Modeling Sediment Transport Dynamics in Thompson Island Pool,Upper Hudson River |
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| Authors: | Ziegler C Kirk Israelsson Peter H Connolly John P |
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| Institution: | (1) Quantitative Environmental Analysis, LLC, 305 West Grand Avenue, Montvale, NJ, 07645;(2) Quantitative Environmental Analysis, LLC, 305 West Grand Avenue, Montvale, NJ, 07645 |
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| Abstract: | Two-dimensional, vertically-averaged hydrodynamic and sediment transport models were developed and applied as part of a PCB fate and transport modeling study of Thompson Island Pool (TIP), Upper Hudson River. Mechanistic formulations were used to simulate cohesive and non-cohesive suspended load transport; site-specific data were extensively used to determine model inputs. This modeling approach is compared and contrasted to non-mechanistic solids transport sub-models used in other contaminant fate studies. A minimum number of model parameters were adjusted to calibrate the sediment transport model using data collected during the 1994 spring flood. The model was validated during the 1997 spring flood and for a 22-year (1977–1998) period. Successful calibration and validation of the model showed that: (1) deposition and resuspension processes were realistically and accurately formulated in the model; (2) the model is an effective diagnostic tool for quantitatively evaluating net deposition and erosion from various areas of TIP; and (3) sediment transport results can be coupled with a PCB fate model with a high degree of confidence. |
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| Keywords: | Sediment transport modeling Upper Hudson River |
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