Oceanography The Official Magazine of
The Oceanography Society

Volume 04 | Number 1 | April 1991

On the Cover: Aerial view of pororoca, or Amazonian tidal bore, as it moves along the coast just north of the river mouth. Tidal currents are responsible for much erosion and transport of sediment on the Amazon shelf, but especially along the coast near the river mouth. The name pororoca is derived from the native word for "'big noise." (Photo by Gilberto T. M. Dias)
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REGULAR ISSUE FEATURES

AmasSeds: An Interdisciplinary Investigation of a Complex Coastal Environment
By Charles A. Nittrouer , David J. DeMaster, Alberto G. Figueiredo, and James M. Rine

The Physical Oceanography of the Amazon Outflow
By W. Rockwell Geyer, Robert C. Beardsley, Julio Candela , Belmiro M. Castro , Richard V. Legeckis, Steven J. Lentz , Richard Limeburner, Luis B. Miranda , and John H. Trowbridge

Geochemical Processes Occurring in the Waters at the Amazon River/Ocean Boundary
By David J. DeMaster , Brent A. McKee, Willard S. Moore, David M. Nelson, William J. Showers, and Walker O. Smith Jr.

Distribution and Characteristics of Suspended Sediment on the Amazon Shelf
By Gail C. Kineke , Richard W. Sternberg, David A. Cacchione , Kate Kranck , and David E. Drake

Biogeochemical Processes in Amazon Shelf Sediments
By Robert C. Aller, Josephine Y. Aller , Neal E. Blair, James E. Mackin, Peter D. Rude, Ian Stupakoff, Sambasiva Patchineelam, Susan E. Boehme , and Bastiaan Knoppers

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Amazon Continental Shelf
By Charles A. Nittrouer, Steven A. Kuehl , James M. Rine, Alberto G. Figueiredo , L. Ercilio C. Faria , Gilberto T.M. Dias, M. Augusta M. Silva, Mead A. Allison, Thomas D. Pacioni , Marylin P. Segall , Ellen C. Underkoffler, Heloisa V. Borges, and Odete F. Silveira