Title

Boundary fitted estuarine water quality model

Authors

Malcolm L. Spaulding, University of Rhode Island
Shin J. Liang, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Date of Original Version

12-1-1989

Abstract

A two-dimensional, vertically-averaged boundary fitted coordinate pollutant transport model was developed for application to estuarine and coastal sea regions. The governing convective-diffusion was solved on a space-staggered grid system using a simple forward-in-time, center-in-space, explicit finite difference algorithm. The computational characteristics and accuracy of the model were tested by comparing the numerical results with corresponding analytic solutions for a series of test cases. The pollutant transport model was applied to predict the fecal coliform discharged from sewage treatment plant and combined sewer overflow releases in Mt. Hope Bay; a small urban estuary located on the eastern side of Narragansett Bay.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Spaulding, Malcolm L., and Shin J. Liang. "Boundary fitted estuarine water quality model." (1989): 430-441. https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/oce_facpubs/472