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Observing & Modeling

VIMS scientists combine computer models with real-time data from tethered and mobile sensors to understand and predict storm-surge flooding, waves and currents, and the transport of sediment and pollutants. Ecosystem models simulate the flow of energy through food webs.

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Top Stories

Students will use futuristic technology to dive into the past (November 2011)
Partnership between VIMS and the Watermen's Museum in Yorktown lets schoolchildren use robotic subs to study Yorktown shipwrecks.

VIMS team wins Governor’s Technology Award (September 2011)
VIMS professor Harry Wang and colleagues win a prestigious award for their leading role in developing and applying the Chesapeake Bay Inundation Prediction System.

Long-term monitoring programs throw light on storm impacts (September 2011)
Data will allow researchers to gauge how a large plume of sediment from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee may impact water quality and baygrasses in lower Chesapeake Bay.

VIMS professor uses "WormCams" to study effects of oil spill on Gulf food chain (September 2011)
VIMS professor Bob Diaz is part of a nationwide team that recently received a three-year, $12M grant to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf and its marine life.

Observations and modeling show Irene's storm tide lower than that of Isabel and Nor'Ida (August 2011)
Observations and real-time computer modeling of storm tides by VIMS researchers during Irene benefit forecasters and emergency managers.

AUVSI honors VIMS professor with “Member of the Year” award (August 2011)
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International recognizes Mark Patterson with inaugural award.

VIMS prof wins grant to study wind’s effect on “dead zones” (July 2011)
Professor Carl Friedrichs and colleagues have received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to observe and model how wind affects the development of low-oxygen “dead zones” in Chesapeake Bay and the York River.

Dominion funds underwater video system at VIMS (June 2011)
$50,000 gift from Dominion Foundation will fund purchase of an underwater video system for field studies in Chesapeake Bay.

VIMS assists in International RoboBoat Competition (May 2011)
Professor Mark Patterson will manage logistics for the 4th International RoboBoat Competition from June 9 - 12.

Tests show new biosensor can guide environmental clean ups (May 2011)
The device, small and sturdy enough to be used from a boat, can detect marine pollutants like oil much faster and more cheaply than current technologies.

Smith team glides into polar research (January 2011)
Tests of a free-swimming underwater glider in the icy waters of Antarctica mark the most southerly glider deployment ever and the first successful glider dive beneath the Ross Ice Shelf.

Sea-level study brings good and bad news to Hampton Roads (December 2010)
A new VIMS study of local sea-level trends brings both good and bad news to localities concerned with coastal inundation.

Public-private partnership could transform seafloor imaging (April 2010)
VIMS researchers pursue a unique public-private collaboration that could transform the way scientists view the seafloor.

Menhaden appear to have little net impact on Bay water quality (March 2010)
A recently published VIMS study suggests that filter feeding by Atlantic menhaden has little net effect on overall water quality in Chesapeake Bay.

VIMS professor to serve U.N. climate-modeling group (January 2010)
Dr. Marjorie Friedrichs will provide guidance concerning the computer models that are used to project the magnitude and rate of climate change.

VIMS a partner in Coastal America Award (January 2010)
The Lynnhaven River Oyster Restoration Team is honored for innovative efforts to restore the river's oyster population.

"Son of Ida" may have brought record storm tides to lower Bay (November 2009)
Facility improvements at VIMS help minimize damage to piers and buildings.

Study reveals threat to tidal wetlands (November 2009)
Study shows that continuation of current shoreline-protection strategies will cause more than half of East Coast tidal wetlands to drown beneath rising seas during the coming century.

VIMS refines storm-tide predictions (May 2008)
VIMS researchers work to provide street-level predictions of storm-tide flooding along the Chesapeake Bay shoreline.

Ernesto surprises VIMS (Sep 2006)
Tropical depression packs unexpectedly high winds and a walloping storm tide.

VIMS premieres course (Sep 2005)
A new course gives VIMS students an exceptional opportunity to learn about ocean observing systems, the latest tool in the world of marine research.

Technology grant promises new dimension for oxygen studies (Aug 2005)
A team of VIMS researchers has received a $200,000 technology-development grant to enhance the capabilities of Acrobat, a towed instrument platform that they use to map oxygen-poor waters in Chesapeake Bay.

VIMS scientists quantify Isabel's impacts on the Bay  (Oct 2003)
VIMS sensor provides a unique quantitative record of Hurricane Isabel's significant impact on lower Chesapeake Bay.

"One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" (Oct 2001)
Scientists from VIMS and W&M combine side-scan sonar, image analysis, and robotics to identify and count fish.

Crest Articles

Biosensors promise new era in research
VIMS researchers tap the immune system’s power—and the latest advances in electronic instruments—to address pressing issues in marine science.

Prizm donates robot sub
Prizm Advanced Communication Electronics of Baltimore donates a Fetch-class Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to VIMS.

New faculty brushes aside disciplinary boundaries
Modeler and systems ecologist Dr. Mark Brush combines the high-tech world of computer modeling with the muddy realities of estuarine and coastal ecology.

Researchers test and refine storm-surge models
VIMS researchers work toward street-level predictions of storm-tide flooding along the Chesapeake Bay shoreline.

VIMS acquires new code for model|
Private funds enable VIMS to acquire new code to further expand the capability of its second-generation HEM-3D model.

VIMS launches data buoy
An interdisciplinary team of researchers and technicians launch a  data buoy into the York River. The buoy streams real-time images and data back to the VIMS web site every 15 minutes.

Pair use neural network to predict hurricane wave
Dr. Jerome Maa and graduate student Jun-Young Kim test whether a new type of computer model can improve wave forecasts and thus help mariners better withstand a windstorm’s fury.

Computer modelers solve real-world problems
Researchers use their state-of-the-art computer model to explore the possible environmental impacts of expanding the Craney Island landfill.

VIMS to initiate coastal observing program
Researchers begin to implement a system of instrumented buoys in the lower Chesapeake Bay to measure winds, waves, currents, salinity, nutrients, water density, water quality, and fish stocks.

Advisory Service Reports
  1. Spaulding, M. L., and H. L. Butler. 2000. Estuarine and coastal modeling : proceedings of the 6th international conference, November 3-5, 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.
  2. Wright, L. D., Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and Virginia. Dept. of Conservation and Historic Resources. 1987. Shoreface and beach dynamics of the coastal region from Cape Henry to False Cape,Virginia. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, School of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point.
  3. Chen, H. S., A. Y. Kuo, and C. S. Fang. 1977. Hydrography and hydrodynamics of Virginia estuaries : XIV. mathematical model studies of water quality of the Chickahominy Estuary. VIMS, 141, Gloucester Point, VA.
  4. Boesch, D. F., and Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory. 1977. Application of numerical classification in ecological investigations of water pollution. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development
  5. Goldsmith, V., D. E. Morris, R. H. Byrne, and C. H. Whitlock. 1974. Wave Climate Model of the Mid-Atlantic Shelf and shoreline (Virginian Sea) : model development, shelf geomorphology, and preliminary results. Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Gloucester Point VA.
  6. Fang, C. S., A. Y. Kuo, P. V. Hyer, and W. J. Hargis. 1973. Hydrography and hydrodynamics of Virginia estuaries : IV. mathematical model studies of water quality in the James estuary. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 41, Gloucester Point, VA.
Labs, Centers, and Groups
Special Reports in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering (SRAMSOE)
  1. Sisson, G. M., H. V. Wang, and Y. P. Wang. 2005. Additional Assessments of the Craney Island Eastward Expansion in the Elizabeth River and Hampton Roads - Hydrodynamic Model Study.Report 388
  2. Wang, H. V., H. Liu, and K. Park. 2004. The development of a water quality model for Baltimore Harbor, Back River, and the adjacent upper Chesapeake Bay. Report 386.
  3. Shen, J., G. M. Sisson, and H. V. Wang. 2002. Application of an integrated watershed and tidal prism model to the Poquoson coastal embayment. Report 380.
  4. Shen, J., H. V. Wang, and G. M. Sisson. 2002. Application of an integrated watershed and tidal prism model to Cockrell Creek. Report 381.
  5. Shen, J., H. V. Wang, and G. M. Sisson. 2002. Instruction for using an integrated watershed-tidal prism modeling system for simulating fecal coliform. Report 382.
  6. Wang, H. V., and coauthors. 2001. Three dimensional hydrodynamic modeling study, Craney Island eastward expansion, lower James River and Elizabeth River, Virginia. Report 372.
  7. Dai, T., R. L. Wetzel, T. R. L. Christensen, and E. A. Lewis. 2000. BasinSim 1.0, a Windows-based watershed modeling package: User's guide. Report 362.
  8. Boon, J. D., and coauthors. 1999. Three dimensional hydrodynamic-sedimentation modeling study : Hampton Roads Crossing, Lower James River, Virginia : a report to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Report 354.
  9. Kuo, A., S. C. Kim, K. Park, M. D. Phillips, and Virginia. Dept. of Environmental Quality. 1999. Development of an expert system based on a tidal prism water quality model for small coastal basins in Virginia. Report 357.
  10. Shen, J., C.-S. Kim, S. C. Kim, and A. Kuo. 1999. Modeling coastal hydrodynamics and water quality of Kyunggi Bay, Korea : application of VIMS HEM-3D model. Report 350.
  11. Kuo, A., A. J. Butt, S. C. Kim, and J. Lin. 1998. Application of a tidal prism water quality model to Virginia small coastal basins : Poquoson River, Piankatank River, Cherrystone Inlet, and Hungars Creek. Report 348.
  12. Sisson, G. M., and coauthors. 1997. VIMS three-dimensional hydrodynamic-eutrophication model (HEM-3D) : application of the hydrodynamic model to the York River system. Report 341.
  13. Wetzel, R. L., C. P. Buzzelli, and United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Program,. 1997. Modeling the lower Chesapeake Bay littoral zone & fringing wetlands : ecosystem processes and habitat linkages. III. Model scenarios related to water quality and submersed vegetation. Report 342.
  14. Buzzelli, C. P., R. L. Wetzel, and United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Program,. 1996. Modeling the lower Chesapeake Bay littoral zone & fringing wetlands : ecosystem processes and habitat linkages. II. Model sensitivity analysis, validation, and estimates of ecosystem processes. Report 335.
  15. Hamrick, J. M. 1996. User's manual for the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Computer Code. Report 331.
  16. Buzzelli, C. P., R. L. Wetzel, M. B. Meyers, and United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Program,. 1995. Modeling the lower Chesapeake Bay littoral zone & fringing wetlands : ecosystem processes and habitat linkages. I. Simulation model development and description. Report 334.
  17. Park, K., A. Kuo, and A. J. Butt. 1995. Application of a tidal prism water quality model to the Lynnhaven River, Virginia. Report 329.
  18. Park, K., A. Kuo, A. J. Butt, and Virginia Coastal Resources Management Program. 1995. Field studies in the Lynnhaven River for calibration of a tidal prism water quality model. Report 325.
  19. Park, K., A. Kuo, J. Shen, and J. M. Hamrick. 1995. A three-dimensional hydrodynamic-eutrophication model (HEM-3D) : description of water quality and sediment process submodels. Report 327.
  20. Kuo, A., and K. Park. 1994. A PC-based tidal prism water quality model for small coastal basins and tidal creeks. Report 324.
  21. Wetzel, R. L., M. B. Meyers, and Chesapeake Bay Program. 1994. Ecosystem process modeling of submerged aquatic vegetation in the lower Chesapeake Bay. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Program, Report 323, Annapolis, Md.
  22. Park, K., and A. Kuo. 1993. A vertical two-dimensional model of estuarine hydrodynamics and water quality. Report 321.
  23. Park, K., A. Kuo, and B. J. Neilson. 1993. A modeling study of hypoxia and eutrophication in the tidal Rappahannock River, Virginia. Report 322.
  24. Kuo, A., K. Park, and B. J. Neilson. 1991. A modelling study of the water quality of the upper tidal Rappahannock River. Report 314.
  25. Hyer, P. V., and A. Kuo. 1987. Water quality in a Virginia Potomac embayment : Neabsco Creek. Report 279.
  26. Unkulvasapaul, Y., P. V. Hyer, and A. Kuo. 1986. Water quality in a Virginia Potomac embayment : Belmont-Occoquan Bay. Report 278.
  27. Cerco, C. F. 1985. Water quality in a Virginia Potomac embayment : Fourmile Run : final report. Report 280.
  28. Cerco, C. F. 1985. Water quality in a Virginia Potomac embayment : Gunston Cove : final report to Virginia State Water Control Board. Report 246.
  29. Kuo, A. 1985. Water quality in a Virginia Potomac embayment : Aquia Creek. Report 277.
  30. Williams, S. A., A. Kuo, and Virginia State Water Control Board. 1984. Water quality studies of Little Hunting Creek. Report 268.
  31. Bosco, C. L., and A. Kuo. 1983. A mathematical model of water quality in the Ware River, Virginia. Report 270.
  32. Kuo, A., P. V. Hyer, B. J. Neilson, and Hampton Roads Water Quality Agency. 1982. A Mathematical model for the study of stormwater impact on the water quality of Lynnhaven Bay, Virginia : documentation report. Report 262.
  33. Cerco, C. F., and A. Kuo. 1981. Water quality in a Virginia Potomac embayment : Hunting Creek - Cameron Run. Report 244.
  34. Cerco, C. F., and A. Kuo. 1981. Water quality in a small tidal creek : Parker Creek, Virginia. Report 231.
  35. Cerco, C. F., and A. Kuo. 1981. Real-time water quality model of the Elizabeth River system. Report 215.
  36. United States Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, District, and coauthors. 1981. A Study of dredging effects in Hampton Roads, Va. Report 247.
  37. Welch, C. S., and T. J. Brooks. 1980. Seafood industrial park wave tests. Report 240.
  38. Welch, C. S., and C. S. Fang. 1980. Wave tank study of Newport News Point for I-664. Report 212.
  39. Chen, H. S., R. J. Lukens, and C. S. Fang. 1979. A two-dimensional hydrodynamic and biogeochemical water quality model and its application the lower James River. Report 183.
  40. Fang, C. S., C. S. Welch, T. J. Brooks, and R. J. Byrne. 1979. James River hydraulic model study with respect to the proposed third bridge-tunnel causeway in Hampton Roads : a report to the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. Report 212.
  41. Goldsmith, V., and United States Bureau of Land Management. 1979. VIMS-BLM second order wave climate model and wave climatology of the Baltimore Canyon Trough shelf area. Report 203.
  42. Kuo, A., P. V. Hyer, and C. S. Fang. 1979. Manual of water quality models for Virginia estuaries. Report 214.
  43. Boon, J. D., and coauthors. 1978. A Storm surge model study. Report 189.
  44.  Carron, M. J., and V. Goldsmith. 1978. Storm surge-wave interaction model : literature review of surge models, model description, and results of Virginian Sea model. Report 110.
  45.  Hyer, P. V., A. Kuo, C. S. Fang, and W. J. Hargis. 1978. Hydrography and hydrodynamics of Virginia estuaries: XVII. Mathematical ecosystem modeling study of the York River. Report 205.
  46.  Neilson, B. J. 1978. Final report on water quality in the Hampton Roads 208 study area: A report to the Hampton Roads Water Quality Agency. Report 171.
  47.  Neilson, B. J. 1978. Summary of the Hampton Roads 208 water quality modelling studies : a report to the Hampton Roads Water Quality Agency. Report 170.
  48.  Cerco, C. F., and A. Kuo. 1977. A water quality model of the Elizabeth River: A report to the Hampton Roads Water Quality Agency. Report 149.
  49.  Chen, H. S., P. V. Hyer, A. Kuo, and C. S. Fang. 1977. Hydrography and hydrodynamics of Virginia estuaries: XI. Mathematical model studies of water quality of the Piankatank Estuary. Report 124.
  50.  Chen, H. S., A. Y. Kuo, and C. S. Fang. 1977. Hydrography and hydrodynamics of Virginia estuaries : XIV. mathematical model studies of water quality of the Chickahominy Estuary. Report 141.
  51.  Goldsmith, V. 1977. VIMS-BLM wave climate model of the Baltimore Canyon through shelf and shoreline. Report 106.
  52. Ho, G. C., A. Kuo, and B. J. Neilson. 1977. Mathematical models of Little Creek Harbor and the Lynnhaven Bay system: A report to the Hampton Roads Water Quality Agency. Report 145.
  53. Hyer, P. V., A. Y. Kuo, and B. Neilson. 1977. Water quality models of the Back and Poquoson Rivers, Virginia: A report to the Hampton Roads Water Quality Agency. Report 144.
  54. Kilch, L. B. R., and B. J. Neilson. 1977. Field and modelling studies of water quality in the Nansemond River: A report to the Hampton Roads Water Quality Agency. Report 133.
  55. Neilson, B. J. 1977. A layman's guide to models of the tidal waters of Virginia : a report to the Hampton Roads Water Quality Agency. Report 150.
  56. Rosenbaum, A. S., A. Kuo, and B. J. Neilson. 1977. Water quality model of the Pagan River: A report to the Hampton Roads Water Quality Agency. Report 148.
  57. Welch, C. S., and K. P. Kiley. 1977. Dam Neck Current Analysis: Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Report 151.
  58. Gutman, A. L. 1976. Delineation of a wave climate for Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Report 125.
  59. Kuo, A., J. K. Lewis, and C. S. Fang. 1976. Hydrography and hydrodynamics of Virginia estuaries: VII. Mathematical model studies of water quality of the Pagan estuary. Report 107.
  60. Vaccaro, J. J., and J. P. Jacobson. 1976. Hydrography and hydrodynamics of Virginia estuaries: X. A mathematical model model of Chincoteague Bay, Virginia. Report 121.
  61. Welch, C. S., and B. J. Neilson. 1976. Fine scale circulation near "Foxtrot" in Hampton Roads, Virginia : an addendum to Oceanographic, water quality, & modeling studies for the outfall from a proposed Nansemond waste water treatment plant. Report 86A.
  62. Hyer, P. V., A. Kuo, C. S. Fang, and W. J. Hargis. 1975. Hydrography and hydrodynamics of Virginia estuaries: VIII. Mathematical model studies of water quality of the York River System. Report 104.
  63. Kuo, A., A. S. Rosenbaum, P. V. Hyer, and C. S. Fan. 1975. Hydrography and hydrodynamics of Virginia estuaries: VI. Mathematical model studies of water quality of the Rappahannock Estuary. Report 102.
  64. Neilson, B. J., and coauthors. 1975. Oceanographic, water quality, and modeling studies for the outfall from a proposed Nansemond waste water treatment plant. Report 86.
  65. Goldsmith, V., D. E. Morris, R. H. Byrne, and C. H. Whitlock. 1974. Wave Climate Model of the Mid-Atlantic Shelf and shoreline (Virginian Sea) : model development, shelf geomorphology, and preliminary results. Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Gloucester Point VA.
  66. Jacobson, J. P. 1974. Hydrography and hydrodynamics of Virginia estuaries: XIII. A report on the prototype data collected in the York, Back, Poquoson, Piankatank, Great Wicomico and James Rivers for the Chesapeake Bay Model Study during 1973. Report 85.
  67. Ruzecki, E. P. 1974. Hydrography and hydrodynamics of Virginia estuaries: V. A report on the prototype data collected in the Rappahannock River and Mobjack Bay for the Chesapeake Bay Model Study. Report 68.
  68. Fang, C. S., A. Y. Kuo, P. V. Hyer, and W. J. Hargis. 1973. Hydrography and hydrodynamics of Virginia estuaries : IV. mathematical model studies of water quality in the James estuary. Report 41.
Journal Articles
  1. Dinniman, M. S., J. M. Klinck, and W. O. Smith. 2007. Influence of sea ice cover and icebergs on circulation and water mass formation in a numerical circulation model of the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 112(C11):-.
  2. Friedrichs, C. T., and M. E. Scully. 2007. Modeling deposition by wave-supported gravity flows on the Po River prodelta: From seasonal floods to prograding clinoforms. Continental Shelf Research 27(3-4):322-337.
  3. Friedrichs, M. A. M., and coauthors. 2007. Assessment of skill and portability in regional marine biogeochemical models: Role of multiple planktonic groups. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 112(C8):@C08001.
  4. Ji, Z. G., G. D. Hu, J. A. Shen, and Y. S. Wan. 2007. Three-dimensional modeling of hydrodynamic processes in the St. Lucie Estuary. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 73(1-2):188-200.
  5. McAnally, W. H., and coauthors. 2007. Management of fluid mud in estuaries, bays, and lakes. II: Measurement, modeling, and management. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering-ASCE 133(1):23-38.
  6. Park, J.-Y., and J. T. Wells. 2007. Spit Growth and Downdrift Erosion: Results of Longshore Transport Modeling and Morphologic Analysis at the Cape Lookout Cuspate Foreland. Journal of Coastal Research 23(3):553-568.
  7. Daniels, R. M., T. L. Richardson, and H. W. Ducklow. 2006. Food web structure and biogeochemical processes during oceanic phytoplankton blooms: An inverse model analysis. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography 53(5-7):532-554.
  8. Doney, S. C., and H. W. Ducklow. 2006. A decade of synthesis and modeling in the US Joint Global Ocean Flux Study. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography 53(5-7):451-458.
  9. Friedrichs, M. A. M., R. R. Hood, and J. D. Wiggert. 2006. Ecosystem model complexity versus physical forcing: Quantification of their relative impact with assimilated Arabian Sea data. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography 53(5-7):576-600.
  10. Shen, J. 2006. Optimal estimation of parameters for a estuarine eutrophication model. Ecological Modelling 191(3-4):521-537.
  11. Shen, J., and J. Lin. 2006. Modeling study of the influences of tide and stratification on age of water in the tidal James River. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 68(1-2):101-112.
  12. Shen, J., H. Wang, M. Sisson, and W. Gong. 2006. Storm tide simulation in the Chesapeake Bay using an unstructured grid model. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 68(1-2):1-16.
  13. Shen, J., K. Q. Zhang, C. Y. Xiao, and W. P. Gong. 2006. Improved prediction of storm surge inundation with a high-resolution unstructured grid model. Journal of Coastal Research 22(6):1309-1319.
  14. Elmore, P. A., M. D. Richardson, and C. T. Friedrichs. 2005. Mine burial by scour in shallow seas: Prediction and experiments - A model for predicting scour shows promise toward forecasting mine burial in sandy bottoms. Sea Technology 46(3):10-+.
  15. Harris, C. K., P. A. Traykovski, and W. R. Geyer. 2005. Flood dispersal and deposition by near-bed gravitational sediment flows and oceanographic transport: A numerical modeling study of the Eel River shelf, northern California. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 110(C9):-.
  16. Kuo, A. Y., K. Park, S. C. Kim, and J. G. Lin. 2005. A tidal prism water quality model for small coastal basins. Coastal Management 33(1):101-117.
  17. Shen, J., S. C. Sun, and T. P. Wang. 2005. Development of the fecal coliform total maximum daily load using Loading Simulation Program C++ and tidal prism model in estuarine shellfish growing areas: A case study in the Nassawadox coastal embayment, Virginia. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part a-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering 40(9):1791-1807.
  18. Shen, J., and L. Haas. 2004. Calculating age and residence time in the tidal York River using three-dimensional model experiments. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 61(3):449-461.
  19. Tozzi, S., O. Schofield, T. Bergmann, M. A. Moline, and R. Arnone. 2004. Variability in measured and modelled remote sensing reflectance for coastal waters at LEO-15. International Journal of Remote Sensing 25(7-8):1469-1472.
  20. Brylawski, B. J., and T. J. Miller. 2003. Bioenergetic modeling of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) using the fish bioenergetics (3.0) computer program. Bulletin of Marine Science 72(2):491-504.
  21. Dew, J. R., J. Berkson, E. M. Hallerman, and S. K. Allen. 2003. A model for assessing the likelihood of self-sustaining populations resulting from commercial production of triploid Suminoe oysters (Crassostrea ariakensis) in Chesapeake Bay. Fishery Bulletin 101(4):758-768.
  22. Dinniman, M. S., J. M. Klinck, and W. O. Smith. 2003. Cross-shelf exchange in a model of the Ross Sea circulation and biogeochemistry. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography 50(22-26):3103-3120.
  23. Kim, J.-Y. 2003. ANN wave prediction model for winter storms and hurricanes. Ph.D. Dissertation. The College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point.
  24. Latour, R. J., M. J. Brush, and C. F. Bonzek. 2003. Toward ecosystem-based fisheries management: Strategies for multispecies modeling and associated data requirements. Fisheries 28(9):10-22.
  25. Lin, J., and A. Y. Kuo. 2003. A model study of turbidity maxima in the York River Estuary, Virginia. Estuaries 26(5):1269-1280.
  26. Lin, J., and coauthors. 2003. A new approach to model sediment resuspension in tidal estuaries. Journal of Coastal Research 19(1):76-88.
  27. Scully, M. E., C. T. Friedrichs, and L. D. Wright. 2003. Numerical modeling of gravity-driven sediment transport and deposition on an energetic continental shelf: Eel River, northern California. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 108(C4):-.
  28. Varnell, L. M., D. A. Evans, and K. J. Havens. 2003. A geomorphological model of intertidal cove marshes with application to wetlands management. Ecological Engineering 19(5):339-347.
  29. Maa, J. P. Y., T. W. Hsu, and D. Y. Lee. 2002. The RIDE model: an enhanced computer program for wave transformation. Ocean Engineering 29(11):1441-1458.
  30. Scully, M. E., C. T. Friedrichs, and L. D. Wright. 2002. Application of an analytical model of critically stratified gravity-driven sediment transport and deposition to observations from the Eel River continental shelf, Northern California. Continental Shelf Research 22(14):1951-1974.
  31. Sin, Y., and R. L. Wetzel. 2002. Ecosystem modeling analysis of size-structured phytoplankton dynamics in the York River estuary, Virginia (USA). I. Development of a plankton ecosystem model with explicit feedback controls and hydrodynamics. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 228:75-90.
  32. Sin, Y., and R. L. Wetzel. 2002. Ecosystem modeling analysis of size-structured phytoplankton dynamics in the York River estuary, Virginia (USA). II. Use of a plankton ecosystem model for investigating controlling factors on phytoplankton and nutrient dynamics. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 228:91-101.
  33. Xu, J. T., S. Y. Chao, R. R. Hood, H. V. Wang, and W. C. Boicourt. 2002. Assimilating high-resolution salinity data into a model of a partially mixed estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 107(C7):-.
  34. Anderson, T. R., and H. W. Ducklow. 2001. Microbial loop carbon cycling in ocean environments studied using a simple steady-state model. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 26(1):37-49.
  35. Best, E. P. H., and coauthors. 2001. Modeling submersed macrophyte growth in relation to underwater light climate: modeling approaches and application potential. Hydrobiologia 444(1-3):43-70.
  36. Calvo, L. M. R., R. L. Wetzel, and E. M. Burreson. 2001. Development and verification of a model for the population dynamics of the protistan parasite, Perkinsus marinus, within its host, the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Shellfish Research 20(1):231-241.
  37. Cerco, C. F., and K. Moore. 2001. System-wide submerged aquatic vegetation model for Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries 24(4):522-534.
  38. Koeve, W., and H. W. Ducklow. 2001. JGOFS synthesis and modeling: The North Atlantic Ocean. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography 48(10):2141-2154.
  39. Liu, W. C., M. H. Hsu, and A. Y. Kuo. 2001. A modeling study of water quality in main channel and estuarine wetland. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part a-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering 36(5):641-660.
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  1. Li, Y. 2006. Development of an unstructured grid, finite volume eutrophication model for the shallow water coastal bay: Application in the Lynnhaven River Inlet system. Ph.D. Dissertation. The College of William and Mary, Gloucester Pt. VA.
  2. Hager, C. H. 2004. Ichthyofaunal and dietary analysis of sympatric piscivores in a Chesapeake Bay littoral zone: Including bioenergetic models of growth and diel temperature sanctuary use. Ph.D. Dissertation. The College of William and Mary, Gloucester Pt. VA.
  3. Trembanis, A. C. 2004. Complex inner shelf environments: Observations and modeling of morphodynamics and scour processes. Ph.D. Dissertation. The College of William and Mary, Gloucester Pt. VA.
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