Date of Award
12-2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Engineering
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Major Professor
McCorquodale, J. Alex
Second Advisor
Kura, Bhaskar
Third Advisor
Cothren, Gianna
Abstract
A 1-D tidal, salinity and water quality model that analyzes the impacts of freshwater diversions with median and high flow on the water level, salinity and nutrient concentration of the Barataria Basin over a 2 period is presented here. The model predicts that the salinity of Lower Barataria decreases with the introduction of freshwater diversions. The model also predicts that nutrient concentration increases in Barataria Basin and decreases in Northern Gulf of Mexico with the introduction of diversions. The model shows the impact of freshwater diversions on water level except in the neighborhood of the diversion sites are small.
Recommended Citation
Neupane, Jeevan, "Water Quality Modeling of Freshwater Diversions in the Barataria Basin" (2010). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1255.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1255
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