Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
9-2017
Series
Special report in applied marine science and ocean engineering ; no. 457.
Abstract
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) team has applied a 3D unstructured-grid hydrodynamic model SCHISM in the study of the impact of channel dredging on hydrodynamics in the lower Chesapeake Bay project area. This report is a companion report to that of Zhang et al. (2017; doi:10.21220/V5MF0F) and focuses on the impact of channel dredging specifically under the projected future sea-level change (SLC) of 1 meter rise by 2100. This is an average of the high end of semi-empirical, global sea-level rise (SLR) projections adopted by the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, for the evaluation. From a tidal dynamics point of view, the 1-meter mean SLR increases the water depth in the channel and also increases the horizontal extent of the Bay water coverage.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5R41Z
Keywords
sea level change, oceanography
Recommended Citation
Liu, Z., Wang, H. V., Zhang, Y. J., & Ye, F. (2017) Incorporating Sea Level Change Scenarios into Norfolk Harbor Channels Deepening and Elizabeth River Southern Branch Navigation Improvements Study : Final Report on the “hydrodynamic modeling”. Special report in applied marine science and ocean engineering ; no. 457.. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5R41Z
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