OM11A:
Advances in Coupled Physical-Biogeochemical Modeling: Continental Shelves, Estuaries, and the Coastal Ocean I

Session ID#: 93201

Session Description:
The coastal ocean is a dynamic, complex region where multi-scale processes interact and create conditions suitable for rich ecosystems. Furthermore, the coastal ocean is substantially impacted by both climate change (e.g., alterations to temperature, freshwater discharge, sea level) and the direct impact of human activities (e.g. fishing, aquaculture, watershed nutrient and carbon inputs). Since global and regional ocean models usually lack the necessary spatial resolution to fully represent many of the processes occurring nearshore, there is a need for high-resolution coastal models. These models can be used to understand physical and biogeochemical variability associated with shallow, nearshore environments, including sediment-water exchange, benthic primary production, and complex shorelines and bathymetry. This complexity within coastal regions, both in terms of geography and physical and biogeochemical dynamics, makes these modeling exercises challenging, region-specific, and applicable to a host of fundamental and applied questions. Nevertheless, commonalities can be drawn among different regions and models, such that the modeling community can benefit immensely by sharing experiences and results. Therefore, we call for contributions on coupled physical-biogeochemical models of different coastal regions, from estuaries and near-shore environments to enclosed seas and continental shelves. Our goal is to provide a forum to discuss and learn from the challenges faced in different geographic regions and with different model architectures.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • CP - Coastal and Estuarine Processes
  • OB - Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry
Index Terms:

4217 Coastal processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4235 Estuarine processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4255 Numerical modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4805 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: CHEMICAL]
Primary Chair:  Laura Bianucci, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney, BC, Canada
Co-Chair:  Jeremy M Testa, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD, United States
Primary Liaison:  Laura Bianucci, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney, BC, Canada
Moderators:  Laura Bianucci, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney, BC, Canada and Arnaud Laurent, Dalhousie University, Department of Oceanography, Halifax, NS, Canada
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Arnaud Laurent, Dalhousie University, Department of Oceanography, Halifax, NS, Canada

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

OM11A-01
Development of Long Range Hypoxia Forecasts for the Northern Gulf of Mexico (641538)
Dubravko Justic1, Lixia Wang1, Z. George Xue1, Zhengchen Zang1, Dong S Ko2, Nancy N Rabalais1 and Kanchan Maiti3, (1)Louisiana State University, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (2)Naval Research Lab., Oceanography, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (3)Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, United States
OM11A-02
Climate downscaling projections of estuarine acidification and hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay in the 21st century (654284)
Ming Li1, Yijun Guo2, Wei-Jun Cai3, Jeremy M Testa4, Chunqi Shen4, Wenfei Ni5 and George Gerard Waldbusser6, (1)University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, MD, United States, (2)University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, United States, (3)University of Delaware, School of Marine Science and Policy, Newark, DE, United States, (4)University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD, United States, (5)University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Lab, Cambridge, MD, United States, (6)Oregon State University, College of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
OM11A-03
Ecological (biogeochemical) Predictions for the Inner Salish Sea given Warming Temperatures and Increasing Nutrient and Carbon Levels in Upwelled Ocean Waters (640537)
Tarang Khangaonkar1, Adi Nugraha1 and Lakshitha Premathilake2, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Seattle, United States
OM11A-04
Projected Ocean Acidification and Deoxygenation Along the Canadian Northeast Pacific Continental Shelf (654672)
Dr. Amber M. Holdsworth, MSc PhD 1, James R Christian1 and Youyu Lu2, (1)Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
OM11A-05
Short water residence times on the global continental shelves support an efficient cross-shelf transfer of organic matter: Was the pre-industrial coastal ocean already a global CO2 sink? (653159)
Fabrice Lacroix1, Tatiana Ilyina2, Pierre A. G. Regnier3 and Goulven Gildas Laruelle3, (1)University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, (2)Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany, (3)Department of Geosciences, Environment & Society (DGES), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
OM11A-06
Modelling oxygen dynamics in a Canadian archipelago (Discovery Islands, BC) (643727)
Laura Bianucci1, Michael Foreman1, Wendy Callendar1, Hayley V Dosser2, Maxim V. Krassovski1, Pramod P Thupaki3, Peter Chandler1 and Jennifer Jackson3, (1)Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney, BC, Canada, (2)University of British Columbia, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (3)Hakai Institute, Victoria, BC, Canada
OM11A-07
Numerical modeling of the impact of sediment driven processes on bottom water chemistry over the Louisiana continental shelf (651352)
Linlin Cui1, Dr. Courtney Kay Harris, Ph.D.2, Elisa Aitoro1, Wei-Jun Cai3 and Kanchan Maiti4, (1)Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA, United States, (2)Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA, United States, (3)University of Delaware, School of Marine Science and Policy, Newark, DE, United States, (4)Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, United States
OM11A-08
Development of a Coupled Ecosystem Model for the Coastal Ocean Environment (651590)
Jang-Geun Choi, University of New Hampshire, Center for Ocean Engineering, Durham, United States and Thomas Charles Lippmann, University of New Hampshire, Department of Earth Sciences and Center for Ocean Engineering, Durham, United States
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