Mathematical modelling of estuarine physics : proceedings of an international symposium held at the German Hydrographic Institute, Hamburg, August 24-26, 1978

In Honor of Prof. Walter Hansen on Occasion of his 7o. Birthday Front Matter....Pages I-VIII Basic hydrodynamics and thermodynamics....Pages 1-13 Mathematical modelling of turbulence in estuaries....Pages 14-26 Fundamental principles for numerical modelling....Pages 27-31 Application of finite-difference methods to estuary problems....Pages 32-49 Finite elements, a flexible tool for modelling estuarine processes....Pages 50-61 Mathematical modelling of fluid flow using the boundary element method....Pages 62-74 Spectral method for the numerical solution of the three-dimensional hydrodynamic equations for tides and surges....Pages 75-90 On the formation of salt wedges in estuaries....Pages 91-101 On currents in the german bight....Pages 102-132 Tide-induced residual flow....Pages 133-144 Simulation of tidal river dynamics....Pages 145-156 Analysis of tide and current meter data for model verification....Pages 157-171 Mathematical modelling of tidal flats: a few remarks....Pages 172-177 On storm surge phenomena....Pages 178-192 Meteorological problems associated with numerical storm surge prediction....Pages 193-202 A coastal ocean numerical model....Pages 203-219 Modelling and verification of circulation in an arctic barrier island lagoon System — an ecosystem process study....Pages 220-231 Salinity intrusion models....Pages 232-241 A point of view: Physical processes on the continental shelf and their implications for numerical circulation models....Pages 242-244 Observations of continental shelf circulations and their relation to model verification and application....Pages 245-246 Mathematical models of sediment transport in canalised estuaries....Pages 247-252 Numerical modelling of sediment transport in coastal waters....Pages 253-265 Back Matter....Pages 267-269 A guide to peer-to-peer networking covers such topics as search and queries, multimedia streaming, service-oriented architectures, mobile P2P, and traffic characteristics.