GoMRI
Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Funding Source: Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)

Project Publications & Presentations

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

Journal Articles - 14

2021

Ainsworth, C., Chassignet, E., French-McCay, D., Beegle-Krause, C., Berenshtein, I., Englehardt, J., Fiddaman, T., Huang, H., Huettel, M., Justic, D., Kourafalou, V., Liu, Y., Mauritzen, C., Murawski, S., Morey, S., Özgökmen, T., Paris, C., Ruzicka, J., Saul, S., . . . Zheng, Y. (2021). Ten years of modeling the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Modelling & Software, 142, 105070.
Technology, N. J. I. o., Boufadel, M., Bracco, A., Chassignet, E., Chen, S., D’Asaro, E., Dewar, W., Garcia-Pineda, O., Justić, D., Katz, J., Kourafalou, V., MacDonald, I., Özgökmen, T., Paris-Limouzy, C., Socolofsky, S., Halpern, D., & Shepherd, J. (2021). Physical Transport Processes that Affect the Distribution of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Modeling. Oceanography, 34(1), 58-75.
Cui, L., Harris, C. K., & Tarpley, D. R. N. (2021). Formation of Oil-Particle-Aggregates: Numerical Model Formulation and Calibration. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8.
Dukhovskoy, D. S., Morey, S. L., Chassignet, E. P., Chen, X., Coles, V. J., Cui, L., Harris, C. K., Hetland, R., Hsu, T., Manning, A. J., Stukel, M., Thyng, K., & Wang, J. (2021). Development of the CSOMIO Coupled Ocean-Oil-Sediment- Biology Model. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8.
Ruiz Xomchuk, V., Hetland, R. D., & Qu, L. (2021). Small‐Scale Variability of Bottom Oxygen in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126(1).
Solo-Gabriele, H. M., Fiddaman, T., Mauritzen, C., Ainsworth, C., Abramson, D. M., Berenshtein, I., Chassignet, E. P., Chen, S. S., Conmy, R. N., Court, C. D., Dewar, W. K., Farrington, J. W., Feldman, M. G., Ferguson, A. C., Fetherston-Resch, E., French-McCay, D., Hale, C., He, R., Kourafalou, V. H., . . . Yoskowitz, D. (2021). Towards integrated modeling of the long-term impacts of oil spills. Marine Policy, 131, 104554.
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). Geoscientific Model Development, 14(1), 391-407.
Ye, L., Manning, A. J., Holyoke, J., Penaloza-Giraldo, J. A., & Hsu, T. (2021). The Role of Biophysical Stickiness on Oil-Mineral Flocculation and Settling in Seawater. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8.

2020

Barker, C. H., Kourafalou, V. H., Beegle-Krause, C., Boufadel, M., Bourassa, M. A., Buschang, S. G., Androulidakis, Y., Chassignet, E. P., Dagestad, K., Danmeier, D. G., Dissanayake, A. L., Galt, J. A., Jacobs, G., Marcotte, G., Özgökmen, T., Pinardi, N., Schiller, R. V., Socolofsky, S. A., Thrift-Viveros, D., . . . Zheng, Y. (2020). Progress in Operational Modeling in Support of Oil Spill Response. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(9), 668.
Shropshire, T. A., Morey, S. L., Chassignet, E. P., Bozec, A., Coles, V. J., Landry, M. R., Swalethorp, R., Zapfe, G., & Stukel, M. R. (2020). Quantifying spatiotemporal variability in zooplankton dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico with a physical–biogeochemical model. Biogeosciences, 17(13), 3385-3407.
Ye, L., Manning, A. J., & Hsu, T. (2020). Oil-mineral flocculation and settling velocity in saline water. Water Research, 173, 115569.

2019

Thyng, K. M. (2019). Deepwater Horizon Oil could have naturally reached Texas beaches. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 149, 110527.

2018

Ye, L., Manning, A. J., Hsu, T., Morey, S., Chassignet, E. P., & Ippolito, T. A. (2018). Novel Application of Laboratory Instrumentation Characterizes Mass Settling Dynamics of Oil-Mineral Aggregates (OMAs) and Oil-Mineral-Microbial Interactions. Marine Technology Society Journal, 52(6), 87-90.

2016

Farrington, J., Burns, K., & Leinen, M. (2016). Synthesis and Crosscutting Topics of the GoMRI Special Issue. Oceanography, 29(3), 204-213.

Book Chapter - 1

2020

Sunday Alademomi, A., J. Manning, A., J. Abbott, V., & J.S. Whitehouse, R. (2020). Morphodynamics in a Tropical Shallow Lagoon: Observation and Inferences of Change. In Lagoon Environments Around the World - A Scientific Perspective IntechOpen.

Conference Presentations - 57

2020

Coles, V. W., J.; Mason, O. S., & M (2020). Understanding how trait-based modeling (Genome-based EmergeNt Ocean Microbial Ecosystem Model) influences predictions of biogeochemical, ecological, and microbial system responses. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Cui, L. H., & C.K.; Tarpley, D. (2020). Formation and fate of oil particle aggregates in the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf: Numerical modeling. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Harris, C. C., & L.; Dukhovskoy, D. (2020). Oil particle aggregation model for the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf: Scenario testing. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Ippolito, T. C., & E.P (2020). Experiential Learning Activities for the Classroom: Lessons Learned Developing Standards-Aligned Science Curricula for Middle and High School Students. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Laxenaire, R. D., D.S.; Morey, S. C., & E.P.; Chen, X. (2020). Lagrangian-Eulerian mapping in CSOMIO coupled ocean-oil-sediment-biology model. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Morey, S. C., E.P.; Dukhovskoy, D. H., C.K.; Coles, V. S., M.; Hetland, R. T., K.; Hsu, T. M., A.; Mason, O. Y., L.; Cui, L. C., & J.; Wang, J. (2020). A coupled modeling system for simulating oil-biological-sediment interactions in the ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Morey, S. C., E.P.; Dukhovskoy, D. H., C.K.; Coles, V. S., M.R.; Hetland, R. T., K.M.; Hsu, T. M., A.J.; Mason, O. X., V.R.; Kobashi, D. Q., L.; Ye, L. C., L.; Chen, X. W., & J (2020). A coupled modeling system for simulating oil-biological-sediment interactions in the ocean. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Shropshire, T. M., S.L.; Chassignet, E. C., V.; Karnauskas, M. L., M.R.; Lee, S. Z., & G.; Stukel, M. (2020). Zooplankton validation in a physical-biogeochemical model with potentially valuable applications to fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Thyng, K. X., V.R.; Kobashi, D. Q., L.; Hetland, R. D., D.; Morey, S. C., & X.; Chassignet, E. (2020). Offline Tracer Advection in a Realistic Regional Ocean Model. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Wang, J. C., V.; Stukel, M. M., & O (2020). Rapid adaptation of the microbial community to abrupt environmental change in the Gulf of Mexico modeled with the Genome-based EmergeNt Ocean Microbial Ecosystem Model. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Ye, L. M., & A.J.; Hsu, T. (2020). Oil-mineral flocculation and settling dynamics in saline water. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020

2019

Cui, L. H., & C.K.; Tarpley, D. (2019). Estimating the impact of oil on flocculation processes with a new parameterized sediment model. In Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS) Annual Meeting 2019
Cui, L. H., & C.K.; Tarpley, D. (2019). Estimating the impact of oil on flocculation processes with a new parameterized sediment model. In Gordon Research Conference on Advances in Coastal and Estuarine Physics from Nearshore to Continental-Margin Scales
Cui, L. H., & C.K.; Tarpley, D. (2019). Development of an Oil Particle Aggregation Model for the Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf. In 25th Biennial CERF Conference
Diao, X. T., & K (2019). Defining the Mississippi river plume with numerical drifters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Dukhovskoy, D. M., & S.L.; Chassignet, E. (2019). Lessons Learned from Deepwater Horizon: Uncertainties and Challenges in Numerical Simulations of the Oil Spill. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting
Gu, C. S., K.L.; Wheatland, J. B., A.J.; Manning, A. C., & S (2019). Beyond 2D: Stokesian Dynamics simulations of the settling dynamics of real river flocs from high-resolution 3D imaging data. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting
Harris, C. T., & D.R.; Friedrichs, C. (2019). Application and parameterization of a sediment flocculation model for OMA formation for a Gulf of Mexico continental shelf site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Holyoke, J. Y., L.; Hsu, T. M., & A.J (2019). The Role of Texas Crude Oil in Mineral Flocculation Evolution: A Laboratory Investigation. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting
Howe, K. S., K.W.; Campbell, L. B., B.J.; Thrash, J. R., N.N.; Rogener, M. J., & S.B.; Mason, O. (2019). Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone omics data elucidate active, non-canonical methanotrophs that have the potential to impact hydrocarbon fate in the coastal zone. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Kelly, T. L., & M.R.; Stukel, M. (2019). Pelagic Connectivity: The Flux and Composition of Sinking Material in the Oligotrophic GOM. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Kobashi, D. H., & R (2019). Variability of submesoscale frontal eddies on the Texas-Louisiana shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Manning, A. Y., & L (2019). Flocculation Characteristics and Settling Dynamics of Suspended Cohesive Sediments: Floccin Across the USA. In 4th Symposium on Two-Phase Modelling for Sediment Dynamics in Geophysical Flows (THESIS-2019)
Manning, A. W., V.; Gratiot, N. L., & C.; Michallet, H. (2019). The flocculation characteristics of freshly eroded aggregates. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting
Morey, S. C., E.; Dukhovskoy, D. S., M.; Harris, C. H., R.; Thyng, K. C., V.; Hsu, T. M., & A.; Mason, O. (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
Ruiz Xomchuk, V. H., & 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
Ruiz Xomchuk, V. H., & 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
Ruiz Xomchuk, V. H., & 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
Stropshire, T. M., S.; Chassignet, E. C., V.; Karnauskas, M. L., M.; Lee, S. S., & M (2019). Estimates of food limitation experienced by coastal-pelagic fish larvae in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Wang, J. C., V.; Kelly, T. M., O.U.; Stropshire, T. S., & M.R (2019). Oil-Microbe interactions in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) modeled with the Genome-based EmergeNt Ocean Microbial Ecosystem Model. In ASLO 2019 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Wang, J. C., V.; Kelly, T. M., O.U.; Stropshire, T. S., & M.R (2019). Oil-Microbe interactions in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) modeled with the Genome-based EmergeNt Ocean Microbial Ecosystem Model. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Wang, J. C., V.; Stukel, M. K., & T.; Mason, O. (2019). Rapid adaptation of the microbial community to abrupt environmental change in the Gulf of Mexico modeled with the Genome-based EmergeNt Oceand Microbial Ecosystem Model. In 2019 Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Summer Workshop
Ye, L. H., J.; Manning, A. H., & T (2019). Oil-mineral flocculation and settling dynamics in saline water. In 4th Symposium on Two-Phase Modelling for Sediment Dynamics in Geophysical Flows (THESIS-2019)
Ye, L. M., A.; Hsu, T. S., & M (2019). Settling dynamics of oil-mineral aggregates (OMAs) interations. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019

2018

Chang, G. S., F.; Scheu, K. J., C.; Egan, G. C., M.; Monismith, S. F., & O.; Manning, A. (2018). Optics and acoustics for near-bed particle characterization and quantification of turbulence. In Ocean Optics XXIV Conference
Coles, V. (2018). Is it who you are or what you do? Evolution of metabolic function shapes ocean biogeochemistry in a gene-based model. In 2018 Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Summer Workshop
Coles, V. S., M.; Moran, M. H., & R (2018). Metabolic function not microbial taxonomy determines ocean biogeochemical gradients in a gene based marine ecosystem model. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018
Deng, Z. H., Q.; Chassagne, C. M., & A.J (2018). Properties of sediment-algae flocs as function of shear and environmental conditions: a laboratory study. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
Diao, X. T., & K (2018). Using statistics with drifter tracking to define a river plume. In 2018 Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS) Meeting
Egan, G. C., M.; Spada, F. C., G.; Manning, A. F., & O.; Monismith, S. (2018). In situ observations of near-bed turbulence and cohesive sediment transport. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
Holyoke, J. Y., L.; Hsu, T. M., & A.J (2018). An experimental investigation on the role of flow turbulence in oil-mineral-microbial interaction. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
Howe, K. S., K.; Baker, B. T., J.; Campbell, L. R., M.; Joye, S. M., & O.U (2018). Revealing previously unrecognized microbes involved in methane oxidation along an oxygen gradient in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In 17th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology
Livsey, D. D., M.D.; Manning, A. S., & D.H (2018). Effect of flocculation on estimated sediment flux derived from optical turbidity measurements in the San Francisco Estuary. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
Manning, A. (2018). Changes in Water Temperature and the Effects on the Morphology of Muddy Coastal River-Deltas. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
Mehta, A. H., & E.; Manning, A. (2018). Water temperature change and morphology of coastal river-deltas. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses, Special Focus: Engaging with Policy on Climate Change. In 10th International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses
Mehta, A. M., & A.J (2018). A Comparative Assessment of Cohesive Sediment Settling Velocities from Five Estuaries. In 5th International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) Europe Congress
Mehta, A. M., W.H.; Samsami, F. M., & A.J (2018). Revisiting the role of aggregation in the settling of cohesive flocs in the marine environment. In 36th International Conference on Coastal Engineering
Ruiz, V. H., & 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
Safar, Z. R., S.; Ibanez Sanz, M. C., C.; Manning, A. P., J.D.; Souza, A. v. K., T.; Horner-Devine, A. F., & R.; McKeon, M. (2018). In situ characterization and dynamics of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) in the Rhine river front during neap tide. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
Shakeel, A. C., & C.; Manning, A. (2018). Rheo-optical analysis of natural sediments under continuous and oscillating shearing action. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
Spencer, K. W., J.; Bushby, A. M., & A.J.; Carr, S. (2018). Can New Information on Suspended Sediment Floc Characteristics Improve Understanding of Cohesive Sediment Behaviour?. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
Tarpley, D. H., & C.K.; Friedrichs, C. (2018). Tidal variation in sediment distribution in an idealized estuarine model in response to cohesive dynamics. In 15th Estuarine and Coastal Modeling Conference
Ye, L. H., & T.-J.; Manning, A. (2018). Settling Dynamics of Oil-Mineral-Microbial Interactions: A Laboratory Study. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
Yue, L. C., Z.; Hsu, T.-J.; Horner-Devine, A. M., & A.J (2018). A Turbulence-Resolving Numerical Investigation on the Transport Dynamics of Sand-Mud Mixture in Wave Bottom Boundary Layer. In 8th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics
Yue, L. C., Z.; Hsu, T.-J.; Horner-Devine, A. M., & A.J (2018). Turbulence-resolving numerical simulation of fine sediment transport over bedforms. In 36th International Conference on Coastal Engineering
Yue, L. H., T.-J.; Horner-Devine, A. M., & A.J.; Ogston, A. (2018). A Turbulence-resolving Numerical Investigation of Wave-supported Gravity Flow. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
Zhang, N. T., C.E.L.; Townend, I. R., K.E.; Paterson, D. M., & A.J (2018). Investigating the internal structure of biofilm-sediment aggregates using X-ray micro-tomography. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
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