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Projected evolution of California's San Francisco Bay-Delta-river system in a century of climate change by Cloern, James E, Knowles, Noah, Brown, Larry R, Cayan, Daniel, Dettinger, Michael D, Morgan, Tara L, Schoellhamer, David H, Stacey, Mark T, van der Wegen, Mick, Wagner, R Wayne, Jassby, Alan D

“…Accumulating evidence shows that the planet is warming as a response to human emissions of greenhouse gases. Strategies of adaptation to climate change will…”
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Sudden Clearing of Estuarine Waters upon Crossing the Threshold from Transport to Supply Regulation of Sediment Transport as an Erodible Sediment Pool is Depleted: San Francisco Bay, 1999 by Schoellhamer, David H.

“…The quantity of suspended sediment in an estuary is regulated either by transport, where energy or time needed to suspend sediment is limiting, or by supply,…”
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Discontinuous hindcast simulations of estuarine bathymetric change: A case study from Suisun Bay, California by Ganju, Neil K., Jaffe, Bruce E., Schoellhamer, David H.

“…Simulations of estuarine bathymetric change over decadal timescales require methods for idealization and reduction of forcing data and boundary conditions…”
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The Effect of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Expansion on a Declining Turbidity Trend in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta by Hestir, Erin Lee, Schoellhamer, David H., Greenberg, Jonathan, Morgan-King, Tara, Ustin, Susan L.

“…Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) has well-documented effects on water clarity. SAV beds can slow water movement and reduce bed shear stress, promoting…”
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Modeling Tidal Freshwater Marsh Sustainability in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Under a Broad Suite of Potential Future Scenarios by Swanson, Kathleen, Drexler, Judith, Fuller, Christopher, Schoellhamer, David

“…In this paper, we report on the adaptation and application of a one-dimensional marsh surface elevation model, the Wetland Accretion Rate Model of Ecosystem…”
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Tidal Asymmetry in Ocean-Boundary Flux and In-Estuary Trapping of Suspended Sediment Following Watershed Storms: San Francisco Estuary, California, USA by Downing-Kunz, Maureen A., Work, Paul A., Schoellhamer, David H.

“…Suspended-sediment flux at the ocean boundary of the San Francisco Estuary—the Golden Gate—was measured over a tidal cycle following peak watershed runoff from…”
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Correction to: Tidal Asymmetry in Ocean-Boundary Flux and In-Estuary Trapping of Suspended Sediment Following Watershed Storms: San Francisco Estuary, California, USA by Downing-Kunz, Maureen A., Work, Paul A., Schoellhamer, David H.

“…A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-021-00937-y…”
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Sediment transport in the San Francisco Bay Coastal System: An overview by Barnard, Patrick L., Schoellhamer, David H., Jaffe, Bruce E., McKee, Lester J.

“…The papers in this special issue feature state-of-the-art approaches to understanding the physical processes related to sediment transport and geomorphology of…”
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Wetland Accretion Rate Model of Ecosystem Resilience (WARMER) and Its Application to Habitat Sustainability for Endangered Species in the San Francisco Estuary by Swanson, Kathleen M, Drexler, Judith Z, Schoellhamer, David H, Thorne, Karen M, Casazza, Mike L, Overton, Cory T, Callaway, John C, Takekawa, John Y

“…Salt marsh faunas are constrained by specific habitat requirements for marsh elevation relative to sea level and tidal range. As sea level rises, changes in…”
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Adjustment of the San Francisco estuary and watershed to decreasing sediment supply in the 20th century by Schoellhamer, David H., Wright, Scott A., Drexler, Judith Z.

“…The general progression of human land use is an initial disturbance (e.g., deforestation, mining, agricultural expansion, overgrazing, and urbanization) that…”
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A step decrease in sediment concentration in a highly modified tidal river delta following the 1983 El Niño floods by Hestir, Erin L., Schoellhamer, David H., Morgan-King, Tara, Ustin, Susan L.

“…Anthropogenic activities in watersheds can have profound effects on sediment transport through river systems to estuaries. Disturbance in a watershed combined…”
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Implications for Future Survival of Delta Smelt from Four Climate Change Scenarios for the Sacramento—San Joaquin Delta, California by Brown, Larry R., Bennett, William A., Wagner, R. Wayne, Morgan-King, Tara, Knowles, Noah, Feyrer, Frederick, Schoellhamer, David H., Stacey, Mark T., Dettinger, Michael

“…Changes in the position of the low salinity zone, a habitat suitability index, turbidity, and water temperature modeled from four 100-year scenarios of climate…”
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The use of modeling and suspended sediment concentration measurements for quantifying net suspended sediment transport through a large tidally dominated inlet by Erikson, Li H., Wright, Scott A., Elias, Edwin, Hanes, Daniel M., Schoellhamer, David H., Largier, John

“…Sediment exchange at large energetic inlets is often difficult to quantify due complex flows, massive amounts of water and sediment exchange, and environmental…”
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A sediment budget for the southern reach in San Francisco Bay, CA: Implications for habitat restoration by Shellenbarger, Gregory G., Wright, Scott A., Schoellhamer, David H.

“…The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is overseeing the restoration of about 6000ha of former commercial salt-evaporation ponds to tidal marsh and…”
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Suspended-Sediment Flux and Retention in a Backwater Tidal Slough Complex near the Landward Boundary of an Estuary by Morgan-King, Tara L., Schoellhamer, David H.

“…Backwater tidal sloughs are commonly found at the landward boundary of estuaries. The Cache Slough complex is a backwater tidal region within the Upper…”
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Hindcasting of decadal-timescale estuarine bathymetric change with a tidal-timescale model by Ganju, Neil K., Schoellhamer, David H., Jaffe, Bruce E.

“…Hindcasting decadal‐timescale bathymetric change in estuaries is prone to error due to limited data for initial conditions, boundary forcing, and calibration;…”
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Seasonal variations in suspended-sediment dynamics in the tidal reach of an estuarine tributary by Downing-Kunz, Maureen A., Schoellhamer, David H.

“…Quantifying sediment supply from estuarine tributaries is an important component of developing a sediment budget, and common techniques for estimating supply…”
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Decadal-Timescale Estuarine Geomorphic Change Under Future Scenarios of Climate and Sediment Supply by Ganju, Neil K., Schoellhamer, David H.

“…Future estuarine geomorphic change, in response to climate change, sea-level rise, and watershed sediment supply, may govern ecological function, navigation,…”
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Suspended-Sediment Trapping in the Tidal Reach of an Estuarine Tributary Channel by Downing-Kunz, Maureen A., Schoellhamer, David H.

“…Evidence of decreasing sediment supply to estuaries and coastal oceans worldwide illustrates the need for accurate and updated estimates. In the San Francisco…”
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Erosion characteristics and horizontal variability for small erosion depths in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, California, USA by Schoellhamer, David H., Manning, Andrew J., Work, Paul A.

“…Erodibility of cohesive sediment in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (Delta) was investigated with an erosion microcosm. Erosion depths in the Delta and…”
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