Preliminary Hybrid Modeling of the Panama Canal: Operations and Salinity Diffusion

Table 1

Physical dimensions of the Panama Canal Panamax Locks. Panamax is a popular term for the size limit for ships traveling through the Panama Canal. The allowable size is limited by the width and length of the available lock chambers, by the depth of the water in the canal, and by the height of the bridges over the canal [9].

Lock	Width (m) × length (m)	Height over lock (m)	Depth under or over PLD (m)
L1	33.53 × 320.34	7.92	−15.85
L2	33.53 × 326.44	8.53	−6.20
L3	33.53 × 326.44	9.45	+3.44
L4	33.53 × 326.44	8.53	+3.96
L5	33.53 × 320.34	8.83	−4.67
L6	33.53 × 320.34	8.53	−13.50