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A Lagrangian Tool for Simulating the Transport of Chemical Pollutants in the Arabian/Persian Gulf
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Abstract
A rapid-response Lagrangian model for simulating the transport of a chemical pollutant in the Arabian/Persian Guls is described. The model is well suited to provide a fast response after an emergency due to an accident or a deliberate spill. Baroclinic circulation was obtained from HYCOM ocean model and tides were calculated using a barotropic model. The interactions of pollutants with sediments (uptake/release processes) were described using a dynamic approach based on kinetic transfer coefficients and a stochastic numerical method. Some examples of model applications are shown.
Keywords:
Arabian/Persian Gulf
; Lagrangian model
; pollutant transport
; tide
; baroclinic circulation
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