Accumulation, transformation and transport of microplastics in estuarine fronts

T Wang, S Zhao, L Zhu, JC McWilliams… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Millions of tons of riverine plastic waste enter the ocean via estuaries annually. The plastics
accumulate, fragment, mix and interact with organisms in these dynamic systems, but such …

Mixing and transport in coastal river plumes

AR Horner-Devine, RD Hetland… - Annual Review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
River plumes are generated by the flow of buoyant river water into the coastal ocean, where
they significantly influence water properties and circulation. They comprise dynamically …

High-frequency radar observations of ocean surface currents

JD Paduan, L Washburn - Annual review of marine science, 2013 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews the discovery, development, and use of high-frequency (HF) radio wave
backscatter in oceanography. HF radars, as the instruments are commonly called, remotely …

Estuary‐enhanced upwelling of marine nutrients fuels coastal productivity in the US P acific N orthwest

KA Davis, NS Banas, SN Giddings… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Pacific Northwest (PNW) shelf is the most biologically productive region in the
California Current System. A coupled physical‐biogeochemical model is used to investigate …

Spreading dynamics of small river plumes off the northeastern coast of the Black Sea observed by Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2

A Osadchiev, R Sedakov - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
We use near simultaneous ocean color satellite imagery from NASA's Landsat 8 and ESA's
Sentinel-2 missions to reconstruct surface currents along the northeastern shore of the Black …

Environmental variability drives shifts in the foraging behaviour and reproductive success of an inshore seabird

ND Kowalczyk, RD Reina, TJ Preston, A Chiaradia - Oecologia, 2015 - Springer
Marine animals forage in areas that aggregate prey to maximize their energy intake.
However, these foraging 'hot spots' experience environmental variability, which can …

Bloom formation potential in the harmful dinoflagellate Akashiwo sanguinea: clues from movement behaviors and growth characteristics

S Menden-Deuer, AL Montalbano - Harmful Algae, 2015 - Elsevier
We measured the growth rates and swimming behaviors of recently isolated strains of the
dinoflagellate Akashiwo sanguinea to investigate to what degree growth and motility could …

Nutrient loading and transformations in the Columbia River estuary determined by high-resolution in situ sensors

M Gilbert, J Needoba, C Koch, A Barnard… - Estuaries and …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Columbia River estuary is characterized by relatively large tidal currents and
water residence times of a few days or less. These and other environmental conditions tend …

Biotic and abiotic factors influencing forage fish and pelagic nekton community in the Columbia River plume (USA) throughout the upwelling season 1999–2009

MNC Litz, RL Emmett, PJ Bentley… - ICES Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Litz, MNC, Emmett, RL, Bentley, PJ, Claiborne, AM, and Barceló, C. Biotic and
abiotic factors influencing forage fish and pelagic nekton community in the Columbia River …

Marine bird aggregations associated with the tidally-driven plume and plume fronts of the Columbia River

JE Zamon, EM Phillips, TJ Guy - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies …, 2014 - Elsevier
Freshwater discharge from large rivers into the coastal ocean creates tidally-driven frontal
systems known to enhance mixing, primary production, and secondary production. Many …