EC14D:
The Dynamics of Buoyancy Driven Flows in Estuaries and River Plumes and on the Continental Shelf IV Posters
EC14D:
The Dynamics of Buoyancy Driven Flows in Estuaries and River Plumes and on the Continental Shelf IV Posters
The Dynamics of Buoyancy Driven Flows in Estuaries and River Plumes and on the Continental Shelf IV Posters
Session ID#: 9605
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: Robert D Hetland, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States and Daniel G MacDonald, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dartmouth, MA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons: Robert D Hetland, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States and Daniel G MacDonald, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dartmouth, MA, 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:
The mechanism of freshwater extension from the North Channel to the North Branch in the Changjiang Estuary in dry season (87601)
Variability of Circulation in the Pearl River Estuary: Observation and FVCOM Modeling (88575)
Influence of Ambient Current on the Temperature Increasing Rate of Bottom Cold Water in a Shelf Sea: a Case Study of the Seto Inland Sea, Japan (88592)
Effects of tides on the cross-isobath movement of the low-salinity plume in the western Yellow and East China Seas in winter (88670)
Spatial and Seasonal Distributions of Frontal Activity over the Continental Shelf in the Bay of Biscay - Focus on Density Fronts in Winter (89494)
Impact of the Fraser River Geometry on Tides and the River Plumes in a Model of the Fraser River Plume (89916)
Fluvial impacts on tidal range, salinity intrusion, and the fresh–saltwater interface. (89953)
A High Resolution Tampa Bay Hydrodynamic Model and its Application to Residence Time Estimation and Salt Balance Diagnosis (90324)
Total exchange flow, entrainment and turbulent mixing in a partially stratified estuary (90553)
Influence of wind and river discharge on the vertical exchange process in the Pearl River Estuary (90622)
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