An Annual Phytoplankton Study in Coastal Waters off Eastern Long Island (Block Island Sound)

1978 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. Staker ◽  
S. F. Bruno
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Long Island ◽  
Block Island ◽  
Island Sound

scholarly journals Dynamics of the Block Island Sound Estuarine Plume

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 1633-1656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qianqian Liu ◽  
Lewis M. Rothstein ◽  
Yiyong Luo
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
River Discharge ◽  
Long Island ◽  
Long Island Sound ◽  
Ocean Modeling ◽  
Surface Heating ◽  
Buoyant Plume ◽  
Regional Ocean Modeling System ◽  
Block Island ◽  
Island Sound

AbstractBuoyant discharge of freshwater from Long Island Sound (LIS) forms a seasonal buoyant plume outside Block Island Sound (BIS) between the coast of Long Island and the denser shelf waters. The plume’s seasonal variability and its response to tides, winds, and surface heating are investigated through a series of process-oriented experiments using the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS). Results show the importance of river discharge, wind directions, and surface heating in the seasonal variation of the BIS buoyant plume. In winter and spring, the plume is intermediate with a large surface offshore extension detached from the bottom. From winter to spring, the river discharge increases; meanwhile, upwelling-favorable winds keep dominating. They compete with the increase of surface heating and generate a broader buoyant plume in spring than in winter. In summer, the plume is bottom advected with most of its width in contact with the bottom and is featured with the steepest isopycnals and narrowest plume, which is driven by a combination of strong insolation, weak buoyant discharge from LIS, and feeble winds. In fall, although the river discharge is comparable to that in winter, the upwelling-favorable wind is relatively weaker, corresponding to a narrower intermediate plume.

scholarly journals Seafloor character and sedimentary processes in eastern Long Island Sound and western Block Island Sound

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Poppe ◽  
M. L. DiGiacomo-Cohen ◽  
S. M. Smith ◽  
H. F. Stewart ◽  
N. A. Forfinski
Keyword(s):  
Long Island ◽  
Long Island Sound ◽  
Sedimentary Processes ◽  
Western Block ◽  
Block Island ◽  
Island Sound
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