Browsing School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences by Title
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Shoreline survey ; Great Peconic, Little Peconic, Gardiners, and Napeague Bays
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1977)from the abstract, "The beaches and bluffs along Great Peconic, Little Peconic, Gardiners and Napeague Bays have attained their present form through a long erosional history. Changes in shoreline configuration have been ... -
Some possible futures of Long Island Sound
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the introduction, ". . .In this paper we explore the range of those possible futures. Since the possible futures will depend primarily upon people and their activities, we first review the population and land use ... -
Some possible futures of Long Island Sound
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the discussion, "We will have to wait and see how good our scenarios for Long Island Sound are,but we are convinced that the strategy can be applied to environmental problems with good results." -
Some thoughts on garbage and trash through the ages
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985-08-31)from document, ". . .Throughout man's history he has been faced with the problem of disposing his garbage in an efficient, ecologically sound manner. In over a,ooo years man has not been able to solve this dilemna. Perhaps ... -
A spatial and seasonal study of the benthic fauna of the Lower Bay of New York Harbor
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1989)from the introduction, ". . .In carrying out this empirical analysis, we felt that further progress toward identifying a site for a containment island was limited in part by inadequacies in the benthic data base available ... -
Status of the fisheries of the Middle Atlantic Bight region.
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1979)from the introduction, "For the purposes of this paper, the Middle Atlantic Bight region is defined as those parts of United States Atlantic coastal waters from New York to Virginia inclusive and out to the edge of the ... -
Stony Brook Harbor: an interdisciplinary analysis
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1977)from abstract, "Increasing and competing demands upon lands and waters of our coastal zone necessitate development of a management plan stressing wise use of those resources. The first step in developing such a plan is the ... -
Stony Brook Mill Pond Project : results and discussion
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985)from preface, ". . . This document summarizes the results of a [immunological] survey of the Mill Pond in the Village of Stony Brook, NY conducted from June, 1984 through May 1985. This project was initiated at the request ... -
Studies in the Lower Bay of New York Harbor associated with the burial of dredged sediment in subaqueous borrow pits
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1986)from the abstract, "Subaqueous burial is a viable disposal alternative for isolating and containing dredged sediment. Although no large scale project of this type has been done, studies in New York Harbor and elsewhere ... -
Suffolk County's hard clam industry : an overview and an analysis of management alternatives : a report of a study
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985-12-23)from the table of contents, "major findings. . .history and current status of the hard clam fisheries in Suffolk county; a selection of management alternatives for individual water bodies; information priorities; the hard ... -
Suffolk County’s hard clam industry :an overview and an analysis of management alternatives
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985-04-30)A selection of sections from the preliminary report of a study by the Coastal Ocean Science and Management Alternatives (COSMA) Program of the Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York -
A suggestion for anticipating alterations in wave action on shores consequent upon changes in water depths in harbors and coastal waters
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1979)from the introduction, "The most important fact to keep in mind is that ocean surface waves, like any waves, transmit energy. In the end, that energy, whose original source was the energy of the wind, is expended on the ... -
A summary concerning the newly adopted Practical Salinity Scale, 1978, and the International Equation of State of Seawater, 1980
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1982)A summary of the meeting held in Sidney, B.C., Canada, 1-5 September 1980, the UNESCO/ICES/SCOR/IAPSO Joint Panel on Oceanogrpahic Tables and Standards (JPOTS) adopted a new practical salinity scale, and a new equation of ... -
Summary of a sea level forum
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1989-02)from the introduction, "On December 14, 1988. a forum was held to explore the regional implications of a rising sea associated with the Greenhouse Effect. The forum was co-sponsored by the State University of New York's ... -
Surficial sediment and seagrasses of eastern Great South Bay, N. Y.
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the abstract, ". . .a study was conducted of the sediments in eastern Great South Bay from Homans Creek east to Smith Point. A total of 186 stations were sampled in the open bay and in channels, creeks and rivers. . ... -
Survey of the technical literature on the marine finfishery resources of the Peconic/Gardiners Bay system, New York, 1900-1984 : with recommendations for resources conservation and study /
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985-04)from the summary, "This report is an inventory of the main sources of technical and scientific information published during this century (1900-1984) on the fishes (biology and life history) and finfisheries of the ... -
Suspended sediment in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1977)from the introduction, ". . .The primary purposes of this report are: to briefly review the dredging history of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, to summarize our suspended sediment observations in tabular and graphical ... -
Textural properties of surficial sediments of Lower Bay of New York Habor
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1979)from the introduction, "This is one o f a series of reports on the sand and gravel resources of the Lower Bay of New York Harbor and the environmental effects of mining in this area. The objective of this r eport is to ... -
The thermal inertia of the sea surface
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985-04)from the Introduction ". . .In this paper, I develop indices of the stability of sea surface temperature to heat loss, that are independent of atmospheric conditions. An examination of the variations of these indices with ... -
Thermal resistance characteristics of early life history stages of finfish from Long Island waters
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1979-07)from the abstract, "Eggs and larvae of finfish from Long Island (New York) waters were subjected to elevated temperature shocks in a square wave exposure experimental design to determine their thermal resistance ...
