Model Behavior and Sensitivity in an Application of the Cohesive Bed Component of the Community Sediment Transport Modeling System for the York River Estuary, VA, USA
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Site: York River Estuary, VA, USA
3. Methods
3.1. Cohesive Bed Model
3.2. Implementation of Three-Dimensional York River Hydrodynamic Cohesive Bed Model
3.3. Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) Observations
3.4. Standard Model Evaluation
4. Standard Model Results
5. Cohesive Bed Sub-Model Sensitivity
5.1. Sensitivity to Ts
5.2. Sensitivity to τceq and τcinit
6. Discussion
6.1. Summary of York River 3-D Hydrodynamic Cohesive Bed Model Performance
6.2. Cohesive Bed Model Sensitivities
7. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Fall, K.A.; Harris, C.K.; Friedrichs, C.T.; Rinehimer, J.P.; Sherwood, C.R. Model Behavior and Sensitivity in an Application of the Cohesive Bed Component of the Community Sediment Transport Modeling System for the York River Estuary, VA, USA. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2014, 2, 413-436. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse2020413
Fall KA, Harris CK, Friedrichs CT, Rinehimer JP, Sherwood CR. Model Behavior and Sensitivity in an Application of the Cohesive Bed Component of the Community Sediment Transport Modeling System for the York River Estuary, VA, USA. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2014; 2(2):413-436. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse2020413
Chicago/Turabian StyleFall, Kelsey A., Courtney K. Harris, Carl T. Friedrichs, J. Paul Rinehimer, and Christopher R. Sherwood. 2014. "Model Behavior and Sensitivity in an Application of the Cohesive Bed Component of the Community Sediment Transport Modeling System for the York River Estuary, VA, USA" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2, no. 2: 413-436. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse2020413