Reproduction of Velocity Profiles in Estuaries by some One-Dimensional Mathematical Models

For the prediction of dispersion phenomena and of changes in the morphology of an alluvial bottom, a detailed description of the water flow is necessary. The flow in estuaries is a complicated one, partly because of the time-dependence. To isolate this aspect of tidal flow a simplifying one-dimensional (vertical) flow model 1S used. This one...

Reproduction of velocity and shear stress profiles in estuaries by some one-dimensional mathematical models (interim report)

In this investigation the reproduction of tidal flow in channels of estuaries by means of several simple mathematical models is considered. Attention is mainly paid to velocity and shear stress profiles and to hysteresis effects of the shear stresses with respect to the surface velocity. Only one-dimensional models obtained by neglect of...