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Abstract Ecohydrodynamics is a relatively new branch of fluid mechanics which studies the various hydrodynamic processes affecting pollutant behavior in aquatic ecosystems. Advective transport, turbulent mixing and molecular diffusion affect the transport and fate of pollutants. Density stratification and internal waves are two important phenomena in ecohydrodynamics since they involve property and material exchange between surface and deep water masses. Changes in temperature, salinity and suspended sediment distributions can drastically affect the biotic populations of an aquatic environment. Chaotic dynamics and fractal geometry are useful tools for certain ecohydrodynamic applications.
Abstract Ecohydrodynamics is a relatively new branch of fluid mechanics which studies the various hydrodynamic processes affecting pollutant behavior in aquatic ecosystems. Advective transport, turbulent mixing and molecular diffusion affect the transport and fate of pollutants. Density stratification and internal waves are two important phenomena in ecohydrodynamics since they involve property and material exchange between surface and deep water masses. Changes in temperature, salinity and suspended sediment distributions can drastically affect the biotic populations of an aquatic environment. Chaotic dynamics and fractal geometry are useful tools for certain ecohydrodynamic applications.
Ecohydrodynamics
Scarlatos, P. D. (author)
1996-01-01
49 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English