Projects Database

Houston Ship Channel Tracer Release Experiment

Project Leader:
Dr. David Ho

Earth Institute Contact: Dr. David Ho

Locations: United States of America

Special Locations:
Houston, TX

Description:
Experiment in one of the busiest ports in the US to examine mixing, dispersion, and residence time of substances discharged in the ship channel.  Experimental results will be compared with numerical simulations using the Bay and Channel hydrodynamic models within GBOFS.

EI Unit:
Center For Rivers and Estuaries

Cross Cutting Themes:
Water

Urbanization

Core Disciplines:
Earth Sciences

Funding Agency:
NOAA

Last Modified: 12-31-1969