Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2006
It is shown that the use of axes moving with the tide (Shinohara et al. 1969) simplifies the analysis of contaminant dispersion in estuaries. Attention is restricted to estuaries which are small in the sense that cross-sectional mixing is rapid and that the tidal elevation can be taken to be constant along the estuary. In agreement with the work of Fischer (1972a, b) it is found that the dominant mechanism for dispersion is the transverse shear and not the vertical shear. Results are presented to illustrate the dependence of the upstream penetration of salt upon the estuary geometry as well as upon the fresh-water discharge rate.
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