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Two simulations were run to evaluate some of the properties of the circulation scheme and mixing model. Both analyses involved following the concentration over time of a hypothetical tracer that was introduced into the bay. In the first case, a single release into the middle West Passage on 15 January was simulated. This resulted in a uniform concentration of 10.0 units/1 throughout element 4. The second example simulated a slow but prolonged input of 0.6 unit in each liter of the Providence River (element 1) for 100 days. This input reached a maximum concentration of 10.0 in element 1 on the final day of input. The time course of mixing and the decay for these situations is presented in Figures 36 and 37.
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Kremer, J.N., Nixon, S.W. (1978). The Tidal Mixing Model. In: A Coastal Marine Ecosystem. Ecological Studies, vol 24. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66717-6_8
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