Laboratory modeling of geophysical vortices

GJF Van Heijst, HJH Clercx - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Investigators have modeled oceanic and atmospheric vortices in the laboratory in a number
of different ways, employing background rotation, density effects, and geometrical …

Estuarine response to river flow and sea-level rise under future climate change and human development

Z Yang, T Wang, N Voisin, A Copping - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2015 - Elsevier
Understanding the response of river flow and estuarine hydrodynamics to climate change,
land-use/land-cover change (LULC), and sea-level rise is essential to managing water …

Modeling tidal stream energy extraction and its effects on transport processes in a tidal channel and bay system using a three-dimensional coastal ocean model

Z Yang, T Wang, AE Copping - Renewable Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a numerical modeling study for simulating in-stream tidal energy
extraction and assessing its effects on the hydrodynamics and transport processes in a tidal …

Modeling tidal circulation and stratification in Skagit River estuary using an unstructured grid ocean model

Z Yang, T Khangaonkar - Ocean Modelling, 2009 - Elsevier
Tidal circulation and river plume dynamics in shallow-water estuarine systems with large
intertidal zones are complex. Strong asymmetries in tidal currents and stratification often …

Parallelization of the FVCOM coastal ocean model

GW Cowles - The International Journal of High Performance …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
The Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) is a publicly available software package
for simulation of ocean processes in coastal areas. The unstructured grid approach used in …

Wetland‐estuarine‐shelf interactions in the Plum Island Sound and Merrimack River in the Massachusetts coast

L Zhao, C Chen, J Vallino, C Hopkinson… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Wetland‐estuarine‐shelf interaction processes in the Plum Island Sound and Merrimack
River system in the Massachusetts coast are examined using the high‐resolution …

A finite volume model simulation for the Broughton Archipelago, Canada

MGG Foreman, P Czajko, DJ Stucchi, M Guo - Ocean Modelling, 2009 - Elsevier
A finite volume circulation model is applied to the Broughton Archipelago region of British
Columbia, Canada and used to simulate the three-dimensional velocity, temperature, and …

Tidally averaged circulation in Puget Sound sub-basins: Comparison of historical data, analytical model, and numerical model

T Khangaonkar, Z Yang, T Kim, M Roberts - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2011 - Elsevier
Through extensive field data collection and analysis efforts conducted since the 1950s,
researchers have established an understanding of the characteristic features of circulation in …

Numerical modelling of hydraulics and sediment dynamics around mangrove seedlings: Implications for mangrove establishment and reforestation

M Le Minor, G Bartzke, M Zimmer, L Gillis… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mangroves grow in the coastal and intertidal zones at tropical and subtropical latitudes. It is
widely accepted that the establishment, growth and survival of mangrove seedling depend …

Effect of inlet morphodynamics on estuarine circulation and implications for sustainable oyster aquaculture

S Deb, T Guyondet, MRS Coffin, J Barrell… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The incidence of nutrient-induced hypoxia or anoxia-related mortality of aquatic species is
becoming more prevalent in coastal systems worldwide. One such instance in an estuary of …