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: Received: 29 December 2023 / Approved: 3 January 2024 / Online: 3 January 2024 (10:25:10 CET)
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Lee, H.; Huang, S.; Meng, P.; Chen, C.; Ho, C.; Tsai, Y. Tidally Induced Eddies Dominate Dispersal of the Thermal Plume from the Third Nuclear Power Plant in the Semi-enclosed Nan Wan Bay. Preprints2024, 2024010098. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0098.v1
Lee, H.; Huang, S.; Meng, P.; Chen, C.; Ho, C.; Tsai, Y. Tidally Induced Eddies Dominate Dispersal of the Thermal Plume from the Third Nuclear Power Plant in the Semi-enclosed Nan Wan Bay. Preprints 2024, 2024010098. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0098.v1
Lee, H.; Huang, S.; Meng, P.; Chen, C.; Ho, C.; Tsai, Y. Tidally Induced Eddies Dominate Dispersal of the Thermal Plume from the Third Nuclear Power Plant in the Semi-enclosed Nan Wan Bay. Preprints2024, 2024010098. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0098.v1
APA Style
Lee, H., Huang, S., Meng, P., Chen, C., Ho, C., & Tsai, Y. (2024). Tidally Induced Eddies Dominate Dispersal of the Thermal Plume from the Third Nuclear Power Plant in the Semi-enclosed Nan Wan Bay. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0098.v1
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Lee, H., Chia-Ying Ho and Yi-Chen Tsai. 2024 "Tidally Induced Eddies Dominate Dispersal of the Thermal Plume from the Third Nuclear Power Plant in the Semi-enclosed Nan Wan Bay" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0098.v1
Abstract
In order to assess the range of impact of thermal wastewater discharge from the third Nuclear Power Plant (NP_No.3) on the local ecosystem, a three-dimensional ocean model (MITgcm) driven by tidal and climatological forcings is employed to study the present work. Tides and daily wind forcings are incorporated into the MITgcm model to examine their effects on the thermal plume and the water circulation in Nan Wan Bay. The model results reveal that the thermal plume is most likely to disperse to the southwest in summer; it is unlikely to drift to the southeast or northeast because of the presence of gentle southwesterly monsoon. In winter, the thermal plume is most likely to be directed to the southwest but barely visible in the northeast or southeast directions because of prevailing northeasterly monsoon. Additionally, it is worth emphasizing that strong tidal currents generate a pair of counter-rotating eddies that significantly dominate the dispersal of the thermal plume. However, seasonal monsoons also play an essential role in modifying the plume’s direction and dispersion. The model results reveal that the flow field and thermal plume agree well with observational data.
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