Volume 21 | Number 4 | December 2008

Special Issue on Coastal Ocean Processes

SPECIAL ISSUE FEATURES

INTRODUCTION

Coastal Ocean Processes Program: Advancing Interdisciplinary Research and
Technology Development
R.A. Jahnke, M.R. Roman, and K.H. Brink. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):18–21, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.01.

TURBULANCE, TRANSFER, AND EXCHANGE

Small-Scale Processes in the Coastal Ocean
J.N. Moum, J.D. Nash, and J.M. Klymak. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):22–33, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.02.
      > Science Box. Varicose Waves | E. Shroyer
      > Science Box. Turbulence in River Plumes | L. Kilcher

Investigations of Air-Sea Gas Exchange in the CoOP Coastal Air-Sea Chemical
Exchange Project
J.B. Edson, M.D. DeGrandpre, N. Frew, and W.R. McGillis. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):34–45, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.03.
      > Science Box. Maybe It's Not Just About Air-Water Gas Exchange | R.A. Jahnke

ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE

New Insights into the Controls and Mechanisms of Plankton Productivity in
Coastal Upwelling Waters of the Northern California Current System
R.M. Kudela, N.S. Banas, J.A. Barth, E.R. Frame, D.A. Jay, J.L. Largier, E.J. Lessard, T.D. Peterson, and A.J. Vander Woude. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):46–59, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.04.
      > Science Box. The Wind-Driven Coastal Ocean: Now in High-Def | J.A. Barth, J.M. Bane,
         S.D. Pierce, and S.M. Haines

Coastal Sediment Dynamics and River Discharge as Key Factors Influencing Coastal Ecosystem Productivity in Southeastern Lake Michigan
S.E. Lohrenz, G.L. Fahnenstiel, O. Schofield, and D.F. Millie. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):60–69, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.05.

Biological Responses in a Dynamic Buoyant River Plume
M.A. Moline, T.K. Frazer, R. Chant, S. Glenn, C.A. Jacoby, J.R. Reinfelder, J. Yost, M. Zhou, and O. Schofield. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):70–89, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.06.
      > Science Box. Estimating Rates of Microzooplankton Grazing | T.K. Frazer and C.A. Jacoby

Why is the Northern End of the California Current System So Productive?
B.M. Hickey and N.S. Banas. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):90–107, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.07.

CONSEQUENCES OF SEASONAL FORCING

The Decadal View of the Mid-Atlantic Bight from the COOLroom:
Is Our Coastal System Changing?
O. Schofield, R. Chant, B. Cahill, R. Castelao, D. Gong, A. Kahl, J. Kohut, M. Montes-Hugo, R. Ramadurai, P. Ramey, X. Yi, and S. Glenn. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):108–117, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.08.

Winter-Spring Storms and Their Influence on Sediment Resuspension, Transport, and Accumulation Patterns in Southern Lake Michigan
B.J. Eadie, J.A. Robbins, J.V. Klump, D.J. Schwab, and D.N. Edgington. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):118–135, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.09.

OBSERVING TECHNOLOGIES AND MODELS

Progress in Coastal Ocean Modeling During CoOP
R.M. Samelson, J.S. Allen, and P. MacCready. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):136–147, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.10.
      > Science Box. Physical-Biological Coupling
      > Science Box. Data Assimilation and Coastal Ocean Dynamics

Dispersal of the Hudson River Plume in the New York Bight: Synthesis of Observational and Numerical Studies During LaTTE
R.J. Chant, J. Wilkin, W. Zhang, B.-J. Choi, E. Hunter, R. Castelao, S. Glenn, J. Jurisa, O. Schofield, R. Houghton, J. Kohut, T.K. Frazer, and M.A. Moline. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):148–161, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.11.

Dynamics of Seafloor Processes: Advances from Benthic Observing Technologies
D.B. Jahnke and R.A. Jahnke. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):162–163, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.12.

Monitoring the Seafloor Using the Noninvasive Eddy Correlation Technique: Integrated Benthic Exchange Dynamics
P. Berg and M. Huettel. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):164–167, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.13.

Quantifying Benthic Exchange of Fine Sediment via Continuous, Noninvasive Measurements of Settling Velocity and Bed Erodibility
C.T. Friedrichs, G.M. Cartwright, and P.J. Dickhudt. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):168–172, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.14.

Kilo Nalu: Physical/Biogeochemical Dynamics Above and Within Permeable Sediments
F.J. Sansone, G. Pawlak, T.P. Stanton, M.A. McManus, B.T. Glazer, E.H. DeCarlo, M. Bandet, J. Sevadjian, K. Stierhoff, C. Colgrove, A.B. Hebert, and I.C. Chen. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):173–178, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.15.

Forcing and Dynamics of Seafloor-Water Column Exchange on a Broad Continental Shelf
W.B. Savidge, A. Gargett, R.A. Jahnke, J.R. Nelson, D.K. Savidge, R.T. Short, and G. Voulgaris. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):179–184, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.16.

REGULAR ISSUE FEATURE

On the Movement of Beluga Whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska: Simulations of Tidal and Environmental Impacts Using a Hydrodynamic Inundation Model
T. Ezer, R. Hobbs, and L.-Y. Oey. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):186–195, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.17.

DEPARTMENTS

QUARTERDECK | In Review—NOT (with an exception)
E.S. Kappel. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):5, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.18.

FROM THE PRESIDENT | Questions for TOS Members
C. Thoroughgood. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):7, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.19.

TRENDS | The Business of Ocean Science
M. Leinen. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):8–9, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.20.

COMMENTARY | Ocean Literacy—There's More to it Than Content
C. Cudaback. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):10–11, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.21.

RIPPLE MARKS—THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY | Newest UNESCO World Heritage Site •
DNA Barcoding Reaches the Deep Sea • Ahoy, Matey: Here Be Pirates • Nature's Investment Bank
C.L. Dybas. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):12–15, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.22.

FROM THE GUEST EDITORS
R.A. Jahnke and D.B. Jahnke. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):17, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.23.

HANDS-ON OCEANOGRAPHY | A Tabletop Demonstration of Atmospheric Dynamics:
Baroclinic Instability
B.T. Nadiga and J.M. Aurnou. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):196–201, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.24.

THE OCEANOGRAPHY CLASSROOM | Working Away From Home—The First Installment
S. Boxall. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):202–204, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.25.

BOOK REVIEW | Microbial Ecology of the Oceans (Second Edition)
L.R. Pomeroy. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):205–206, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.26.

BOOK REVIEW | Oceans Past: Management Insights from the History of Marine Animal Populations
M.J. Fogarty. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):206–208, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.27.

BOOK REVIEW | Climate Change: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Second Edition)
R. Wust. 2008. Oceanography 21(4):208–209, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.28.

AWARDS | The 2008 Jerlov Award Presented to T. Waterman
2008. Oceanography 21(4):210–211.