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PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
RECENT PUBLICATIONS

The following references are publications that have been published by College of Marine Science faculty and students. In many cases, you can download a copy of the publication by clicking the words "Download Document" or "Download PDF". Contact information for our faculty, students, and staff can be found here.

Physical Oceanography
Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (COMPS) Publications

Liu, Y., X.S. Liang, and R.H. Weisberg, 2007: Rectification of the bias in the wavelet power spectrum. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 24(12), 2093-2102.

Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg, 2007: Ocean currents and sea surface heights estimated across the West Florida Shelf. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37(6), 1697-1713. (06/27)

Liu, Y., Weisberg, R.H. and Shay, L.K., 2007: Current patterns on the West Florida Shelf from joint Self-Organizing Map analyses of HF radar and ADCP data. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 24(4), 702–712. (04/17)

Liu, Y., Weisberg, R.H. and Mooers, C.N.K. 2006: Performance evaluation of the Self-Organizing Map for feature extraction. J. Geophys . Res., 111, C05018, doi:10.1029/2005jc003117. (05/06)

Virmani, J.I., and Weisberg, R.H. The 2005 Hurricane Season: An Echo of the Past or a Harbinger of the Future? Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L05707, doi:10.1029/2005GL025517, 2006. (03/06)

Liu, Y., Weisberg, R.H. and He, R. 2006: Sea surface temperature patterns on the West Florida Shelf using Growing Hierarchical Self-Organizing Maps. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 23(2), 325-338. (03/06)

The Evolution of a Coastal Mooring System:A simple Current Meter Mooring is transformed into a Complete 'Air-Sea' Monitoring System in the Gulf of Mexico Sea Technology, February 2003. This publication is available in PDF format by clicking here (1.2MB).

Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg, (2005). Momentum balance diagnoses for the West Florida Shelf. Cont. Shelf Res., 25, 2054-2074.

He, R and R.H. Weisberg (2003). A Loop Current intrusion case study on the West Florida Shelf. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 33, 465-477.

He, R and R.H. Weisberg (2003). West Florida shelf circulation and temperature budget for the 1998 fall transition. Cont. Shelf Res. 23, 777-800.

Virmani, J.I. and R.H. Weisberg (2003). Features of the Observed Annual Ocean-Atmosphere Flux Variability on the West Florida Shelf. J. Climate, 16, 734-745

Cole, R., R.H. Weisberg, J. Donovan, C. Merz, R. Russel, V. Subramanian, and M. Luther (2003). The evolution of a coastal mooring system. Sea Technology, 44, 24-31.

Weisberg, R.H. and R. He (2003). Local and deep-ocean forcing contributions to anomalous water properties on the West Florida Shelf. J. Geophys. Res., 108, C6, 15, doi:10.1029/2002JC001407.

Walsh, J.J., R.H. Weisberg, D.A. Dieterle, R. He, B.P. Darrow, J.K. Jolliff, K.M. Lester, G.A. Vargo, G.J. Kirkpatrick, K.A. Fanning, T.T. Sutton, A.E. Jochens, D.C. Briggs, B. Nababan, C. Hu, and F. Muller-Karger (2003). The phytoplankton response to intrusions of slope water on the West Florida Shelf: models and observations. J. Geophys. Res., 108, C6, 15, doi:10.1029/2002JC001406.

Halliwell, G.R., R.H. Weisberg, and D. Mayer (2003). A synthetic float analysis of upper-limb meridional overturning circulation interior ocean pathways in the tropical/subtropical Atlantic, in Interhemisphere water exchange in the Atlantic Ocean, G. Goni and P. Malanotte-Rizzoli, eds., Elsevier, pp93-136.

Soloviev, A.V., R.H. Weisberg and M.E. Luther (2003). Energetic Baroclinic Super-Tidal Oscillations on the Shelf off Southeast Florida. Geophys. Res. Letts., 30, 9, 10.1029/2002GL016603

Jolliff, J.K., J.J. Walsh, R. He, R.H. Weisberg, A. Stovall-Leonard, P.G. Coble, R. Comny, C. Heil, B. Nababan, H. Zhang, C. Hu, and F. Muller-Karger (2003).Dispersal of the Suwannee River plume over the West Florida shelf: Simulation and observation of the optical and biochemical consequences of a flushing event. Geophys. Res. Letts., 30, 13, 1709.

He, R., R.H. Weisberg, H. Zhang, F. Muller-Karger, and R.W. Helber (2003). A cloud-free, satellite-derived, sea surface temperature analysis for the West Florida Shelf, Geophys. Res. Letts., 30, doi:10.1029/2003GL017673.

Weisberg, R.H. and L. Zheng (2003). How estuaries work: a Charlotte Harbor example,J. Mar. Res., 61, 635-657.

Venezia, W., et al. (2003). SFOMC: A successful Navy and academic partnership providing sustained ocean observation capabilities in the Florida Straits. MTS Jour., 37, 81-91.

Seim, H., B. Bacon, C. Barans, M. Fletcher, K. Gates, R. Jahnke, E. Kearns, R. Lea, M. Luther, C. Mooers, J. Nelson, D. Porter, L. Shay, M. Spranger, J. Thigpen, R. Weisberg, F. Werner, (2003). SEA-COOS - A Model for a Multi-State, Multi-Institutional Regional Observation System, MTS Journal, 37(3), 92-101.

He, R., Y. Liu and R.H. Weisberg (2004). Coastal ocean wind fields gauged against the performance of an ocean circulation model. Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L14303, doi:10.1029/2003GL019261.

Liu, Y. and R.H. Weisberg (2005). Patterns of ocean current variability on the West Florida Shelf using the self-organizing map. J. Geophys. Res., 110, C06003, doi:10.1029/2004JC002786.

Virmani, J. I. and R. H. Weisberg (2005). Relative Humidity over the West Florida Continental Shelf. Mon Wea Rev., 133, 1671-1686.


Physical Oceanography
Modeling

Galperin, B. and Sukoriansky, S. Energy spectra and zonal flows on the beta-plane, on a rotating sphere, and on giant planets, in Marine Turbulence: Theories, Observations, and Models, edited by H. Baumert, J. Simpson, and J. S¨undermann, pp. 472–493, Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Sukoriansky, S., Galperin, B., and Staroselsky, I.: A quasinormal scale elimination model of turbulent flows with stable stratification, Physics of Fluids, 17, 085 107–1–28, 2005.

Sukoriansky, S., Galperin, B., and Perov, V.: Application of a new spectral theory of stably stratified turbulence to atmospheric boundary layers over sea ice, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 117, 231–257, 2005. This publication is available in PDF format by clicking here.

Sukoriansky, S., Galperin, B., and Perov, V.: A quasi-normal scale elimination model of turbulence and its application to stably stratified flows, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 13, 9–22, 2006. This publication is available in PDF format by clicking here.

Galperin, B., Sukoriansky, S., Dikovskaya, N., Read, P.L., Yamazaki, Y.H., and Wordsworth, R: Anisotropic turbulence and zonal jets in rotating flows with a beta-effect, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 13, 89-96, 2006. This publication is available in PDF format by clicking here.


Physical Oceanography
Remote Sensing

English, D.C., and Carder, K.L. 2006. Determining Bottom Reflectance and Water Optical Properties Using Unmanned Underwater Vehicles under Clear or Cloudy Skies. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 23:2 314-324. (03/06)

Hu, C., Nelson, J., Johns, E., Chen, Z., Weisberg, R., and Muller-Karger, F.E., 2005. Mississippi River water in the Florida Straits and in the Gulf Stream off Georgia in summer 2004. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L14606, doi:10.1029/2005GL022942. (12/05)

Hu, C., Muller-Karger, F.E., Taylor, C., Carder, K.L., Kelble, C., Johns, E., and Heil, C., 2005. Red tide detection and tracing using MODIS fluorescence data: A regional example in SW Florida coastal waters. Remote Sens. Environ., 97:311-321.(12/05)

Hong, H., Wu, J., Shang, S., and Hu, C., 2005. Absorption and fluorescence of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in the Pearl River Estuary, South China. Mar. Chem., 97:78-89. (12/05)

Shang, S., Zhang, C., Hong, H., Liu, G., Wong, T.F., Hu, C., and Huang B., 2005. Hydrographic and biological changes in the Taiwan Strait during the 1997-1998 El Nino winter. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L11601, doi:10.1029/2005GL022578. (12/05)

Biggs, D.C., Jochens, A.E., Howard, M.K., DiMarco, S.F., Mullin, K.D., Leben, R.R., Muller-Karger, F.E., and Hu, C., 2005. Eddy forced variations in on-margin and off-margin summertime circulation along the 1000 m isobath of the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2000-2003, and links with sperm whale distributions along the middle shelf. AGU Geophys Monogr. (New Developments in the circulation of the Gulf of Mexico), 71-85. (12/05)

Muller-Karger, F.E., Varela, R., Thunell, R., Luerssen, R., Hu, C., and Walsh, J.J., 2005. The importance of continental margins in the global carbon cycle. Geophys. Res. Lett. 32, L01602, doi:10.1029/2004GL021346. (12/05)

Muller-Karger, F.E., Hu, C., Andréfout, S,. and Varela, R., 2005. The color of the coastal ocean and applications in the solution of research and management problems In: Remote Sensing of Aquatic Coastal Environments (R. L. Miller, C. E. Del Castillom, and B. A. McKee eds.), Springer, pp 101-127. (12/05)

Andréfouët, S., Hochberg, E.J., Chevillon, C., Muller-Karger, F.E., Brock, J.C., and Hu, C., 2005. Multi-scale remote sensing of coral reefs. In: Remote Sensing of Aquatic Coastal Environments (R. L. Miller, C. E. Del Castillom, and B. A. McKee eds.), Springer, pp 297-315.(12/05)

Carder, K.L., Chen, F.R., Cannizzaro, J.P., Campbell, J.W., and Mitchell, B.G., 2004. Performance of the MODIS semi-analytical ocean color algorithm for chlorophyll-a, Advances in Space Res.33 : 1152-1159. (04/05)

Lee, Z.P., and Carder, K.L., 2004. Absorption spectrum of phytoplankton pigments derived from hyperspectral remote-sensing reflectance, Remote Sens. Environ.89 : 361-368. Note: Alan Berman NRL award winner for 2004. (04/05)

Otis, D.B., K.L. Carder, D.C.English, and J.E. Ivey, 2004. CDOM transport from the Bahamas Banks, Coral Reefs 23 : 152-160. (04/05)

Reinersman, P.N., and Carder, K.L., 2004. Hybrid numerical method for solution of the radiative transfer in one, two, or three dimensions, Applied Optics 43(13) : 2734-2743. (04/05)

Cannizzaro, J.P., Carder, K.L., Chen, F.R., Heil, C.A., and Vargo, G.A.. Accepted. A novel technique for detection of the toxic dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, in the Gulf of Mexico from remotely sensed ocean color data, Continental Shelf Res . (04/05)

Lee, Z.P. and Carder, K.L., 2005. Hyperspectral remote sensing. In R.L. Miller (eds), Remote Sensing of Coastal Aquatic Environments, Chapt. 8, Springer, Netherlands , pp. 181-204. (04/05)

Lee, Z.P., Darecki, M., Carder, K.L., Davis, C.O., Stramski, D., and Rhea, W.J., 2005. Diffuse attenuation coefficient of downwelling irradiance: An evaluation of remote sensing methods, J Geophys. Res. 110( C02017) :148-227. (04/05)

English, D., Carder, K.L. et al., accepted with minor revisions. Determining bottom reflectance and water optical properties using Unmanned Underwater Vehicles under clear or cloudy skies, J.Atmos.Oceanic Tech. (04/05)

Ayoub, L.M., Hallock-Muller, P., Carder, K., English, D., Ivey, J., - "Calibrating a Bioindicator of Photooxidative Stress on Coral Reefs",for Ocean Optics XVII, Fremantle, Australia, October 28, 2004 . Office of Naval Res. CDROM, Arlington , VA , 6 p. (04/05)

Carder, K.L., Cannizzaro, J.P., Chen, F.R., Bailey, S.W., Werdell, J.P., - "Toward a Climate-Quality Chlorophyll Dataset: Global Validation of a Semi-Analytical Chlorophyll a Algorithm", for Ocean Optics XVII, Fremantle, Australia, October 28, 2004 . Office of Naval Res. CDROM, Arlington , VA , 6 p. (04/05)

Chen, Feng-I R; Carder, Kendall L; Costello, David K - "Hyperspectral Retrievals of Bottom Depth and Albedo Using a Genetic Optimization Code", for Ocean Optics XVII, Fremantle , Australia , October 28, 2004 . Office of Naval Res. CDROM, Arlington , VA , 6 p. (04/05)

Lee, ZhongPing; Darecki, M., Carder, K., Marra, J., Davis, C., Arnone, R., - "Applications of Ocean-Color Remote Sensing: An IOP-Centered System", for Ocean Optics XVII, Fremantle, Australia, October 28, 2004 . Office of Naval Res. CDROM, Arlington , VA , 6 p. (04/05)

Hu, C., Mulller-Karger, F., Biggs, D.C., Carter, K.L., Nababan, B., Nadeau, D., Vanderbloemen, J.G., (2003) Comparision of ship and satellite bio-optical measurements on the continental margin of the NE Gulf of Mexico. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2003, vol. 24, no. 13, 2597-2612 (04/05)

Hu C., Satellite Images Track "Black Water" Event off Florida Coast. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 83, No. 26, 25 June 2002, Pages 281,285 (04/05)

Hu C., Hackett KE, Callahan MK, Andrefouet S Wheaton JL, Porter JW, Muller-Karger FE (2003) The 2002 ocean color anomaly in the Florida Bight: A cause of local coral reef decline? Geophysical Research Letters. 30: (04/05)

Muller-Karger, F. E. 2004. Our oceans are in deep trouble; but it's not too late. Op-Ed. St. Petersburg Times. 8 September 2004. (04/05)

Muller-Karger, F. E., R. Varela, R. Thunell, Y. Astor, H. Zhang, and C. Hu. 2004. Processes of Coastal Upwelling and Carbon Flux in the Cariaco Basin . Deep-Sea Research II. Special Issue: Views of Ocean Processes from the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) Mission : Volume 2 - Edited by D. A. Siegel, A. C. Thomas and J. Marra. Vol 51/10-11 pp 927-943. (04/05)

Andréfouët, S., Payri, C., Hochberg, E.J., Hu, C., Atkinson, M.J., and Muller-Karger, F.E., 2004. Use of in situ and airborne reflectance for scaling-up spectral discrimination of coral reef macroalgae from species to communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. 283: 161–177, 2004. (04/05)

Andréfouët, S., Hochberg, E., Chevillon,C., Muller-Karger, F.E., Brock, J.C. and Hu, C., 2005. Multi-scale Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs. In: Remote Sensing of Coastal Aquatic Environments: Technologies, Techniques and Application, R.L. Miller, C.E. Del Castillo and B.A. McKee [Eds.], Springer, 297-315. (04/05)

Astor, Y. M., Scranton, M.I., Muller-Karger, F.E., Bohrer, R., and García, J., (In press.) fCO2 variability at the CARIACO tropical coastal upwelling time series station. Marine Chemistry. (04/05)

Hu, C., Muller-Karger, F.E., Vargo, G.A., Neely, M.B., and Johns, E., 2004. Linkages between coastal runoff and the Florida Keys ecosystem: A study of a dark plume event. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 31, L15307, doi:10.1029/2004GL020382, 2004. (04/05)

Palandro, D., Hu, C., Andréfouët, S. and Müller-Karger, F.E., 2004. Synoptic water clarity assessment in the Florida Keys using diffuse attenuation coefficient estimated from Landsat imagery. Hydrobiologia. 530-531(1), pp 489-493. (04/05)

Salisbury, J.E., Campbell, J.W., Linder, E., Meeker, L.D., Muller-Karger, F.E., and Vorosmarty, C.J., 2004. On the seasonal correlation of surface particle fields with wind stress and Mississippi discharge in the northern Gulf of Mexico . Deep-Sea Research II, 51 (2004) 1187–1203. (04/05)

Scranton, M.I., McIntyre, M., Taylor, G.T., Muller-Karger, F.E., Fanning, K.A., and Astor, Y., (2004, In press.) Temporal Variability in the Nutrient Chemistry of the Cariaco Basin . In: (NATO volume on anoxic basins. Lev Neretin, Ed.) (04/05)

Smoak, J.M., Benitez-Nelson, C., Moore, W.S., Thunell, R.C., Astor, Y., and Frank Muller-Karger, F.E., 2004. Radionuclide fluxes and particle scavenging in Cariaco Basin . Continental Shelf Research 24. 1451–1463. (04/05)

Tang, D.L., Ni, I.H., Muller-Karger, F.E., and Oh. I.S., 2004. Monthly variation of pigment concentration and seasonal winds in China 's marginal seas. Hydrobiologia. 511. 1-15. (04/05)

Taylor, G.T., Iabichella-Armas, M., Varela, R., Muller-Karger, F.E., Lin, X., and Scranton, M.I., (2004, in press.) Microbial Ecology of the Cariaco Basin 's Redoxcline: the U.S.-Venezuela CARIACO Times Series Program. In: (NATO volume on anoxic basins. Lev Neretin, Ed.) (04/05)

Thunell, R.C., Sigman, D.M., Muller-Karger, F.E., Astor, Y., and Varela, R., 2004. Nitrogen isotope dynamics of the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. Vol 18, GB3001, doi:10.1029/2003GB002185. (04/05)

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. 2004. An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century. Final Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. Washington , D.C. (04/05)

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. 2004. Preliminary Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. Governor's Draft. Washington , D.C. (04/05)

 

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