| Session Description |
Estuaries and coastal seas strongly interact with humans, marine organisms, and broader environments although these areas are small relative to the other parts of the ocean. Natural and human communities in nearshore region are affected by sea level rise, flood, runoff, pollution, coastal erosion, rapid temperature changes, and extreme storms. Characteristics of shallow-water environments vary with tides, currents, waves, winds, seafloor topography and properties of seawater and seabed materials. Studying estuary and coastal processes becomes easily complicated due to many parameters to concern, and it is often interdisciplinary, dealing with physical, biological, chemical and geological components. This session covers environmental studies in shallow-water areas with numerical modeling, field observations (in situ and remote sensing), laboratory measurements, new theories and methods, and combinations of these. Interesting topics include but not limited to: coastal hydrodynamics, wave- and wind-driven currents, tidal currents, transport of materials, morphodynamics, air-sea interaction, biophysical interactions, biogeochemical phenomena, and marine pollution. Interactions of coastal seas with estuary, shelf, and open ocean are also welcome. |
