Subject (Geographic)New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)
Subject (Geographic - Hierarchical) Country: UNITED STATES State: New Jersey
Subject (Geographic - Hierarchical) Country: UNITED STATES State: New York
Subject (Topical)Coastal zone; Harbors--Hydrodynamics; Hydrodynamics--Mathematical models; Diffusion in hydrology
DescriptionThe hydrodynamic model within the Port of New York/New Jersey Operational Forecast System (NYOFS) has been used to simulate the tracer dispersion in the New York Harbor. With a concentration model added to the NYOFS, the hydrodynamic model simulates the movement of the passive tracer hexafluoride (SF6) deliberately released at the Newark Bay in July, 2002 and at the East River in June, 2003 (two releases, one before the flood tide, flood injection, and one before the ebb tide, ebb injection) by Columbia University researchers. The tracer field experiments are used to study the dispersive characteristics of the inland waterways in the New York Harbor estuary, particularly at the Newark Bay, Arthur Kill, Kill van Kull, and the East River.
Data Life Cycle Event(s) Type: Index Date: 2014-03-20 Detail: Accessed 2014-03-20 Name: NOAA Library and Information Network Catalog Reference: http://www.lib.noaa.gov
Organization NameNew Jersey Environmental Digital Library
RightsThis resource may be copyright protected. You may make use of this resource, with proper attribution, for educational and other non-commercial uses only. Contact the contributing organization to obtain permission for reproduction, publication, and commercial use.