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R/OC-01
Measurement and modeling of surface waves in northern Chesapeake Bay
Principal Investigator:
Lawrence P. SanfordStart/End Year:
1995 - 1998Institution:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceTopic(s):
Description:
To implement the most successful of several recent wind-wave computer models (currently being tested in a limited region of upper Chesapeake Bay) for the entire Bay; to gather a suite of wind and wave observations in northern Chesapeake Bay during different seasons and at different locations, both for the intrinsic value of the wave data and for comparison to and calibration of the model(s); to generate a model data base of general wave climatology and predicted responses to specific events; to develop a graphically oriented data base front end for other interested scientists and managers, in order to allow them to explore the surface wave climate of the northern Bay without having to implement or run the wave model.
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Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
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Developing a habitat model for mysids, an important link in Chesapeake Bay food webs
Mysids are important mesozooplankton prey for many species of fish in Chesapeake Bay and are an important link in transferring energy from lower to upper trophic levels. Mysids also serve as biological vectors for benthic-pelagic coupling due to their diel vertical migration and omnivorous prey-switching behavior, which makes mysids important regulators of food web architecture. Despite their central role in coastal food webs, surprisingly little is known about mysid ecology and dynamics in Chesapeake Bay.
