Publications

Jay, D. A., E. D. Zaron and J. Pan (2008), Initial Expansion of the Columbia River Tidal Plume 2008JC004996 . Submitted to J. Geophys. Res.  

Pan, J., and D. A. Jay (2008), Effects of ambient velocity shear on internal solitons and associated mixing at the Columbia River front, submitted to J. Geophys. Res.

Zaron, E. D., and D. A. Jay (2008) Mixing in the Tidal Plume of the Columbia River. Submitted to J. Geophys. Res.

Pan, J. and D. A. Jay (2008), A method for Triaxus ADCP velocity data processing, J. Atmos. Oceanogr. Technol., doi: 10.1175/2008JTECHO534.1.

Pan, J., and D. A. Jay, Dynamic characteristics and horizontal transports of internal solitons generated at the Columbia River plume front, Continental Shelf Research, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2008.01.002, 2008

Leffler, K.E., and D.A. Jay (2008) Enhancing tidal harmonic analysis: Robust (hybrid L1=L2) solutions. In press Continental Shelf Res.  

Pan, J., D. A. Jay, and P. M. Orton (2007), Analyses of internal solitary waves generated at the Columbia River plume front using SAR imagery, J. Geophys. Res., 112, C07014, doi:10.1029/2006JC003688.  

Jay, D. A., J. Pan, P. M. Orton, and A. Horner-Devine (2007) Asymmetry of tidal plume fronts in an eastern boundary current regime. In press Journal of Marine Systems.  

Chawla, A., D. A. Jay, A. M. Baptista, M. Wilkin, and C. Seaton (2007), "Seasonal variability and estuary-shelf interactions in circulation dynamics of a river-dominated estuary." Submitted to Estuaries and Coasts

Spahn, E.Y., A.R. Horner-Devine, J.D. Nash, D.A. Jay and L. Kilcher (2008) Particle re-suspension in the Columbia River plume near-field. Submitted to J. Geophys. Res., July 2008

Zhang, Y.J., A.M. Baptista, B. Hickey, B.C. Crump, D. Jay, M. Wilkin and C. Seaton (2008) Daily forecasts of Columbia River plume circulation: a tale of spring/summer cruises. Submitted to J. Geophys. Res.[Text; Tables;Figs] 

Naik, Pradeep K. and David A. Jay (2005), Estimation of Columbia River virgin flow: 1879 to 1928, Hydrol. Process. 19, 1807–1824.

Orton, P. M., and D. A. Jay (2005), Observations at the tidal plume front of a high-volume river outflow, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L11605, doi:10.1029/2005GL022372.

CoOP proposal River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems

Cudaback, Cynthia N. and David A. Jay. 2004. Lateral Variability and Forcing in the Columbia River Entrance Channel submitted to Estuaries

Orton, P.M., Jay, D.A., and Wilson, D.J., 2003. A multi-class suspended particulate matter calibration for bottom boundary layers. Submitted to Marine Geology.

Kukulka, T. and D.A. Jay., 2003. Impacts of Columbia River Discharge on Salmonid Habitat II. Changes in Shallow Water Habitat. VOL. 108, NO. C9, 3294, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans.

Kukulka, T. and D.A. Jay, 2003. Impacts of Columbia River Discharge on Salmonid Habitat I. A Non-Stationary Fluvial Tide Model.VOL. 108, NO. C9, 3293, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans.

Jay, D.A., and T. Kukulka. Revising the paradigm of tidal analysis -- the uses of non-stationary data. Submitted to Ocean Dynamics.

Jay, D. A., P. M. Orton, T. A. Chisholm, D. J. Wilson, A. M. V. Fain, J.McGinity, "Particle Trapping in Stratified Estuaries -- Definition of a Parameter Space", Submitted to Continental Shelf Research

Orton, P.M., Wilson, D., Jay, D.A., and Fain, A.M.V., 2002. High resolution sediment dynamics in salt-wedge estuaries. In: Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Workshop Report 2000, Gelfenbaum, G. and Kaminsky, G. (Eds.), U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report, 02-229, 308 pp.

Jay, D. A., and P. Naik, 2002, Climate effects on Columbia River sediment transport, pp. 97-106 in G. Gelfenbaum and G. Kaminsky, eds., Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Workshop Report 2000, US Geological Survey Open File Report, 02-229, 308 pp.

Jay, D. A., and P. Naik, 2002, Separating Human and Climate Impacts on Columbia River Hydrology and Sediment Transport, pp. 38-48 in G. Gelfenbaum and G. Kaminsky, eds., Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Workshop Report 2000, US Geological Survey Open File Report, 02-229, 308 pp.

Naik, P, and D. A. Jay, 2002, Estimation of the Columbia River virgin flow, pp. 68-73 in G. Gelfenbaum and G. Kaminsky, eds., Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Workshop Report 2000, US Geological Survey Open File Report, 02-229, 308 pp.

Fain, A.M.V., D. A. Jay, D. J. Wilson, P. M. Orton, and A. M. Baptista, 2001, Seasonal, monthly and tidal patterns of particulate matter dynamics in the Columbia River estuary, Estuaries 24: 770-786.

Orton, P.M. and Kineke, G.C. "Comparing calculated and observed vertical suspended sediment distributions from a Hudson River Estuary turbidity maximum". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2001, 52(3), 401-410. Abstract only

Cudaback, Cynthia N. and D. A. Jay, 2001, Tidal asymmetry in an estuarine pycnocline, 2, Transport J. Geophys. Res. 106: 2639-2652.

Cudaback, C. N., and D. A. Jay, 2000, Tidal asymmetry in an estuarine pycnocline: Depth and thickness, J. Geophys. Res. 105: 26,237-26,252.

Flinchem, E. P. and D. A. Jay, 2000, An introduction to wavelet transform tidal analysis meth-ods, Coast. Estuar. Shelf Sci. 51: 177-200.

Jay, D. A., W. R. Geyer and D. R. Montgomery, 2000, An ecological perspective on estuarine classification: Estuarine Science, A Synthetic Approach to Research and Practice, J. E. Hob-bie (ed.), Island Press, pp. 149-175.

Jay, D. A. and Flinchem, E. P., 1999, A comparison of methods for analysis of tidal records containing multi-scale non-tidal background energy, Contin. Shelf Res. 19: 1695-1732.

Cudaback, C. N. and D. A. Jay, 1996. Buoyant plume formation at the mouth of the Columbia River -- an example of internal hydraulic control?, Buoyancy Effects on Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics, ed. by D. G. Aubrey and C. Friedrichs, AGU Coastal and Estuarine Studies 53: 139-154.

Hickey, B. M., L. J. Pietrafesa, D. A. Jay and W. C. Boicourt, 1997, The Columbia River plume study: subtidal variability in the velocity and salinity field, J. Geophys. Res. 103: 10339-10368.

Jay, D. A., 1991, Estuarine salt conservation: a Lagrangian approach. Est. Coast Shelf Sci.32: 547-565.

Jay, D. A., 1991, Internal asymmetry and anharmonicity in estuarine flows. In: Progress in Tidal Hydrodynamics, ed. by B. B. Parker, John Wiley, pp. 521-543.

Jay, D. A., 1991, Green's law revisited: tidal long wave propagation in channels with strong topography. J. Geophys. Res. 96: 20,585-20,598.

Jay, D. A., 1995, Residence time, box models and shear fluxes in tidal channel flows, in Dyer, K. R. and R. J. Orth, Changes in Fluxes in Estuaries, Olsen and Olsen, Fredensborg, pp. 3-12.

Jay, D. A. and E. P. Flinchem, 1995. Wavelet transform analyses of non-stationary tidal cur-rents. Proceedings of The IEEE Fifth Working Conference on Current Measurement, A. E. Williams, ed., pp. 101-106.

Jay, D. A. and Flinchem, E. P., 1997, Interaction of fluctuating river flow with a barotropic tide: A test of wavelet tidal analysis methods, J. Geophys. Res. 102: 5705-5720.

Jay, D. A., B. S. Giese, and C. R. Sherwood, 1990, Energetics and sedimentary processes in the Columbia River Estuary. Prog. Oceanogr., 25: 157-174.

Jay, D. A. and J. D. Musiak, 1994, Particle trapping in estuarine turbidity maxima, J. Geophys. Res. 99: 20,446-61.

Jay, D. A. and J. D. Musiak, 1996, Internal Tidal Asymmetry in Channel Flows: Origins and Consequences. C. Pattiaratchi (ed.), Mixing Processes in Estuaries and Coastal Seas, an American Geophysical Union Coastal and Estuarine Sciences Monograph, pp. 219-258.

Jay, D. A., and others (LMER Scalar Transport Working Group), 1997, Estuarine scalar flux estimation revisited: a commentary on recent developments, Estuaries 20: 262-280.

Jay, D.A. and C.A. Simenstad, 1996. Downstream effects of water withdrawal in a small, high-gradient basin: erosion and deposition on the Skokomish River Delta, Estuaries 19: 501-517.

Jay, D. A. and J. D. Smith, 1990, Circulation, density distribution and neap-spring transitions in the Columbia River Estuary. Prog. Oceanogr. 25: 81-112.

Jay, D. A. and J. D. Smith, 1990, Residual circulation in shallow, stratified estuaries. I. Highly-stratified systems. J. Geophys. Res. 95: 711-732.

Jay, D. A. and J. D. Smith, 1990, Residual circulation in shallow, stratified estuaries. II. Weakly-stratified and partially-mixed systems. J. Geophys. Res. 95: 733-748.

Kay, D. J., D. A. Jay and J. D. Musiak, 1996. Salt transport through an estuarine cross-section calculated from moving vessel ADCP and CTD data Buoyancy Effects on Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics, in Buoyancy Effects on Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics, ed. by D. G. Aubrey and C. Friedrichs, AGU Coastal and Estuarine Studies 53:195-212.

LMER Coordinating Committee (W. Boynton, J. T. Hollibaugh, D. Jay, M. Kemp, J. Kremer, C. Simenstad, S. V. Smith, I. Valiela), 1992, Understanding changes in coastal environments: the Land Margin Ecosystems Research Program, EOS 73: 481-485.

Sherwood, C. R., D. A. Jay, R. B. Harvey, P. Hamilton and C. A. Simenstad, 1990. Historical changes in the Columbia river estuary. Progr. Oceanogr. 25: 271-297.

Simenstad, C. A., D. A. Jay, and C. R. Sherwood, 1992, Impacts of watershed management on land-margin ecosystems: the Columbia River Estuary as a case study. In: R. Naimen, ed., New Perspectives for Watershed Management - Balancing Long-term Sustainability with Cumulative Environmental Change, Springer-Verlag, New York, pp. 266-306.

Simenstad, C.A., D. Reed, D.A. Jay, F. Prahl, L. Small and J.A. Baross, 1994, LMER in the Columbia River Estuary: an interdisciplinary approach to investigating couplings between hydrological, geochemical and ecological processes, In: K.R. Dyer and R. J. Orth eds., Changing Particle Fluxes in Estuaries: Implications from Science to Management, Olsen and Olsen, Friedensborg, pp. 437-444.

Simenstad, C.A., L. Small C. D. McIntire, D. A. Jay, and C. R. Sherwood, 1990, Columbia River estuary studies: an introduction to the estuary, a brief history, and prior studies, Progr. Oceanogr. 25: 1-14.

Giese, B. S. and D. A. Jay, 1989, Modelling tidal energetics of the Columbia River Estuary, Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 29: 549-571.

Jay, D. A. and J. D. Smith, 1988, Circulation in and classification of shallow, stratified estuaries. In: Physical Processes in Estuaries, J. Dronkers and W. van Leussen, pp. 21-41

Presentations

Jay, D.A., Orton, P.M., and Chisholm, T.A. 2002. Controls on the Efficiency of Estuarine Particle Trapping and their Ecosystem Implications (oral presentation). Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., abstract OS21D-09.

Orton, P.M., Jay, D.A., 2002. Structure and Propagation of the Outer Front of the Columbia River Plume (poster presentation). Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., abstract OS22B-0268.

Chisholm, T. and D.A. Jay, Suspended Sediment Composition and a Two-Component Aggregation Model. Poster presented to the Community Sediment Transport Model Workshop Williamsburg, VA Sept. 2002.

Wilson, D., T. Chisholm, and D.A. Jay. A Self-Organization Model of Ripple Formation. Poster presented to the Community Sediment Transport Model Workshop Williamsburg, VA Sept. 2002.

Jay, D.A., Orton, P.M., Farrenkopf, A., and Chisholm, T.A. 2002. Speculations Regarding Historical Changes in Columbia River Nutrient Export and Impacts on the California Current Ecosystem (oral presentation). East Pacific Ocean Conference, Mt. Hood, OR.

Orton, P.M, Jay, D.A, and Wilson, D.J., 2002. A multi-sensor approach to measuring size-specific sediment transport in bottom boundary layers (poster presentation). East Pacific Ocean Conference.

Orton, P.M., D.J. Wilson, D.A. Jay, and T.A. Chisholm, 2002. An inexpensive multi-sensor approach to measuring size-specific sediment transport in urban watersheds (poster presentation). The Pacific Estuarine Research Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR.

Tom Chisholm, Doug Wilson, David Jay, and Chris Sherwood. Bedform Imaging Near Gray's Harbor, WA. Poster presented at the Pacific Estuarine Research Society 2002 Spring Meeting, Portland OR.

Orton, P. M., D. A. Jay, R. L. Emmett, R. D. Brodeur, C. A. Morgan, T. M. Sanders, 2002 (oral presentation), Columbia River Plume Fronts and Their Influence on Juvenile Salmonids, EOS Trans. AGU 83(4), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS221N-07.

Jay, D. A., Orton, P.M., and D. J. Wilson, 2002 (oral presentation), Buoyant Plume Lift-off Zones as a Test of Coastal Sediment Transport Models, EOS Trans. AGU 83(4), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS22K-01.

Naik, P.K. and D.A. Jay, "Estimation of the Columbia River virgin flow (1879-1928)", SWCES Principal Investigators Workshop, Olympia, WA, November 2000.

Jay, D.A., P.K. Naik, and P.M. Orton, "Separating climate and anthropogenic effects on the Columbia River, estuary and plume, 1858-1999", EPOC, Vancouver Island, September 2000.

Jay, D.A. and P.K. Naik, " Sediment transport and Columbia River juvenile salmonoids - separating human and climate impacts", American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2000.

Jay, D.A., P.K. Naik, A.M.V. Fain, D.J. Wilson, and P. Orton, "Amplification of estuarine climate effects by the sediment budget", Climate and the North Pacific Coast Workshop, Astoria, OR, May 2000.

Jay, D.A., P.K. Naik, and A.M. Baptista "Streamflow and sediment discharge response to climate events impacting the North American West Coast", ERF Conf., New Orleans, Louisiana, September, 1999.

Jay, D.A., P.K. Naik, C.A. Simenstad, W. Kimmerer, and A. M. Baptista, "Estuarine amplification of climate signals along the West Coast of North America", ECSA 30, Hamburg, Germany, August, 1999.

Naik, P.K. and D. A. Jay, "Climate effects on seasonal variability of streamflow and suspended sediment transport in major West Coast rivers", PACLIM, Santa Catalina Island, CA, May, 1999.

Jay, D.A. and P.K. Naik, "Amplification of climate signals through fluvial sediment transport - an analysis of major West Coast rivers", PACLIM, Santa Catalina Island, CA, May, 1999.

Jay, D.A. and P.K. Naik, "Seasonal climatology of flow and suspended sediments in West Coast rivers", ERS Conf., Newport, OR, April, 1999.

Jay, D.A., P.K. Naik, A.M. Baptista, and P. Orton, "Amplification of ENSO climate impacts by estuarine ecosystems", EPOC, Mt. Hood, OR, September, 1998.