Meteorological Effect (Jul 2005)

Wind Effect (Jul 2005)

Tide effect (Jul 2005)

Normal Condition (Jul 2005)

Meteorological Effect (Jul 2005)

Wind Effect (Jul 2005)

Tide effect (Jul 2005)

Normal Conditions (Jul 2005)

Meteorological Effect (Jul 2005)

Wind Effect (Jul 2005)

Tide effect (Jul 2005)

Normal Condition (Jul 2005)

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Wind Effect (Jul 2005)

Tide effect (Jul 2005)

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Water Level

Salinity

U_velocity

V_Velocity

Water Temperature

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Simulation Scenarios (Winter Condition)

In this section a tracer is released every 3 days and subject to various forcing as shown below. Main forcing considered in the simulations are :

-Wind Only
-Tide Only
-other Meteorological forcing (Air Temperature, Humidity, Solar radiation, Air Pressure) wind not included in this simulation.

Meteorological Effect (Jan 2005)

Tide Effect (Jan 2005)

Wind Effect (Jan 2005)

Normal Condition (Jan 2005)

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Tide Effect (Jan 2005)

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Preliminary Simulation (Winter Conditions)

In the preliminary simulation meteorological and water height of January 2005 was applied. Meteorological data was obtained from Kuwait institute of scientific research (KISR) and Dubai Meteorological Services (DMS), while water levels at the Straight of Hormuz was obtained from KTIDE model (K A RAKHA). Other inflow inputs were obtained from literature i.e (Hendijan, Hilleh, Mand, Shatt al Arab).

Initial water conditions were also obtained from literature for winter. Temperature was 20 C throughout the basin, while salinity was 39 ppt. Similarly, both parameters was obtained to be 21 C and 36-35 ppt at the opened boundary respectively.

ELCOM simulation parameters were:
*Diffusion Coefficient = 1 m^2/s
*Newmann Boundary Condition
*Surface Drag
*Mixed Layer

Under Construction

This section is under construction

ELCOM

ELCOM is a three-dimensional hydrodynamics model used for predicting the velocity, temperature and salinity distribution in natural water bodies subjected to external environmental forcing such as wind stress, surface heating or cooling.

ELCOM is designed to facilitate modelling studies of aquatic systems over time scales extending to a few weeks, though the limit of computational feasibility depends on the size and resolution requirements of an application and computational resources. ELCOM is suited for comparative studies of the summer and winter circulation patterns, spring versus neap tidal cycles, or dispersal conditions under different flow regimes.

ELCOM can be run either in isolation for hydrodynamic studies, or coupled with CAEDYM for simulation of biological and chemical processes.

Source: http://www.cwr.uwa.edu.au/software1/models1.php?mdid=5

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Water Temperature

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Salinity

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Bathymetry of Simulated Area

The only open boundary is at the Straight of Hormuz, four main rivers inputs are located mostly at the northern part of the Gulf.

Study Interest

For centuries community have utilized the dispersive capacity of the sea and estuaries to dilute and flush away waste products. This exercise has normally worked well when the pollutant loading was much smaller than the receiving water assimilative capacity, but with the expansion in population and related industry, the assimilative capacity of numerous estuaries and some coastal regions has been exceeded, leading to a major impact on marine biodiversity and a threat of human health problems. The assimilative capacity of receiving water depends on two main factors. First, on the degree of flushing that disperses the pollutants and dilutes their concentration. Second, on the type of pollutant and the nature of the receiving water’s ability to assimilate the pollution without losing its ecological functionality. The objective of the present work is to ascertain the geographic dispersion characteristics variations of the Arabian Gulf, so as to provide a guide for engineering developments and environmental management.

The Arabian Gulf is relatively shallow basin which expands between 22 ⁰ and 30 ⁰ north and 48 ⁰ and 56 ⁰ east that is surrounded by eight countries (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iran and Iraq) in which it is separated from Gulf of Oman by the Strait of Hormuz, that is no more than 56 km wide at its narrowest point. From the Strait onwards towards the Indian Ocean the depth gradually multiply from 100m to 2000m at the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean, respectively. The maximum width of the Gulf is 338 km, and the length to its northern coast is nominally 1000 km. Therefore, surface area of the Gulf is in the order of 2.39 X 105 km², and a mean depth of 36 m implies an average volume of 8.63 X 103 km³.

Generally speaking the Gulf is a bowl like shape shallow near edges and deeper in the middle. The bathymetry of the Gulf shown in figure 1 indicates high depths on the Iranian coast compared to the Arabian coast with mean depth of 20m and 10m respectively. In particular very shallow water levels are observed at northern part of the Gulf near Kuwait, surrounding Qatar and United Arab Emirates.

Note: The above picture is taken from Google Earth.

Phd Supervisors

Professor Roger A. Falconer FREng,
Halcrow Professor of Water Management,
Director Hydro-environmental Research Centre,
School of Engineering, Cardiff University,
The Parade, Cardiff, CF24 3AA, U.K.
http://hrc.engineering.cf.ac.uk

Professor Jörg Imberger

Professor of Environmental Engineering,
Centre for Water Research,

University of Western Australia,
Fairway Av., Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

6009, 61 8 64883911,
http://www.cwr.uwa.edu.au

Professor Binliang Lin
Hydro_environmental Centre
School of Engineering, Cardiff University,
The Parade, Cardiff, CF24 3AA, U.K.

Degrees

B-Eng Architectural Engineering (2006) Cardiff University

MSC Water Engineering (2007) Cardiff University

Phd Hydro-Environmental Modelling of the Arabian Gulf (Currently) Cardiff University