Abstract: The transport timescales residence time, exposure time, and age of water are evaluated for the St. Louis Bay estuary, Mississippi, to investigate the impacts of freshwater inflows and tidal dynamics from Mississippi Sound ...

Abstract: Water quality models are critical tools for the development of total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) and for the evaluation of water quality management alternatives by stakeholders and state environmental protection agencies. ...

Abstract: Several biochemical and physical factors regulate phytoplankton primary productivity and algal bloom events in estuarine environments. Some of the most important factors include nitrogen, phosphorus and silica availability, ...