Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas 2012

Abstract

This special issue of Ocean Dynamics includes a broad selection of recent advances in estuarine and coastal physics and sediment transport. The 20 papers in this volume are a subset of the 124 talks and posters given at the Sixteenth Biennial Conference on the Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS), held in New York City in August 2012 (Fig. 1). PECS brings together scientists and engineers working on coastal and estuarine fluid dynamics and sediment transport. PECS is an informal organization whose purpose is to foster communication among estuarine and coastal scientists around the world through biennial conferences. The PECS conferences maintain strong international connections, with conference locations rotating between Europe, the USA, and the rest of the world (Mexico, Japan, Australia, China, Sri Lanka, and Brazil so far). The papers in this volume are organized roughly by topic area, although many span several topics. All have gone through the peer review process that is standard for Ocean Dynamics and have already appeared in the journal. We would like to thank the many reviewers who contributed their time to ensuring this high standard. Below are brief descriptions of the papers in the order they appear. 1 Estuarine and shelf processes at the system scale