A Three-Dimensional Simulation of the Hudson–Raritan Estuary. Part III: Salt Flux Analyses

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Abstract
Salt fluxes and volume transports in an estuary vary considerably over subtidal time scales of a few days to weeks in response to wind and neap–spring tidal forcings. Results from a numerical simulation of the Hudson–Raritan estuary are used to study subtidal variations of salt fluxes and the physical mechanisms for salt balance in the estuary. Simulated salt fluxes are compared with available observations. Observations support the model's finding that analysis of volume and salt fluxes based on short-length data records (xy–t model, in which the horizontal dispersion coefficients are modeled empirically, may not perform well in this case.

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