Fundamentals of Estuarine Physical Oceanography

Abstract

An introduction to the complex system functions, variability, and human interference in ecosystems between the continent and the ocean, focusing 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), and transport timescales such as the residence time and the exposure time.