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Ana Vaz

University of Miami

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL  33149  

avaz@rsmas.miami.edu

Project List:

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Post-Doc

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3

2021

Faillettaz, R., Paris, C. B., Vaz, A. C., Perlin, N., Aman, Z. M., Schluter, M., et al. (2021). The choice of droplet size probability distribution function for oil spill modeling is not trivial. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 163, 111920.
Vaz, A. C., Faillettaz, R., & Paris, C. B. (2021). A Coupled Lagrangian-Earth System Model for Predicting Oil Photooxidation. Front. Mar. Sci., 8, E576747.

2020

Bracco, A., Paris, C. B., Esbaugh, A. J., Frasier, K., Joye, S. B., Liu, G., et al. (2020). Transport, Fate and Impacts of the Deep Plume of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Formed During the Macondo Blowout. Front. Mar. Sci., 7, 542147.

Book Chapters - 3

2019

Daly, K. L., Vaz, A. C., & Paris, C. B. (2019). Physical processes influencing the sedimentation and lateral transport of MOSSFA in the NE Gulf of Mexico. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 300–314). Springer International.
Paris, C. B., Murawski, S. A., Olascoaga, M. J., Vaz, A. C., Berenshtein, I., Miron, P., et al. (2019). Connectivity of Gulf of Mexico continental shelf fish populations and implications of simulated oil spills. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 369–389). Springer International.
Paris, C. B., Vaz, A. C., Berenshtein, I., Perlin, P., Faillettaz, R., Aman, Z. M., et al. (2019). Simulating deep oil spills beyond the Gulf of Mexico. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 315–339). Springer International.

Conference Presentations - 14

2020

Berenshtein, I., Perlin, N., Ainsworth, C., Ortega-Ortiz, J., Vaz, A., & Paris, C. (2020). Comparison of the Spatial Extent and Ecosystem Impacts of Oil Spill Scenarios in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Faillettaz, R., Pasparakis, C., Vaz, A. C., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D., Grosell, M., et al. (2020). Are Pelagic Fish Embryos Really Floating at the Sea Surface? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Faillettaz, R., Vaz, A. C., & Paris, C. B. (2020). Tracking the exposure to radiations of particles moving in a moving ocean: A novel irradiance Lagrangian module of the Connectivity Modeling System. In 2020 AGU Ocean Science Meeting. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20: Poster.
Paris, C. B., Perlin, N., Vaz, A. C., Pesch, S., Faillettaz, R., Schl?ter, M., et al. (2020). To Disperse or Not to Disperse? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Paris, C. B., Perlin, N., Vaz, A. C., Pesch, S., Faillettaz, R., Schl?ter, M., et al. (2020). Modeling Degassing in Live Oil Droplets Rising from Deep-Sea Blowouts Settles the Droplet Size Debate. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Paris, C. B., Perlin, N., Vaz, A. C., Pesch, S., Faillettaz, R., Schl?ter, M., et al. (2020). Advances in modeling ultra-deep sea oil spills. In 2020 AGU Ocean Science Meeting. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20: Poster.
Perlin, N., Paris, C. B., Vaz, A. C., Pesch, S., Aman, Z. M., Schl?ter, M., et al. (2020). Advances in oil transport and fate modeling for deep-sea oil spills using the oil application of the Connectivity Modeling System (oil-CMS). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Pesch, S., Radmehr, A., Knopf, R., Maly, M., Paris, C. B., Perlin, N., et al. (2020). Investigation of Droplet Dispersion and Distribution in Experiments and Modeling: Relevant Findings for Decision-Making and Dispersant Use. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Vaz, A. C., Faillettaz, R., & Paris, C. B. (2020). Coupling an Earth System Model to the Connectivity Modeling System- allows dynamic estimates of oil photooxidation in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Daly, K., Vaz, A., & Paris, C. B. (2019). Physical Processes Influencing the Sedimentation and Lateral Transport of MOSSFA in the NE Gulf of Mexico. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Paris, C. B., Vaz, A. C., Berenshtein, I., Perlin, N., Faillettaz, R., Aman, Z. M., et al. (2019). Simulating Deep Oil Spills Beyond the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA : 12/09/19-12/13/19: Poster.
Vaz, A. (2019). Direct Coupling of Near field and Far field Models for prediction of oil spill transport and fate from deep-sea blowout. In 3rd Symposium on Deep-Sea Oil Spills. Hamburg, Germany : 12/05/19-12/05/19.
Vaz, A., Paris, C. B., Dissanayake, A. L., Socolofsky, S. A., Gros, J., & Boufadel, M. C. (2019). Dynamic Coupling of Near-Field and Far-Field Models. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Vaz, A., Paris, C. B., Dissanayake, A. L., Socolofsky, S. A., Gros, J., & Boufadel, M. C. (2019). Direct Coupling of Near-field and Far-field models hones predictions of oil spill transport and fate from deep-sea blowout. In 42nd AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response. Halifax, Canada : 06/04/19-06/06/19.