Numerical modelling of the Grand River plume in Lake Erie during unstratified period

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-23

  He, Cheng ^a   Rao, Yerubandi R ^a   Skafel, Michael G ^a   Howell, Todd ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Currents; Finite element model; Lake Erie; River plume mixing

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DATA STRUCTURES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS;

GRAND RIVER PLUME; LAKE ERIE; RIVER PLUME MIXING;

RIVERS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DATA STRUCTURES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; RIVERS;

COASTAL CURRENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER PLUME; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745017942     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2006.002     Document Type: Article

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