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22nd Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS 2026)

Venue: University of Southern Maine, Hannaford Hall
Dates: Sunday, August 9 – Friday, August 14, 2026
Contact: pecs2026@gmail.com

Organizers:

  • Kimberly Huguenard, University of Maine
  • Jack McSweeney, Stony Brook University
  • Preston Spicer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Topics:

  • Tidal, subtidal and wave dynamics in estuaries
  • Salt dynamics and stratification
  • Sediment transport
  • Channel and tidal flat dynamics
  • Barrier coasts, lagoons and tidal inlets
  • River-coast interaction
  • Shelf sea dynamics
  • Anthropogenic pressures and impacts
  • Estuaries under climate change