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Funding Source: Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)

Project Publications & Presentations

Three-Dimensional Gulf Circulation and Biogeochemical Processes Unveiled by State-of-the-Art Profiling Float Technology and Data Assimilative Ocean Models

Journal Articles - 10

2021

Solo-Gabriele, H. M., Fiddaman, T., Mauritzen, C., Ainsworth, C., Abramson, D. M., Berenshtein, I., et al. (2021). Towards integrated modeling of the long-term impacts of oil spills. Marine Policy, 131, 104554.

2020

Gordon, C., Fennel, K., Richards, C., Shay, L. K., & Brewster, J. K. (2020). Can ocean community production and respiration be determined by measuring high-frequency oxygen profiles from autonomous floats? Biogeosciences, 17(15), 4119–4134.

2019

Shay, L. K., Brewster, J., Jaimes, B., Gordon, C., Fennel, K., Furze, P., et al. (2019). Physical and Biochemical Structure Measured by APEX-EM Floats. 2019 IEEE/OES Twelfth Current, Waves and Turbulence Measurement (CWTM), , 1–6.
Yu, L., Fennel, K., Wang, B., Laurent, A., Thompson, K. R., & Shay, L. K. (2019). Evaluation of nonidentical versus identical twin approaches for observation impact assessments: an ensemble-Kalman-filter-based ocean assimilation application for the Gulf of Mexico. Ocean Sci., 15(6), 1801–1814.
Zeng, X., Adams, A., Roffer, M., & He, R. (2019). Potential connectivity among spatially distinct management zones for Bonefish (Albula vulpes) via larval dispersal. Environ Biol Fish, 102(2), 233–252.

2018

McGee, L., & He, R. (2018). Mesoscale and submesoscale mechanisms behind asymmetric cooling and phytoplankton blooms induced by hurricanes: a comparison between an open ocean case and a continental shelf sea case. Ocean Dynamics, 68(11), 1443–1456.
Robbins, L. L., Daly, K. L., Barbero, L., Wanninkhof, R., He, R., Zong, H., et al. (2018). Spatial and Temporal Variability ofpCO2, Carbon Fluxes, and Saturation State on the West Florida Shelf. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 123(9), 6174–6188.
Yu, L., Fennel, K., Bertino, L., Gharamti, M. E., & Thompson, K. R. (2018). Insights on multivariate updates of physical and biogeochemical ocean variables using an Ensemble Kalman Filter and an idealized model of upwelling. Ocean Modelling, 126, 13–28.

2016

Jaimes, B., Shay, L. K., & Brewster, J. K. (2016). Observed air-sea interactions in tropical cyclone Isaac over Loop Current mesoscale eddy features. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 76, 306–324.
Shropshire, T., Li, Y., & He, R. (2016). Storm impact on sea surface temperature and chlorophyll a in the Gulf of Mexico and Sargasso Sea based on daily cloud-free satellite data reconstructions: Storm Impact on SST and Chl a. Geophys. Res. Lett., 43(23), 12,199–12,207.

Conference Presentations - 29

2020

Gates, H. G., Montoya, J. P., Fargher, H., Juhl, A. R., & Subramaniam, A. (2020). Using an Autonomous Biogeochemical Profiling Float to Determine the Effect of Natural Hydrocarbon Seeps and a Tropical Depression on the Gulf of Mexico System. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20: Poster.

2019

Fennel, K. (2019). Challenges and opportunities for biogeochemical prediction. In OceanPredict 2019. Halifax, Canada : 05/06/19-05/10/19.
Gordon, C., Fennel, K., Shay, L. K., Brewster, J., & Rudzin, J. (2019). Elucidating Drivers of Surface Variations in Dissolved Oxygen observed by autonomous floats in the Gulf of Mexico. In OceanPredict 2019. Halifax, Canada : 05/06/19-05/10/19.
Hiron, L., Shay, L. K., & Jaimes, B. (2019). Evidence of Loop Current Frontal Eddy intensification through interactions with the Loop Current. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Jaimes, B., & Shay, L. K. (2019). Observed Air-Sea Interactions During Hurricanes. In International Workshop on Tropical Cyclone – Ocean Interaction in the Northwest Pacific (TCOI 2019). Jeju, South Korea : 06/19/19-06/21/19.
Shay, L. K., Brewster, J., Jaimes, B., Furze, P., Fargher, H., Gordon, C., et al. (2019). Physical and Biochemical Response to a Cold Front Using Floats. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Shay, L. K., Brewster, J., Jaimes, B., Gordon, C., Fennel, K., Furze, P., et al. (2019). Physical and biochemical variability from APEX-EM Floats. In 2019 IEEE/OES Twelfth Current, Waves and Turbulence Measurement. San Diego, CA : 03/10/19-03/13/19.
Shay, L. K., Furze, P., Fargher, H., Brewster, J., Jaimes, B., Gordon, C., et al. (2019). Near-inertial current response to forcing events measured by APEX-EM Floats. In Teledyne Marine Technology Workshop. San Diego, CA : 10/06/19-10/09/19.
Wang, B., Fennel, K., Yu, L., & Gordon, C. (2019). Tradeoffs between satellite surface and Argo profile observations when optimizing a biogeochemical model for the Gulf of Mexico. In OceanPredict 2019. Halifax, Canada : 05/06/19-05/10/19.
Yu, L., Fennel, K., Wang, B., Laurent, A., Thompson, K., & Shay, L. (2019). Hindcasting the subsurface oil plume after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. In OceanPredict 2019. Halifax, Canada : 05/06/19-05/10/19.

2018

Fennel, K., Atamanchuk, D., Azetsu-Scott, K., Babin, M., Bossk, E., Bushinsky, S., et al. (2018). Biogeochemical Argo as an essential component of a North Atlantic Ocean Observing System. In CMOS 2018 Halifax. Halifax, Canada : 06/10/18-06/14/18.
Gordon, C., Fennel, K., Kuhn, A., Shay, L. K., & Brewster, J. (2018). Are surface chlorophyll measurements sufficient to accurately estimate primary production in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster.
Gordon, C., Fennel, K., Wang, B., Shay, L. K., & Brewster, J. (2018). Observing biogeochemical processes in the Gulf of Mexico using a set of uniquely-equipped autonomous floats. In CMOS 2018 Halifax. Halifax, Canada : 06/10/18-06/14/18.
Hiron, L., Jaimes, B., & Shay, L. (2018). Loop Current intensification by frontal eddy cyclones in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster.
Shay, L., Brewster, J., Maturi, E., Leuliette, E., Jaimes, B., Zhang, J., et al. (2018). Observed Ocean Heat Content Variations From In-Situ and Satellite Measurements During the 2017 Hurricane Season. In 33rd AMS Tropical Meteorology and Hurricane Conference. Pontre Vedra, FL : 04/16/18-04/20/18.
Shay, L., Furze, P., Fargher, H., Brewster, J., Jaimes, B., Fennel, K., et al. (2018). APEX-EM float measurements of physical and biochemical variability. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster.
Shay, L., Furze, P., Fargher, H., Brewster, J., Jaimes, B., Fennel, K., et al. (2018). APEX-EM float performance measuring ocean structure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Shay, L. K., Brewster, J. K., Maturi, E., Donahue, D., & Leuliette, E. (2018). Satellite derived ocean heat content variability for operational tropical cyclone intensity forecasting. In AMS Annual Meeting. Austin, TX : 01/08/18-01/12/18.
Shay. L., Brewster, J., Maturi, E., Leuliette, B., Jaimes, J., Zhang, E., et al. (2018). Observed ocean-atmosphere interactions during the 2017 hurricane season. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18.
Wang, B., Fennel, K., Yu, L., Gordon, C., Zong, H., & He, R. (2018). A data-assimilative physical-biogeochemical model for the Gulf of Mexico. In CMOS 2018 Halifax. Halifax, Canada : 06/10/18-06/14/18: Poster.
Yu, L., Fennel, K., Laurent, A., Zong, H., He, R., Kang, H., et al. (2018). Simulating deep-water hydrocarbon plumes with a data-assimilative model of the Gulf of Mexico. In CMOS 2018 Halifax. Halifax, Canada : 06/10/18-06/14/18.

2017

He, R., Zong, H., Xue, Z., Fennel, K., Tian, H., Cai, W. - J., et al. (2017). Predicting marine physical-biogeochemical variabilities in the Gulf of Mexico and southeastern U.S. shelf sea. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 12/11/17-12/15/17.
Jaimes, B., Shay, L. K., & Brewster, J. (2017). Observed air-sea interactions during hurricane Issac over warm Loop Current mesoscale ocean features. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Shay, L., Brewster, J., Maturi, E., Donahue, D., Leulitte, E., Jaimes, B., et al. (2017). Satellite Ocean Heat Content Variability: Implications for Weather and Climate Variations. In Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting (OSTST) 2017. Miami, FL : 10/23/17-10/27/17.
Yu, L., Fennel, K., Laurent, A., Zong, H., & He, R. (2017). Hindcasting and forecasting the dynamics of deep hydrocarbon plumes: Results from a data-assimilative model. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.

2016

Jaimes, B., Shay, L. K., & Brewster, J. (2016). A positive feedback mechanism for tropical cyclone intensification over warm oceanic mesoscale features. In 32nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. San Juan, Puerto Rico : 04/17/16-04/22/16.
Shay, L. K., Jaimes, B., Uhlhorn, E. (2016). Thermal and Momentum Loop Current Response to Hurricanes. In 32nd AMS Hurricane and Tropical Meteorology Conference. San Juan, PR : 04/17/16-04/23/16.
Shay, L. K., He, R., Fennel, K., & Furze, P. (2016). 3-Dimensional Gulf Circulation and Biogeochemical Processes Unveiled by State-of-the-Art Profiling Floats and Data Assimilative Ocean Models. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Steffen, J., Chen, S., Shay, L. K., & Jaimes, B. (2016). Observations of a self-induced barrier layer. In 32nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. San Juan, Puerto Rico : 04/17/16-04/22/16: Poster.
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org