Modeling the Effects of Hyporheic Flow on Stream Temperature
Zachary Salem
Modeling the Effects of Hyporheic Flow on Stream Temperatures
• Hyporheic Flow
• Potential and Irrotational Flow
– Velocity
– Streamlines
Hyporheic Flow
Hyporheic Flow
Hyporheic Flow
Potential Flow
Potential Flow
Stream Channel
Streamlines
Streamlines
• Continuous heat transfer
• Conservation of mass of water
• Temp of water entering stream channel
• Temp of soil at a depth α
Initial Conditions
Future Work
• Complex Model
• Time Limitations
• Data
• Multiple Obstacles