This literature review surveys published models of hydrodynamics, sediment transport, water quality, and ecosystems in estuaries and intertidal wetlands. The review was based on the needs and problems of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CE) in the coastal zone as revealed by a survey of CE Field Offices with coastal responsibility. In addition, a workshop, conducted in New Orleans in June 1979, assessing the state of the art in understanding and modeling estuarine and wetland processes, served to define the scope of the literature review. (Author).

This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop entitled 'Wetland and Estuarine Processes and Water Quality Modeling, ' held on 18-20 June 1979 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The workshop was organized by Science Applications, Inc. (SAI), under the sponsorship of the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) as part of the Corps of Engineers' Environmental Impact Research Program. In addition, this report includes recommendations for possible future research that emerged as a result of the presentations and discussions held during the workshop and two other studies performed under the contract: a survey of marine wetland and estuarine water quality and ecological problems in Corps of Engineers Field Offices; and a survey and review of published literature in the fields of hydrodynamics, water quality, and ecosystem modeling as applied to estuaries, coastal bays, and salt marshes. (Author).

Estuarine Ecohydrology focuses on the principal components of an estuary. The book demonstrates how one can quantify an estuarine ecosystem's ability to cope with human stresses. The theories, models, and real-world solutions covered will serve as a toolkit for designing a management plan for the ecologically sustainable development of an estuary. This book is organized into seven chapters dealing with topics such as estuarine water circulation; estuarine sediment dynamics; tidal wetlands; estuarine food webs; and ecohydrology models and solutions. Although each chapter contains rigorous specialist knowledge, it is presented in an accessible way that encourages multi-disciplinary collaboration between such fields as hydrology, ecology and mathematical modeling. Estuarine Ecohydrology is appropriate for use as a textbook and as a reference for researchers; advanced undergraduate and graduate students in marine biology, oceanography, coastal management, and coastal engineering; coastal developers; resources managers, shipping operators; and those involved in estuarine fisheries and sustainable development communities. * Appropriate for use as a textbook and as a reference* Focuses on the principal components of an estuary* Presents theories, models, and real-world solutions to serve as a toolkit for designing a management plan for the ecologically sustainable development of an estuary