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Impacts Of Tropical Cyclone Isabel On Shallow Water Quality Of The York River Estuary, W. G. Reay, Ken Moore
Impacts Of Tropical Cyclone Isabel On Shallow Water Quality Of The York River Estuary, W. G. Reay, Ken Moore
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Water quality impacts from Tropical Cyclone Isabel on the York River estuary were assessed based on long-term, near-continuous, shallowwater monitoring stations along the York River proper (poly- and mesohaline regimes) and its two tidal tributaries—the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers (oligohaline and tidal freshwater regimes). Regional rainfall from 18 to 19 September 2003 ranged from 5.8 to 11.7 cm. Peak mean daily stream flow occurred on 21 September 2003 and represented a 20- and 30-fold increase over prestorm conditions on the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers, respectively. Isabel produced a storm surge of 1.7 m near the mouth of the estuary and …