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Southern Chesapeake Bay Water Color And Circulation Analysis, Maynard M. Nichols, Hayden H. Gordon

Reports

Satellite imagery from two EREP passes over the Rappahannock Estuary of the Chesapeake region are analyzed to chart colored water types, to delineate color boundaries and define circulatory patterns.

Salinity And Temperature Monitoring System Data For The Lower Rappahannock River Estuary, 1972-1974, G. C. Parker, C. S. Fang

Reports

The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) installed two remote monitoring stations in the lower reaches of the Rappahannock River to obtain continuous temperature and salinity measurements near the surface and the bottom. The first station was installed at the base of a concrete support of the Rappahannock River (Norris) Bridge, near the mouth of the, river (Figure 1). The second station was installed on the base of Navigation Aid Tower Number 9 just off of Smokey Point, roughly 11 nautical miles upstream from the Norris Bridge. Each station consisted of two salinity and t«~perature probes, one located 6 feet …

Yorktown Power Station Ecological Study, Phase Ii : Final Technical Report, R. A. Jordan, R. W. Virnstein, J. E. Illowsky, J. Colvocoresses

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No abstract provided.

Enewetak (Eniwetok) Atoll- Aspects Of Nitrogen Cycle On A Coral Reef, K. L. Webb, William D. Dupaul, W. Wiebe, W. Sottile, R. E. Johannes

VIMS Articles

No abstract provided.

A Surface Circulation Study In Middle Elizabeth River, Ching Seng Fang, Christopher S . Welch, Hayden H. Gordon

Reports

A new oil refinery has been proposed to be located in Portsmouth, Virginia south of the Hampton Roads area. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science was asked by NUS Corporation to conduct a surface circulation study to assemble the characteristics of the flow near Lambert Point on the Elizabeth River (Figure 3.1).

This report includes a review of the previous work in the area, a description of the particular experiments performed, and an interpretation of the data in terms of surface circulation. Several small oil slicks were incidentally observed during the experiments and their behavior has been discussed in relation …

Distribution Of Copper And Zinc In Oysters And Sediments From Three Coastal-Plain Estuaries., R. J. Huggett, F. A. Cross, M. E. Bender

VIMS Books and Book Chapters

Copper and zinc were analyzed in oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from the Newport River estuary, North Carolina, and the Rappahannock River estuary, Virginia. Results indicated that a concentration gradient existed, higher concentrations of metals being found in animals living in fresher waters as was shown previously for oysters in the James, York, and Rappahannock estuaries in Virginia. Absorbed, precipitatcd-coprecipitated, and organic fractions of copper and zinc in the <63-μm portion of the sediments from the Rappahannock and York rivers and estuaries were estimated from collections made in January 1972 and June 1973. These sediment data are discussed for both estuarine systems and are compared with metal concentrations in oysters. These comparisons indicated that the concentration gradient found in oysters does not appear to be related to the distribution of copper and zinc in the sediments. Alternative explanations for the inverse relationships between concentrations of copper and zinc in oysters and salinity arc given.

Decision On The Environment: A Study Of Environmental Roll Call Behavior In The United States House Of Representatives, John Bartosiewicz

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Degradation Of High Performance Polyimide Precursor Resins, Kumiko Takeuchi

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Eggshell Thinning And Pesticide Residues In Ospreys From The Lower Chesapeake Bay, Jerry Waller Via

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Tidal Discharge Asymmetry In A Salt Marsh Drainage System, John D. Boon

VIMS Articles

Tidal discharge and area‐averaged current speed were measured over complete tidal cycles at the entrance to a salt marsh drainage system near Wachapreague, Virginia. A pronounced asymmetry in curves of discharge and current speed through time was observed which can be simulated by a model incorporating semidiurnal tides and “overtides” in conjunction with marsh and channel storage relationships. As a persistent feature in marsh channel flow relationships, the asymmetry, along with an apparent difference in flood and ebb maxima, may have a systematic, long term influence on the net transport of suspended matter entering and leaving natural marshes.

Studies For A Proposed Nansemond River Sewage Treatment Plant, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Reports

• Vol. 1: Summary and conclusion/ C.S Fang and Bruce Neilson.
• Vol. 2: An analysis of currents and circulation in Hampton Roads, Virginia / Bruce Neilson and Mark Boulé; Description of non-tidal flows / Maynard Nichols.
• Vol. 3: Water quality monitoring of Hampton Roads and the Nansemond River, Summer 1974 / Bruce Neilson ... [et al.]
• Vol. 4. : A survey of commercial shellfish in the vicinity of Newport News Point and Pig Point in the lower James River / Dexter Haven and Paul Kendall
• Vol. 5: A model for predicting the pollutant distribution from an outfall in a tidal estuary …

The Presence Of Acid Polysaccharides In The Mesogloea Of Chrysaora Quinquecirrha, Edward P. Gardner

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Shoreline Situation Report, James City County, Virginia, Carl H. Hobbs Iii, Gary L. Anderson, Martha A. Patton, Peter Rosen

Reports

No abstract provided.

An Assessment Of Acute Impacts Of The James River/ Windmill Point Habitat Development Site On The Macrobenthic Connnunity: Interim Report, Robert J. Diaz, Donald F. Boesch

Reports

No abstract provided.

Water Quality Of The Chesapeake Bay : History And Projections : Second Interim Report To National Commission On Water Quality, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Reports

No abstract provided.

Index Of Existing Data Sources For Chincoteague, Sinepuxent, Assawoman And Little Assawoman Bays : Report To The Maryland Department Of Natural Resources, Paul V. Hyer, John P. Jacobson, Ching Seng Fang

Reports

Available data on the Chincoteague - Assawoman Bay system have been reviewed, indexed and summarized. Water quality data (including sources), other biological studies, hydrographic data, geological data and socioeconomic studies are included.

Hampton Bar Dredging Project, Newport News Shipbuilding And Dry Dock Co. Borrow Site, Monitor Of Turbidity And Sedimentation: Final Report, John D. Boon, Robert J. Byrne

Reports

This report summarizes field observations and sedimentological findings made by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science while monitoring a dredging project on Hampton Bar at Hampton, Virginia (Figure 1). Monitoring was conducted at the request of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. of Newport News, Virginia, for the purpose of assessing localized effects of the dredging operation on a real time basis so that operational decisions could be made to mitigate adverse · pacts or prevent their occurrence.

Eolian Sedimentation In Coastal Areas, Victor Goldsmith

Reports

The importance of eolian deposition in coastal areas is clearly demonstrated by the size and bulk of coastal sand dunes in many of these areas. The dune fields of Coos Bay, Oregon (Fig. :1), the southern end of Lake Michigan (Fig. 2) and the Cape Cod dune fields southeast of Provincetown (Fig. 3) and on Sandy Neck (Fig. 4) are just a few outstanding examples. Smaller sand dune accumulations are a:1:1 integral part of almost all depositional coasts. More subtle form of eolian deposition on beaches, marshes, intertidal sand beaches, and in shallow bays and estuaries may not be as …

Coastal Data Acquisition, Compilation And Analysis, Virginia Beach Coastal Compartment, Southeastern Virginia : Quarterly Technical Status Report June 1, 1975 - Sept. 1, 1975, Victor Goldsmith, Susan Strum, George Thomas

Reports

No abstract provided.

Food Habits Of Some Demersal Fishes Of The Continental Slope And Rise, George R. Sedberry

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Thermal Plume Entrainment Of Ichthyoplankton At The Vepco Surry Nuclear Power Station : Progress Report, October 1975, John V. Merriner, A. Deane Estes

Reports

Plume entrainment studies at Vepco Nuclear Power Plant located near Surry, Virginia were initiated in August, 1975 by the Ichthyology department of Virginia Institute of Marine Science. The program was undertaken to define the amount and kinds of fish eggs and larvae that are. present in the Cobham Bay area of the James River and become entrained by the heated effluent.

Coastal Data Acquisition, Compilation And Analysis, Virginia Beach Coastal Compartment, Southeastern Virginia : Quarterly Technical Status Report March 1 - May 30, 1975, Victor Goldsmith, Susan Strum, George Thomas

Reports

No abstract provided.

Reconnaissance Survey Of Benthic Communities Of A Potential Borrow Site Off Tangier Island, Virginia : Report To Virginia Airports Authority, Robert J. Orth, Donald F. Boesch

Reports

The Virginia Institute of Marine Science was called on to render advice and services to the Virginia Airports Authority concerning the environmental impact and design of an extension of the runway of the airport on Tangier Island, Virginia. The southern end of the present runway is now being threatened by the erosion due to the rapid retreat of the western shore of Tangier Island (Fig. 1). Extending the runway would require the stabilization of the shoreline in the vicinity of the runway and filling a tract of subaqueous bottom.

The Analysis Of Short Term Tidal Data, James Kenneth Lewis

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Gill Area, Oxygen Consumption And Habitat In Four Xanthid Crabs Of The York River, Virginia, Douglas H. Wood

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

The Production Of 45ca From The Isotopes Of Titanium At 350 Mev, Dennis Paul Swauger

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

A One-Dimensional Mathematical Model Of Tidal Hydraulics And Salt Intrusion In Estuarine Rivers, Fwu-Ding Lin

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

A one-dimensional mathematical model has been developed as a practical way to analyze the tidal wave propagation and its interaction with freshwater runoff. The model approaches the problem both theoretically and numerically. To develop this model, the one-dimensional hydrodynamic and salt-balance equations are derived by integrating the three-dimensional equations over the cross section. These differential equations are approximated with implicit finite difference forms and the tidal heights, currents and salinity distributions are solved by using digital computer CDC 6400. The model has been applied to the James River in two different cases: the normal case and hurricane case. Because of …

Electron-Phonon Resonances, Carl L. Fales

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Studies Of Elastic And Inelastic Scattering Of H⁻ And D⁻ By Inert Gas Atoms, Siu-Kwong Lam

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

The Physical Effects Of A Thermal Discharge On An Estuary, G. C. (Gary Cridlin) Parker

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.