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MIXED M odel/measurement I ntegration e X periment in E stuary D ynamics. Kate Edwards PRISM science retreat September 27, 2002. Carr. SPASM. Motivation. Study coupled ecosystem of south Sound Biology, chemistry, circulation, runoff, weather Water quality vulnerability
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MIXEDModel/measurementIntegrationeXperiment in EstuaryDynamics Kate Edwards PRISM science retreat September 27, 2002
Carr SPASM Motivation • Study coupled ecosystem of south Sound • Biology, chemistry, circulation, runoff, weather • Water quality vulnerability • Integrate, validate PRISM models • Preparation for other studies; domain is entire Sound • Virtual Puget Sound, bloodstream • Education • Oceanography fieldwork class • Oceanography of Puget Sound class • Collaboration MIXED 9/27
Huge Creek Carr Inlet TacomaNarrows ORCA Chambers Creek Location: Carr Inlet July 1990 aerial photo mosaic, USGS website MIXED 9/27
MIXED components • BioFloat - D’Asaro, Reynolds • O2, chlorophyll following water parcel: biological productivity • Surveys - Newton • O2, chlorophyll, nutrients, productivity • Integrated physical model - Kawase, Edwards • Aquatic Biochemistry Model, ORCA - Devol, Emerson • PRISM - Richey et al • Students • You? MIXED 9/27
Streamflow Air temp. (C) Wind speed (m/s) When: next Spring bloom Plots from ORCA, USGS websites; data from NDBC. MIXED 9/27
An opportunity for you • Collaboration • Observations, model results • Integration • Your related project? • Education • Fieldwork class projects Webpage faculty.washington.edu/~kae/MIXED/MIXED.html MIXED 9/27