Hudson River salt front data
Tide stage, specific conductance, water temperature, and freshwater inflow at selected Hudson River (New York) gages updated every 4-hours to measure the effects of freshwater withdrawals and upstream movement of the salt front.
(Score: 0.388)
USGS studies in the New York Bight
Describes and provides links to USGS research in the location of the estuary and coast of Long Island, New York, to map the sea-floor and to study sediment transport, contaminants, and sand resources and coastal vulnerability.
(Score: 0.387)
Geologic framework and process of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin
Field methods, topics of investigation, shoreline changes, publications, and satellite imagery related to geologic and hydrologic processes affecting Lake Pontchartrain and adjacent lakes which form a large estuary in the Gulf Coast region.
(Score: 0.365)
Definition:
The flow of water in a large area, usually in a closed pattern or gyre, due to wind over the surface or to varying densities of water, resulting from differences in salinity and water temperature. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]
Scope note:
Use ’ocean circulation’ for water circulation in the oceans. Use this term, ’water circulation’ for all other situations that are not specifically covered by the narrower terms.
Used for:
circulation (water), estuarine circulation, estuarine currents
