On the effect of structure-induced resistance and mixing on inflows into the Baltic Sea: A numerical model study

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-68

  Rennau, Hannes ^a,c   Schimmels, Stefan ^b   Burchard, Hans ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Forschungszentrum Küste ^*  (Germany)

^c Bolding and Burchard ApS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Numerical modelling; Stratified flow; Structure induced friction; Turbulence closure models; Western Baltic Sea

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN; ARKONA SEA; BALTIC SEA; BOTTOM CURRENT; COASTAL OCEAN MODEL; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; LOCAL SCALE; MODEL SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELS; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; SALINITY CHANGE; STANDARD DEVIATION; STRATIFIED FLOWS; TURBULENCE CLOSURES; TWO-EQUATION; WIND FARM; WORST CASE SCENARIO;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FARMS; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OFFSHORE POWER PLANTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TURBULENCE; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

BOTTOM CURRENT; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; INFLOW; MIXING RATIO; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; PARAMETERIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENCE; WAVE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 84855197138     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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