{"id":1345,"date":"2023-07-03T13:08:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T17:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/?page_id=1345"},"modified":"2025-07-10T12:16:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T16:16:18","slug":"whats-salt-got-to-do-with-it","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/research\/whats-salt-got-to-do-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Salt Got to do With It? \u00bfQu\u00e9 papel juega la sal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The overall goal of this NSF funded project is to advance the understanding of exchange flow and mixing\u00a0 in well-mixed to stratified estuaries while using the research process and results to promote a global perspective in education and outreach.<\/p>\n<p>The project will consider three estuaries of varying stratification conditions: <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/research\/whats-salt-got-to-do-with-it\/reloncavi-fjord-chile\/\">the Reloncavi Fjord (stratified) in Chilean Patagonia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/research\/whats-salt-got-to-do-with-it\/penobscot-river-estuary\/\">the Penobscot River Estuary (partially-mixed to salt wedge) in Maine, USA<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/research\/whats-salt-got-to-do-with-it\/gironde-estuary-france\/\">the Gironde Estuary (well-mixed) on the southwest coast of France<\/a>, and will address three research tasks that are closely linked to education and outreach initiatives. The research tasks will be carried out in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Bordeaux in France and the University of Los Lagos in Chile and are to: 1) to quantify mixing and exchange flow in each estuary, 2) to determine the spatial variation of mixing in relation to exchange flows and 3) to quantify the mixing number, tidal conversion ratio and length scale ratio. Each task will be carried out in the three case study estuaries, which will help determine the best method of quantifying exchange flow in systems with certain stratification conditions, and will compare the three case study estuaries with other systems in a common parameter space.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Education &amp; Outreach:<\/strong><\/em> The education and outreach initiatives of this project include developing an applied mathematics and science lesson plan for high school students focused on estuarine physics that will include the case study estuaries in the USA, Chile and France. The course will be developed in collaboration with Islesboro High School teachers, a coastal Maine Island community, and will be taught to students at the school, who will also act as citizen scientists collecting data for the project.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Promoting a Global Perspective:<\/strong><\/em> The project also has a goal of promoting a global perspective that will be met through the international collaborations that will be sparked as a result of this project. The project involves exchanges of both researchers and students from country to country.<\/p>\n<p>A first step towards the goal of promoting a global perspective was through the <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/research\/whats-salt-got-to-do-with-it\/1st-international\/\">1st International Mini-symposium on Estuary &amp; Fjords Physics<\/a> held in Sandy Point, Maine on June 27th, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Versi\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>El objetivo general de esta propuesta CAREER de la NSF (Fundaci\u00f3n Nacional de Ciencias, Estados Unidos) es avanzar en la comprensi\u00f3n del flujo de intercambio y mezcla en estuarios bien mezclados a estratificados, utilizando el proceso y los resultados de la investigaci\u00f3n para promover una perspectiva global en educaci\u00f3n y divulgaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>El proyecto considerar\u00e1 tres estuarios con diferentes condiciones de estratificaci\u00f3n: <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/research\/whats-salt-got-to-do-with-it\/reloncavi-fjord-chile\/\">el fiordo Reloncav\u00ed (estratificado) en la Patagonia chilena<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/research\/whats-salt-got-to-do-with-it\/penobscot-river-estuary\/\">el estuario del r\u00edo Penobscot (parcialmente mezclado a cu\u00f1a salina) en Maine, EE. UU.<\/a>, y <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/research\/whats-salt-got-to-do-with-it\/gironde-estuary-france\/\">el estuario de la Gironde (bien mezclado) en la costa suroeste de Francia<\/a>. Se abordar\u00e1n tres tareas de investigaci\u00f3n que est\u00e1n estrechamente vinculadas a iniciativas de educaci\u00f3n y divulgaci\u00f3n. Las tareas de investigaci\u00f3n se llevar\u00e1n a cabo en colaboraci\u00f3n con investigadores de la Universidad de Burdeos en Francia y la Universidad de Los Lagos en Chile y son: 1) cuantificar la mezcla y el flujo de intercambio en cada estuario, 2) determinar la variaci\u00f3n espacial de la mezcla en relaci\u00f3n con los flujos de intercambio y 3) cuantificar el n\u00famero de mezcla, la proporci\u00f3n de conversi\u00f3n de mareas y la proporci\u00f3n de escala de longitud. Cada tarea se llevar\u00e1 a cabo en los tres estuarios de estudio de caso, lo que ayudar\u00e1 a determinar el mejor m\u00e9todo para cuantificar el flujo de intercambio en sistemas con ciertas condiciones de estratificaci\u00f3n, y comparar\u00e1 los tres estuarios de estudio de caso con otros sistemas en un espacio com\u00fan de par\u00e1metros.<\/p>\n<p>Educaci\u00f3n y Divulgaci\u00f3n: Las iniciativas de educaci\u00f3n y divulgaci\u00f3n de este proyecto incluyen el desarrollo de un plan de lecciones de matem\u00e1ticas y ciencias aplicadas para estudiantes de secundaria centrado en la f\u00edsica estuarina que incluir\u00e1 los estuarios de estudio de caso en EE. UU., Chile y Francia. El curso se desarrollar\u00e1 en colaboraci\u00f3n con los profesores de la Escuela Secundaria Islesboro, una comunidad isle\u00f1a costera de Maine, y se ense\u00f1ar\u00e1 a los estudiantes de la escuela, quienes tambi\u00e9n actuar\u00e1n como cient\u00edficos ciudadanos recopilando datos para el proyecto.<\/p>\n<p>Promoviendo una Perspectiva Global: El proyecto tambi\u00e9n tiene el objetivo de promover una perspectiva global que se cumplir\u00e1 a trav\u00e9s de las colaboraciones internacionales que se generar\u00e1n como resultado de este proyecto. El proyecto implica intercambios de investigadores y estudiantes de pa\u00eds a pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n<p>Un primer paso hacia el objetivo de promover una perspectiva global fue a trav\u00e9s del <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/research\/whats-salt-got-to-do-with-it\/1st-international\/\">1er Mini-simposio Internacional sobre F\u00edsica de Estuarios y Fiordos<\/a> celebrado en Sandy Point, Maine, el 27 de junio de 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1430\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/NSFlogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/NSFlogo.png 266w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/NSFlogo-105x66.png 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,266px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1429\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/Ubord-300x105.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/Ubord-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/Ubord-105x37.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/Ubord-317x111.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/Ubord.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1431\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/lagos-300x127.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/lagos-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/lagos-105x45.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/lagos-317x135.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/lagos.png 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1432\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/iMar-300x115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/iMar-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/iMar-360x139.jpg 360w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/iMar-105x40.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/iMar-317x122.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/watershedresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2023\/07\/iMar.jpg 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The overall goal of this NSF funded project is to advance the understanding of exchange flow and mixing\u00a0 in well-mixed to stratified estuaries while using the research process and results to promote a global perspective in education and outreach. 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