over the last five years, of the modelling studies carried out by the author concerning the hydrodynamics of the southern North Sea and. River Thames.
CHAPTER 65 HYDRODYNAMIC MODELLING OF THE SOUTHERN NORTH SEA by David Prandle*
ABSTRACT Numerical modelling of rivers, estuaries and shallow seas has attracted increasing interest over the last two decades.
The models
have developed from one dimensional (ID) applications to tidal propagation and flood routing through two and, finally, three dimensional applications to motions ranging from "pseudo-turbulence" to annualmean residual flows.
The present account describes the development,
over the last five years, of the modelling studies carried out by the author concerning the hydrodynamics of the southern North Sea and River Thames.
The objective is to identify those major points which
have emerged that may have a wider significance. 1.
INTRODUCTION
The modelling work considered is restricted to one and two (horizontal) dimensional applications; solutions are used throughout.
explicit finite-difference
The motions involved are assumed to
be represented by the following shallow water wave equations :
