Concerns have grown over the increase of nutrients and pollutants discharged into the
estuaries and coastal seas. The retention and export of these materials inside a system …

Coastal ocean ecosystems are strongly influenced by circulation, tides, waves, and the rates
of mixing of the water. Many shoreline communities are increasingly threatened by the same …

Submarine channel–levee systems are among the largest sedimentary structures on the
ocean floor. These channels have a sinuous pattern and are the main conduits for turbidity …

The pattern of density‐induced flow influenced by basin's width, friction, and Earth's rotation
is investigated as a function of the Ekman (Ek) and Kelvin (Ke) numbers. A semianalytical …

We extend the 3D unstructured-grid model previously developed for the Upper Chesapeake
Bay to cover the entire Bay and its adjacent shelf, and assess its skill in simulating saltwater …

The response of the Chesapeake Bay to river discharge under the influence and absence of
tide is simulated with a numerical model. Four numerical experiments are examined:(1) …

We present an analytical model to decompose complex along-channel and transverse
residual flows into components induced by individual mechanisms. The model describes the …

Two physical mechanisms leading to lateral accumulation of sediment in tidally dominated
estuaries are investigated, involving Coriolis forcing and lateral density gradients. An …

Plot of ψ ry as a function of lateral position for different values of δ− 1, for a positive wind
stress, near the middle of the basin. The depth decreases from y= 0 to zero at y= 1. The …

The numerical model GETM is used to examine transport pathways and residence time in
Willapa Bay, Washington, a macrotidal estuary with a complex channel geometry. When the …