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Algebraic Turbulence Model for Stratified Tidal Flows

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An algebraic turbulence model has been developed on the basis of classical ideas of mixing length and damping functions with the intention of engineering application. The empirical constants introduced by this closure have been calibrated with data from meteorology, oceanography and laboratory experiments published in the literature, yielding a set of parameters not tuned to a particular system. Long-term simulations with this turbulence model implemented in a finite-difference numerical model reproduce all the important features of field data. Thus, the general applicability of this model as a predictive tool for estuarine flow and transport processes is demonstrated.

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  1. Institut für Strömungsmechanik, Callinstraße 32, D-3000, Hannover, Germany

    S. Bloss

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  1. R. Lehfeldt
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  1. Tidal Waters Division, Rijkswaterstaat, P.O. Box 20907, 2500 EX, The Hague, The Netherlands

    Job Dronkers

  2. Estuaries and Seas Division, Delft Hydraulics, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH, Delft, The Netherlands

    Wim van Leussen

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Lehfeldt, R., Bloss, S. (1988). Algebraic Turbulence Model for Stratified Tidal Flows. In: Dronkers, J., van Leussen, W. (eds) Physical Processes in Estuaries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73691-9_15

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