Buoyant surface jet analysis of the Yukon River
Thermal infrared satellite imagery of the discharge from the Yukon River obtained on July 5, 1985 was compared with hydraulic theory for the dilution of buoyant surface jets. In a crossflow, the theory predicts that the plume will follow an x exp 1/3 trajectory where x is distance alongshore, and th...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19890040662 2023-05-15T18:45:54+02:00 Buoyant surface jet analysis of the Yukon River Gosink, J. P. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Dec 1, 1988 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890040662 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890040662 Accession ID: 89A28033 Copyright Other Sources 43 International Journal of Remote Sensing; 9; 1873-188 1988 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T18:00:05Z Thermal infrared satellite imagery of the discharge from the Yukon River obtained on July 5, 1985 was compared with hydraulic theory for the dilution of buoyant surface jets. In a crossflow, the theory predicts that the plume will follow an x exp 1/3 trajectory where x is distance alongshore, and that the plume temperature will decay according to x exp - 1/6 due to mixing with the receiving water. Measurements of the Yukon River discharge indicate very good agreement with the predicted trajectory, and less, but acceptable, agreement with the predicted dilution. Large scale thermal fronts are also observable in the thermal imagery; the fronts may be associated with excursions of the plume due to tidal currents. Other/Unknown Material Yukon river Yukon NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Yukon |
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Thermal infrared satellite imagery of the discharge from the Yukon River obtained on July 5, 1985 was compared with hydraulic theory for the dilution of buoyant surface jets. In a crossflow, the theory predicts that the plume will follow an x exp 1/3 trajectory where x is distance alongshore, and that the plume temperature will decay according to x exp - 1/6 due to mixing with the receiving water. Measurements of the Yukon River discharge indicate very good agreement with the predicted trajectory, and less, but acceptable, agreement with the predicted dilution. Large scale thermal fronts are also observable in the thermal imagery; the fronts may be associated with excursions of the plume due to tidal currents. |
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Buoyant surface jet analysis of the Yukon River |
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Buoyant surface jet analysis of the Yukon River |
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Buoyant surface jet analysis of the Yukon River |
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Buoyant surface jet analysis of the Yukon River |
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Buoyant surface jet analysis of the Yukon River |
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