Abstract

PALACIO, CARLOS; FRANCISCO, GARCÍA  and  GARCIA, URIEL. CARTAGENA BAY 2D HIDRODYNAMIC MODEL CALIBRATION. Dyna rev.fac.nac.minas [online]. 2010, vol.77, n.164, pp.152-166. ISSN 0012-7353.

This work presents a two-dimensional hydrodynamic numerical model implementation on Cartagena Bay ( Colombia ), and its calibration through tidal time series. The hydrodynamic model is a module of the RMA model constructed for modeling hydrodynamic transport at natural unstratified water bodies. Numerical model results were compared with tidal measurements. The comparison showed a good agreement particularly during flood tide than during ebb tide. The work also shows a procedure for ensure proper resolution and quality of the mesh. The boundary conditions are defined from a global tidal model, given the lack of information for them. The model was applied to estimate the amount of water entering and leaving the bay in spring and neap tide.

Keywords : Hydrodynamic models; Sensitivity Analysis; Calibration.

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