Coastal Oceanography of Washington and Oregon

Abstract

1. Broad-Scale Distributional Patterns of Hydrographic Variables on the Washington/Oregon Shelf. Introduction. Data management and reduction. Annual patterns. Interannual variability. Summary. 2. Patterns and Processes of Circulation Over the Washington Continental Shelf and Slope. Introduction. Large-scale setting. Shelf/slope circulation. Effects of submarine canyons. Summary. Conclusions. 3. Primary Production in Washington Coastal Waters. Introduction. Methods. Patterns of phytoplankton distribution. Environmental parameters. Patterns of primary production. Regulation of primary production. Future directions. 4. Phytoplankton-Nitrogen Interactions. Introduction. Methods. Results and discussion. Conclusions. 5. Abundance, Distribution, and Grazing Impact of Zooplankton on the Washington Shelf. Introduction. Abundances and distributions of grazer populations. Feeding rate estimates. Community grazing impact. Grazing and particle flux. Summary. 6. Coastal Upwelling Dynamics. Introduction. The data set. Environmental setting. Analysis. Results. Discussion. Summary. 7. Seasonal Dynamics of Suspended Particulate Matter. Introduction. Methods and data base. Seasonal changes over the continental shelf. Continuity of shelf SPM distributions over the continental slope. Summary and conclusions. 8. Sediment Transport and Deposition on the Washington Continental Shelf. Introduction. Description of the Washington continental shelf. A sediment transport model for a stratified flow in combined wave-current events: theory. Method of solution of the theoretical model. Model results at a single site. Comparison of results of several cases. The areal distribution of erosion and deposition. Summary. Conclusions. 9. Benthos and its Interaction with Bottom Boundary Layer Processes. Introduction. Benthos of the Washington shelf. Conclusion and prospectus. 10. Chemical Cycling in Washington's Coastal Zone. Introduction. Riverine chemical inputs. Chemical inputs from advecting seawater. Air-sea exchange of chemicals. Chemical fluxes associated with hydrothermal activity. Sedimentary fluxes, inventories and chemical profiles. Chemical interactions with biota. 11. Oceanographic Influences on the Dynamics of Commercially-Fished Populations. Introduction. Problems, approaches, and mechanisms. Dungeness crab. English sole. Coho salmon. Discussion. 12. Surf-Zone Ecology and Dynamics. Introduction. Historical background. Peculiar characteristics of surf-diatom species. Environmental conditions associated with surf blooms. Interactions between surf diatoms and razor clams. Surf-diatom productivity in relation to standing stock. A mathematical model of surf-zone dynamics and ecology. 13. Coastal Oceanography of Washington and Oregon: A Summary and Prospectus for Future Studies. Subject Index.