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TEMPERATURE AND CONDUCTIVITY MODELING FOR THE BUFFALO RIVER
Citation:
Wang, P. AND J. Martin. TEMPERATURE AND CONDUCTIVITY MODELING FOR THE BUFFALO RIVER. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-92/243 (NTIS PB92206226), 1992.
Description:
A hydrodynamic and water quality transport study of the Buffalo River has been conducted. sing a two-dimensional (laterally averaged) model and incorporating appropriate specification of boundary conditions, we simulated the transport of river water temperature and conductivity for the period of June-August 1988. he model results are compared with measurements for both temperature and conductivity. tratification patterns are well described by the model. he results also suggest that heat flux through the water surface is primarily responsible for stratification during the heating process in the summer. he simulated conductivity compares well with the measurement for most situations, but underestimates in regions close to the mouth. uch discrepancies are attributed to neglecting point and non-point source loadings in the simulation.
