SCOR/LOICZ/IAPSO WG
122 on
Mechanisms of Sediment Retention in Estuaries
Co-Chairs: Björn Kjerfve (USA)
and Gerardo Perillo (Argentina)
| Full Members |
Associate Members |
| Carl Amos (UK) |
Mario Cáceres (USA) |
| Shu Gao (China-Beijing) |
Ray Cranston (Canada) |
| Morten Pejrup (Denmark) |
Pedro Depetris (Argentina) |
| Yoshiki Saito (Japan) |
Steve Kuehl (USA) |
| Maria Snoussi (Morocco) |
John Milliman (USA) |
| James Syvitski (USA) |
Pedro Walfir M. Souza Filho (Brazil) |
| Susana Vinzon (Brazil) |
Robert Stallard (USA) |
| Eric Wolanski (Australia) |
Colin Woodroffe (Australia) |
|
Marek Zajaczkowski (Poland) |
Sponsors: SCOR, LOICZ, U.S. National Science Foundation
Date Approved: September 2003
Terms of Reference
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Collect and analyze global data on sediment retention in estuaries versus export to the coastal ocean, based on climate, hydrologic, physical, geological, chemical, and biological, and human processes, and including estuarine systems of different types, from tropical to subpolar.
- Evaluate available models of estuarine sediment retention.
- Identify research, observation (including standard measurement procedures), and modeling activities needed to improve predictions of sediment retention in estuaries.
- Conduct the above three TORs through WG meetings and an international workshop of interested scientists.
- Document the work of the WG and the workshop through a Web-based database of river/estuary sediment characteristics and trapping efficiencies, a special issue of a peer-reviewed journal, and a short article written for research managers and policymakers.
Meetings:
#1--Faro, Portugal
12-16 September 2004
#2--Texel, The Netherlands
23-25 June 2005
Website: www.criba.edu.ar/scorwg122
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