Current Projects
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Understanding and Predicting the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current, Topic 8: Numerical Modeling
Sponsor: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Advancing Gulf of Mexico Operational Forecasting with Application to Fisheries, Industry Safety, and Natural Hazards (GOFFISH)
Sponsor: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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NSF AI Institute For Research On Trustworthy AI In Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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Collaborative Research: Dispersal Depth and the Transport of Deep-Sea Methane-Seep Larvae Around A Biogeographic Barrier (SALT)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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Collaborative Research: RAPID: A Modeling-Based Investigation in Support of Pioneer Array Relocation Design in the Southern Mid-Atlantic Bight
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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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
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Using a Coupled Numerical Modeling System to Investigate Flooding Impacts During Hurricane Florence (2018)
Sponsor: United States Geological Survey
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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
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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
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Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA): Supporting Resilient Ecosystems, Communities and Economies – Regional Glider Observatory
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Comprehensive Gulf Stream Ocean Energy Resource Assessment Using an Integrated Observing and Modeling Approach (FY20-21)
Sponsor: UNC Coastal Studies Institute
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Collaborative Research: Contribution of Prydz Bay Shelf Water to Antarctic Bottom Water Formation
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and Gulf Coast Regional Wave Modeling Project
Sponsor: Sandia National Laboratories
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Collaborative Research: Connectivity in Western Atlantic Seep Populations: Oceanographic and Life History Processes Underlying Genetic Structure
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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ECOHAB: Interannual Variability of PSP Toxicity in Eastern Maine: Testing the Leaky Gyre Hypothesis and Improving Regional Forecasts
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Comprehensive Gulf Stream Ocean Energy Resource Assessment Using and Integrated Observing and Modeling Approach (FY19)
Sponsor: UNC Coastal Studies Institute
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Determining Hurricane-Induced CO2 Flux in the South Atlantic Bight
Sponsor: SECOORA's Vembu Subramanian Ocean Scholars Award
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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
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Investigation of Marine Physical-Biogeochemical Interactions During Storm Conditions Off of the North Carolina Coast
Sponsor: North Carolina Sea Grant and Space Grant
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An Integrated Terrestrial-Coastal Ocean Observation and Modeling Framework for Carbon Management Decision Support
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Air-Sea CO2 Flux and Carbon Budget Synthesis and Modeling in the Entire Gulf of Mexico
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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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
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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
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Estimating Discard Mortality of Shallow and Deep Water Reef Fishes Using Conventional and Telemetry Tags
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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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
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U.S. East Coast Wave Energy Resource Assessment
Sponsor: Sandia National Laboratories
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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
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Mesoscale and Submesoscale Coastal Ocean Variability Associated with the Western Boundary Currents
Sponsor: Harry C. Kelly Memorial Fund for U.S.-Japan Scientific Cooperation
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Implementation of an Operational Model for Prediction of Alexandrium fundyense Blooms in the Gulf of Maine
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Hurricane Process Study: Numerical Model Investigation of Coastal Erosion and Accretion as a Result of Major Storm Events
Sponsor: United States Geological Survey
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Gulf Integrated Spill Response Consortium
Sponsor: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative
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Developing an Integrated Modeling-Observing Prediction and Assessment System in Support of North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Studies
Sponsor: UNC Coastal Studies Institute
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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
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Analysis of Loop Current Observations
Sponsor: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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Circulation Nowcast/Forecast System for the South Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Mexico
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Connectivity Between Deep and Shallow Ecosystems: Ecosystem-Based Management of New Shelf Edge MPAs
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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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
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Rapid Environmental Assessment Using an Integrated Coastal Ocean Observation Modeling System
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research - Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
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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
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Collaborative Research: Frontal Interaction and Atmospheric Forcing North of Cape Hatteras: an Analysis and Modeling Study
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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Eddy-Wind-Topography Interaction Dynamics
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research - Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
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Carolina Coastal Processes Modeling Project
Sponsor: United States Geological Survey
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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
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Implementation of Regional Integrated Ocean Observing Systems Support of RCOOS Development In SECOORA – Circulation Modeling
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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3-D Model Forecast of the Vertical and Horizontal Distributions of Oil Plumes Arising From the Deepwater Horizon Spill
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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GOMEX 3-D Operational Ocean Forecast System Pilot Project
Sponsor: Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America
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Investigation of Coastal Phytoplankton Dynamics by Adjoint Assimilation of Satellite Ocean Color Data
Sponsor: NASA New Investigator Program
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Community Sediment Transport Model
Sponsor: National Oceanographic Partnership Program
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Understanding Seasonal Evolutions of Coastal Hydrography Using Novel Glider Technology
Sponsor: North Carolina State University Faculty Research and Professional Development Fund
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Data Assimilative Modeling of the Adjacent Coastal Water of the Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory
Sponsor: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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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
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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