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Brad Penta

Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center

Ocean Sciences Branch

Bldg 1009 Room A-107
Stennis Space Center , MS  39529  

penta@nrlssc.navy.mil

Project List:

Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3

2020

Cook, A. B., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H., D'Elia, M., deRada, S., et al. (2020). A Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigate Deep-Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico following Deepwater Horizon. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.

2019

Johnston, M. W., Milligan, R. J., Easson, C. G., deRada, S., English, D. C., Penta, B., et al. (2019). An empirically validated method for characterizing pelagic habitats in the Gulf of Mexico using ocean model data. Limnol Oceanogr Methods, 17(6), 362–375.

2018

Milligan, R. J., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H. D., D'Elia, M. A., deRada, S., et al. (2018). The Application of Novel Research Technologies by the Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND) Consortium. mar technol soc j, 52(6), 81–86.

Conference Presentations - 18

2020

deRada, S., Penta, B., & Anderson, S. (2020). An Enhanced Biological Plume on the Continental Slope of the West Florida Shelf. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20.
deRada, S., Penta, B., Anderson, S., Lembke, C., English, D., Hu, C., et al. (2020). Finding Murphy: A $200,000 Slocum Glider Saved by a Numerical Ocean Model. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Penta, B., deRada, S., Wood, C., McCarthy, S., & Gould, R. (2020). Using Machine Learning Techniques for Near Real-Time Assessment of Marine Biogeochemistry. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2018

Johnston, M., Milligan, R., Easson, C., deRada, S., Penta, B., & Sutton, T. (2018). DEEPEND: A Tool for Classification of Mesoscale Watermass Structure for Pelagic Community Analyses. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster.
Milligan, R., Johnston, M., Easson, C., deRada, S., Penta, B., English, D., et al. (2018). A Tool for Classification of Mesoscale Water Mass Structure for Pelagic Community. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey, CA : 09/09/18-09/14/18: Poster.
Penta, B., Johnston, M., Milligan, R., Easson, C., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2018). DEEPEND: A Tool for Classification of Mesoscale Water Mass Structure for Pelagic Community Analyses. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.

2017

deRada, S., Penta, B., Sutton, T., Johnston, M., Milligan, R., Easson, C., et al. (2017). Physical-bio-optical modeling in the Gulf of Mexico: analysis of water mass relationships to pelagic habitat. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17.
deRada, S., Penta, B., Sutton, T., Johnston, M., Milligan, R., Easson, C., et al. (2017). DEEPEND: Relating Pelagic Habitat to Ocean Stratification. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Johnston, M., Milligan, R., Easson, C., deRada, S., Penta, B., & Sutton, T. (2017). DEEPEND: Characterizing Pelagic Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico Using Model, Empirical, and Remotely-Sensed Data. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2017). Research in the Gulf of Mexico; The DEEPEND Consortium. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17: Poster.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2017). DEEPEND Consortium Science poster for Research Board Reception. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.

2016

Sutton, T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2016). DEEPEND: Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New Orleans, LA : 07/06/16-07/10/16: Poster.
Sutton, T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2016). DEEPEND: Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) Conference: Discovering the Deep Blue Sea. Irvine, CA : 11/09/16-11/12/16: Poster.

2015

Sutton, T. T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A. B., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). Dynamics of epi-, meso- and bathypelagic fish assemblages: A Gulf of Mexico case study and new research initiative (DEEPEND). In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15.
Sutton, T. T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A. B., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). Understanding deep-pelagic ecosystem dynamics: A new research initiative in the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND). In Fish at Night: an international symposium. Miami, FL : 11/17/15-11/20/15.
Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). DEEPEND: Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15: Poster.
Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). DEEPEND: Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal : 08/31/15-09/04/15: Poster.
Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). Understanding deep-pelagic ecosystem variability in an age of increasing deep-ocean commercial activity: A Gulf of Mexico case study and new research initiative (DEEPEND). In 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal : 08/31/15-09/04/15.