TY - GEN
T1 - Far-field ocean conditions and concentrate discharges modeling along the saudi coast of the red sea
AU - Zhan, Peng
AU - Yao, Fengchao
AU - Kartadikaria, Aditya R.
AU - Viswanadhapalli, Yesubabu
AU - Gopalakrishnan, Ganesh
AU - Hoteit, Ibrahim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - An integrated modeling system is developed to simulate the far-field dispersions of concentrate discharges along the Saudi coast of the Red Sea. It comprises the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model for simulating the atmospheric circulations, the MIT general circulation model (MITgcm) for simulating the large-scale ocean conditions, and the Connectivity Modeling System (CMS) for tracking particle pathways. We use the system outputs and remote sensing altimetry data to study and analyze the atmospheric and oceanic conditions along the Saudi coast of the Red Sea and to conduct particle tracking experiments. The model simulations show distinctive patterns of seasonal variations in both the atmospheric conditions and the large-scale ocean circulation in the Red Sea, which are also reflected in the salinity and temperature distributions along the Saudi coast. The impact of this seasonality on the far-field dispersion of concentrate discharges are illustrated in seasonal dispersion scenarios with discharging outfalls located at the northern, central and southern Saudi coasts of the Red Sea.
AB - An integrated modeling system is developed to simulate the far-field dispersions of concentrate discharges along the Saudi coast of the Red Sea. It comprises the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model for simulating the atmospheric circulations, the MIT general circulation model (MITgcm) for simulating the large-scale ocean conditions, and the Connectivity Modeling System (CMS) for tracking particle pathways. We use the system outputs and remote sensing altimetry data to study and analyze the atmospheric and oceanic conditions along the Saudi coast of the Red Sea and to conduct particle tracking experiments. The model simulations show distinctive patterns of seasonal variations in both the atmospheric conditions and the large-scale ocean circulation in the Red Sea, which are also reflected in the salinity and temperature distributions along the Saudi coast. The impact of this seasonality on the far-field dispersion of concentrate discharges are illustrated in seasonal dispersion scenarios with discharging outfalls located at the northern, central and southern Saudi coasts of the Red Sea.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-13203-7_21
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-13203-7_21
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84945934081
SN - 9783319132020
T3 - Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science)
SP - 501
EP - 520
BT - Intakes and Outfalls for Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Facilities - Innovations and Environmental Impacts
A2 - Jones, Burton
A2 - Missimer, Thomas M.
A2 - Maliva, Robert G.
PB - Kluwer Academic Publishers
T2 - International Workshop on Desalination System Intakes and Outfalls, 2013
Y2 - 7 October 2013 through 8 October 2013
ER -