.3989/scimar.2003.67n4379 |