EC14E:
The Dynamics of Buoyancy Driven Flows in Estuaries and River Plumes and on the Continental Shelf V Posters


Session ID#: 11339

Session Description:
The mixing and dynamics of river water entering the ocean profoundly impacts ecological and physical processes in the estuary and coastal ocean, representing processes at the interface between fresh and ocean waters, and also at the interface between terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The dynamics of buoyancy driven flows are complex due to the large range of scales and include stratified mixing, internal waves and frontal processes, among others. These buoyancy-­driven flows are influenced by many different factors, including freshwater discharge magnitude, winds, surface gravity waves, tides and bathymetry. Understanding the complex dynamics of buoyancy driven flows on the shelf is necessary for appropriate management of these valuable and sensitive coastal ecosystems. We welcome submissions that investigate buoyancy driven flow in estuaries and over the continental shelf over a wide spectrum of scales, including observational, numerical, theoretical, laboratory and remote sensing investigations.
Primary Chair:  Alexander Horner-Devine, University of Washington, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle, WA, United States
Chairs:  Robert D Hetland, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States, Daniel G MacDonald, U Mass/Dartmouth-Est&Ocean Sci, Fairhaven, MA, United States and Piero Mazzini, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Moderators:  Alexander Horner-Devine, University of Washington, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle, WA, United States and Robert D Hetland, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Alexander Horner-Devine, University of Washington, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle, WA, United States and Robert D Hetland, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
Index Terms:

4217 Coastal processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4528 Fronts and jets [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4558 Sediment transport [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4568 Turbulence, diffusion, and mixing processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • ME - Marine Ecosystems
  • MG - Marine Geology & Sedimentology
  • PO - Physical Oceanography/Ocean Circulation
  • TP - Turbulent Processes

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

 
EC14E-1047
Numerical Modelling of Freshwater Inputs in the Shelf Area of the Ofanto River (Southern Italy) (90821)
Giorgia Verri1,2, Nadia Pinardi1,2, Joseph J Tribbia3, David Gochis3, Frank Bryan3, Yu-heng Tseng3, Antonio Navarra4,5 and Giovanni Coppini2, (1)University of Bologna, Physics, Bologna, Italy, (2)Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Italy, (3)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)Istituto Nazional di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy, (5)Fondazione CMCC, Bologna, Italy
 
EC14E-1048
Variability in Water Column Stratification during Low Flow Conditions in the Thames River Estuary Connecticut from 2006-2015 (91541)
Deanna L. Bergondo, United States Coast Guard Academy, Department of Science, New London, CT, United States
 
EC14E-1049
Characterization of the 3-Dimensional Mississippi River Plume Using a High Resolution Circulation Model Coupled with Ocean Color Imagery and Field Data (91608)
Inia M Soto Ramos1, Robert Arnone1, Mustafa Kemal Cambazoglu1, Gregg A. Jacobs2, Ryan Anthony Vandermeulen3 and Stephan Dixon Howden4, (1)The University of Southern Mississippi, Division of Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (2)Naval Research Lab, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/SSAI, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (4)University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States
 
EC14E-1050
Modulation of residual currents in Rhode Island Sound by stratification and the spring-neap cycle (91956)
Christina Wertman1, David S Ullman2, Chistopher Kincaid1, Daniel L Codiga3 and Anna Pfeiffer-Herbert4, (1)University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, narragansett, RI, United States, (2)University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, United States, (3)University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay, Narragansett, RI, United States, (4)Stockton University, Pomona
 
EC14E-1051
A Study of Horizontal and Vertical transport Timescales in the Changjiang Estuary and its Adjacent Regions (91992)
YA WANG1, Jian Shen1, Qing He2 and Lei Zhu2, (1)Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA, United States, (2)East China Normal Univ, Shanghai, China
 
EC14E-1052
Spatio-temporal variability of internal waves in the northern Gulf of Mexico studied with the Navy Coastal Ocean Model, NCOM (92033)
Mustafa Kemal Cambazoglu1, Gregg A. Jacobs2, Stephan Dixon Howden3, Jeffrey W Book4, Robert Arnone1, Inia M Soto Ramos5, Ryan Anthony Vandermeulen6, Adam T Greer5 and Travis N Miles7, (1)The University of Southern Mississippi, Division of Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (2)Naval Research Lab, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (3)University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (4)U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (5)University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (6)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/SSAI, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (7)Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
 
EC14E-1053
Investigating the Influence of Coastal Islands on River Water Distribution and Mixing in Western Long Island Sound (92513)
Steven Raymond Deignan-Schmidt1, Michael M Whitney2 and Yan Jia2, (1)University of Connecticut, Groton, CT, United States, (2)University of Connecticut, Marine Sciences, Groton, CT, United States
 
EC14E-1054
Unravelling Salt Fluxes: Development of a Diagnostic Instrument for Online Decomposition of Salt Flux Components and Dispersion Rates from 3D Model Results (92539)
Wouter Kranenburg1, Yoeri Dijkstra1,2, Theo van der Kaaij3 and Rob Uittenbogaard1, (1)Deltares, Delft, Netherlands, (2)Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands, (3)Deltares, Environmental Hydrodynamics, Delft, Netherlands
 
EC14E-1055
Changes in Residence Time due to Large-Scale Infrastructure in a Coastal Plain Estuary (92681)
MARK Edward Luther and Steven D Meyers, University of South Florida, St Petersburg, FL, United States
 
EC14E-1057
Flood-Ebb and Spring-Neap Variations of Lateral Circulation in the James River Estuary (92707)
Ming Li, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, MD, United States, Wei Liu, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Lab, Cambridge, MD, United States, Robert J Chant, Institute of Marine and Coastal Science, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and Arnoldo Valle-Levinson, University of Florida, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, Ft Walton Beach, FL, United States
 
EC14E-1058
Baroclinic Effects on Tidal Propagation and Estuarine Circulation: an Idealized Modeling Analysis (93245)
Zhendong Cao, University of Florida, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, Gainesville, FL, United States and Maitane Olabarrieta, University of Florida, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, Ft Walton Beach, FL, United States
 
EC14E-1059
Three-dimensional Effects on Formation of a "Tiger Tail" of Turbidity in Lake Biwa, Japan, following a Typhoon. (93422)
John C Wells, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan and Guillaume Auger, IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, NY, United States
 
EC14E-1061
Subtidal Hydrodynamics in a Tropical Lagoon During the Transition from Dry to Wet Seasons (93435)
Leonardo Tenorio-Fernandez1, Arnoldo Valle-Levinson2 and Jose Gomez-Valdes1, (1)Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada, Physical Oceanography, Ensenada, Mexico, (2)University of Florida, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, Ft Walton Beach, FL, United States
 
EC14E-1062
Spring-neap and spatial variability of horizontal density gradient in Sumjin River Estuary, Korea (93439)
EunByeol Cho, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea and Yang-Ki Cho, Seoul National University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul, South Korea
 
EC14E-1063
Hysteresis-like Behavior of the Monthly Mean Density-Driven Circulation in Tampa Bay (93442)
Steven D Meyers, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, St Petersburg, FL, United States and MARK Edward Luther, University of South Florida, St Petersburg, FL, United States
 
EC14E-1064
New Inlet in Great South Bay: Changes in Circulation Dynamics, Residence Time, and Salt Balance in Response to Low Frequency Forcing from Observations and FCVOM Simulations (93667)
Claudia Hinrichs1, Charles N Flagg2, Robert E Wilson2 and Roger D Flood3, (1)Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States, (2)Stony Brook University, School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook, NY, United States, (3)Stony Brook Univ, Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook, NY, United States
 
EC44D-1271
Salt and Nutrient Fluxes in the Chester River Estuary (92525)
Kelly L Cole, University of Maine, School of Marine Science, Orono, ME, United States, Damian C Brady, University of Maine, School of Marine Sciences, Walpole, ME, United States and Jeremy M Testa, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD, United States
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