Estuarine Circulation

1. Front Matter

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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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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.

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