Articles | Volume 19, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2791-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2791-2015
Research article
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18 Jun 2015
Research article |  | 18 Jun 2015

Revised predictive equations for salt intrusion modelling in estuaries

J. I. A. Gisen, H. H. G. Savenije, and R. C. Nijzink

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We revised the predictive equations for two calibrated parameters in salt intrusion model (the Van der Burgh coefficient K and dispersion coefficient D) using an extended database of 89 salinity profiles including 8 newly conducted salinity measurements. The revised predictive equations consist of easily measured parameters such as the geometry of estuary, tide, friction and the Richardson number. These equations are useful in obtaining the first estimate of salinity distribution in an estuary.