Tracking density-driven plumes induced by offshore artificial upwelling: A CFD-Based approach

Key Points

• The study aims to develop a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) framework for evaluating nutrient transport in offshore artificial upwelling systems.
• Developed a full-scale CFD framework to model offshore artificial upwelling.
• Utilized a tracer-based approach to quantify nutrient transport in plumes.
• Assessed the influence of discharge angles on plume coverage and dilution.
• Free-surface truncation significantly affected plume dilution and persistence.
• Moderate discharge angles achieved a balance between plume coverage and nutrient transport.
• Integrated metrics effectively linked hydrodynamics to nutrient delivery performance.