Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1722173 Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B 2010 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to study the role of wave induced radiation stress and vertical mixing in the Yellow river runoff diffusion in vertical profile. Firstly, only using a hydrodynamical model to simulate river runoff at yellow river estuary area, and then using a coupled model also to simulate yellow river runoff by introducing vertically varied radiation stress or wave induced vertical mixing. Under condition of only tide existing, river runoff diffused far away from coastal near water surface. When considering vertically varied wave radiation stress, the velocity increased and river runoff flowed near estuary not go into the sea. When considering wave induced vertical mixing, the surface velocity decreased and the value of velocity became to be uniformed. So the function of radiation stress and vertical mixing induced by wave is different.

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