Environmental science in the coastal zone : issues for further research / / Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827564803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1994
• ISBN: 1-280-21130-X; 9786610211302; 0-309-58600-3; 0-585-10003-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 172 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 551.4/57
• Soggetti: Coasts - Environmental aspects - Research; Coastal zone management - Research
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Proceedings of a retreat held at the J. Erik Jonsson Woods Hole Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, June 25-26, 1992."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN THE COASTAL ZONE -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN THE COASTEL ZONE: Issues for Further Research -- 1 Overview -- BACKGROUND -- SUMMARY OF PAPERS PRESENTED -- PROBLEMS WITH TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO COASTAL MANAGEMENT -- INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT -- SUGGESTED ISSUES FOR THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL AND ITS CONSTITUENCIES TO PURSUE -- Modeling Needs for Coastal Management -- Improvements in Coastal Monitoring and Data Archiving -- Efficacy of Environmental Trading and Credits for Mitigating Coastal Habitat Degradation -- Institutional Arrangements -- REFERENCES -- 2 A Synopsis of Coastal Meteorology: A Review of the State of the Science -- INTRODUCTION -- THE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LEVEL -- THERMALLY DRIVEN EFFECTS -- THE INFLUENCE OF OROGRAPHY -- INTERACTIONS WITH LARGER-SCALE SYSTEMS -- INFLUENCES ON THE COAST OCEAN -- AIR QUALITY -- CAPABILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES -- Observations -- Models -- Human Resources -- 3 Modeling Transport Processes in the Coastal Ocean -- INTRODUCTION -- COASTAL-CIRCULATION MODELING -- A CASE ; STUDY: MASSACHUSETTS BAY -- Tidal Currents -- Subtidal Currents -- Mean Flow -- Low-Frequency Fluctuations -- Outfall Plume Dynamics -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND CONCLUDING REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 4 Coastal Geomorphology -- INTRODUCTION -- REFERENCES -- 5 Rivers and Estuaries: a Hudson Perspective -- INTRODUCTION -- BASIC INFORMATION -- TRENDS AND THE CURRENT SITUATION -- Particle-Associated Contaminant Levels -- Nutrients -- RESEARCH AND REGULATION-DRIVEN MONITORING -- OTHER SPECIFIC RESEARCH AREAS -- Gas Exchange -- Fine-Particle Behavior in the Coastal Environment -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 6 Types of Coastal Zones: Similarities and Differences -- INTRODUCTION -- FACTORS DETERMINING COASTAL ZONE TYPES -- PALEOCLIMATE AND SEA-LEVEL CHANGE.; COASTAL PROCESSES -- Nearshore Circulation -- Littoral Cells and the Budget of Sediment -- COASTAL ZONE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES -- Collision Coasts -- Trailing-Edge and Marginal Sea Coasts -- Arctic Coasts -- Coral Reef Coasts -- REFERENCES -- 7 Landscapes and the Coastal Zone -- INTRODUCTION -- ESTUARINE VARIABILITY IN THE UNITED STATES -- CASE HISTORY: SOUTH FLORIDA HYDROLOGIC CHANGES -- CASE HISTORY: MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATERSHED NUTRIENT ADDITIONS -- CASE HISTORY: LOUISIANA COASTAL WETLAND DREDGE AND FILL -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 8 Coastal Wetlands: Multiple Management Problems in Southern California -- INTRODUCTION -- The Wastewater Issue -- Raw Sewage from Tijuana -- Management and Policy Needs -- THE MITIGATION ISSUE -- Mitigation Projects in Progress -- An Attempt to Compensate for Lost Endangered Species Habitat -- Management Policies and Issues -- THE STATUS OF RESEARCH ON COASTAL SOTHERN CALIFORNIA ECOSYSTEMS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Attachment 8.1 Major Uses of the Southern California Coast -- Attachment 8.2 Research Priorities for Sustainable Pacific Estuaries -- 9 Coastal Pollution and Waste Management -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT ARE THE MAJOR PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD'S COASTAL OCEAN? -- WHAT ARE THE MAJOR PROBLEMS OF THE U.S. COASTAL OCEAN? -- POPULATION AND ITS EFFECTS -- SOME TRENDS IN U.S. COASTAL WATERS -- Contaminants -- Pathogens -- Nutrients -- The Top 10 Pollutants in Estuaries -- One Person's List of the 11 Worst (Most Degraded) Estuaries and Near Coastal Regions -- WHAT RESEARCH PRIORITIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED? -- SOME POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING -- Sea Level -- Increased Frequency and Intensity of Storms -- SOME OVERLOOKED PROBLEMS/PROCESSES -- Manipulation of River Discharge: A Looming -- The Atmosphere-An Underestimated Source of Contaminants to the Coastal Zone? -- ON THE NEED FOR NEW PARADIGMS -- Science.; On the Need For New Science-Management Paradigms -- A CLOSING OBSERVATION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 10 Coastal Management and Policy -- THE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM -- USING SCIENCE TO INFORM POLICY AND ACTION -- PUBLIC VALUES AND ROLES -- CONCLUSION -- 11 Research and Development Funding for Coastal Science and Management in the United States -- INTRODUCTION -- WHERE ARE THE COASTAL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS? -- NATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ISSUES -- RESEARCH PRODUCT QUALITY -- TERMINUS -- REFERENCES -- Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Principal Authors -- Appendix B List of Attendees.
• Sommario/riassunto: Assesses the dimensions of our scientific knowledge as it applies to environmental problems in the coastal zone. This volume contains 10 papers that cover different aspects of science, management, and public ; policy concerning the coastal zone. It presents a consensus on issues confronting science.