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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Lianyuan Zheng

University of South Florida

College of Marine Science

140 7th Ave South
St. Petersburg , FL  33701  

lzheng@marine.usf.edu

Project List:

Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (DEEP-C)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Research Scientist

A Coordinated Modeling Approach in Support of Oil Spill Tracking

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Research Staff

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 15

2021

Ainsworth, C. H., Chassignet, E. P., French-McCay, D., Beegle-Krause, C. J., Berenshtein, I., Englehardt, J., et al. (2021). Ten years of modeling the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Modelling & Software, 142, 105070.

2016

Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., Liu, Y., Corcoran, A. A., Lembke, C., Hu, C., et al. (2016). Karenia brevis blooms on the West Florida Shelf: A comparative study of the robust 2012 bloom and the nearly null 2013 event. Continental Shelf Research, 120, 106–121.
Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., Liu, Y., Murawski, S., Hu, C., & Paul, J. (2016). Did Deepwater Horizon Hydrocarbons Transit to the West Florida Continental Shelf? Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 259–272.

2015

Walsh, J. J., Lenes, J. M., Darrow, B. P., Parks, A. A., Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., et al. (2015). A simulation analysis of the plankton fate of the Deepwater Horizon oil spills. Continental Shelf Research, 107, 50–68.
Zhu, J., Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., & Han, S. (2015). Influences of channel deepening and widening on the tidal and non-tidal circulation of Tampa Bay. Estuaries and Coasts, 38(1), 132–150.
Zhu, J., Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., & Han, S. (2015). On the flushing of Tampa Bay. Estuaries and Coasts, 38(1), 118–131.

2014

Pan, C., Zheng, L., Weisberg, R. H., Liu, Y., & Lembke, C. E. (2014). Comparisons of different ensemble schemes for glider data assimilation on West Florida Shelf. Ocean Modelling, 81(2014), 13–24.
Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., & Peebles, E. (2014). Gag grouper larvae pathways on the West Florida Shelf. Continental Shelf Research, 88(2014), 11–23.

2013

Huang, Y., Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., & Zijlema, M. (2013). Gulf of Mexico hurricane wave simulations using SWAN: Bulk formula-based drag coefficient sensitivity for Hurricane Ike: Drag Coefficient for Hurricane Wave. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 118(8), 3916–3938.
Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., Liu, Y., Lembke, C., Lenes, J. M., & Walsh, J. J. (2013). Why no red tide was observed on the West Florida Continental Shelf in 2010. Harmful Algae, 38(2014), 119–126.
Zhao, J., Hu, C., Lenes, J. M., Weisberg, R. H., Lembke, C., English, D., et al. (2013). Three-dimensional structure of a Karenia brevis bloom: Observations from gliders, satellites, and field measurements. Harmful Algae, 29(2013), 22–30.

2012

Zheng, L., & Weisberg, R. H. (2012). Modeling the West Florida Coastal Ocean by downscaling from the deep ocean, across the continental shelf and into the estuaries. Ocean Modelling, 48(May), 10–29.

2011

Hu, C., Weisberg, R. H., Liu, Y., Zheng, L., Daly, K. L., English, D. C., et al. (2011). Did the northeastern Gulf of Mexico become greener after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Geophys. Res. Lett, 38, 1–6.
Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., Hu, C., & Zheng, L. (2011). Tracking the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: A modeling perspective. Eos Trans. AGU, 92(6), 45–46.
Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., Hu, C., & Zheng, L. (2011). Satellites, models combine to track Deepwater Horizon oil spill. SPIE Newsroom, 10(2.1202204), 003573.

Book Chapters - 3

2015

Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., & Liu, Y. (2015). Basic Tenets for Coastal Ocean Ecosystems Monitoring. In Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (pp. 40–57). Academic Press.

2011

Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., Hu, C., & Zheng, L. (2011). Trajectory forecast as a rapid response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise (pp. 153–165). Geophysical Monograph Series, 195. Washington, D.C.: AGU.
Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., & Liu, Y. (2011). Tracking subsurface oil in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon well blowout. In Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise (pp. 205–215). Geophysical Monograph Series, 195. Washington, D.C.: AGU.

Conference Presentations - 10

2015

Walsh, J. J., Lenes, J. M., Darrow, B. P., Parks, A. A., Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., et al. (2015). A Simulation Analysis of the Plankton Fate of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spills. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.

2014

Locker, S., Wienders, N., MacDonald, I., Speer, K., Hamilton, P., Weisberg, R., et al. (2014). Interaction Between Geomorphology, Sedimentary Processes, And Circulation – Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Weisberg, R., Zheng, L., Liu, Y., Murawski, S., Hu, C., Paul, J., et al. (2014). Did Deepwater Horizon Hydrocarbons Transit to the West Florida Continental Shelf? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.

2013

Weisberg, R. H., & Zheng, L. (2013). West Florida Continental Shelf Circulation in 2010. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Weisberg, R. H., & Zheng, L. (2013). Did dissolved hydrocarbons impact the West Florida Continental Shelf? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.

2012

Zheng, L., & Weisberg, R. H. (2012). Modeling the Coastal Ocean Circulation by Downscaling from the Deep Ocean, Across the Continental Shelf and Into the Estuaries. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12.
Zheng, L., & Weisberg, R. H. (2012). Modeling the west Florida coastal ocean by downscaling from the deep ocean, across the continental shelf and into the estuaries. In Ocean Sciences Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT, February 23, 2012.

2010

Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., & Hu, C. (2010). Trajectory Forecasts Based on Numerical Ocean Circulation Models and Satellite Observations: A Rapid Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 2010.
Weisberg, R. H., Liu, Y., Zheng, L., & Hu, C. (2010). The Oil Trajectory: How it behaved in the Gulf of Mexico and why, and where might residual oil be heading? In Community Surface Dynamic Modeling System Meeting 2010 – Invited Keynote Talk. San Antonio, Texas, October 14-17, 2010.
Weisberg, R. H., Liu, Y., Zheng, L., Hu, C., & Lembke, C. (2010). Rapid Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill from University of South Florida: Numerical Models, Remote Sensing, and In-situ Observations. In AGU Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, December 5-9, 2011.