This $449,343 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), a private, non-profit ocean research organization located in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
The award funds collaborative research to quantify tidal dispersion and identify the underlying physical mechanisms controlling the salinity distribution in the oligohaline (low salinity) reach of the Delaware River Estuary. The research will combine in-situ and shipboard observations, dye release studies, and high-resolution modeling to examine how bathymetric features and anthropogenic modifications to the estuary impact transport processes in this critical transition zone between the estuary and tidal river. The project aims to develop a process-based understanding of how these transport dynamics may evolve with climate change and continued development, which is critical for managing drinking water supplies drawn from the tidal river. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
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