Satellite image of the phytoplankton concentratin off the coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Image provided by the NASA SeaWiFS Program.
Animations and Still Images
Suggested Reference Books
- Csanady, G.T. (1973), Turbulent Diffusion in the Environment, D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland.
- Fischer, H.B., List, E.G., Koh, R.C.Y., Imberger, J. & Brooks, N.H. (1979), Mixing in Inland and Coastal Waters, Academic Press, New York, NY.
- Kundu, P.K. & Cohen, I.M. (2002), Fluid Mechanics, 2nd Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
- Mei, C.C. (1997), Mathematical Analysis in Engineering, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England.
- Rutherford, J.C. (1994), River Mixing, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, England./li>
- van Dyke, M. (1982), An Album of Fluid Motion, The Parabolic Press, Stanford, California.
- Wetzel, R.G. (1983), Limnology, Saunders Press, Philadelphia, PA.
Web-based Resources
Environmental Fluid Mechanics (EFM) Courses at other Universities
- 1.061 Transport Processing in the Environment (MIT Course)
Interactive web site for an introductory EFM course at MIT. Contains good pictures, animations and a detailed course script. - 2.51 Intermediate Heat and Mass Transfer (MIT Course)
Interactive web site for heat and mass transfer in mechanical engineering at MIT. Contains a wealth of material, including a full textbook for downloading in PDF-format.
General EFM Websites
- Fluid Mechanics at MIT
This is a consortium of courses offered at MIT in the field of Fluid Mechanics. The goal of the fluid mechanics web page is to, "develop a coordinated sequence of modular subjects to be used by graduate students from different departments, in order to reduce unnecessary overlap and to increase interdisciplinary exchanges." - Environmental Fluid Dynamics Program at ASU
This is a website dedicated to research programs in Environmental Fluid Dynamics at the Arizona State University. Directed by Prof. H.J.S. Fernando, the program is involved in experimental (laboratory and field measurements) and numerical investigations in Atmospheric, Oceanographic, and multi-disciplinary Fluid Mechanics, as well as Fundamental Hydrodynamics. A wealth of images and technical information is available at the site. - University of Iowa Fluids Laboratory
A site dedicated to numerical and laboratory experiments in fluid mechanics with many demos and explanatory texts (most in PDF format). - eFluids.com
A comprehensive web-site dedicated to fluids research.
EFM Image and Animation Galleries
- eFluids.com image gallery
A large library of images of fluid motion. - University of Iowa Fluids Laboratory
A library of images and movies/animations for the University of Iowa fluids laboratory.
Water Quality Model Collections
- EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM)
A collection of contaminant assessment models (many water quality models) available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These models are free, public-domain models. - Old Dominion University Model Collection Page
A nice collection of water quality models with links to downloads and source code. - Coastal-guide.com list of water quality models
A thorough list of water quality models for a wide range of applications. - Texas A&M List of Ocean Models
This is a comprehensive list of ocean modeling projects, including links to many of the models themselves, including the source code. - Rutgers Ocean Modeling Lab
This is a nice website dedicated to ocean modeling, includes lists of ocean models and examples of their application.
Selected Water Quality Models
- DYRESM-WQ
Dynamic Reservoir Water Quality Model. One-dimensional hydrodynamics model for predicting the vertical distribution of temperature, salinity, and density in lakes and reservoirs. - QUAL2E
Enhanced Stream Water Quality Model. One-dimensional steady-flow river water quality model that simulates nutrient cycles, algal production, benthic and carbonaceous demand, atmospheric reaeration and their effects on the dissolved oxygen balance. - HSPF
Hydrological Simulation Program - Fortran. Continuous simulation watershed water quality model based on the Stanford Watershed Model. Allows point source and non-point source contaminant loading prediction and simulates riverine transport by tanks in series. - SWMM
Stormwater Management Model. Modular modeling system for urban watershed runoff prediction and water quality simulation. Can compute the dynamic St. Venant equations and allows for pressurized pipe flow, but cannot compute contaminant transport with dynamic flow equations. - CE-QUAL-RIV1
One-dimensional, dynamic flow and water quality model for streams. Solves the fully-dynamic one-dimensional St. Venant equations and contaminant transport using the Holly-Preissman method of characteristics. - ATV Gewässergütemodell
The ATV Water Quality Model. Also called the AVG model (Allgemein verfügbares Gewässergütemodell). A modular system of models to compute dynamic one-dimensional hydrodynamics and water quality simulations. Similar capability to QUAL2E with added dynamic ability. Also simulates sediment transport, pH dynamics, heavy metals and organic chemicals. - CORMIX
Cornell Mixing-zone Model. Integral jet, plume, and buoyant jet model for predicting near-field mixing of single-port and multi-port bottom discharges or buoyant surface discharges. Solves one-dimensional integral equations but allows for three-dimensional trajectory of the contaminant center-line in unsteady ambient flow conditions. - WASP
Water Qualitiy Analysis Simulation Program. A generalized framework for modeling contaminant fate and transport in surface waters. Based on the flexible compartment modeling approach, WASP can be applied in one, two, or three dimensions. - POM
Princeton Ocean Model. A three dimensional ocean and estuary model using the sigma coordinate system in the vertical, an imbedded second-moment turbulence closure sub-model to provide vertical mixing coefficients, and curvilinear orthogonal horizontal coordinates. Uses a short time step for the external (barotropic) model and a long time step for the internal (baroclinic) mode. - ECOM-si
Estuarine, Coastal, and Ocean Model. An extension of the POM model, ECOM-si is a three-dimensional ocean circulation model that incorporates a semi-implicit scheme for solving the gravity wave so that the need for separate barotropic and baroclinic time steps is eliminated. Information is also available at the HydroQual website.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CTS-0348572. Any opinions, finds and conclusions or recommendations in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).