THE EFFECT OF WIND ON CURRENTS AND DIFFUSION IN COASTAL SEA AREAS
No. 14 (1974), Conference Proceedings
No. 14 (1974)

THE EFFECT OF WIND ON CURRENTS AND DIFFUSION IN COASTAL SEA AREAS

Conference Proceedings
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v14.140
Published 1974-01-29
B. Quetin
SOGREAH's Applied Mathematics Department
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wind
current
diffusion

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Quetin, B. (1974). THE EFFECT OF WIND ON CURRENTS AND DIFFUSION IN COASTAL SEA AREAS. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(14), 140. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v14.140
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Abstract

The calculation of turbulent flow using Navier's equations assumes the introduction of a turbulent viscosity coefficient the value of which is normally constant, conforming with Boussinesq's hypothesis. It was shown that setting aside this hypothesis, a velocity profile quite different to that resulting from the classic theory is obtained in the case of flow induced by wind. This result appears to be confirmed by the tests carried out in the Mediterranean. The advantage of this method is that it gives the vertical turbulent diffusion which is of particular interest to pollution studies.
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