Contemporary Issues In Estuarine Physics

Author : Arnoldo Valle-Levinson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139487696

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Contemporary Issues in Estuarine Physics by Arnoldo Valle-Levinson Pdf

Estuaries are of high socioeconomic importance with twenty-two of the thirty-two largest cities in the world located on river estuaries. Estuaries bring together fluxes of fresh and saline water, as well as fluvial and marine sediments, and contain high biological diversity. Increasingly sophisticated field observation technology and numerical modeling have produced significant advances in our understanding of the physical properties of estuaries over the last decade. This book introduces a classification for estuaries before presenting the basic physics and hydrodynamics of estuarine circulation and the various factors that modify it in time and space. It then covers special topics at the forefront of research such as turbulence, fronts in estuaries and continental shelves, low inflow estuaries, and implications of estuarine transport for water quality. Written by leading authorities on estuarine and lagoon hydrodynamics, this volume provides a concise foundation for academic researchers, advanced students and coastal resource managers.

Author : B. Kjerfve
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351081702

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Hydrodynamics of Estuaries by B. Kjerfve Pdf

These books are divided into two volumes. The first focuses on estuarine physics and physical processes and interpretations. I have, for the most parts, intentionally downplayed engineering applications to estuaries. It is my bias that a deeper understanding is accomplished with a physical approach, whereas an engineering approach is largely geared toward finding a solution to a problem. Of course, it is not always easy to make this distinction. The second volume is a presentation of physical case studies of several important estuaries, spanning the major geomorphic types. I believe that it can be very useful to all areas of the world. I have consciously strived to be more international to scope in selection of both authors and estuarine case studies.

Author : Arnoldo Valle-Levinson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108838252

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Introduction to Estuarine Hydrodynamics by Arnoldo Valle-Levinson Pdf

An essential introduction to the study of estuaries, highlighting their immense spatial and temporal variability.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 4604 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080878850

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Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science by Anonim Pdf

The study of estuaries and coasts has seen enormous growth in recent years, since changes in these areas have a large effect on the food chain, as well as on the physics and chemistry of the ocean. As the coasts and river banks around the world become more densely populated, the pressure on these ecosystems intensifies, putting a new focus on environmental, socio-economic and policy issues. Written by a team of international expert scientists, under the guidance of Chief Editors Eric Wolanski and Donald McClusky, the Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Ten Volume Set examines topics in depth, and aims to provide a comprehensive scientific resource for all professionals and students in the area of estuarine and coastal science Most up-to-date reference for system-based coastal and estuarine science and management, from the inland watershed to the ocean shelf Chief editors have assembled a world-class team of volume editors and contributing authors Approach focuses on the physical, biological, chemistry, ecosystem, human, ecological and economics processes, to show how to best use multidisciplinary science to ensure earth's sustainability Provides a comprehensive scientific resource for all professionals and students in the area of estuarine and coastal science Features up-to-date chapters covering a full range of topics

Author : Bjorn Kjerfve
Publisher : CRC-Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1988-02-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 0849343704

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HYDRODYNAMICS OF ESTUARIES by Bjorn Kjerfve Pdf

Author : Luiz Bruner de Miranda,Fernando Pinheiro Andutta,Björn Kjerfve,Belmiro Mendes de Castro Filho
Publisher : Springer
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811030413

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Fundamentals of Estuarine Physical Oceanography by Luiz Bruner de Miranda,Fernando Pinheiro Andutta,Björn Kjerfve,Belmiro Mendes de Castro Filho Pdf

This book provides an introduction to the complex system functions, variability and human interference in ecosystem between the continent and the ocean. It focuses on circulation, transport and mixing of estuarine and coastal water masses, which is ultimately related to an understanding of the hydrographic and hydrodynamic characteristics (salinity, temperature, density and circulation), mixing processes (advection and diffusion), transport timescales such as the residence time and the exposure time. In the area of physical oceanography, experiments using these water bodies as a natural laboratory and interpreting their circulation and mixing processes using theoretical and semi-theoretical knowledge are of fundamental importance. Small-scale physical models may also be used together with analytical and numerical models. The book highlights the fact that research and theory are interactive, and the results provide the fundamentals for the development of the estuarine research.

Author : Paulo da Cunha Lana,Angelo Fraga Bernardino
Publisher : Springer
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319777795

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Brazilian Estuaries by Paulo da Cunha Lana,Angelo Fraga Bernardino Pdf

This book presents the main drivers of benthic structure and processes in estuaries from the 8,000 km-Brazilian coast, assesses the influence of natural and human disturbance, and discusses their ecological importance and management needs. Estuaries are unique coastal ecosystems often with low biodiversity that sustain and provide essential ecological services to mankind. These ecosystems include a variety of habitats with their own sediment and fauna dynamics, all of them globally altered or threatened by human activities. Mangroves, saltmarshes, tidal flats and other confined estuarine systems are under increasing stress by overfishing and other human activities leading to habitat and species loss. Combined changes in estuarine hydromorphology and in climate pose severe threats to estuarine ecosystems at a global scale.

Author : Eric Wolanski,Michael Elliott
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444634146

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Estuarine Ecohydrology by Eric Wolanski,Michael Elliott Pdf

Estuarine Ecohydrology, Second Edition, provides an ecohydrology viewpoint of an estuary as an ecosystem by focusing on its principal components, the river, the estuarine waters, the sediment, the nutrients, the wetlands, the oceanic influence, and the aquatic food web, as well as models of the health of an estuary ecosystem. Estuaries, the intersection of freshwater and coastal ecosystems, exhibit complex physical and biological processes which must be understood in order to sustain and restore them when necessary. This book demonstrates how, based on an understanding of the processes controlling estuarine ecosystem health, one can quantify its ability to cope with human stresses. The theories, models, and real-world solutions presented serve as a toolkit for designing a management plan for the ecologically sustainable development of estuaries. Provides a sound knowledge of the physical functioning of an estuary, a critical component of understanding its ecological functioning Ideal reference for those interested in marine biology, oceanography, coastal management, and sustainable development Describes the essentials behind conceptual and numerical models of the health of an estuary ecosystem and how to use these models to quantify both human impacts and the value of remediation and management measures Chapters are written in an accessible way that encourages collaboration between aquatic, marine, and wetland biologists, ecologists, oceanographers, geologists, geomorphologists, chemists, and ecosystem modelers Covers the physical, chemical, and biological elements of estuary environments, indicating that the essence of an estuary’s functioning lies in its connectivity with the adjacent catchment and the marine/coastal system

Author : Andrew James Manning,Claire Chassagne,Daniel R. Parsons
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832543771

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Cohesive sedimentary systems: Dynamics and deposits by Andrew James Manning,Claire Chassagne,Daniel R. Parsons Pdf

Author : Alexander Osadchiev,Alexander Yankovsky
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889768837

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River Plumes and Estuaries by Alexander Osadchiev,Alexander Yankovsky Pdf

Author : Jiayi Pan,Adam Devlin
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789855791

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Estuaries and Coastal Zones by Jiayi Pan,Adam Devlin Pdf

Estuaries and their surrounding wetland regions are among the most productive ecosystems in the world, with more than half of humanity inhabiting their shores. Anthropogenic factors make estuaries highly susceptible to ecosystem degradation. Coastal waters are closely connected with human activity, and their dynamic processes may greatly affect coastal environments. This book provides a compendium of studies on estuarine dynamics, river plumes, and coastal water dynamics, studies that have investigated the changes in estuarine and coastal zones in response to sea-level rise and other environmental factors, and policy and management strategies to ensure the health and economy of coastal zones. This book aims to display novel frontiers in these fields and may help to inspire in-depth studies in the future.

Author : Sriyanie Miththapala
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789550205219

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Lagoons and estuaries by Sriyanie Miththapala Pdf

Coastal lagoons and estuaries, lying at the boundary between ocean and land, house a unique mosaic of habitats, giving rise to high species diversity and the creation of ecotones. They are also ecologically and economically important ecosystems that provide many ecosystem services. Yet, these coastal ecosystems are facing a gamut of human-induced threats. This booklet is the fourth in the Coastal Ecosystems Series, published in an attempt to address the lack of information available to the general public regarding the threats to coastal ecosystems.

Author : Colin D. Levings
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780774831765

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Ecology of Salmonids in Estuaries around the World by Colin D. Levings Pdf

Biologists have long marvelled at how anadromous salmonids – fish that pass from rivers into oceans and back – survive as they migrate between these two very different environments. Yet, relatively little is understood about what happens to salmonids in the estuaries where they make this transition from fresh to salt water. This book distills the current knowledge of how eighteen salmonid species around the world (including salmon, steelhead, char, and trout) are adapted to estuaries. It discusses why the waters where rivers and oceans meet are critical to salmonid survival and how these vital habitats can be preserved and recovered.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444635396

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Fluvial-Tidal Sedimentology by Anonim Pdf

Fluvial-Tidal Sedimentology provides information on the ‘Tidal-Fluvial Transition', the transition zone between river and tidal environments, and includes contributions that address some of the most fundamental research questions, including how the morphology of the tidal-fluvial transition zone evolves over short (days) and long (decadal) time periods and for different tidal and fluvial regimes, the structure of the river flow as it varies in its magnitude over tidal currents and how this changes at the mixing interface between fresh and saline water and at the turbidity maximum, the role of suspended sediment in controlling bathymetric change and bar growth and the role of fine-grained sediment (muds and flocs), whether it is possible to differentiate between ‘fluvial’ and ‘tidally’ influenced bedforms as preserved in bars and within the adjacent floodplain and what are the diagnostic sedimentary facies of tidal-fluvial deposits and how are these different from ‘pure’ fluvial and tidal deposits, amongst other topics. The book presents the latest research on the processes and deposits of the tidal-fluvial transition, documenting recent major field programs that have quantified the flow, sediment transport, and bed morphology in tidal-fluvial zones. It uses description of contemporary environments and ancient outcrop analogues to characterize the facies change through the tidal-fluvial transition. Presents the latest outcomes from recent, large, integrated field programs in estuaries around the world Gives detailed field descriptions (outcrop, borehole, core, contemporary sediments) of tidal-fluvial deposits Accesses new models and validation datasets for estuarine processes and deposits Presents descriptions of contemporary environments and ancient outcrop analogues to characterize the facies change through the tidal-fluvial transition

Author : Sha Lou,Gangfeng Ma,Yi Pan
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832523025

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Hydrodynamics and Water Environment Characteristics in Coastal Areas under the Influences of Climate Change and Human Activities by Sha Lou,Gangfeng Ma,Yi Pan Pdf