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Hydrodynamic Modeling on Vertically Mixed Bays

by Eugenio Gomez-Reyes, State Univ of New York at Stony, Brook, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Estuarine and Coastal Modeling

Abstract:

Extensive model-data comparisons of sea surface elevations and vertically-averaged velocities are performed on the Peconic Bays Estuary, New York, a system of interconnected bays where barotropic flow conditions are likely to persist. The data base consists of one-month velocity records from 26 current meters, and a full year of surface elevations from five tidal gauges. Numerical simulations are performed with a two-dimensional (2D) finite element model that solves the vertically integrated momentum and continuity equations. Sensitivity analysis of the system's response to the bottom friction coefficient, eddy viscosity, and cross-sectional area of the estuary entrance is also assessed.

Subject Headings: Two-dimensional models | Finite element method | Bays | Mathematical models | Hydrologic models | Sensitivity analysis | Numerical models | New York | United States

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