| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2-3 | Molecular Diffusion Random Walk Processes Application to Solar Ponds | Chapter 2 |
| 4-6 | Turbulent Advection and Diffusion 1-, 2-, and 3-D Models of Concentration Distributions from Point, Line, and Plane Sources Instantaneous and Continuous Discharges Applications to Water and Air Pollution | Chapters 3 and 5 |
| 7-8 | Spatial Averaging Longitudinal Dispersion in Steady and Unsteady Flows Applications to Rivers | Chapter 4 |
| 9-11 | Mixing in Estuaries and Embayments Tidal Motion, Salinity Intrusion Flushing and Residence Time Concepts Field Tracer Studies | Chapters 7 and 8 |
| 12 | First Quiz | |
| 13 | Reactor Tanks (Fully Mixed, Dispersed Flow, and Plug Flow) Models of Reservoirs and Ponds Applications | |
| 14-15 | Initial Mixing (Jets and Plumes; Ocean Outfalls) Applications | Chapter 9 |
| 16-17 | Surface Boundary Processes: Exchange of Mass, Momentum, and Thermal Energy Thermal Stratification in Lakes and Reservoirs Models of Oil Spill Trajectory Gas Exchange | Chapter 6 |
| 18-19 | Bottom Boundary Processes: Sediment Erosion/Deposition Discrete and Flocculant Settling Sorption Processes Sediment-Water Exchange | |
| 20-21 | Carbon, Nutrient, and Oxygen Cycles Dissolved Oxygen in Rivers and Estuaries | |
| 22-23 | Numerical Models of Hydrodynamics and Water Quality and their Linkage in 1-, 2-, and 3-D Model Selection/Assessment Case Studies | |
| 24 | Second Quiz | |
| 25-26 | Student Presentations |
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The readings listed in the table below are intended as secondary references, and are taken from the following textbook:
Fischer, Hugo B., John E. List, C. Robert Koh, Jorg Imberger, and Norman H. Brooks. Mixing in Inland and Coastal Waters. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1979. ISBN: 0122581504.
Chapra, Steven C. Surface Water Quality Modeling. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996. ISBN: 0070113645.
Clark, Mark M. Transport Modeling for Environmental Engineers and Scientists. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1996. ISBN: 047112348X.
DiToro, Dominic M. Sediment Flux Modeling. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2000. ISBN: 0471135356.
Environmental Protection Agency. "Water Quality Assessment: A Screening Procedure for Toxic and Conventional Pollutants in Surface and Ground Water: Parts I and II." EPA/600/6-85/002, 1985.
Holley, Edward R., and Jirka, Gerhard H. "Mixing in Rivers." Technical Report E-86-11, Environmental and Water Quality Operational Studies, US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, 1986.
Martin, James L., and Steven C. McCutcheon. Hydrodynamics and Transport for Water Quality Modeling. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis, 1999. ISBN: 0873716124.
Orlob, Gerald T., ed. Mathematical Modeling of Water Quality: Streams, Lakes, and Reservoirs. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1983. ISBN: 0471100315.
Rutherford, J.C. River Mixing. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1994. ISBN: 0471942820.
Schnoor, Jerald L. Environmental Modeling: Fate and Transport of Pollutants in Water, Air, and Soil. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1996. ISBN: 0471124362.
Thomann, Robert V., and John A. Mueller. Principles of Surface Water Quality Modeling and Control. New York, NY: Harper Collins, 1997. ISBN: 0060466774.