Lower Mississippi Salinity Analysis
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 111, Issue 2
Abstract
TWO procedures were developed to simulate salinity intrusion in the Mississippi River. The first one is based on the arrested salinity wedge theory and is applicable to quasi‐steady‐state flow conditions. It simulated very well the experimental results of Keulegan. It also simulated the positions of salt wedge tips and their interfaces in the Mississippi River with proper adjustment of the interfacial friction factor. The second one is a steady‐dynamic routing model, which routes salt water in a cascade of reservoirs in the river bottom. Densimetric critical flow is assumed over a reservoir ridge. Error in storage definition is included in a calibration coefficient for the saltwater flow computations over the reservoir ridges. The model satisfactorily simulated durations of salt wedge presence along the lower Mississippi for the existing conditions and after deepening the channel to 55 ft.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 111 • Issue 2 • February 1985
Pages: 300 - 315
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Copyright © 1985 ASCE.
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Published online: Feb 1, 1985
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