Dispersion of ocean outfall plumes. Physical and biological dynamics

Burton H. Jones; Libe Washburn; Yicun Wu

Dispersion of ocean outfall plumes. Physical and biological dynamics

Burton H. Jones^*, Libe Washburn, Yicun Wu

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The discharge of municipal wastewater into the coastal ocean through large ocean outfalls is an important component in managing sewage wastes generated by heavily populated urban areas of Southern California. A fundamental problem in understanding the fate of the released effluent components is the dispersion of the effluent plume that is released into the ocean. Recent developments in oceanographic technology have made it possible to map a combination of physical, bio-optical and chemical variables with high resolution. This technology makes it possible to map outfall plumes in space and to monitor them through time in order to understand the processes that affect the dispersion of these outfall plumes. These mapping techniques have been applied to the region surrounding the Los Angeles County Whites Point ocean outfall off Palos Verdes, California. An example from March 1989 shows the unambiguous resolution of the outfall plume from a combination of physical, chemical and bio-optical variables. Various processes can affect the plume dispersion including advection, vertical turbulent diffusion, and biological processes. These processes are being evaluated with the acquired data sets.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Coastal Zone
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management
Editors	Orville T. Magoon, Hugh Converse, Virginia Tippie, Thomas L. Tobin, Delores Clark
Publisher	Publ by ASCE
Pages	74-85
Number of pages	12
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	0872628094
State	Published - 1991
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management Part 4 (of 4) - Long Beach, CA, USA Duration: Jul 8 1991 → Jul 12 1991

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Other	Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management Part 4 (of 4)
City	Long Beach, CA, USA
Period	07/8/91 → 07/12/91

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Oceanography
Ocean Engineering

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Jones, BH, Washburn, L & Wu, Y 1991, Dispersion of ocean outfall plumes. Physical and biological dynamics. in OT Magoon, H Converse, V Tippie, TL Tobin & D Clark (eds), Coastal Zone: Proceedings of the Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management. vol. 1, Publ by ASCE, pp. 74-85, Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management Part 4 (of 4), Long Beach, CA, USA, 07/8/91.

Dispersion of ocean outfall plumes. Physical and biological dynamics. / Jones, Burton H.; Washburn, Libe; Wu, Yicun.

Coastal Zone: Proceedings of the Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management. ed. / Orville T. Magoon; Hugh Converse; Virginia Tippie; Thomas L. Tobin; Delores Clark. Vol. 1 Publ by ASCE, 1991. p. 74-85.

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