Density-driven exchange flow between open water and an aquatic canopy
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Zhang, Xueyan; Nepf, Heidi
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Differences in water density can drive an exchange flow between the vegetated and open regions of surface water systems. A laboratory experiment has been conducted to investigate this exchange flow, using a random array of rigid, emergent cylinders to represent the canopy region. The flow pattern was captured using a CCD camera. The velocity of the current entering the canopy and the volume discharge both decrease with increasing vegetative drag and also decrease gradually over time. Theoretical predictions for velocity and discharge rate are developed and verified with experimental observations. Extensions to field conditions are also discussed.
Date issued
2008-08Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringJournal
Water Resources Research
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
Citation
Zhang, Xueyan, and Heidi M. Nepf. “Density-driven exchange flow between open water and an aquatic canopy.” Water Resources Research 44.8 (2008) p.1-12. ©2008 American Geophysical Union.
Version: Final published version
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W08417
ISSN
0043-1397