Effect of stratification on current hydrodynamics over Louisiana shelf during Hurricane Katrina

• 作 者: Mohammad Nabi Allahdadi Chunya
• 机 构: DepartmentofOceanographyandCoastalSciences
• 出 处: 水科学与水工程：英文版
• 发表日期: 2017年2期
• 关键词: Hurricane KATRINA LOUISIANA shelf HYDRODYNAMICS BAROCLINIC and BAROTROPIC models
• 基金项目: This work was supported by grants from Louisiana's Coastal Protectionand Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the Stennis Space Center, the LakePontchartrain Basin Foundation, the National Science Fou

Numerical experiments were conducted using the finite volume community ocean model (FVCOM) to study the impact of the initial density stratification on simulated currents over the Louisiana shelf during Hurricane Katrina. Model results for two simulation