Delaware Bay Report Series
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The series consists of ten volumes published in 1973 which have as their overall purpose to report upon the present state of knowledge concerning the Delaware Bay system. The system is understood to include both natural and socio-economic elements; thus it covers topics from history and land use through physics, chemistry and biology of the bay.
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Item Baseline study plans(Newark, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware., 1973) Polis, Dennis F.The outline plan of a comprehensive and coordinated five-year study of the scientific and engineering aspects of Delaware Bay is presented in this volume. Specifications are provided for many subprojects, while others are simply outlined. The thrust of the study is the production of a crude overall predictive model for the physical and biological aspects of the bay system.Item History, Land Ownership, and Laws, Including a Survey of Maps Prior to 1840(Newark, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware., 1973) Natural and Historic Resource Associates; Polis, Dennis F.Volume 2 addresses itself to three areas of marine affairs vital for an understanding of the bay system. In the first part, the history of the region is discussed, with special emphasis on the role of waterborne transportation in the formation of land-use patterns. The second part delves into land ownership and use in the coastal margin around the bay. The third part reviews the state and federal laws available for the management of the bay.Item Inventory and Evaluation of Information on Delaware Bay(Newark, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware., 1973) University of Delaware, College of Marine Studies.; Polis, Dennis F.The volume which the reader has in his hands is designed to provide a starting point for those wishing to become acquainted with the bay. It reviews briefly the present research on the bay, the general availability and quality of data (including maps and aerial photography); technical, research, and advisory groups dealing with the bay; and finally future plans and proposals for the bay region.Item Physical oceanography and Chemical oceanography(Newark, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware., 1973) Szekielda., Karl-Heinz; Polis, Dennis F.; Kupferman, Stuart L.The physical and chemical environment of the bay system is dealt with in this two-part report. Part one provides fundamental information on the morphology, tides, currents, salinity and temperature of Delaware Bay. The spatial and temporal variability of these factors are discussed and most of the available data is summarized. Part two treats the chemistry of the Delaware Estuary. Averaged over a two-year period, data on chloride, chromium, iron, chlorophyll, phenols, oxygen, phosphate, and nitrite are presented and discussed in terms of hydrographic conditions and biochemical reactions.Item Trace Metal Geochemistry of Estuarine Sediments(Newark, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware., 1973) Strom, Richard N.; Bopp III, Frederick; Biggs, Robert B.; Lepple, Frederick K.; Polis, Dennis F.This volume consists of three sections. The first part of this volume relates to the general distribution and composition of fine-grained sediments in the bay. In the second section, the relationship between the character of the fine-grained sediments and trace metal levels is developed. The third attempts to evaluate domestic sewage discharge as a source of metals in the estuarine environment.