Investigation of salt intrusion condition in the Belat Estuary
Awareness on salt intrusion problem is still lacking in Malaysia due to high precipitation in the region. However, the El-Nino phenomenon that occurred recently has caused extremely low fresh water discharge in the Kuantan River which allowed the sea water to intrude further into its water intake re...
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| author | Gisen, J. I. A. Siti Syuhaida, Adnan Ahmad Amirul Faiz, Ahmad Tajudin Tian, Xian Chan |
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| description | Awareness on salt intrusion problem is still lacking in Malaysia due to high precipitation in the region. However, the El-Nino phenomenon that occurred recently has caused extremely low fresh water discharge in the Kuantan River which allowed the sea water to intrude further into its water intake region. Consequently, the Belat River may become potential water resources alternative to build new water intake station for the water supply in the Kuantan River Basin. The aims of this study are to: 1) investigate the salinity distribution in the Belat Estuary; 2) evaluate the applicability of the 1-D analytical salt intrusion solution; 3) determine the calibration parameters in the salt intrusion model. Salt intrusion measurements was conducted during the dry season at spring tide when the fresh water discharge is the minimum. Collection of data such as hydrological data, river cross section and salinity were collected to be used in the salt intrusion analysis. The results obtained show good agreement between the simulated and observed salinity distribution in the estuary with low RMSE and high NSE values. This indicates that the model is reliable and can become an important tool for water manager in conducting salt intrusion study for this area. |
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| spelling | UMPir206872018-03-06T07:00:33Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20687/ Investigation of salt intrusion condition in the Belat Estuary Gisen, J. I. A. Siti Syuhaida, Adnan Ahmad Amirul Faiz, Ahmad Tajudin Tian, Xian Chan TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Awareness on salt intrusion problem is still lacking in Malaysia due to high precipitation in the region. However, the El-Nino phenomenon that occurred recently has caused extremely low fresh water discharge in the Kuantan River which allowed the sea water to intrude further into its water intake region. Consequently, the Belat River may become potential water resources alternative to build new water intake station for the water supply in the Kuantan River Basin. The aims of this study are to: 1) investigate the salinity distribution in the Belat Estuary; 2) evaluate the applicability of the 1-D analytical salt intrusion solution; 3) determine the calibration parameters in the salt intrusion model. Salt intrusion measurements was conducted during the dry season at spring tide when the fresh water discharge is the minimum. Collection of data such as hydrological data, river cross section and salinity were collected to be used in the salt intrusion analysis. The results obtained show good agreement between the simulated and observed salinity distribution in the estuary with low RMSE and high NSE values. This indicates that the model is reliable and can become an important tool for water manager in conducting salt intrusion study for this area. EDP Sciences 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20687/1/Investigation%20of%20salt%20instrusion%20condition%20in%20the%20belat%20estuary-fkasa-2018.pdf Gisen, J. I. A. and Siti Syuhaida, Adnan and Ahmad Amirul Faiz, Ahmad Tajudin and Tian, Xian Chan (2018) Investigation of salt intrusion condition in the Belat Estuary. In: MATEC Web of Conferences: Malaysia Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET 2017) , 6-7 December 2017 , Penang, Malaysia. pp. 1-6., 150 (03005). ISSN 2261-236X https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201815003005 |
| spellingShingle | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Gisen, J. I. A. Siti Syuhaida, Adnan Ahmad Amirul Faiz, Ahmad Tajudin Tian, Xian Chan Investigation of salt intrusion condition in the Belat Estuary |
| title | Investigation of salt intrusion condition in the Belat Estuary |
| title_full | Investigation of salt intrusion condition in the Belat Estuary |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of salt intrusion condition in the Belat Estuary |
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| title_short | Investigation of salt intrusion condition in the Belat Estuary |
| title_sort | investigation of salt intrusion condition in the belat estuary |
| topic | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
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