A series of automated water column time-series measurement systems has been
established in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. These systems measure near surface and …

Narragansett Bay, RI, is considered to be a relatively well-mixed estuary not subject to
extensive seasonal stratification and hypoxia. However, results of surveys of dissolved …

Low dissolved oxygen events were characterized in Narragansett Bay (NB), a moderate-size
(370 km 2) temperate estuary with a complex passage/embayment geometry, using time …

A review of global responses to anthropogenic-driven nutrient loads in marine systems
discloses a lengthy list of estuaries, with the severity of impacts appearing to increase over …

Narragansett Bay is a medium-sized (328 km2), relatively shallow (average depth 8.6 m),
temperate latitude estuary located in the northeastern United States (Chinman and Nixon …

This chapter provides a synthesis of our current understanding of the circulation and
pollutant transport dynamics of Narragansett Bay and several of its major sub-sections …

I begin by summarizing the impacts of climate change on Narragansett Bay (Chapter 1).
Many of these changes in climate (increased temperature, increased rainfall, and decreased …

Once considered the most industrialized estuary in the world, Narragansett Bay has endured
a long history of human impacts—some transient, some dynamic, some chronic, and some …

Results are presented from a set of hydrographic surveys conducted within Mount Hope
Bay, RI, during the summer of August, 1996. This sub-system of Narragansett Bay is …

The subestuaries in the northern reaches of Narragansett Bay (Rhode Island, USA) are
susceptible to summertime water quality impairment. High nutrient loading of these systems …