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Estuarine Circulation (Hardcover, 1989 ed.)
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Estuarine Circulation (Hardcover, 1989 ed.)
Series: Contemporary Issues in Science and Society
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Estuaries exist along the edge of the oceans and seas, and are char
acterized by the dilution of sea water by inflowing fresher waters.
The motion and interaction of these two types of water (fresh and
salt water) determine the salinity distribution within the estuary
and that, in turn, affects the organisms residing there. The
purpose of this vol ume is to review the status of our
understanding of estuarine circu lation and how the circulation
patterns affect living and nonliving resources in estuaries. For
many years, the primary paradigm for estuarine circulation was the
two-layered net or nontidal gravitational circulation pattern first
proposed by Dr. Donald Pritchard in his studies of the James River
estuary. During the last decade or so, research has focused on the
many variations about this theme and the factors that control the
transport processes. Many of these aspects are covered in the
initial papers in this volume. Water movement, of course, is of
interest be cause it transports marine organisms, sediments, and
pollutants. Es tuarine circulation has a significant effect on
estuarine food chains, and on the distribution and abundance of
organisms, such as the American oyster, that are freely transported
by the currents during larval stages. The intent is to bring
together many of these topics in a single volume. This volume is
dedicated to Dr. Donald W."
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