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Robert D. Hetland

Texas A&M University

Department of Oceanography

3146 TAMU
Eller O&M Building
College Station, TX  77843  

hetland@tamu.edu

Project List:

Consortium for Simulation of Oil-Microbial Interactions in the Ocean (CSOMIO)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Gulf of Mexico Integrated Spill Response Consortium (GISR)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 9

2021

Dukhovskoy, D. S., Morey, S. L., Chassignet, E. P., Chen, X., Coles, V. J., Cui, L., et al. (2021). Development of the CSOMIO Coupled Ocean-Oil-Sediment- Biology Model. Front. Mar. Sci., 8, E629299. doi
Ruiz Xomchuk, V., Hetland, R. D., & Qu, L. (2021). Small-Scale Variability of Bottom Oxygen in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 126(1). doi
Thyng, K. M., Kobashi, D., Ruiz-Xomchuk, V., Qu, L., Chen, X., & Hetland, R. D. (2021). Performance of offline passive tracer advection in the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS; v3.6, revision 904). Geosci. Model Dev., 14(1), 391–407. doi

2018

Chapman, P., DiMarco, S., Hetland, R., & Socolofsky, S. (2018). From Bubbles to Beaches: An Integrated Modeling Approach to Oil Spill Response. mar technol soc j, 52(6), 91–94. doi
Thyng, K. M., & Hetland, R. D. (2018). Seasonal and interannual cross-shelf transport over the Texas and Louisiana continental shelf. Continental Shelf Research, 160, 23–35. doi

2017

Thyng, K. M., & Hetland, R. D. (2017). Texas and Louisiana coastal vulnerability and shelf connectivity. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 116(1-2), 226–233. doi

2016

Passow, U., & Hetland, R. (2016). What Happened to All of the Oil? Oceano, 29(3), 88–95. doi
Rayson, M. D., Gross, E. S., Hetland, R. D., & Fringer, O. B. (2016). Time scales in Galveston Bay: An unsteady estuary. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121(4), 2268–2285. doi

2014

Chapman, P., Socolofsky, S., & Hetland, R. (2014). From Blowout To Beach: An Integrated Modeling Approach. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, 2014(1), 919–932. doi

Conference Presentations - 30

2020

Morey, S., Chassignet, E. P., Dukhovskoy, D. S., Harris, C. K., Coles, V., Stukel, M., et al. (2020). A coupled modeling system for simulating oil-biological-sediment interactions in the ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl
Morey, S. L., Chassignet, E. P., Dukhovskoy, D. S., Harris, C. K., Coles, V., Stukel, M. R., et al. (2020). A coupled modeling system for simulating oil-biological-sediment interactions in the ocean. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20: Poster. openurl
Thyng, K. M., Xomchuk, V. R., Kobashi, D., Qu, L., Hetland, R. D., Dukhovskoy, D., et al. (2020). Offline Tracer Advection in a Realistic Regional Ocean Model. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20: Poster. openurl

2019

Kobashi, D., & Hetland, R. (2019). Variability of submesoscale frontal eddies on the Texas-Louisiana shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Morey, S. L., Chassignet, E., Dukhovskoy, D., Stukel, M., Harris, C., Hetland, R., et al. (2019). Development of a coupled modeling system for simulating oil-microbial-sediment interactions in the ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Ruiz Xomchuk, V., & Hetland, R. (2019). Using a Budget Analysis to Understand Variability in Modeled Bottom Hypoxia of the Texas Louisiana Shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Ruiz Xomchuk, V., & Hetland, R. (2019). Is bottom oxygen on the Texas-Louisiana shelf persistent? In Gordon Research Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics Across Spatial Scales: Advances from Observational, Numerical and Theoretical Analyses. Manchester, NH : 06/15/19-06/16/19: Poster. openurl
Ruiz Xomchuk, V., & Hetland, R. (2019). Is bottom oxygen on the Texas-Louisiana shelf persistent? In Gordon Research Conference on Advances in Coastal and Estuarine Physics from Nearshore to Continental-Margin Scales. Manchester, NH : 06/16/19-06/21/19: Poster. openurl

2018

Ruiz, V., & Hetland, R. (2018). Using a budget analysis to understand variability in the bottom hypoxia of the Texas Louisiana shelf. In 2018 Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS) Meeting. Galveston, TX : 10/15/18-10/19/18. openurl

2015

Hetland, R., & Thyng, K. (2015). The effect of wind, baroclinic instabilities, and shelf circulation on the cross-shore transport of surface materials. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster. openurl
Hetland, R., & Thyng, K. (2015). Dispersion caused by baroclinic instability on a continental shelf. In Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Modeling. Biddeford, ME : 06/07/15-06/12/15: Poster. openurl
Mitchell, I., North, E. W., He, R., Hetland, R. D., Chang, P., & Montuoro, R. (2015). The influence of grid resolution and wind specification on the prediction of transport of oil at the surface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Rayson, M., Gross, E., Hetland, R., & Fringer, O. (2015). Physical processes controlling tracer exchange at the mouth of a Gulf coast estuary. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Rayson, M., Gross, E., Hetland, R., & Fringer, O. (2015). Challenges in three-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling of the shallow bays and estuaries along the Gulf of Mexico coast. In 2015 SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences. Stanford, CA : 06/29/15-07/02/15. openurl
Rayson, M., Gross, E., Hetland, R., & Fringer, O. (2015). Time scales in an unsteady estuary. In Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Modeling. Biddeford, ME : 06/07/15-06/12/15. openurl
Rayson, M., Gross, E., Hetland, R., & Fringer, O. (2015). Characterizing and modeling salinity variability in an estuary with transient river forcing. In Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Modeling. Biddeford, ME : 06/07/15-06/12/15: Poster. openurl
Thyng, K., & Hetland, R. (2015). Texas and Louisiana coastline sensitivity and oil dispersion. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster. openurl

2014

Chapman, P., Socolofsky, S., & Hetland, R. (2014). From Blowout to Beach: An Integrated Modeling Approach. In 2014 International Oil Spill Conference. Savannah, GA : 05/05/14-05/08/14. openurl
Hetland, R. (2014). A submesoscale eddy field along the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River plume front. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Hetland, R. (2014). Baroclinic instability of a buoyant coastal current. In European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014. Vienna, Austria : 4/27/14â??5/2/14. openurl
Mitchell, I., North, E., He, R., Hetland, R., Chang, P., & Montuoro, R. (2014). The Influence of Grid Resolution and Wind Specification on the Prediction of Transport of Oil at the Surface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Rayson, M., Gross, E., Hetland, R., & Fringer, O. (2014). Using tracer age as a diagnostic for understanding the relationship between boundary forcing and estuarine circulation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Rayson, M., Gross, E., Hetland, R., & Fringer, O. (2014). Application of a nested, unstructured mesh hydrodynamic model to a bay in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14. openurl
Thyng, K., & Hetland, R.;. (2014). Texas-Louisiana Cross Shelf Transportation due to Submesoscale Eddies. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster. openurl
Thyng, K. M., & Hetland, R. D. (2014). Texas-Louisiana shelf connectivity and time variability using particle tracking. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Thyng, K. M., & Hetland, R. D. (2014). Cross-Shelf transport and dispersions due to barocline instabilities. In European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014. Vienna, Austria : 4/27/14-5/2/14. openurl
Thyng, K. M., & Hetland, R. D. (2014). Cross-shelf transport and dispersion due to baroclinic instabilities. In Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS) Conference. Porto de Galinhas, Brazil : 10/19/2014 - 10/23/14. openurl

2013

Hetland, R. (2013). Shelf circulation and oil spill trajectory prediction in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In International Symposium on Deep-water Oil Spills. Qingdao, China, October 28 - 29, 2013. openurl
Hetland, R., & Thyng, K. (2013). Effect of inter annual and seasonal variability on oil fate along the Texas coastline. In Estuarine and Coastal Modeling Conference. San Diego, CA, November 4, 2013. openurl
Hetland, R., Zhang, X., & Marta-Almeida, M. (2013). Freshwater Pathways in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Plume System. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. openurl
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