Pollutant dispersion around the perimeter of a coastal headland

The dispersion of point and nonpoint source pollutants may be complicated by the existence of coastal geographical features such as headlands. When coastal flow passes a headland on the coastal line, a recirculation zone will be formed as the flow separates at the headland toe. The experimental inve...

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Main Author: Tang, Fu Ee
Other Authors: Masaru Mizugushi
Format: Conference Paper
Published: World Scientific Publishing Company Pte. Ltd. 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32254
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description The dispersion of point and nonpoint source pollutants may be complicated by the existence of coastal geographical features such as headlands. When coastal flow passes a headland on the coastal line, a recirculation zone will be formed as the flow separates at the headland toe. The experimental investigation was carried out in a purpose-built flume, located at the Manchester Tidal flow Facility (MTF). From the experiments, if pollutant is discharged at different locations around the perimeter of a headland, the potential of pollutant trapping around the headland and its generated recirculation zone will change accordingly. This study investigates the characteristics of pollutant dispersion in the region around the headland perimeter. Effective pollutant dispersion at the recirculation zone will be crucial to maintain the water quality of the region.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-322542022-12-09T06:09:42Z Pollutant dispersion around the perimeter of a coastal headland Tang, Fu Ee Masaru Mizugushi Shinji Sato pollutant trapping pollutant dispersion coastal headland recirculation zone The dispersion of point and nonpoint source pollutants may be complicated by the existence of coastal geographical features such as headlands. When coastal flow passes a headland on the coastal line, a recirculation zone will be formed as the flow separates at the headland toe. The experimental investigation was carried out in a purpose-built flume, located at the Manchester Tidal flow Facility (MTF). From the experiments, if pollutant is discharged at different locations around the perimeter of a headland, the potential of pollutant trapping around the headland and its generated recirculation zone will change accordingly. This study investigates the characteristics of pollutant dispersion in the region around the headland perimeter. Effective pollutant dispersion at the recirculation zone will be crucial to maintain the water quality of the region. 2009 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32254 World Scientific Publishing Company Pte. Ltd. fulltext
spellingShingle pollutant trapping
pollutant dispersion
coastal headland
recirculation zone
Tang, Fu Ee
Pollutant dispersion around the perimeter of a coastal headland
title Pollutant dispersion around the perimeter of a coastal headland
title_full Pollutant dispersion around the perimeter of a coastal headland
title_fullStr Pollutant dispersion around the perimeter of a coastal headland
title_full_unstemmed Pollutant dispersion around the perimeter of a coastal headland
title_short Pollutant dispersion around the perimeter of a coastal headland
title_sort pollutant dispersion around the perimeter of a coastal headland
topic pollutant trapping
pollutant dispersion
coastal headland
recirculation zone
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32254