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
DEPARTMENTS
QUARTERDECK • A Crew Change
By
Charles A. Nittrouer
REVIEW AND COMMENT • The Study of Mixing in the Ocean: A Brief History
By
Michael C. Gregg
SOCIETY SOUNDINGS • President's Report
By
D. James Baker