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SURA Shelf Hypoxia Project

SURA Shelf Hypoxia Project . Dec-Feb Accomplishments, Progress, Plans & Challenges John Harding, Northern Gulf Institute Katja Fennel, Dalhousie University Rob Hetland , Texas A&M University Jerry Wiggert , University of Southern Mississippi 4 March2011.

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SURA Shelf Hypoxia Project

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  1. SURA Shelf Hypoxia Project Dec-Feb Accomplishments, Progress, Plans & Challenges John Harding, Northern Gulf Institute Katja Fennel, Dalhousie University Rob Hetland, Texas A&M University Jerry Wiggert, University of Southern Mississippi 4 March2011

  2. SURA Shelf HypoxiaSignificant Accomplishments (1/2)(Dec-Feb) • Hypoxia Data Identification/ Compilation (Fennel Lead) • EPA (Fennel/Lehrter) - DONE • GCOOS – Initial MCH & LUMCON (Howard) - DONE • NOAA NCDDC/NODC (Beard/ Cross / Garcia) - DONE • MagMix (Wiggert/Schiller) - DONE • Coordination with CI Team • Data Storage/ Formatting/ Access (Fennel/Howard/Howlett) – Continuing • Initial Hypoxia data set delivered to CI (Fennel/Howlett) - DONE • Distributed Model Output & Data Access (Harding/ Howlett) - DONE • Evaluation Tools (NAVO “Bub” Diagrams) (Harding/Bub/Howlett) - DONE • NOAA CSDL Model Output to SURA Server (Patchen/Howlett) – 3 of 4 Years • EoinHowlett participation at Shelf Hypoxia Face-to-Face – See .ppt notes

  3. SURA Shelf HypoxiaSignificant Accomplishments (2/2)(Dec-Feb) • Boundary & Pre-Operational Model Availability • HYCOM –(Morey) - DONE • IASNFS NCOM - (Ko/ Harding) - DONE • AMSEAS NCOM –(Harding/ Bub) – DONE • NOAA CSDL NGOM(Patchen/Howlett) – 3 of 4 Years to SURA Server • Evaluation/ Validation ( http://testbed.sura.org/node/324for details ) • Initial uncoupled and HYCOM coupled hydro runs (Hetland) – DONE • Initial results presented at ASLO (Hetland) - DONE • Multiple oxygen consumption uncoupled hypoxia runs (Fennel) – DONE • Initial benthic biogeochemical cycling experiments ( Harris) - DONE • Initial Lagrangian drift analysis on uncoupled ROMS (Lipphardt) - DONE • Initial PAM (NAVO Model/Profile Tool) AMSEAS comparisons (Wiggert) - DONE • Initial winter AMSEAS COAMPS/Buoy Winds analysis (Fitzpatrick) –DONE

  4. SURA Shelf HypoxiaPlanned March Accomplishments (1/2) • Coordination with CI Team • Full Hypoxia data set delivered to CI (Fennel/Howlett) • Complete NOAA CSDL Model Output to SURA Server (Patchen/Howlett) • Provide input on server side processing (Lipphardt/ Howlett) • Provide input on Obs & model output list (Hetland/ Howlett)

  5. SURA Shelf HypoxiaPlanned March Accomplishments (2/2) • Boundary & Pre-Operational Model Availability • Complete upload NOAA CSDL NGOM to SURA Server (Patchen/Howlett) • Evaluation/ Validation • Complete HYCOM coupled hydro runs (Hetland) • Initial IASNFS and CSDL NGOM coupled hydro runs (Hetland) • Initial coupled hypoxia runs (Fennel) • Lagrangian drift analysis on coupled ROMS (Lipphardt) • Additional PAM (NAVO Model/Profile Tool) AMSEAS comparisons (Wiggert) • Additional summer/winter AMSEAS COAMPS/Buoy Winds analysis (Fitzpatrick)

  6. SURA Shelf HypoxiaChallenges Faced, Resolved, Impeding (Dec-Feb) • Hetland computers hacked in February • Interfered with Feb progress • Resolved by end February • SURA/ NRL CRADA not in place • Resolved end Feb/beginning March • EPA hypoxia code expert passed away last year • Impeding Ko progress on EPA-funded, coupled EPA hypoxia/NCOM effort • Expected to push Fennel/EPA hypoxia comparison task beyond May

  7. SURA Shelf HypoxiaYear 2 High Priority • Compare, contrast, and evaluate existing Fennel/ROMS approach with Fennel hypoxia formulation embedded within NOAA CSDL northern Gulf pre-operational FVCOM (Supports NOAA CSDL transition efforts) • Evaluate impact of including biogeochemical boundary conditions from basin model into coastal shelf hypoxia model (Supports NOAA CSDL transition efforts) • Compare, contrast, and evaluate NOAA NGOM, Navy Global NCOM, and Navy AMSEAS boundary conditions on coastal NGOFS based on FVCOM (Supports NOAA CSDL transition efforts) • Expand hypoxia model development, evaluation & comparisons east of MS delta and into estuaries to evaluate more intermittent shelf and Gulf estuary hypoxia events (Supports NOAA CSDL & EPA Gulf Breeze) • Begin to evaluate/compare full ecosystem models (e.g. EcoPath/EcoSim, Atlantis) both stand-alone & coupled to physical models in Gulf of Mexico (Supports NOAA Fisheries integrated ecosystem assessment efforts)

  8. SURA Shelf HypoxiaUnexpected, Value-Added Lessons or Products • Established direct collaboration between academic hypoxia researchers and NOAA CSDL operational Gulf of Mexico hypoxia model developers See item 1 of attached .ppt notes page on general accomplishments to date. Given expected multi-year time horizon of NOAA operational hypoxia model transition plans, the expected result at project start was that interactions between academic and NOAA CSDL partners would be at the hydrodynamic level only.

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