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dc.contributor.authorYu, Y
dc.contributor.authorZhang, H
dc.contributor.authorLemckert, CJ
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:30:49Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:30:49Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-02-10T01:04:45Z
dc.identifier.issn0749-0208
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/42247
dc.description.abstractCoastal zones are important ecological regions and popular areas for human recreational activities. The regions also act as receiving environments for contaminants and sediment discharged from coastal rivers. In Australia, the Brisbane River, and more particularly its estuary (Costanzo et al.), is an example of one such environment as it is a complex coastal system with ecological and commercial significance. While Moreton Bay has been the focus of recent intense scientific research, little is known about its physical processes, such as the behaviour of the Brisbane River plume that enters the bay following storm events. In this study, a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model with an unstructured mesh is employed to simulate the generation and development of the flood-driven plume near the mouth of the Brisbane River. The model results are verified by field measurements and satellite observations. The results show that the river discharge is the determinant effect on the plume extension alongshore and offshore. A high correlation coefficient of 0.87 demonstrates that the plume size typically increases with the growth of the river discharge. Following 3 days extension of flood-driven plume, both the salinity and temperature, within the region that 1 km wide and 3.5 km long off the river mouth, decreased by approximately 3.6%.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent1265675 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCoastal Education & Research Foundation
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.cerf-jcr.org/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1214
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1218
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Coastal Research
dc.relation.ispartofvolumeSI 64
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEarth sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOcean engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode37
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode40
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode401503
dc.titleThe response of the river plume to the flooding in Moreton Bay, Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 CERF. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorZhang, Hong


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