Flushing time calculations for the Upper Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
- Vol. 20 (3) , 455-465
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.1986.9516165
Abstract
The flushing time of the Upper Waitemata Harbour is calculated using a box model based on tidal excursion segmentation. The model coefficients quantifying intersegment solute exchanges are calibrated using salinity and dye data. The computed flushing time of 9 to 11 tidal cycles contrasts with 11 to 13 tidal cycles calculated by the freshwater fraction method and 4.5 tidal cycles calculated by the modified tidal prism method. Reasons for these differences are discussed.Keywords
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