TY - JOUR
T1 - Determining coastal inlet flushing times
T2 - A practical expression for use in aquaculture and pollution management
AU - Strutton, P. G.
AU - Bye, J. A. T.
AU - Mitchell, J. G.
PY - 1996/7
Y1 - 1996/7
N2 - It is often necessary to compare the flushing of coastal inlets in selecting sites for aquaculture or in making recommendations on pollution hazards. We derive an expression for a reference flushing time. In which h is the mean depth of the inlet, (E-R) is the net evaporation rate, S1 is the salinity of the open ocean, S2 is the (volume) average salinity in the inlet and ΔS = S2-S1. τ0 is easily evaluated from simply obtained data sets, especially in a steady-state situation, or for an harmonic annual cycle. We show that τ0 is a good estimate of the flushing time for sources within the body of the inlet.
AB - It is often necessary to compare the flushing of coastal inlets in selecting sites for aquaculture or in making recommendations on pollution hazards. We derive an expression for a reference flushing time. In which h is the mean depth of the inlet, (E-R) is the net evaporation rate, S1 is the salinity of the open ocean, S2 is the (volume) average salinity in the inlet and ΔS = S2-S1. τ0 is easily evaluated from simply obtained data sets, especially in a steady-state situation, or for an harmonic annual cycle. We show that τ0 is a good estimate of the flushing time for sources within the body of the inlet.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1996.tb01279.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1996.tb01279.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029669604
SN - 1355-557X
VL - 27
SP - 497
EP - 504
JO - Aquaculture Research
JF - Aquaculture Research
IS - 7
ER -
