October 26, 2026
Estuaries can absorb floods and support wildlife, but those benefits depend on marshes keeping pace with rising water and having room to move inland. This article examines how sediment supply, shoreline barriers, and sea-level rise shape resilience, using Chesapeake Bay as a concrete example.
October 12, 2026
Explore how tidal timing and range shape currents along bay fronts, and why the strongest flow often occurs between high and low water rather than at either tide mark. A Boston example shows how a roughly 9.5-foot mean tidal range can translate into powerful exchanges through narrow inlets.
September 22, 2026
An in-depth look at the physical and ecological processes shaping bays and estuaries. Focused on measurable factors like tidal ranges, salinity gradients, and sediment transport, with concrete examples from real systems.