DocumentCode
2116487
Title
A model for simulating currents in eastern Juan de Fuca Strait and and the southern Strait of Georgia
Author
Foreman, M.G.G. ; Walters, R.A. ; Henry, R.F.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Ocean Sci., Sidney, BC, Canada
fYear
1993
fDate
18-21 Oct 1993
Abstract
A three-dimensional, finite element model has been developed to calculate the tidal and estuarine flows in the eastern Juan de Fuca Strait and the southern Strait of Georgia. The estuarine component is computed diagnostically from historical salinity and temperature measurements taken during each month in 1968. The tidal component is approximated with eight constituents that account for about 85% of the daily and half-daily signal. Predictions based on these model results will be used for pollution studies, commercial and pleasure boating, and search and rescue
Keywords
oceanographic regions; Canada; Juan de Fuca Strait; North Pacific; Strait of Georgia; USA; United States; Vancouver Island; circulation; current; estuary; finite element model; ocean; sea coast coastal dynamics; strait; three dimensional model; tidal flow; Computer simulation; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Frequency; Grid computing; Nonlinear equations; Oceans; Packaging; Partial differential equations; Shape;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings
Conference_Location
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1385-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1993.325987
Filename
325987
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