Modelling Approaches for Minimally Gauged Sg Similajau, Bintulu

Minimally gauged river basins are common in Sarawak. Many river basins are lacking in hydrological monitoring mechanism mostly due to the vast land mass and complex river network, hence causing isolation of certain locations. This paper is describing the approaches to model Sg Similajau of Bintulu,...

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Main Authors: Mah, D.Y.S., Hii, Ching Poon, Kho, Addy
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Published: JASPE 2017
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Hii, Ching Poon
Kho, Addy
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description Minimally gauged river basins are common in Sarawak. Many river basins are lacking in hydrological monitoring mechanism mostly due to the vast land mass and complex river network, hence causing isolation of certain locations. This paper is describing the approaches to model Sg Similajau of Bintulu, Sarawak with little information to support sound analysis. A river model is developed to reconstruct missing flows of the river. In order to have reliable results, a short-term monitoring program is strongly suggested to collect data pertaining to river processes in the field. Pre-processing processes are demonstrated to obtain inflow data for upstream boundaries, tide/King Tide data for downstream boundary and a weir at Samalaju Water Intake for middle boundary. Particularly the weir, its presence convinces the verification of the river model. Post-processing on the impacts of the weir in flow patterns, in this case the water head produced by the weir and with such a head to flush out saltwater brought about by tides are demonstrated as ideal tool to test the model.
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spelling unimas-179242017-10-04T00:51:00Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17924/ Modelling Approaches for Minimally Gauged Sg Similajau, Bintulu Mah, D.Y.S. Hii, Ching Poon Kho, Addy TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering Minimally gauged river basins are common in Sarawak. Many river basins are lacking in hydrological monitoring mechanism mostly due to the vast land mass and complex river network, hence causing isolation of certain locations. This paper is describing the approaches to model Sg Similajau of Bintulu, Sarawak with little information to support sound analysis. A river model is developed to reconstruct missing flows of the river. In order to have reliable results, a short-term monitoring program is strongly suggested to collect data pertaining to river processes in the field. Pre-processing processes are demonstrated to obtain inflow data for upstream boundaries, tide/King Tide data for downstream boundary and a weir at Samalaju Water Intake for middle boundary. Particularly the weir, its presence convinces the verification of the river model. Post-processing on the impacts of the weir in flow patterns, in this case the water head produced by the weir and with such a head to flush out saltwater brought about by tides are demonstrated as ideal tool to test the model. JASPE 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17924/1/Modelling%20Approaches%20for%20Minimally%20Gauged%20Sg%20Similajau%2C%20Bintulu%20%28abstract%29.pdf Mah, D.Y.S. and Hii, Ching Poon and Kho, Addy (2017) Modelling Approaches for Minimally Gauged Sg Similajau, Bintulu. Journal of Applied Science & Process Engineering, 4 (2). ISSN 2289-7771 http://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JASPE/article/view/434
spellingShingle TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
Mah, D.Y.S.
Hii, Ching Poon
Kho, Addy
Modelling Approaches for Minimally Gauged Sg Similajau, Bintulu
title Modelling Approaches for Minimally Gauged Sg Similajau, Bintulu
title_full Modelling Approaches for Minimally Gauged Sg Similajau, Bintulu
title_fullStr Modelling Approaches for Minimally Gauged Sg Similajau, Bintulu
title_full_unstemmed Modelling Approaches for Minimally Gauged Sg Similajau, Bintulu
title_short Modelling Approaches for Minimally Gauged Sg Similajau, Bintulu
title_sort modelling approaches for minimally gauged sg similajau, bintulu
topic TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17924/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17924/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17924/1/Modelling%20Approaches%20for%20Minimally%20Gauged%20Sg%20Similajau%2C%20Bintulu%20%28abstract%29.pdf