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Coastal, Fresh water, Management, Modeling, Salt water, Water quality, Flow conditions, Drought, Tools, Saltwater intrusion, Salinity

This report describes the development and intended use of the Coastal Salinity Index (CSI), which is a computational tool used to characterize drought (high-salt) and wet (high-freshwater) conditions in coastal areas along the northern Gulf of Mexico and the southeastern Atlantic Ocean (U.S.).