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Buoyant surface jet analysis of the Yukon RiverThermal infrared satellite imagery of the discharge from the Yukon River obtained on July 5, 1985 was compared with hydraulic theory for the dilution of buoyant surface jets. In a crossflow, the theory predicts that the plume will follow an x exp 1/3 trajectory where x is distance alongshore, and that the plume temperature will decay according to x exp - 1/6 due to mixing with the receiving water. Measurements of the Yukon River discharge indicate very good agreement with the predicted trajectory, and less, but acceptable, agreement with the predicted dilution. Large scale thermal fronts are also observable in the thermal imagery; the fronts may be associated with excursions of the plume due to tidal currents.
Document ID
19890040662
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Gosink, J. P.
(Alaska, University Fairbanks, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: International Journal of Remote Sensing
Volume: 9
ISSN: 0143-1161
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
89A28033
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-28769
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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