Recent research in estuaries challenges the long-standing paradigm of the gravitationally
driven estuarine circulation. In estuaries with relatively strong tidal forcing and modest …

Estuarine turbidity maxima (ETMs) are generated by a large suite of hydrodynamic and
sediment dynamic processes, leading to longitudinal convergence of cross-sectionally …

Numerical simulations of the Hudson River estuary using a terrain‐following, three‐
dimensional model (Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS)) are compared with an …

Recent advances in our understanding of estuarine circulation and salinity structure are
reviewed. We focus on well-and partially mixed systems that are long relative to the tidal …

The structure of the salinity field in northern San Francisco Bay and how it is affected by
freshwater flow are discussed. Two datasets are examined: the first is 23 years of daily …

The dynamics of lateral circulation in an idealized, straight estuary under varying
stratification conditions is investigated using a three-dimensional, hydrostatic, primitive …

The subtidal salt balance and the mechanisms driving the downgradient salt flux in the
Hudson River estuary are investigated using measurements from a cross-channel mooring …

This numerical modeling study quantifies for the first time the contribution of various
processes to estuarine circulation in periodically stratified tidal flow under the impact of a …

Abstract The Hudson River estuary has a pronounced turbidity maximum zone, in which
rapid, short-term deposition of sediment occurs during and following the spring freshet …

A tidally and cross-sectionally averaged model based on the temporal evolution of the quasi-
steady Hansen and Rattray equations is applied to simulate the salinity distribution and …