Chairs: Alec Torres-Freyermuth, UNAM National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico and Julia C Mullarney, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Primary Conveners: Julia C Mullarney, Dept. Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Co-conveners: Alec Torres-Freyermuth, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Institute of Engineering, Sisal, Mexico, Hansong Tang, CCNY, New York, NY, United States and Cheryl Ann Blain, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States
OSPA Liaisons: Alec Torres-Freyermuth, UNAM National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Data Assimilation and Bathymetry Inversion at Tidal and Navigational Inlets
H Tuba Ozkan-Haller1, Saeed Moghimi1, Cigdem Akan1, Alexander L Kurapov1, David Honegger1, Merrick C Haller1 and Gordon Farquharson2, (1)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
Investigations into Ebb Tidal Fronts Using in Situ Acoustic Backscatter and Optical Satellite Imagery
Danny Sun1, David Gabriel Ortiz-Suslow1, Brian K Haus1, Nathan Laxague2, Hans Christian Graber3, John Hargrove1 and Neil J Williams1, (1)University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States, (2)RSMAS, Miami, FL, United States, (3)Univ Miami RSMAS, Miami, FL, United States
Advanced Concepts for Underwater Acoustic Channel Modeling
Paul C Etter1, Charlie H Haas2 and Deepak V Ramani2, (1)Northrop Grumman Corporation Baltimore, Electronic Systems, Baltimore, MD, United States, (2)Northrop Grumman Corporation Annapolis, Electronic Systems, Annapolis, MD, United States
Wind Stress Variability Directly Measured at a Tidal Inlet from a Mobile Vessel
David Gabriel Ortiz-Suslow1, Brian K Haus1, Nathan Laxague1,2, Neil J Williams1 and Hans Christian Graber1,3, (1)University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States, (2)RSMAS, Miami, FL, United States, (3)Univ Miami RSMAS, Miami, FL, United States
Observation and simulation of wind-driven lateral circulation in Chesapeake Bay
Xiaohui Xie1,2, Ming Li2 and William C Boicourt3, (1)Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, MD, United States, (2)Univ of Maryland Ctr for Env., Cambridge, MD, United States, (3)University of Maryland Center (UMCES) for Environmental Science, Frostburg, MD, United States
The Effect of Tidal Exchange on Residence Time
Patrick Rynne, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States, Ad Reniers, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands, Jacobus Van De Kreeke, RSMAS/AMP, Miami, FL, United States and James H MacMahan, Naval Postgraduate School, Oceanography, Monterey, CA, United States
Impact of Shoreline Stabilization Structures on Chesapeake Bay Nearshore Habitats
Cindy M Palinkas1, Lawrence P Sanford1, Evamaria Koch1, J. Court Stevenson1, Richard Ortt2, Staver Lorie1 and Dale Booth1, (1)University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Lab, Cambridge, MD, United States, (2)Maryland Geological Survey, Baltimore, MD, United States
Low Frequency Seiche in a Large Bay
James H MacMahan1, Edward B Thornton1, Edith L Gallagher2 and Ad Reniers3, (1)Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, United States, (2)Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, United States, (3)Delft University of Technology, Hydrolic Engineering, Delft, Netherlands
A Numerical Modeling Study of Turbulence and Sediment Resuspension in the Near Field of River Plumes
Jia-Lin Chen, Center for Applied Coastal Research, Newark, DE, United States, Tian-Jian Hsu, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States, W Rockwell Geyer, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Shihnan Chen, Institute of Oceanography, Taipei, Taiwan