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The River Runs Through It: The Hudson and Our Lives Guest Scientists: Robin Bell and Martin Visbeck The Hudson River flows from the headwaters in the Adirondacks to the Atlantic Ocean off the Battery and the State of Liberty. Although from the shore the river seems to be undergoing a calm, stately march, beneath the surface a ongoing turbulent mixing between the ocean influences and the freshwater input continues. The Hudson Estuary is characterized by tidal bores, sediments that are deposited and then disappear months later. The riverbed contains large sediment waves moving with the tides, ancient oyster beds and long evidence of human occupation. LDEO scientists Robin Bell and Martin Visbeck are developing new, innovative ways to study the Hudson. More information about various LDEO investigations of the Hudson Estuary can be found at http://www.hudson.columbia.edu/ and http://xtide.ldeo.columbia.edu/hudson/ More materials from Dr. Martin Visbeck (Last year's presentation: PowerPoint | HTML)
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