Oceanic Fronts in Coastal Processes

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-IX

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2. Introduction and Proceedings

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction and Historical Perspective

      • Malcolm J. Bowman

      Pages 2-5

   3. Proceedings of the Workshop

      • Malcolm J. Bowman, Wayne E. Esaias

      Pages 6-13

3. Contributions by Participants

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. Frontal Dynamics and Frontogenesis

      • Christopher N. K. Mooers

      Pages 16-22

   3. Advection — Diffusion in the Presence of Surface Convergence

      • Akira Okubo

      Pages 23-28

   4. Shallow Sea Fronts Produced by Tidal Stirring

      • John H. Simpson, Robin D. Pingree

      Pages 29-42

   5. Prograde and Retrograde Fronts

      • Christopher N. K. Mooers, Charles N. Flagg, William C. Boicourt

      Pages 43-58

   6. Physical Aspects of the Nova Scotian Shelfbreak Fronts

      • Edward P. W. Horne

      Pages 59-68

   7. Biological Aspects of the Nova Scotian Shelfbreak Fronts

      • Robert O. Fournier

      Pages 69-77

   8. Headland Fronts

      • Robin D. Pingree, Malcolm J. Bowman, Wayne E. Esaias

      Pages 78-86

   9. Estuarine and Plume Fronts

      • Malcolm J. Bowman, Richard L. Iverson

      Pages 87-104

   10. Crossfrontal Mixing and Cabbeling

       • Edward P. W. Horne, Malcolm J. Bowman, Akira Okubo

       Pages 105-113

4. Back Matter

   Pages 114-116

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On May 25, 1977 a small invited group of coastal oceanographers assembled at the Marine Sciences Research Center at Stony Brook for three days of intensive discussions in a cloistered setting. The purpose of this workshop was to "assess the state of the art, to ascertain priorities for future research and to formulate the theoretical, instrumen­ tal, experimental and logistical tools needed to attain those goals in the study of coastal oceanic* fronts. " Although the existence of oceanic fronts has been known for a long time, ocean frontology is experiencing rapid acceleration in the emergence of new concepts and methodology. The science is developing from the descriptive phase and many unsolved problems lie in the understanding and quantification of frontal dynamics. In turn, challenging questions need to be addressed on the controlling influence of the physics of fronts on the chemistry, biology, acoustics, and suspended particulate aggregations in these zones. Coastal fronts are very efficient at concentrating buoyant and suspended particulate matter inclUding toxic wastes; heavy metal concentrations in polluted coastal frontal zones have been measured to be as high as one to ten thousand times background. These zones are also regions of high biological productivity, and consequently frequented by both commercial and sports fishermen.

• Coast
• biology
• chemistry
• controlling
• heavy metal
• marine
• marine science
• ocean
• oceanic
• research

• Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA

  Malcolm J. Bowman, Wayne E. Esaias

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