Numerical modelling of the transport and transformation of trace metals in a highly dynamic estuarine environment

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 170-179

  Hartnett, Michael ^a   Berry, Alan ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b MarCon Computations International Limited   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Heavy metal modelling; Mersey Estuary; Partition coefficients; Sediment modelling; Tidal dynamics; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ESTUARIES; HEAVY METALS; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

HIGH RESOLUTION; MERSEY ESTUARY; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELS; PARTICULATE FRACTION; PARTITION COEFFICIENTS; PARTITIONING COEFFICIENTS; TIDAL DYNAMICS; TRACE METAL; TRANSPORT AND TRANSFORMATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 80955177681     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2011.05.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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