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Simulation of freshwater-saltwater interfaces in the Brooklyn-Queens aquifer system, Long Island, New York Simulation of freshwater-saltwater interfaces in the Brooklyn-Queens aquifer system, Long Island, New York

The seaward limit of the fresh ground-water system underlying Kings and Queens Counties on Long Island, N.Y., is at the freshwater-saltwater transition zone. This zone has been conceptualized in transient-state, three-dimensional models of the aquifer system as a sharp interface between freshwater and saltwater, and represented as a stationary, zero lateral-flow boundary. In this study...
Authors
Angelo L. Kontis

Physical processes affecting the sedimentary environments of Long Island Sound Physical processes affecting the sedimentary environments of Long Island Sound

A modeling study was undertaken to simulate the bottom tidal-, wave-, and wind-driven currents in Long Island Sound in order to provide a general physical oceanographic framework for understanding the characteristics and distribution of seafloor sedimentary environments. Tidal currents are important in the funnel-shaped eastern part of the Sound, where a strong gradient of tidal-current...
Authors
R. P. Signell, H.J. Knebel, J. H. List, A.S. Farris

Water-quality assessment of the Connecticut, Housatonic, and Thames River Basins study unit: Analysis of available data on nutrients, suspended sediments, and pesticides, 1972-92 Water-quality assessment of the Connecticut, Housatonic, and Thames River Basins study unit: Analysis of available data on nutrients, suspended sediments, and pesticides, 1972-92

This retrospective report examines available nutrient, suspended sediment, and pesticide data in surface and ground water in the Connecticut, Housatonic and Thames Rivers Study Unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The purpose of this study is to improve the understanding of natural and anthropogenic factors affecting water quality in the study unit. Waterquality data...
Authors
Marc J. Zimmerman, Stephen J. Grady, Elaine C. Todd Trench, Sarah M. Flanagan, Martha G. Nielson
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