Hydrodynamics and water quality : modeling rivers, lakes, and estuaries / Zhen-Gang Ji.

First edition: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments for the First Edition; Abbreviations; About the Companion Website; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Understanding Surface Waters; 1.3 Modeling of Surface Waters; 1.4 About This Book; Chapter 2 Hydrodynamics; 2.1 Hydrodynamic Processes; 2.1.1 Water Density; 2.1.2 Conservation Laws; 2.1.2.1 Conservation of Mass; 2.1.2.2 Conservation of Momentum; 2.1.3 Advection and Dispersion; 2.1.4 Mass Balance Equation; 2.1.5 Atmospheric Forcings

2.1.6 Coriolis Force and Geostrophic Flow2.2 Governing Equations; 2.2.1 Basic Approximations; 2.2.1.1 Boussinesq Approximation; 2.2.1.2 Hydrostatic Approximation; 2.2.1.3 Quasi-3D Approximation; 2.2.2 Equations in Cartesian Coordinates; 2.2.2.1 1D Equations; 2.2.2.2 2D Vertically Averaged Equations; 2.2.2.3 2D Laterally Averaged Equations; 2.2.2.4 3D Equations in Sigma Coordinate; 2.2.3 Vertical Mixing and Turbulence Models; 2.2.4 Equations in Curvilinear Coordinates; 2.2.4.1 Curvilinear Coordinates and Model Grid; 2.2.4.2 3D Equations in Sigma and Curvilinear Coordinates

2.2.5 Initial Conditions and Boundary Conditions2.2.5.1 Initial Conditions; 2.2.5.2 Solid Boundary Conditions; 2.3 Temperature; 2.3.1 Heat Flux Components; 2.3.1.1 Solar Radiation; 2.3.1.2 Longwave Radiation; 2.3.1.3 Evaporation and Latent Heat; 2.3.1.4 Sensible Heat; 2.3.2 Temperature Formulations; 2.3.2.1 Basic Equations; 2.3.2.2 Surface Boundary Condition; 2.3.2.3 Bed Heat Exchange; 2.4 Hydrodynamic Modeling; 2.4.1 Hydrodynamic Parameters and Data Requirements; 2.4.1.1 Hydrodynamic Parameters; 2.4.1.2 Data Requirements; 2.4.2 Case Study I: Lake Okeechobee; 2.4.2.1 Background

2.4.2.2 Data Sources2.4.2.3 Model Setup; 2.4.2.4 Model Calibration; 2.4.2.5 Hydrodynamic Processes in the Lake; 2.4.2.6 Discussions and Conclusions; 2.4.3 Case Study II: St. Lucie Estuary and Indian River Lagoon; 2.4.3.1 Background; 2.4.3.2 Model Setup; 2.4.3.3 Tidal Elevation and Current in SLE/IRL; 2.4.3.4 Temperature and Salinity; 2.4.3.5 Discussions on Hydrodynamic Processes; 2.4.3.6 Conclusions; Chapter 3 Sediment Transport; 3.1 Overview; 3.1.1 Properties of Sediment; 3.1.2 Problems Associated with Sediment; 3.2 Sediment Processes; 3.2.1 Particle Settling

3.2.2 Horizontal Transport of Sediment3.2.3 Resuspension and Deposition; 3.2.4 Equations for Sediment Transport; 3.2.5 Turbidity and Secchi Depth; 3.3 Cohesive Sediment; 3.3.1 Vertical Profiles of Cohesive Sediment Concentrations; 3.3.2 Flocculation; 3.3.3 Settling of Cohesive Sediment; 3.3.4 Deposition of Cohesive Sediment; 3.3.5 Resuspension of Cohesive Sediment; 3.4 Noncohesive Sediment; 3.4.1 Shields Diagram; 3.4.2 Settling and Equilibrium Concentration; 3.4.3 Bed Load Transport; 3.5 Sediment Bed; 3.5.1 Characteristics of Sediment Bed; 3.5.2 A Model for Sediment Bed; 3.6 Wind Waves

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