The prediction problem for salinity intrusion
| dc.acquisition-src | GBNEP | en_US |
| dc.call-no | QH 541.5 .E8 G32 no. 23 c.1-2 GBAY | en_US |
| dc.call-no | REF QH 541.5 .E8 G32 no. 23 GBAY | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Ward, George H. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.editor | Jensen, Richard W. Russell W. Kiesling, and Frank S. Shipley | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Proceedings: The Second State of the Bay Symposium. February 4 - 6, 1993 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-11T13:59:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-11T13:59:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1993 | |
| dc.description | pgs. 315-325 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Salinity prediction in an estuary such as Galveston Bay is deceptive: it appears simple, should be solved, and yet, is a continuing source of controversy. On the one hand, salinity is the quintessential estuarine parameter, virtually conservative, and easy to measure, so there should be an extensive data base. Moreover, predictive analyses of salinity have been carried out for about a century. The earliest estuary digital models addressed salinity, and for the Texas estuaries, the state has invested a considerable effort in model development and verification. On the other hand, when issues arise involving salinity intrusion, such as freshwater inflow releases to ameliorate high salinities, or proposed enlargements of a ship channel, the scientific assessments dissolve into dialectics, focusing on the unreliability of salinity prediction. | en_US |
| dc.geo-code | Galveston Bay | en_US |
| dc.history | 12/10/04 eas; 10/25/04 eas | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/24152 | |
| dc.location | GBIC Circulating Collection; GBIC Reference Collection; GBIC OFFICE | en_US |
| dc.notes | The author is representing the Center for Research in Water Resources at the University of Texas at Austin | en_US |
| dc.place | Austin, TX | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Galveston Bay National Estuary Program | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 6241.00 | en_US |
| dc.relation.uri | http://gbic.tamug.edu/gbeppubs/23/gbnep-23.html | en_US |
| dc.series | GBNEP-23 | en_US |
| dc.subject | salinity | en_US |
| dc.subject | estuaries | en_US |
| dc.subject | river discharge | en_US |
| dc.subject | density | en_US |
| dc.subject | water currents | en_US |
| dc.title | The prediction problem for salinity intrusion | en_US |
| dc.type | Chapter | en_US |
| dc.vol-issue | No. 23 | en_US |