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Flushing Times for 13 Coastal Bays in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (Du et al. 2026)
Flushing time is a critical transport timescale used to quantify the renewal of water within coastal systems. Currently, systematic estimates of flushing times for most coastal bays in the Northern Gulf of Mexico are lacking. To address this, we conducted over 9,000 model simulations to generate a 20-year time series (2000–2019) of flushing times for 13 major coastal bays in the region.
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The Role of Shelf-Wide Circulation on Coastal Flushing Time (Hua et al. 2025)
While coastal flushing is primarily driven by river discharge, tides, and local circulation, deep-ocean dynamics—specifically shelf-wide circulation—can significantly influence how efficiently exiting water is transported away from bay mouths. This study investigates how model grid resolution affects the representation of shelf-wide circulation and, consequently, its impact on calculated flushing times.