THE EROSION OF A SALT WEDGE TRAPPED BEHIND A BARRAGE ACROSS AN ESTUARY

Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering

G.A. Hamill¹  S.A. Walker¹  H.T. Johnston¹ 

[1] Department of Civil Engineering, The Queen's University of Belfast

关键词: erosion;    salt wedge;    estuary;    barrage;   

DOI  :  10.9753/icce.v25.%p

学科分类：建筑学

来源: Coastal Engineering Research Council

【 摘 要 】

The problems associated with the stratification of fluids, particularly in estuaries, are of growing concern. Based on water quality problems which occurred at the River Lagan, N. Ireland, an experimental investigation was undertaken into the fluid mixing process within a stratified flow. High quality temporal measurements have been used to examine the processes of erosion of a saline stratification trapped behind a barrage. Two distinct mechanisms of wedge erosion have been identified, both of which involve the formation of a mixed layer.

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