The estuarine circulation

WR Geyer, P MacCready - Annual review of fluid mechanics, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Recent research in estuaries challenges the long-standing paradigm of the gravitationally
driven estuarine circulation. In estuaries with relatively strong tidal forcing and modest …

Ocean forecasting in terrain-following coordinates: Formulation and skill assessment of the Regional Ocean Modeling System

DB Haidvogel, H Arango, WP Budgell… - Journal of computational …, 2008 - Elsevier
Systematic improvements in algorithmic design of regional ocean circulation models have
led to significant enhancement in simulation ability across a wide range of space/time scales …

The response of salt intrusion to changes in river discharge and tidal mixing during the dry season in the Modaomen Estuary, China

W Gong, J Shen - Continental Shelf Research, 2011 - Elsevier
The increase of salt intrusion in recent years in the Modaomen Estuary, one of the estuaries
of the Pearl River Delta in China, has threatened the freshwater supply in the surrounding …

Structure, variability, and salt flux in a strongly forced salt wedge estuary

DK Ralston, WR Geyer… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The tidally varying circulation, stratification, and salt flux mechanisms are investigated in a
shallow salt wedge estuary where fluvial and tidal velocities are large and the steady …

Saltwater intrusion in a Mediterranean delta under a changing climate

D Bellafiore, C Ferrarin, F Maicu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Saltwater intrusion (SWI) in deltas, estuaries, and other coastal areas represents a pressing
problem affecting the sustainability of freshwater resources. Observations and numerical …

[HTML][HTML] A model study of the Salish Sea estuarine circulation

DA Sutherland, P MacCready… - Journal of Physical …, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
A realistic hindcast simulation of the Salish Sea, which encompasses the estuarine systems
of Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Strait of Georgia, is described for the …

[HTML][HTML] Subtidal salinity and velocity in the Hudson River estuary: Observations and modeling

DK Ralston, WR Geyer… - Journal of Physical …, 2008 - journals.ametsoc.org
Subtidal Salinity and Velocity in the Hudson River Estuary: Observations and Modeling in:
Journal of Physical Oceanography Volume 38 Issue 4 (2008) Jump to Content Logo Logo Logo …

Sediment dynamics in the lower M ekong R iver: Transition from tidal river to estuary

DJ Nowacki, AS Ogston, CA Nittrouer… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A better understanding of flow and sediment dynamics in the lowermost portions of large‐
tropical rivers is essential to constraining estimates of worldwide sediment delivery to the …

The relationship between submarine melt and subglacial discharge from observations at a tidewater glacier

RH Jackson, RJ Motyka, JM Amundson… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
At tidewater glacier termini, ocean‐glacier interactions hinge on two sources of freshwater—
submarine melt and subglacial discharge—yet these freshwater fluxes are often …

Response to channel deepening of the salinity intrusion, estuarine circulation, and stratification in an urbanized estuary

DK Ralston, WR Geyer - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Modifications for navigation since the late 1800s have increased channel depth (H) in the
lower Hudson River estuary by 10–30%, and at the mouth the depth has more than doubled …