Dye Study photograph of the Lower Bull Run River of Oregon. (Photograph courtesy of Prof. Scott A. Wells, Portland State University.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Heidi Nepf
MIT Course Number
1.061 / 1.61
As Taught In
Fall 2008
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This class serves as an introduction to mass transport in environmental flows, with emphasis given to river and lake systems. The class will cover the derivation and solutions to the differential form of mass conservation equations. Class topics to be covered will include: molecular and turbulent diffusion, boundary layers, dissolution, bed-water exchange, air-water exchange and particle transport.
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