Numerical modeling of the Lower Mississippi River - Influence of forcings on flow distribution and impact of sea level rise on the system

MTS/IEEE Biloxi - Marine Technology for Our Future: Global and Local Challenges, OCEANS 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Karadogan, E ^a   Willson, C S ^a   Berger, C R ^b  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE FLOW; COASTAL MARSH; COASTAL RESTORATIONS; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; FIELD DATA; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FORCINGS; GAGE LOCATIONS; GULF OF MEXICO; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MESH REFINEMENT; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; MODEL CALIBRATION; NEW ORLEANS; NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO; NUMERICAL MODELING; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; ON FLOW; POTENTIAL OUTCOMES; RIVER CHANNELS; RIVER FLOW; SEA LEVEL RISE; STEADY STATE SOLUTION; STUDY AREAS; SURVEY DATA; UNSTRUCTURED MESHES; WATER SURFACE ELEVATIONS; WATER YEAR; WATERSHEDS DRAINING;

BATHYMETRY; COASTAL ZONES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LANDFORMS; MARINE ENGINEERING; MESH GENERATION; SEA LEVEL;

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EID: 77951587485     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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