EXCHANGE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ANTHROPOGENICALLY MODIFIED LAGOON: AN EULERIAN-LAGRANGIAN MODELING CASE STUDY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE NUMBER OF PARTICLES

Tansel Büyükçelebi B., KARABAY H., Bilgili A.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT, vol.29, no.3, pp.251-262, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.3846/jeelm.2021.15237
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CAB Abstracts, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Environment Index, Greenfile, ICONDA Bibliographic, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Directory of Open Access Journals, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.251-262
  • Keywords: particle tracking, number of particles, Lagrangian, exchange, residence time, wind, restoration, lagoon, numerical model, Tuzla, TRANSPORT TIME SCALES, BAY ESTUARINE SYSTEM, GREAT BAY, RESIDENCE-TIME, DISPERSION, CIRCULATION, SIMULATION, HISTORY, SURFACE, WATER
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The transport pathways and exchange characteristics of the Kamil Abdus Lagoon in Istanbul, Turkey, are simulated using a finite element model with a Lagrangian particle tracking module. The lagoon is in the process of being reconfigured. The simulations are performed using a draft configuration. The effect of winds and the number of particles on the e-folding time is simulated. Results show that the lagoon is strongly dominated by winds with a correlation coefficient of 0.897 between the wind and residual current magnitudes. The lagoon e-folds in 9.1 days under realistic winds and in 14.3 days when there is no wind with confidence levels of 5%. The Lagrangian study uses six simulations with particle numbers ranging between 65073 and 2730486. A methodology based on confidence levels is proposed. It is observed that approximately 784 000 particles are necessary to obtain 5% level of confidence. With a problematic history and new planning options, the lagoon has a potential to be used as an example setting, all-field study ground for anthropogenically engineered coastal ecosystems.