Publications

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Piffer Braga, A., D. G. Macdonald, N. Delatolas, L. Goodman, K. Huguenard, M. M. Whitney, K. Cole, and P. Spicer^. High-Resolution Sampling of a River Plume Front with Uncrewed Underwater and Aerial Vehicles. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 42 (11), jtech-d-24-0121.1.

Glass, L. C.*, M. M. Whitney, and Peter Linderoth. Links between High Fecal Indicator Bacteria Levels and Rain, Wind, and Tides at Connecticut Beaches. Ocean and Coastal Management, 266, 107664.

Whitney, M. M. Icelandic Riverine Freshwater Distribution, Offshore Export, and Alongshelf Connectivity. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 319, 109266.

Spicer, P.^, K. Huguenard, N. L. Jones, A. Piffer Braga^, D. G. Macdonald, M. M. Whitney, and K. L. Cole. Nonlinear Internal Wave Mixing Observations Within the Interior of a River Plume. Estuaries and Coasts, 48 (6), 12237-025-01575-4.

Barrett, L.^, P. Vlahos, M. McGuinness^, M. M. Whitney, and J. Vaudrey. Droughts and Deluges: Changes in River Discharge and the Carbonate Chemistry of an Urbanized Temperate Estuary. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1398087.

Whitney, M. M. Wind-Enhanced Separation of Large-Scale River Plumes From Coastal Corners. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129 (7), 2024jc020969.

Whitney, M. M., P. Spicer^, D. MacDonald, K. D. Huguenard, K. L. Cole, Y. Jia*, N. Delatolas, 2024. Mixing of the Connecticut River plume during ambient flood tides: Spatial heterogeneity and contributions of bottom‐generated and interfacial mixing. J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 129(3), e2023JC020423.

Liu, M., R. P. Mason, P. Vlahos, M. M. Whitney, Q. Zhang, J. K. Warren, X. Wang, Z. Baumann, 2023. Riverine discharge fuels the production of methylmercury in a large temperate estuary. Environmental Science & Technology, doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c00473.

Delatolas, N., D. G. MacDonald, L. Goodman, M. M. Whitney, K. Huguenard, K. Cole, 2023. Comparison of structure and turbulent mixing between lateral and leading-edge river plume fronts: Microstructure observations from a T-REMUS AUV. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, 283, 108234.

Whitney, M. M., 2023. Separation of the Icelandic Coastal Current from the Reykjanes Peninsula. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, 280, 108163.

Whitney, M. M., 2022. Observed and projected global warming pressure on coastal hypoxia. Biogeosciences, 19, 4479-4497.

Spicer, P.^, K. Huguenard, K. L. Cole, D. G. MacDonald, M. M. Whitney, 2022. Evolving Interior Mixing Regimes in a Tidal River Plume. Geophys. Res. Letters, e2022GL099633.

Spicer, P.^, K. Huguenard, K. L. Cole, D. G. MacDonald, M. M. Whitney, 2022. Wind Effects on Near and Midfield Mixing in Tidally Pulsed River Plumes. J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 127(5), e2022JC018462.

Whitney, M. M., Y. Jia*, K. L. Cole, D. MacDonald, K. D. Huguenard, 2021. Freshwater composition and connectivity of the Connecticut River plume during ambient flood tides. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 747191.

Spicer, P.^, K. L. Cole, K. Huguenard, D. G. MacDonald, M. M. Whitney, 2021. The Effect of Bottom-Generated Tidal Mixing on Tidally Pulsed River Plumes. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 51(7), 2223-2241.

Whitney, M. M. and P. Vlahos, 2021. Reducing Hypoxia in an Urban Estuary Despite Climate Warming. Environmental Science & Technology, 55(2), 941-951.

Deignan-Schmidt, S.R.*, M. M. Whitney, and Y. Jia*, 2021. Influences of Islands and Shoals on Coastal Water Properties, Flushing Time, and Dispersion Within Western Long Island Sound. Estuaries and Coasts, 44, 991-1009.

Whitney, M. M. and Y. Jia* 2020. Solutions for Subtidal Flow in Channels and Estuaries Under Different Integral Constraints. J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 125, 10.1029/2020JC016076.

Menniti, C.*, M. M. Whitney, S. R. Deignan-Schmidt*, 2020. The Importance of Offshore Exchange for Water Temperatures in Norwalk Harbor. Estuaries and Coasts, 43, 787-808.

Byrd, A. L.^, P. Vlahos, M. M. Whitney, C. Menniti*, J. K. Warren, 2020. Tidally resolved observations of organic carbon exchange through Eastern Long Island Sound. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 232, 106463.

Vlahos, P., M. M. Whitney, C. Menniti*, J. R. Mullaney, J. Morrison, Y. Jia*, 2020. Nitrogen budgets of the Long Island Sound estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 232, 106493.

Snyder, J.T.^, M. M. Whitney, H. G. Dam, M. W. Jacobs, and H. Baumann, 2019. Citizen science observations reveal rapid, multi-decadal ecosystem changes in eastern Long Island Sound. Marine Environmental Research, 146, 80-88.

Jia, Y.* and M. M. Whitney, 2019. Summertime Connecticut River Water Pathways and Wind Impacts. J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 124(3), 1897-1914.

Sun, Q.*, M. M. Whitney, F. O. Bryan, and Y. H. Tseng, 2019. Assessing the skill of the improved treatment of riverine freshwater in the Community Earth System Model relative to a new salinity climatology. J. of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 11, 1189–1206.

Lombardo, K., E. Sinsky^, J. Edson, and M. M. Whitney, 2018. Sensitivity of offshore surface fluxes and sea breezes to the spatial distribution of sea-surface temperature. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 166, 475-502.

Elmoznino, J.^, P. Vlahos, and M. M. Whitney, 2018. Occurrence and partitioning behavior of perfluoroalkyl acids in wastewater effluent discharging into the Long Island Sound. Environmental Pollution, 243, 453-461.

Deignan-Schmidt, S.R.* and M. M. Whitney, 2018. A Model Study on the Summertime Distribution of River Waters in Long Island Sound. Estuaries and Coasts, 41, 1002-1020.

Sun, Q.*, M. M. Whitney, F. O. Bryan, Y. H. Tseng, 2017. A box model for representing estuarine physical processes in Earth system models. Ocean Modelling, 112, pp.139-153.

Vlahos, P. and M. M. Whitney, 2017. Organic carbon patterns and budgets in the Long Island Sound estuary. Limnology and Oceanography, 62(S1).

Whitney, M. M., D. S. Ullman, and D. L. Codiga. 2016. Subtidal Exchange in Eastern Long Island Sound. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 46, 2351–2371.

Lombardo, K., E. Sinsky^, Y. Jia, M. M. Whitney, and J. Edson, 2016. Sensitivity of simulated sea breezes to initial conditions in complex coastal regions. Monthly Weather Review, 144 (4), 1299-1320.

Tseng, Y. -heng, F. O. Bryan, and M. M. Whitney, 2016. Impacts of the representation of riverine freshwater input in the community earth system model. Ocean Modelling, 105, S1463500316300786, doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2016.08.002.

Raub, K.B.^, P. Vlahos, M. M. Whitney., 2015. Comparison of marine sampling methods for organic contaminants: Passive samplers, water extractions, and live oyster deployment. Marine Environmental Research, 109:148-158.

Whitney, M. M., Y. Jia*, P. M. McManus*, C. J. Kunz*. 2014. Sill effects on physical dynamics in eastern Long Island Sound. Ocean Dynam., 43, 443-458.

O’Donnell, J., R. Wilson, K. Lwiza, M. M. Whitney, W. F. Bohlen, D. Codiga, D. Fribance^, T. Fake, M. Bowman, J. Varekamp, 2014: The Physical Oceanography of Long Island Sound. in Long Island Sound Prospects for an Urban Season , Latimer et al (eds).

Whitney, M. M., D. L. Codiga, D. S. Ullman, P. M. McManus and R. Jiorle*. 2012. Tidal Cycles in Stratification and Shear and Their Relationship to Gradient Richardson Number and Eddy Viscosity Variations in Estuaries. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 42, 1124-1133.

Whitney, M. M., D. Codiga. 2011. Response of a large stratified estuary to winds: Observations, theory, and simulations of Long Island Sound. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 41, 1308-1327.

Xia, M., L. Xie, L. J. Pietrafesa, and M. M. Whitney, 2011: The ideal response of a Gulf of Mexico estuary plume to wind forcing: Its connection with salt flux and a Lagrangian view, J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 116, C8.

Whitney, M. M. 2010. A study on the variability of river discharge and salinity in the Mid-Atlantic Bight and Long Island Sound. Cont. Shelf Res., 30, 305-318.

Whitney, M. M. and J. S. Allen, 2009: Coastal wind-driven circulation in the vicinity of a bank: Part 1. Modeling flow over idealized banks, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 39, 1273-1297.

Whitney, M. M. and J. S. Allen, 2009: Coastal wind-driven circulation in the vicinity of a bank: Part 2. Modeling flow over the Heceta Bank complex, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 39, 1298-1316.

Rice, A. E., M. M. Whitney, R. W. Garvine, and P. Huq, 2008: Energetics in Delaware Bay: Comparison of two box models with observations, J. Mar. Res., 66, 873-898.

Whitney, M. M. and R. W. Garvine, 2008: Estimating tidal current amplitudes outside estuaries and characterizing the zone of estuarine tidal influence, J. Continent. Res., 28, 280-290.

Garvine, R. W. and M. M. Whitney, 2006: An estuarine box model of freshwater delivery to the coastal ocean for use in climate models, J. Mar. Res., 64, 173-194.

Wetz, M. S., B. Hales, P. A. Wheeler, Z. Chase, and M. M. Whitney, 2006: Riverine input of macronutrients, iron, and organic matter to the coastal ocean off Oregon, USA, during the winter, Limnol. Oceanogr., 51, 2221-2231.

Whitney, M. M. and R. W. Garvine, 2006: Simulating a coastal buoyant outflow: Comparisons to observations, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 36, 3-21.

Whitney, M. M. and R. W. Garvine, 2005: Wind influence on the Delaware buoyant outflow, J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans,110, doi:10.1029/2003JC002261.

Tilburg, C. E., J. T. Reager, and M. M. Whitney, 2005: The physics of blue crab larval recruitment in Delaware Bay: A model study, J. Mar. Res., 63, 471-495.

Whitney, M. M., 2003: Simulating the Delaware Coastal Current, University of Delaware dissertation.