TY - GEN
T1 - Effect of beach permeability and freshwater recharge on beach hydraulics
AU - Li, Hailong
AU - Boufadel, Michel
AU - Venosa, Albert D.
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - Measurements of water level, salinity, temperature, and a conservative tracer (Lithium) were obtained from a beach in Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska. The ultimate goal of the measurements was to evaluate the factors affecting the lingering of oil in the beaches, 17 years after the spill of the Exxon Valdez. The tidal range at the beach was ∼4.8 meters, a large value that minimized the effects of salt density gradients. The results were simulated using the code MARUN, a finite element code for density-dependent flow in two-dimensional variably-saturated media. Preliminary calibration of the model revealed that the water level within the beach was greatly dependent on permeability and the freshwater recharge.
AB - Measurements of water level, salinity, temperature, and a conservative tracer (Lithium) were obtained from a beach in Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska. The ultimate goal of the measurements was to evaluate the factors affecting the lingering of oil in the beaches, 17 years after the spill of the Exxon Valdez. The tidal range at the beach was ∼4.8 meters, a large value that minimized the effects of salt density gradients. The results were simulated using the code MARUN, a finite element code for density-dependent flow in two-dimensional variably-saturated media. Preliminary calibration of the model revealed that the water level within the beach was greatly dependent on permeability and the freshwater recharge.
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U2 - 10.1061/40976(316)81
DO - 10.1061/40976(316)81
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79251520269
SN - 9780784409763
T3 - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'a - Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008
BT - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008
T2 - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'a
Y2 - 12 May 2008 through 16 May 2008
ER -