Sediment and contaminant transport in a marine environment. [FETRA]

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5743395

Onishi, Y; Thompson, F L

The finite-element model FETRA is an unsteady, verically averaged two-dimensional model to simulate the transport of sediment and contaminants (radionuclides, heavy metals, pesticides, etc.) in coastal and estuarine water. The model, together with the hydrodynamic model CAFE-I, was applied to the Irish Sea to predict the migration and accumulation of sediment (both cohesive and noncohesive) and of a radionuclide (dissolved and sediment-sorbed) in a tide- and wind-driven system. The study demonstrated that FETRA is a useful tool for assessing sediment and toxic contaminant transport in a marine environment.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5743395
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-13539; CONF-8603129-1; ON: TI86011135
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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