Current Projects

Understanding and Predicting the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current, Topic 8: Numerical Modeling

Sponsor:  National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Advancing Gulf of Mexico Operational Forecasting with Application to Fisheries, Industry Safety, and Natural Hazards (GOFFISH)

Sponsor:  National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

NSF AI Institute For Research On Trustworthy AI In Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES)

Sponsor:  National Science Foundation

Collaborative Research: Dispersal Depth and the Transport of Deep-Sea Methane-Seep Larvae Around A Biogeographic Barrier (SALT)

Sponsor:  National Science Foundation

Collaborative Research: RAPID: A Modeling-Based Investigation in Support of Pioneer Array Relocation Design in the Southern Mid-Atlantic Bight

Sponsor:  National Science Foundation

Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA): Delivering actionable coastal and ocean information from high-quality science and observations for the Southeast

Sponsor:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Using a Coupled Numerical Modeling System to Investigate Flooding Impacts During Hurricane Florence (2018)

Sponsor: United States Geological Survey

Comprehensive Ocean Current, Wave, and Wind Energy Resource Assessment Using an Integrated Observing and Modeling Approach (FY21-22)

Sponsor: UNC Coastal Studies Institute

Completed Projects

Collaborative Research: An Observational and Modeling Study of the Physical Processes Driving Exchanges Between the Shelf and the Deep Ocean at Cape Hatteras (PEACH)

Sponsor:  National Science Foundation

A Coupled Marine Environmental Assessment and Prediction System for the Southeastern U.S. Coastal Ocean in Support of Effective Marine Ecosystem-Based Management, Efficient Marine Operations, and Resilient Coastal Communities

Sponsor:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA): Supporting Resilient Ecosystems, Communities and Economies – Regional Glider Observatory

Sponsor:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Comprehensive Gulf Stream Ocean Energy Resource Assessment Using an Integrated Observing and Modeling Approach (FY20-21)

Sponsor: UNC Coastal Studies Institute

Collaborative Research: Contribution of Prydz Bay Shelf Water to Antarctic Bottom Water Formation

Sponsor:  National Science Foundation

Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and Gulf Coast Regional Wave Modeling Project

Sponsor:  Sandia National Laboratories

Collaborative Research: Connectivity in Western Atlantic Seep Populations: Oceanographic and Life History Processes Underlying Genetic Structure

Sponsor:  National Science Foundation

ECOHAB: Interannual Variability of PSP Toxicity in Eastern Maine: Testing the Leaky Gyre Hypothesis and Improving Regional Forecasts

Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Comprehensive Gulf Stream Ocean Energy Resource Assessment Using and Integrated Observing and Modeling Approach (FY19)

Sponsor: UNC Coastal Studies Institute

Determining Hurricane-Induced CO₂ Flux in the South Atlantic Bight

Sponsor: SECOORA's Vembu Subramanian Ocean Scholars Award

Three-Dimensional Gulf Circulation and Biogeochemical Processes Unveiled by State-of-the-Art Profiling Float Technology and Data Assimilative Ocean Models

Sponsor:  Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Investigation of Marine Physical-Biogeochemical Interactions During Storm Conditions Off of the North Carolina Coast

Sponsor: North Carolina Sea Grant and Space Grant

An Integrated Terrestrial-Coastal Ocean Observation and Modeling Framework for Carbon Management Decision Support

Sponsor:  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Air-Sea CO₂ Flux and Carbon Budget Synthesis and Modeling in the Entire Gulf of Mexico

Sponsor:  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Role of Western Boundary Current Eddies on the Across-Shelf Exchange: An Integrated Study Using Remote Sensing Time Series, In-Situ Observations, and Numerical Modeling

Sponsor:  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Use of a Bio-physical Modeling Framework to Develop a Recruitment Index for Inclusion in Stock Assessments in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic

Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Estimating Discard Mortality of Shallow and Deep Water Reef Fishes Using Conventional and Telemetry Tags

Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA): An Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program To Support Decision-Makers’ Needs For Coastal and Ocean Data and Products

Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

U.S. East Coast Wave Energy Resource Assessment

Sponsor: Sandia National Laboratories

Development of a South Atlantic Ecosystem Model: A Coupled Marine Environmental Assessment and Prediction System for the Southeastern U.S. Coastal Ocean in Support of Effective Marine Ecosystem-Based Management

Sponsor: U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service

North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program: Comprehensive Gulf Stream Ocean Energy Resource Assessment Using an Integrated Observing and Modeling Approach (FY18)

Sponsor: UNC Coastal Studies Institute

Mesoscale and Submesoscale Coastal Ocean Variability Associated with the Western Boundary Currents

Sponsor: Harry C. Kelly Memorial Fund for U.S.-Japan Scientific Cooperation

Implementation of an Operational Model for Prediction of Alexandrium fundyense Blooms in the Gulf of Maine

Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program: Comprehensive Gulf Stream Ocean Energy Resource Assessment Using an Integrated Observing and Modeling Approach (FY16)

Sponsor: UNC Coastal Studies Institute

Hurricane Process Study: Numerical Model Investigation of Coastal Erosion and Accretion as a Result of Major Storm Events

Sponsor:  United States Geological Survey

Gulf Integrated Spill Response Consortium

Sponsor:  Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Developing an Integrated Modeling-Observing Prediction and Assessment System in Support of North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Studies

Sponsor: UNC Coastal Studies Institute

Development of Observational Products and Coupled Models of Land-Ocean-Atmospheric Fluxes in the Mississippi River Watershed and Gulf of Mexico in Support of Carbon Monitoring

Sponsor:  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Analysis of Loop Current Observations

Sponsor:  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Circulation Nowcast/Forecast System for the South Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Mexico

Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Connectivity Between Deep and Shallow Ecosystems: Ecosystem-Based Management of New Shelf Edge MPAs

Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Assessing Impacts of Climate and Land Use Change on Terrestrial-Ocean Fluxes of Carbon and Nutrients and Their Cycling in Coastal Ecosystems

Sponsor:  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Rapid Environmental Assessment Using an Integrated Coastal Ocean Observation Modeling System

Sponsor:  Office of Naval Research - Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative

Dynamics of Alexandrium fundyense Distributions in the Gulf of Maine: An Observational and Modeling Study of Nearshore and Offshore Shellfish Toxicity, Vertical Toxin Flux, and Bloom Dynamics in a Complex Shelf Sea

Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Collaborative Research: Frontal Interaction and Atmospheric Forcing North of Cape Hatteras: an Analysis and Modeling Study

Sponsor:  National Science Foundation

Eddy-Wind-Topography Interaction Dynamics

Sponsor:  Office of Naval Research - Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative

Carolina Coastal Processes Modeling Project

Sponsor: United States Geological Survey

Implementation of Regional Integrated Ocean Observing Systems Support of RCOOS Development in SECOORA – Development of a Prototype to Link Real Time Sea State with Fisheries Data For Use By Recreational Fishermen and Scientists

Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Implementation of Regional Integrated Ocean Observing Systems Support of RCOOS Development In SECOORA – Circulation Modeling

Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

3-D Model Forecast of the Vertical and Horizontal Distributions of Oil Plumes Arising From the Deepwater Horizon Spill

Sponsor: National Science Foundation

GOMEX 3-D Operational Ocean Forecast System Pilot Project

Sponsor: Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America

Modeling the Vertical and Horizontal Distributions of the Oil Plumes Arising From the Deepwater Horizon Spill in the Southeast U.S. Coastal Waters

Sponsor:  North Carolina Sea Grant

Investigation of Coastal Phytoplankton Dynamics by Adjoint Assimilation of Satellite Ocean Color Data

Sponsor:  NASA New Investigator Program

Community Sediment Transport Model

Sponsor:  National Oceanographic Partnership Program

Understanding Seasonal Evolutions of Coastal Hydrography Using Novel Glider Technology

Sponsor:  North Carolina State University Faculty Research and Professional Development Fund

Data Assimilative Modeling of the Adjacent Coastal Water of the Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory

Sponsor:  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Evaluation of Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) Hindcast in Providing Open Boundary Conditions for High-Resolution Coastal Circulation Modeling

Sponsor:  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Development of a Combined Hydrodynamic, Sediment Transport and Nutrient Response Model System for Falls of the Neuse Reservoir, Neuse River Basin

Sponsor:  NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources