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Helga S. Huntley

University of Delaware

School of Marine Science and Policy

College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
111 Robinson Hall
Newark , DE  19716  

helgah@udel.edu

Project List:

Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbons in the Environment III (CARTHE-III)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment II (CARTHE II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact, Task Co-Lead

Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact, Task Co-Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 21

2020

Berta, M., Griffa, A., Haza, A. C., Horstmann, J., Huntley, H. S., Ibrahim, R., et al. (2020). Submesoscale Kinematic Properties in Summer and Winter Surface Flows in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 125(10).
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.
Huntley, H. S., McMahon, C. W., Kuehl, J. J., & Kirwan Jr., A. D. (2020). Cross-Shelf Transport Through the Interaction among a Coastal Jet, a Topographic Wave, and Tides. Fluids, 5(4), 181.
Pearson, J., Fox-Kemper, B., Pearson, B., Chang, H., Haus, B. K., Horstmann, J., et al. (2020). Biases in Structure Functions from Observations of Submesoscale Flows. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 125(6).

2019

Chang, H., Huntley, H. S., Kirwan, A. D., Carlson, D. F., Mensa, J. A., Mehta, S., et al. (2019). Small-scale dispersion in the presence of Langmuir circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 49(12), 3069–3085.
Huntley, H. S., Lipphardt Jr., B. L., & Kirwan Jr., A. D. (2019). Anisotropy and Inhomogeneity in Drifter Dispersion. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 124(12), 8667–8682.

2018

Carlson, D. F., �zgökmen, T., Novelli, G., Guigand, C., Chang, H., Fox-Kemper, B., et al. (2018). Surface Ocean Dispersion Observations From the Ship-Tethered Aerostat Remote Sensing System. Front. Mar. Sci., 5.
Chang, H., Huntley, H. S., Kirwan Jr., A. D., Lipphardt Jr., B. L., & Sulman, M. H. M. (2018). Transport structures in a 3D periodic flow. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 61(August 2018), 84–103.
D'Asaro, E. A., Shcherbina, A. Y., Klymak, J. M., Molemaker, J., Novelli, G., Guigand, C. M., et al. (2018). Ocean convergence and the dispersion of flotsam. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 115(6), 1162–1167.
Haza, A. C., D'Asaro, E., Chang, H., Chen, S., Curcic, M., Guigand, C., et al. (2018). Drogue-Loss Detection for Surface Drifters during the Lagrangian Submesoscale Experiment (LASER). J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 35(4), 705–725.

2016

Jacobs, G. A., Huntley, H. S., Kirwan Jr., A. D., Lipphardt Jr., B. L., Campbell, T., Smith, T., et al. (2016). Ocean processes underlying surface clustering. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121(1), 180–197.
Mariano, A. J., Ryan, E. H., Huntley, H. S., Laurindo, L. C., Coelho, E., Griffa, A., et al. (2016). Statistical properties of the surface velocity field in the northern Gulf of Mexico sampled by GLAD drifters. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121(7), 5193–5216.

2015

Coelho, E. F., Hogan, P., Jacobs, G., Thoppil, P., Huntley, H. S., Haus, B. K., et al. (2015). Ocean current estimation using a Multi-Model Ensemble Kalman Filter during the Grand Lagrangian Deployment experiment (GLAD). Ocean Modelling, 87, 86–106.
Huntley, H. S., Lipphardt Jr., B. L., Jacobs, G., & Kirwan Jr., A. D. (2015). Clusters, deformation, and dilation: Diagnostics for material accumulation regions. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 120(10), 6622–6636.
Muscarella, P., Carrier, M. J., Ngodock, H., Smith, S., Lipphardt Jr., B. L., Kirwan Jr., A. D., et al. (2015). Do assimilated drifter velocities improve Lagrangian predictability in an operational ocean model? Mon. Wea. Rev., 143(5), 1822–1832.

2014

Jacobs, G. A., Bartels, B. P., Bogucki, D. J., Beron-Vera, F. J., Chen, S. S., Coelho, E. F., et al. (2014). Data assimilation considerations for improved ocean predictability during the Gulf of Mexico Grand Lagrangian Deployment (GLAD). Ocean Modelling, 83, 98–117.
Poje, A. C., Ã?zgökmen, T. M., Bruce Lipphardt, J., Haus, B. K., Ryan, E. H., Haza, A. C., et al. (2014). Submesoscale dispersion in the vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon spill. PNAS, 111(35), 12693–12698.
Ã?zgökmen, T. M., Beron-Vera, F. J., Bogucki, D., Chen, S., Dawson, C., Dewar, W., et al. (2014). Research Overview of the Consortium for Advanced Rserach on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Envrionment (CARTHE). Proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference, 2014(1), 544–560.

2013

Olascoaga, M. J., Beron-Vera, F. J., Haller, G., Triñanes, J., Iskandarani, M., Coelho, E. F., et al. (2013). Drifter motion in the Gulf of Mexico constrained by altimetric Lagrangian coherent structures: DRIFTER MOTION TIED TO ALTIMETRIC LCS. Geophys. Res. Lett., 40(23), 6171–6175.
Sulman, M. H. M., Huntley, H. S., Lipphardt Jr., B. L., Jacobs, G., Hogan, P., & Kirwan Jr., A. D. (2013). Hyperbolicity in temperature and flow fields during the formation of a Loop Current ring. Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 20(5), 883–892.
Sulman, M. H. M., Huntley, H. S., Lipphardt Jr., B. L., & Kirwan Jr., A. D. (2013). Leaving flatland: Diagnostics for Lagrangian coherent structures in three-dimensional flows. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 258, 77–92.

Book Chapters - 2

2018

Kirwan, A. D., Huntley, H. S., & Chang, H. (2018). Emergence of Coherent Clusters in the Ocean. In A. A. Tsonis (Ed.), Advances in Nonlinear Geosciences (pp. 213–224). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

2013

Sulman, M. H. M., Huntley, H. S., Lipphardt, B. L., & Kirwan, A. D. (2013). Out of Flatland: Three-Dimensional Aspects of Lagrangian Transport in Geophysical Fluids. In A. Luhar and P. Webley A. Stohl C. Gerbig D. B. J. Lin (Ed.), Lagrangian Modeling of the Atmosphere (pp. 77–84). Washington, D. C.: American Geophysical Union.

Conference Presentations - 51

2020

Berta, M., Griffa, A., Corgnati, L., Magaldi, M., Mantovani, C., Huntley, H., et al. (2020). Submesoscales variability from surface drifter and HF radar measurements: scale and wind dependence of kinematic properties. In EGU General Assembly 2020. Lund, Sweden (Virtual) : 05/04/20-05/08/20.
Huntley, H. S., & Kirwan, A. D. (2020). Letting go: (In)Coherence on the Path to Final Detachment of Loop Current Rings. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Huntley, H. S., Kirwan, A. D., Mourre, B., & Lermusiaux, P. (2020). 3D Lagrangian Pathways in the Alboran Sea. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20.
Kirwan, A. D., Chang, H., & Huntley, H. S. (2020). Lagrangian Observations of Transport, Dispersal, and Connectivity Patterns Across Scales: A GOMRI Legacy. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Berta, M., Griffa, A., Huntley, H., Poje, A., & Ozgokmen, T. (2019). Kinematic properties variability at the submesoscales from surface drifter measurements in the Gulf of Mexico. In EGU General Assembly 2019. Vienna, Austria : 04/07/19-04/12/19.
Berta, M., Griffa, A., Huntley, H., Poje, A., & Ozgokmen, T. (2019). Estimates of kinematic properties variability at the submesoscales from surface drifter measurements in the Gulf of Mexico. In 7th LAPCOD Meeting. Venice, Italy : 06/17/19-06/21/19.
Chang, H., Huntley, H. S., & Kirwan, A. D. (2019). Visualization for Synthesis of Large Data Sets from the CARTHE LASER Experiment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Chang, H., Kirwan, A. D., Huntley, H. S., Carlson, D. F., & Lund, B. (2019). Scale-Dependent Dispersion and Structure Functions Near a Density Front. In 7th LAPCOD Meeting. Venice, Italy : 06/17/19-06/21/19.
Huntley, H. S., Kirwan, A. D., & Chang, H. (2019). Exchange Properties of the Louisiana Bight. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Huntley, H. S., Kirwan, A. D., & Chang, H. (2019). Lagrangian Incoherence – The Role of Submesoscale Divergence, Deformation, and Vorticity in Mesoscale Coherence. In SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (DS19). Snowbird, UT : 05/19/19-05/23/19.
Kirwan, A. D., Chang, H., & Huntley, H. S. (2019). Kinematic Properties from Single Trajectories: Serendipity or Stupidity? In 7th LAPCOD Meeting. Venice, Italy : 06/17/19-06/21/19.

2018

Chang, H., Huntley, H., & Kirwan, A. D. (2018). High-Resolution Measurements of Clustering and Dispersion in Langmuir Cells. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster.
Chang, H., Huntley, H., & Kirwan, A. D. (2018). Richardson Scaling across the Ocean Mesoscale and Submesoscale. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting. Washington, DC : 12/10/18-12/14/18: Poster.
Huntley, H., Kirwan, A. D., Chang, H., & Jacobs, G. (2018). Lagrangian Evolution of Kinematic Properties of Ocean Surface Currents Across Scales. In American Mathematical Society Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting. Newark, DE : 09/29/18-09/30/18.
Huntley, H. S., Kirwan, A. D., & Chang, H. (2018). Clustering, Deformation, and Dispersion of Buoyant Material. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Kirwan, A. D., Chang, H., Huntley, H., Carlson, D., Mensa, J., Poje, A., et al. (2018). Dispersion and Cluster Scales in the Ocean. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 12/11/17-12/15/17.
Kirwan, A. D., Chang, H., Huntley, H., Poje, A., Fox-Kemper, B., Carlson, D., et al. (2018). Dispersion and Clustering Experiments in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Kirwan, A. D., Huntley, H., & Chang, H. (2018). Identification and Prediction of Loop Current Ring Genesis. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster.
Kirwan, A. D., Huntley, H., & Chang, H. (2018). Prediction and Data Assimilation -- Ocean vs. Arctic Sea Ice. In Workshop on Prediction and Data Assimilation for Non-Local Diffusions: From Crack Propagation to Random Graphs and the Arctic Sea Ice. Edinburgh, United Kingdom : 06/04/18-06/05/18.

2017

Chang, H., Huntley, H., & Kirwan, A. D. (2017). A Stratified Three-Dimensional Model for Ocean Flows That Includes Internal Waves. In 2017 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems. Snowbird, UT : 05/21/17-05/25/17.
Chang, H., Huntley, H. S., Kirwan, A. D., Carlson, D., Mensa, J., Novelli, G., et al. (2017). Clustering and Dispersion at the Ocean Surface in the Presence of Langmuir Circulation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Huntley, H. S., Chang, H., Kirwan, A. D., & Jacobs, G. (2017). Dispersion vs. Clustering: Evolution of Drifter Distributions at the Ocean Surface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Kirwan, A. D., Chang, H., & Huntley, H. (2017). Ephemeral Transport Boundaries in Geophysical Fluid Flows. In 2017 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems. Snowbird, UT : 05/21/17-05/25/17.
Kirwan, A. D., Huntley, H. S., Chang, H., Jacobs, G., Bartels, B., Griffa, A., et al. (2017). Velocity Gradients from LASER Drifters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.

2016

Chang, H., Huntley, H. S., & Kirwan, A. D. (2016). Lagrangian Transport in a Dynamic stratified Quadrupole Ocean Model. In SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Planet Earth. Philadelphia, PA : 09/30/16-10/02/16: Poster.
Huntley, H. S., Kirwan, A. D., & Chang, H. (2016). Evolution of Clusters at the Ocean Surface in Models and Observations. In SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Planet Earth. Philadelphia, PA : 09/30/16-10/02/16.
Kirwan, A. D., Chang, H., & Huntley, H. S. (2016). Emergence of Coherent Structures in the Ocean and Atmosphere. In 30 Years of Nonlinear Dynamics in Geosciences. Rhodes, Greece : 07/03/16-07/08/16.
Kirwan, A. D., Huntley, H. S., Chang, H., Sulman, M. H., & Lipphardt, B. L. (2016). Dynamics of time-dependent transport boundaries in a rotating stratified Euler Flow. In AmeriMech Symposium on Fluid Transport and Nonlinear Dynamics. Woods Hole, MA : 05/17/16-05/20/16.

2015

Berta, M., Griffa, A., Magaldi, M., �zgökmen, T., Poje, A., Haza, A., et al. (2015). Improved surface transport estimates in the Gulf of Mexico by blending altimetry and drifter data. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Chang, H., Sulman, M., Huntley, H. S., Lipphardt, B. L., & Kirwan, A. (2015). 3D+1 dynamics of mixing boundaries. In 6th Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics (LAPCOD) Meeting. Winter Harbor, ME : 07/27/15-07/31/15.
Huntley, H. S., Kirwan, A. D., & Jacobs, G. (2015). Life of a Cluster. In 6th Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics (LAPCOD) Meeting. Winter Harbor, ME : 07/27/15-07/31/15.
Huntley, H. S., Lipphardt, B. L., Kirwan, A. D., & Poje, A. C. (2015). One- and Two-Dimensional Dispersion Quantification from Drifter Triads. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Lipphardt, B. L., Huntley, H. S., Kirwan, A. D., Wei, M., Rowley, C., Hogan, P., et al. (2015). An Assessment of the Lagrangian Predictive Skill of a Navy Coastal Ocean Model Ensemble in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Using GLAD Drifters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.

2014

Berta, M., Griffa, A., Magaldi, M., Poje, A., Novelli, G., Haza, A., et al. (2014). Velocities and Lagrangian transport estimates from GLAD data clustering at various scales via the Lagrangian assimilation algorithm LAVA. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Lipphardt, B. L. J., Huntley, H., Kirwan, A. D., Chen, S., Coelho, E., Gough, M., et al. (2014). Objective Surface Velocity Maps from GLAD drifter observations in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.

2013

Bogucki, D., Ariyarathne, K., Mitchell, C., Beron-Vera, F., Chen, S., Curcic, M., et al. (2013). Observations and Coupled Model Forecasts fromCcalm Winds to Hurricane Isaac (2012) during GLAD Field Campaign. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Chen, S., Curcic, M., Judt, F., Griffa, A., Gough, M., Haus, B.;H., A., et al. (2013). Lagrangian Coherent Structures in Observations and Models. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Chen, S. S., Curcic, M., Judt, F., Bogocki, D., Centurioni, L., Coelho, E., et al. (2013). Vertical Transport of Passive Tracers in the Cumulus Topped Marine Boundary Layer. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Gough M., Reniers, A., Haus, B., Beron-Vera, F., Chen, S., Coelho, E.;G., A., et al. (2013). Wind and Wave Induced Ocean Currents in Hurricane Isaac (2012): Analyses from a CoupledAtmosphere-Wave-Ocean Model and in situ Observations. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Haza, A., Poje, A., �zgökmen, T. M., Griffa, A., Haus, B., Huntley, H., et al. (2013). Surface relative dispersion measurements in the CARTHE's Grand Lagrangian Deployment (GLAD) experiment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Haza, A., Poje, A., �zgökmen, T. M., Griffa, A., Haus, B., Huntley, H., et al. (2013). Geodesic LCS-core analysis of surfaces currents during GLAD. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Helber, R., Barron, C., Beron-Vera, J., Bogucki, D., Chen, S., Coelho, E.;D., J., et al. (2013). Estimating Lagrangian Predictability and Uncertainties in the Gulf of Mexico using RELO Ensemble System. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Hogan, P., Bogocki, D., Beron-Vera, J., Chen, S., Coelho, E., Curcic, M., et al. (2013). Inertial currents in the Northern Gulf of Mexico during the GLAD experiment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Huntley, H., Lipphardt, B., Kirwan, A., Beron-Vera, F., Bogucki, D., Chen, S., et al. (2013). Observations and Coupled Model Forecasts from Calm Winds toHurricane Isaac (2012) during GLAD Field Campaign. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Lipphardt, J., B., Huntley, H., Sulman, M., Kirwan, J., A., Chen, S., Coelho, E., et al. (2013). Upper ocean energetics during the Grand Lagrangian Deployment (GLAD) experiment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Olascoaga, J., Beron-Vera, F., Huntley, H., Haller, G., Griffa, A., Haus, B., et al. (2013). Ensemble forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico during the CARTHE-GLAD experiment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Poje A., �zgökmen, T. M., Lipphardt Jr., B., Haza, A., Haus, B., et al. (2013). Near-surface Horizontal Velocity Gradient Estimates from Hundreds of Simultaneous GLAD Drifter Observations Near the Deepwater Horizon Site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Smith, S., Jacobs, G., Helber, R., Spence, P., Carrier, M., Bogocki, D.;B. - V., F., et al. (2013). Evaluating Gulf of Mexico forecasts: surface heat fluxes and thermal energy balances on seasonal to diurnal time scales. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Smith, S., Jacobs, G., Helber, R., Spence, P., Carrier, M., Bogocki, D., et al. (2013). The Impact of Velocity Data Assimilation From Drifters Using the Navy Coupled Ocean 3D Variational Data Assimilation System (NCODA-VAR). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster.

2012

Huntley, H. (2012). Transport Analysis for Oil Spill Prediction: Are Representative Finite Lyapunov Exponents Observable? In LAPCOD Meeting. Miami Beach, FL, June 11-15, 2012.
Kirwan, A. D., Sulman, M. H. M., Huntley, H. S., & Lipphardt, B. L. (2012). Out of Flatland: 3D Aspects of Lagrangian Coherent Structures in Oceanography. In American Institute of Mathematical Sciences Meeting. Orlando, FL, July 1-5, 2012.