Parametrization of dispersion in the depth-averaged transport equation (Q1344671)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 722533
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 722533 |
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Parametrization of dispersion in the depth-averaged transport equation (English)
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23 July 1995
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The presence of a vertical shear in the flow in an estuary means that the depth averaging of the Navier-Stokes equations gives rise to an extra dispersion-like term acting along the direction of flow. Here a method is developed that more realistically represents the physics involved, by defining two new coefficients: a general background dispersion coefficient and one expressing the dispersion due to the vertical shear. This scheme is applied first to a simple test problem and is then used in a model of the tidal flow within the Severn estuary, using in each case a previously developed finite-element formulation of the shallow water equations.
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Severn estuary
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vertical shear
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Navier-Stokes equations
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general background dispersion coefficient
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tidal flow
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shallow water equations
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0.7325970530509949
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0.7238385081291199
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0.7167353630065918
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