Offshore Sea Levels Measured with an Anchored Spar-Buoy System Using GPS Interferometric Reflectometry
Xie, S., Chen, J., Dixon, T. H., Weisberg, R. H., Zumberge, M. A. 2021. JGR Oceans, 126, 11. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017734 Abstract: Conventional tide gauges are usually housed along the coast. Satellite altimetry works well in the open ocean but poorly near...
Coordinated observing and modeling for the West Florida Shelf with harmful algal bloom application
Weisberg, R.H. and Liu, Y. 2025. Oceanography, 38:1. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2025e107 Abstract: The central portion of the west Florida continental shelf is the epicenter for blooms of the harmful alga Karenia brevis, which tends to form at mid-shelf under...
Local and Deep-Ocean Forcing Effects on the West Florida Continental Shelf Circulation and Ecology
Weisberg, R. H. and Liu, Y. 2022. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.863227 Abstract: We review the evolution of knowledge on the forcing of the west Florida continental shelf by a combination of local winds and deep-ocean influences,...
Gulf of Mexico larval dispersal: Combining concurrent sampling, behavioral, and hydrodynamic data to inform end-to-end modeling efforts through a Lagrangian dispersal model
Vasbinder, K., Ainsworth, C.H., Liu, Y., Weisberg, R.H. 2023. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2023.105323 Abstract: We developed a Lagrangian larval dispersal model to estimate trajectories for eleven fish taxa inhabiting the Gulf of...
Ocean-atmosphere heat exchange seasonal cycle on the West Florida Shelf derived from long term moored data
Sorinas, L., Weisberg, R.H., Liu, Y., Law, J. 2023. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2023.105341 Abstract: Twenty-three years of surface meteorological and oceanographic data sampled from moored buoys are used to study the seasonal and...
Impact of Wave-Current Interaction on a Hurricane Ian Storm Surge Simulation
San, S-C., Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., Xu, H., Qiao, K., Lae, J., Zheng, L., John, S., Murawski, S. A., Gilbert, S., Mitchum, G. T., Frazer, T. K. and Pe’eri, S. 2026. Ocean Modeling, 202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2026.102734 Abstract: Hurricane Ian impacted the...
Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Ian (2022) in High Shear
Nickerson, A. K., J. A. Zhang, R.H. Weisberg, and Y. Liu. 2025. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,130:13. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042024 Abstract: Initially a Category 3 storm, Hurricane Ian (2022) rapidly intensified on the West Florida Shelf...
Sea surface temperature trends for Tampa Bay, West Florida Shelf and the deep Gulf of Mexico
Nickerson, A.K., Weisberg, R.H., Zheng, L., Liu, Y. 2023. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2023.105321 Abstract: Sea surface temperatures for Tampa Bay, the West Florida Continental Shelf (WFS) and the adjacent deep Gulf of Mexico are...
Retention and export of planktonic fish eggs in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Nguyen, B.V.V., Liu, Y., Stallings, C.D., Breitbart, M., Murawski, S.A., Weisberg, R.H., Kerr, M., Bonnelycke, E.-M. S., Peebles, E.B. 2024. Fisheries Oceanography, 33:e12655. https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12655 Abstract: To help determine whether planktonic eggs of...
Analyzing Archive Transit Multibeam Data for Nodule Occurrences
Mussett, M. E., Naar, D. F., Caress, D., Conrad, T., Graham, A. G. C., Kaufmann, Maia, M. 2024. Journal of Marine Science Engineering, 12(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse1212232 Abstract: We show that analyzing archived and future multibeam backscatter and bathymetry...
Bathymetric Mapping in the Coastal Zone: Approaches, Challenges, and Opportunities.
Murawski, S.A., Gilbert, S., Hommeyer, M., Liu, Y., Lembke, C., Grasty, S., English, D., Hu, C., Dixon, T. 2025. Marine Technology Journal, 59:62-77. https://doi.org/10.4031/MTSJ.59.2.6 Abstract: Shallow waters (< 30 c.a. m deep) represent at once the most...
Measuring the Ocean Wave Environment Near MacDill AFB
Meyers, S.D., M. E. Arias, M. Kramer, and M. E. Luther. 2025. Final Report to The Tampa Bay Estuary Program, Oct. 25, 2025. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_xrxiM9TVqpv9meVR3ZpdJ7vElPC7tLe/view Summary: Erosion of the shoreline around MacDill Air Force Base presents...
Physics & Oceanography Data
Meyers, S.D., Weisberg, R.H., Beckwith, S., Donovan, J.C., Law, J.A., Lembke, C., Luther, M.E., Merz, C.R., Liu, Y. 2025. Chapter 7 in A Meta-Analysis of Marine Benthic Data and Metadata Standards: A Florida Perspective, the final report of FLRACEP, edited by V....
Measurements of High-Froude Number Boat Wakes Near a Seawall
Meyers, S.D., Day, S., and Luther, M.E. 2025. Applied Sciences, 15:9. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15094807 Abstract: Characterizing the coastal wave environment, typically composed of wind-driven waves and boat wakes, and its interaction with built infrastructure is...
Some methods for addressing errors in static AIS data records
Meyers, S., Yilmaz, Y., Luther, M. E. 2022. Ocean Engineering, 264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.112367 Abstract: The Automatic Identification System (AIS) provides essential services in support of maritime domain awareness. Accurate AIS values for hull...
A tracer model nowcast/forecast study of the Tampa Bay, Piney Point effluent plume: Rapid response to an environmental hazard
Liu, Y., Weisberg, R.H., Zheng, L., Sun, Y., Chen, J., Law, J.A., Hu, C., Cannizzaro, J.P., Frazer, T.K. 2024. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115840 Abstract: An emergency discharge of nutrient-rich effluent from the defunct...
Short-term forecast of Karenia brevis trajectory on the West Florida Shelf
Liu, Y., Weisberg, R.H., Zheng, L., Hubbard, K.A., Muhlbach, E.G., Garrett, M.J., Hu, C., Cannizzaro, J.P., Xie, Y., Chen, J., John, S., Liu, L.Y. 2023. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2023.105335 Abstract: Blooms of the toxic...
Rapid intensification of Hurricane Ian in relation to anomalously warm subsurface water on the wide continental shelf
Liu, Y., Weisberg, R.H., Sorinas, L., Law, J.A., Nickerson, A.K. 2025. Geophysical Research Letters, 52. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL113192 Abstract: Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified from Category 3 to 5 as it transited the wide West Florida Shelf (WFS). This is...
Termination of the 2018 Florida red tide event: A tracer model perspective
Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., Heil, C. A., Hubbard, K. 2022. Estuarine, Costal and Shelf Science, 272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107901 Abstract: The 2018 Karenia brevis harmful algal bloom experienced along the west coast of Florida was the worst red...
Mean circulation and its seasonal cycle on the West Florida Shelf as evidenced by multi-decadal time series of moored currents and winds
Law, J. A., Weisberg, R. H., Liu, Y., Mayer, D. A., Donovan, J. C. 2024. Deep Sea Research Part II, 213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2023.105346 Abstract: Time series from a moored array of current velocity and surface meteorological sensors, some with record...
Sensitivity analysis of a coastal ocean forecast model to nearshore bathymetric variability
Khazaei, B., Moghimi, S., Kurapov, A., Mani, S., Myers, E., Zhang, Y. J., and Liu, Y. 2025. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 31:1. https://doi.org/10.1061/JHYEFF.HEENG-6624 Abstract: The escalating frequency of extreme coastal events, exemplified by hurricanes and...
MultiscaleDTM: An Open-Source R Package for Multiscale Geomorphometric Analysis
Ilich, A., Misiuk, B., Lecours, V., Murawski, S. A. 2023. Transactions in GIS, 27(4), 1164-1204. https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.13067 Abstract: Digital terrain models (DTMs) are datasets containing altitude values above or below a reference level, such as a reference...
Physical oceanography and its applications: A tribute to Distinguished University Professor Dr. Robert H. Weisberg
Helber, R.W., Liu, Y., He, R., Wang, C. 2024. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2024.105414 Download PDF
Establishing seafloor mapping priorities for coastal states
Hapke, C. J., Baumstark, R., Druyor, R., Fredericks, X., Kramer, P., Jackson, K., McEachon, L. 2022. Ocean and Coastal Management, 216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105942 Abstract: The Florida Coastal Mapping Program (FCMaP) is a consortium of State,...
Partnering with the ‘Crowd’: Development of a Community Bathymetry Program in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA
Gilbert, S., Murawski, S.A., Luther, M.E., Silverman, A., Hommeyer, M., Vistocci, R., Chernoch, S. Clark, H., Grasty, S., and Erickson, K. 2025. Marine Technology Journal, 59:51-61. https://doi.org/10.4031/MTSJ.59.2.9 Abstract: Efficient and effective mapping of...
UFS Coastal Applications Team Report: Round 2 Summary of a Unified Forecast System Model Evaluation for Marine Navigation
Fujisaki-Manome, A., G. Seroka, J. Kelley, et al. (31 co-authors including Y. Liu). 2025. NOAA NOS Coastal Survey Development Laboratory, 37 pages, April 2025. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS, 37, https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/69898. Executive Summary:...
Hillsborough bay inflow modification study: An application of the Tampa Bay Coastal Ocean Model
Chen, J., Weisberg, R. H., Liu, Y., Zheng, L. 2023. Hillsborough bay inflow modification study: An application of the Tampa Bay Coastal Ocean Model, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108213. Abstract: With a large salinity...
Hydrodynamic response to bathymetric changes in Tampa Bay, Florida
Chen, J., Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., Murawski, S., Gilbert, S., Naar, D., Zheng, L., Hommeyer, M., Dietrick, C., Luther, M., Hapke, C., Meyers, E., Moghimi, S., Allen, C., Tang, L., Khazaei, B., Pe’eri, S. Wang, P. 2023. Deep Sea Research II, 212,...
A Tampa Bay Coastal Ocean Model (TBCOM) nowcast/forecast System
Chen, J., Weisberg, R. H., Liu, Y., Zheng, L., Law. J., Gilbert, S., Murawski, S. 2023. Deep Sea Research II, 211, 105322. Abstract: As a partially mixed estuary, Tampa Bay is influenced both by its connections to the adjacent Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and what occurs...
Comparison of Sea Conditions from Reported Rogue Wave Accidents based on Reanalysis and Hindcast datasets
Azevedo, L., Marcon, G. Labourdette, E., Meyers, S.D., Luther, M.E. 2025. Ocean Dynamics, 75:52, 19pp, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-025-01697-0. Abstract: A comparative analysis of rogue wave occurrence was conducted by examining reported eye-witness incidents...
Rogue Wave Indicators from Global Models and Buoy Data
Azevedo, L., Marcon, G., Meyers, S., Luther, M. 2025. EGUsphere, 2025:1-29; https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2031. Abstract: Rogue waves pose substantial risks to maritime operations and offshore infrastructure, yet their formation mechanisms and predictability...