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Informationen zum Autor Arnoldo Valle-Levinson received a Ph.D. from the State University of New York in 1992 before going on to work at Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia). He joined the University of Florida (Gainsville) in 2005 where he is now a Professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. His research focuses on bathymetric effects on the hydrodynamics of estuaries, fjords and coastal lagoons. Professor Valle-Levinson is the recipient of a CAREER award from the US National Science Foundation, a Fulbright Fellowship for research in Chile, and a Gledden Fellowship from the University of Western Australia. He has worked extensively in several Latin-American countries, where he also teaches courses on estuarine and coastal hydrodynamics. He is also an associate editor for the journals Continental Shelf Research and Ciencias Marinas. Klappentext A concise overview of the basic physics and hydrodynamics of estuaries, with special topics at the forefront of estuarine research. Zusammenfassung This volume presents a succinct overview of estuaries written by leading authorities on estuarine and lagoon hydrodynamics. It introduces a classification for estuaries! and the basic physics and hydrodynamics of estuarine circulation! before presenting various special topics at the forefront of research. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors; Preface; 1. Definition and classification of estuaries Arnoldo Valle-Levinson; 2. Estuarine salinity structure and circulation W. R. Geyer; 3. Barotropic tides in channelized estuaries C. T. Friedrichs; 4. Estuarine variability D. Jay; 5. Estuarine secondary circulation R. J. Chant; 6. Wind and tidally driven flows in a semi-enclosed basin C. Winant; 7. Mixing in estuaries S. G. Monismith; 8. The dynamics of estuary plumes and fronts J. O'Donnell; 9. Low-inflow estuaries: hypersaline, inverse and thermal scenarios J. Largier; 10. Implications of estuarine transport for water quality L. Lucas; Index....
