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Ping Chang

Texas A&M University

Department of Oceanography

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

ping@tamu.edu

Project List:

Gulf of Mexico Integrated Spill Response Consortium (GISR)

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3

2018

Bracco, A., Choi, J., Kurian, J., & Chang, P. (2018). Vertical and horizontal resolution dependency in the model representation of tracer dispersion along the continental slope in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ocean Modelling, 122, 13–25.

2017

Khade, V., Kurian, J., Chang, P., Szunyogh, I., Thyng, K., & Montuoro, R. (2017). Oceanic ensemble forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico: An application to the case of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. Ocean Modelling, 113, 171–184.

2015

Jing, Z., Chang, P., DiMarco, S. F., & Wu, L. (2015). Role of Near-Inertial Internal Waves in Subthermocline Diapycnal Mixing in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 45(12), 3137–3154.

Conference Presentations - 14

2016

Nygren, C., DiMarco, S., Chang, P., Khade, V., & Kurian, J. (2016). Numerical Circulation Model Skill Assessment from Observed Deepwater Currents over 2 Years on the Continental Slope near the Macondo Spill Site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Nygren, C., DiMarco, S. F., Khade, V., Kurian, J., & Chang, P. (2016). Numerical Circulation Model Skill Assessment from Observed Deepwater Currents Over 2 Years on the Continental Slope near the Macondo Spill Site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Nygren, C., DiMarco, S. F., Khade, V., Kurian, J., & Chang, P. (2016). Numerical Circulation Model Skill Assessment from Observed Deepwater Currents Over 2 Years on the Continental Slope near the Macondo Spill Site. In ALSO, Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16.

2015

Kurian, J., Luo, H., Bracco, A., & Chang, P. (2015). Sensitivity of Deep Tracer Release Simulation to Model Resolutions, Advection Schemes and Physics Parameterizations. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
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.

2014

Khade, V., Chang, P., Szunyogh, I., Montuoro, R., Kurian, J., & Thyng, K. (2014). Quantification of the uncertainty in the BP oil spill using a mesoscale coupled model : An ensemble based approach. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Ledwell, L. R., He, R., Xuo, Z., Chang, P., Montuoro, R., Olascoaga, J., et al. (2014). Tracer dispersion at mid-depth in the Gulf of Mexico: Field experiment and simulations. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
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.
Spencer, L., DiMarco, S., Kuehl, J., Kurian, J., & Chang, P. (2014). Water Column Inerial and Sub-inertial Oceanic Response to Hurricane Issac in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster.
Spencer, L., DiMarco, S. F., Kuehl, J., Montuoro, R., Khade, V., Kurian, J., et al. (2014). Water Column Inertial and Sub-Inertial Oceanic Response to Hurricane Isaac in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.

2013

Chang, P. (2013). Oil spill prediction using a high-resolution coupled regional climate model of the Gulf of Mexico. In International Symposium on Deep-water Oil Spills. Qingdao, China, October 28 - 29, 2013.
Khade, V., Chang, P., Szunyogh, I., Montuoro, R., Kurian, J., & Thyng, K. (2013). An ensemble based approach to simulate the uncertainty of the BP oil spill using a high resolution mesoscale ocean modeling. In AMS Conference on Meoscale Processes. Portland, OR, August 6-9, 2013: Poster.
Kurian, J., Montuoro, R., Zhao, X., & Chang, P. (2013). Validation of ocean-atmosphere coupled forecasting system for Gulf of Mexico oil spill studies. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Montuoro, R., Kurian, J., Zhao, X., Chang, P., & Saravanan, R. (2013). A High-Resolution Operational Forecast System for the Gulf of Mexico based on the Coupled Regional Climate Model. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.