Introduction to Estuarine Hydrodynamics

Arnoldo Valle-Levinson (University of Florida)

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English

Cambridge University Press
03 March 2022

Fluid mechanics; Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Oceanography (seas); Engineering thermodynamics; Mechanics of fluids

This textbook provides an in-depth overview of the hydrodynamics of estuaries and semi-enclosed bodies of water. It begins by describing the typical classification of estuaries, followed by a presentation of the quantitative tools needed to study these basins: conservation of mass, salt, heat, momentum, and the thermodynamic equation of seawater. Further topics explore tides in homogeneous basins, including shallow water tides and tidal residual flows, wind-driven flows in homogeneous basins, density-driven flows, as well as interactions among tides, winds and density gradients. The book proposes a classification of semi-enclosed basins that is based on dominant dynamics, comparing forcing agents and restorative or balancing forces. Introduction to Estuarine Hydrodynamics provides an introduction for advanced students and researchers across a range of disciplines - Earth science, environmental science, biology, chemistry, geology, hydrology, physics - related to the study of estuarine systems.

By: Arnoldo Valle-Levinson (University of Florida)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 175mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9781108838252
ISBN 10: 1108838251
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 03 March 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Arnoldo Valle-Levinson is a professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Throughout his career, he has carried out observational and theoretical studies on exchange processes in semi-enclosed ocean basins. His work has concentrated on the hydrodynamics of fjords and estuaries, as well as of temperate, subtropical, and tropical systems. He is an editor for Continental Shelf Research. He is an associate editor for Estuaries and Coasts and the Journal of Oceanography. Valle-Levinson is the editor of the book Contemporary Issues in Estuarine Physics (2010, Cambridge). He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and is a Corresponding Member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. An estuary in Chile has been named in his honor: 'estero Arnoldo.'