Session Lead: Cecily Steppe
Co-Lead(s):
Session Format: Oral presentations
Session Description:
Complex interactions among the atmosphere, water, and land occur in tributaries. These interactions may be forced by bay-wide dynamics, but can also fundamentally differ from processes in the main stem. Over the last decade, improvements in sensor technology have led to high-resolution observations that have allowed for the exploration of tributary-scale dynamics. This session welcomes presentations on the full spectrum of tributary-scale processes including biogeochemical cycling, circulation, local flooding, and anthropogenic stressors. Additionally we welcome talks on efforts to increase resilience of tributary resources and local communities.
Presenters:
Alex Davies – Drivers and Trends in Water Level Anomalies and Coastal Flooding in Annapolis, MD
Lili Velasquez – The Oktober Flut: Coastal flooding, response, and lessons learned from an extreme high-water event in Annapolis, MD
Yifan Zhu – Cyanate Dynamics under Algal Blooms and Sediment Resuspension Events in a Shallow Micro-tidal Estuary in the Lower Chesapeake Bay
Andrew Muller – Spatial Heterogeneity of CDOM, Optical Brighteners, and Oils in Mesohaline Tidal Creeks using Self-Organizing Maps
Keaghan Muller – Is upland stream restoration working to improve water quality in tidal creek tributaries of the Lower Western Shore, MD