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Estuarine Circulation

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  1. Bruce J. Neilson

    1. School of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary in Virginia, Gloucester Point, USA

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  2. Albert Kuo

    1. School of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary in Virginia, Gloucester Point, USA

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  3. John Brubaker

    1. School of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary in Virginia, Gloucester Point, USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Estuarine Classification — A Help or a Hindrance

    • Donald W. Pritchard
    Pages 1-38

  3. Estuarine Flow Interaction with Topography Lateral and Longitudinal Effects

    • K. R. Dyer
    Pages 39-59

  4. Headland Eddies in a Tidal Estuary

    • Nungjane C. Shi, Lawrence H. Larsen
    Pages 61-85

  5. Residual Currents in the Peconic Bays Estuary

    • Robert E. Wilson, Mario E. C. Vieira
    Pages 87-95

  6. The Response of Estuarine Circulation to Local Wind Events

    • K. P. Kiley, C. S. Welch
    Pages 97-112

  7. Computer Simulation of Wind-Driven Circulation in a Coastal Lagoon

    • Ned P. Smith
    Pages 113-131

  8. On Inter-Tidal Transport Equation

    • Ralph T. Cheng, Shizuo Feng, Pangen Xi
    Pages 133-156

  9. Excitation-Response Analysis of Estuarine Circulation

    • John M. Hamrick
    Pages 157-181

  10. A Tale of Two Estuaries: Columbia Bay, Alaska, and San Francisco Bay, California

    • Roy A. Walters
    Pages 183-200

  11. Time Scale Variations of Estuarine Stratification Parameters and Impact on the Food Chains of the Chesapeake Bay

    • Mary Altalo Tyler, H. H. Seliger
    Pages 201-233

  12. The Influence of Physical Factors in Governing Temporal and Spatial Variations of Seston

    • Joseph A. Berg, Roger I. E. Newell
    Pages 235-253

  13. Interaction Between Circulation of the Estuary of the James River and Transport of Oyster Larvae

    • Evon P. Ruzecki, William J. Hargis Jr.
    Pages 255-278

  14. The Role of Bottom Current and Estuarine Geomorphology on the Sedimentation Processes and Productivity of Wreck Shoal, an Oyster Reef of the James River, Virginia

    • Joseph T. DeAlteris
    Pages 279-307

  15. Considerations on Soft Mud Response Under Waves

    • Peng-Yea Maa, Ashish J. Mehta
    Pages 309-336

  16. River Discharge and Sediment Deposition in the Upper Pamlico Estuary

    • Jonathan D. Phillips
    Pages 337-349

  17. Role of Models in Estuarine Flow and Water Quality Analysis

    • Tavit O. Najarian, Donald R. F. Harleman
    Pages 351-373

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 375-377
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About this book

Estuaries exist along the edge of the oceans and seas, and are char­ acterized by the dilution of sea water by inflowing fresher waters. The motion and interaction of these two types of water (fresh and salt water) determine the salinity distribution within the estuary and that, in turn, affects the organisms residing there. The purpose of this vol­ ume is to review the status of our understanding of estuarine circu­ lation and how the circulation patterns affect living and nonliving resources in estuaries. For many years, the primary paradigm for estuarine circulation was the two-layered net or nontidal gravitational circulation pattern first proposed by Dr. Donald Pritchard in his studies of the James River estuary. During the last decade or so, research has focused on the many variations about this theme and the factors that control the transport processes. Many of these aspects are covered in the initial papers in this volume. Water movement, of course, is of interest be­ cause it transports marine organisms, sediments, and pollutants. Es­ tuarine circulation has a significant effect on estuarine food chains, and on the distribution and abundance of organisms, such as the American oyster, that are freely transported by the currents during larval stages. The intent is to bring together many of these topics in a single volume. This volume is dedicated to Dr. Donald W.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary in Virginia, Gloucester Point, USA

    Bruce J. Neilson, Albert Kuo, John Brubaker

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Estuarine Circulation

  • Editors: Bruce J. Neilson, Albert Kuo, John Brubaker

  • Series Title: Contemporary Issues in Science and Society

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4562-9

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Humana Press Inc. 1989

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-155-5Published: 15 February 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8913-5Published: 05 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4562-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 378

  • Topics: Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Freshwater & Marine Ecology

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