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Temperature-salinity modeling for Ruwais coastal area in United Arab Emirates
Walid Elshorbagy1, Mir Hammadul Azam, Abubaker Elhakeem
1Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept., UAE Univ., United Arab Emirates. Walid.shorbagy@uaeu.ac.ae
Abstract:
A three dimensional rectangular grid model is applied to resolve the temperature-salinity dynamics of Ruwais, a segment of the UAE coast which is well known as dense water formation zone. The model employs a heat flux module and a turbulence closure scheme that facilitate realistic calculation of temperature-salinity dynamics. A field survey campaign is carried out to support the modeling study, involving measurements of tide, currents, temperature, and salinity. Investigation is done for two meteorologically extreme conditions, i.e. summer and winter. The model study showed that the western flux develops an anticlockwise circulation in the study area. The water industrial discharges elevated the temperature and salinity of the water near the southeastern shoreline. This water mass propagated towards north under the influence of gravity.
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