Applications of transport time scales are pervasive in biological, hydrologic, and
geochemical studies yet these times scales are not consistently defined and applied with …

The fate and exposure risks of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) and endocrine
disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in marine environments are not well-understood. In this study …

The continued decline of Columbia River salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) populations has long
focused concerns on habitat changes upriver, particularly the effects of large hydroelectric …

A physical model based on determining the fraction of the tidal prism that returns to the
estuary on the next high tide is used to estimate the flushing time of the Okatee River …

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 …

E-mail: j. tweedley@ murdoch. edu. au 2Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, West
Hoe, Plymouth, PLI 3DH, United KingdomTidal range is a master factor governing the …

High-resolution hydrodynamic models are a common tool to simulate water dynamics in
estuaries. Results from these models are, however, difficult to interpret without the aid of …

In shallow coastal systems where most of the seafloor lies within the photic zone, benthic
photoautotrophy is likely to play a key role in regulating carbon and nitrogen cycling. We …

Within the framework of tidally flushed, semi-enclosed basins with negligible freshwater
inflow, and under steady periodic flow conditions, three frequently used local transport time …

The residence and flushing times of an estuary are two different concepts that are often
confused. Flushing time is the time required for the freshwater inflow to equal the amount of …