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By
H.H.G. Savenije, TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands
Description
Since the publication of "Mixing in Inland and Coastal Waters" by Fischer et al.(1979) and "Estuaries, a Physical Introduction" by Dyer
(1973, revised in 1997), no comprehensive theory has been published on salinity and tides in estuaries. This book combines the classical
knowledge on salinity and tides with new insights that have been gained during the last decades, within one consistent theoretical framework.
Audience
Ecologists, morphologists, hydraulic engineers
Contents
1. Description and classification of alluvial estuaries; 1.1 Importance of estuaries to mankind; 1.2 Classification of estuaries; 1.3
Estuary numbers; 1.4 Alluvial estuaries and their characteristics; 1.5 What will follow; ; 2. Tide and estuary shape:; 2.1 Basic hydraulic
equations; 2.2 The shape of alluvial estuaries; 2.3 Relating tide to shape; ; 3. Tidal dynamics; 3.1 Tidal movement and amplification;
3.2 Tidal wave propagation; 3.3 The effect of river discharge and higher order effects on tidal damping; 3.4 The influence of climate
change and human interference on estuaries; ; 4. Mixing in alluvial estuaries; 4.1 Types of mixing and their relative importance; 4.2
Gravitational circulation; 4.3 Mixing by the tide; 4.4 Residual circulation through ebb and flood channels; 4.5 The decomposition method;
4.6 Longitudinal effective dispersion; 4.7 Van den burgh's equation; 4.8 General equation for longitudinal dispersion; ; 5. Salt intrusion
in alluvial estuaries; 5.1 Types of salt intrusion and typical shapes of salt intrusion curves; 5.2 Salt balance equations; 5.3 Influence
of rainfall and evaporation; 5.4 Time scale and conditions for steady state; 5.5 Predictive model for steady state ; 5.6 Unsteady state
model; 5.7 Hyper-saline estuaries; 5.8 Concluding remarks
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 208 pages, publication date: DEC-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-52108-8
ISBN-10: 0-444-52108-9
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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