Open AccessThe modell ing study of flow in Vasishta Godavari estuary
Author(s) -
A. D. Rao,
S. Chamarthi,
P. C. Sinha
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v45i1.1867
Subject(s) - estuary , bay , bengal , monsoon , hydrology (agriculture) , oceanography , environmental science , stream flow , geography , geology , cartography , drainage basin , geotechnical engineering
The v as islua branch of the Godavari estuary open s into the Bay of Bengal at Antarvedi,Conditions in the estuary arccharacterized by a seasonally varying fresh water discharge and salt water intrusionfrom the Bay resul tingfrom the flow as~oc ia ted with the se.ni- diu rnal t ide. A numerica l model is applied to simulatethe flow and sali nity structures which have also been documented m the literature. The observations duringmonsoon and post-monsoon seasons arc used in a comparison with the theor etical results which are derived froma model in which turbulenceclosure scheme is used.