Abstract: linear theory for estuarine adjustment to river forcing as put forth by MacCready is extended to allow for quantification of nonlinear salt flux induced by gravitational exchange flow. It has been shown that, under a ...

Abstract: recent numerical study by Isobe showed that imposing alongshore tidal forcing on buoyant coastal discharge enhances the net freshwater transport in the coastal currents. The mechanisms for this transport enhancement are ...

Abstract: inear theories are extended to enable investigations of how exponentially convergent width and sloping bottom affect the sensitivity of estuarine equilibrium length and adjustment time. We focus on the response to river ...

Abstract: A 3D hydrodynamic model [Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS)] is used to investigate how axial wind influences stratification and to explore the associated longitudinal salt transport in partially mixed estuaries. The model ...

Abstract: AbstractA two-dimensional modeling study by Moffat and Lentz recently reported that downwelling-favorable wind can induce cross-shore upwelling circulation within a bottom-attached, buoyant coastal current. Here, we extend ...

Abstract: sohaline coordinate analysis is used to compare the exchange flow in two contrasting estuaries, the long (with respect to tidal excursion) Hudson River and the short Merrimack River, using validated numerical models. The ...