Publications

Li, M., S. Radhakrishnan, U. Piomelli and W. R. Geyer. 2010. Large-Eddy Simulation of the tidal-cycle variations of an estuarine boundary layer. Journal of Geophyical Research., 115, C08003, doi:10.1029/2009JC005702. (pdf)

Zhong, L., M. Li and D.-L. Zhang. 2010. Sensitivity of storm surge predictions to uncertainties in hurricane model forecasts. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 90, 61-72. (pdf)

Li, M., L. Zhong and L. W. Harding. 2009. Sensitivity of plankton biomass and productivity to variations in physical forcing and biological parameters in Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Marine Research, 67, 667-700. (pdf)

Li, M. and L. Zhong. 2009. Flood-ebb and spring-neap variations of stratification, mixing and circulation in Chesapeake Bay. Continental Shelf Research, 29, 4-14. (pdf)

Li, M., S. Vagle and D.M. Farmer. 2009. Large Eddy Simulations of upper-ocean response to a mid-latitude storm and comparison with observations. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39, 2295-2309. (pdf)

Zhong, L., M. Li and M.G. Foreman. 2008. Resonance and sea level variability in Chesapeake Bay. Continental Shelf Research, 28, 2565-2573. (pdf)
                 
Hilton, T. W., R. G. Najjar, L. Zhong and M. Li. 2008. Is there a signal of sea-level rise in Chesapeake Bay salinity? Journal of Geophysical Research, 113: C09002, doi:10.1029/2007JC004247.(pdf)

North, E.W., Z. Schlag, R. R. Hood, M. Li, L. Zhong, T. Gross and V. S. Kennedy. 2008. Larval vertical swimming behavior may influence the dispersal of oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 359: 99-115. (pdf)
 
Li, M., J. Trowbridge and W.R. Geyer. 2008. Asymmetric tidal mixing due to the horizontal density gradient. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 38, 418-434. (pdf)

Piomelli, U., S. Radhakrishnan, L. Zhong and M. Li. 2007. Wall-layer models for large-eddy simulations of high reynolds number non-equilibrium flows. In Palma, J. M. L. M. and Silva Lopes, A., editors, Advances in Turbulence XI, pages 47–54, Berlin. Springer. (pdf)

Li, M., L. Zhong, W. C. Boicourt, S. Zhang and D. Zhang. 2007. Hurricane-induced destratification and destratification in a partially-mixed estuary. Journal of Marine Research, 65, 169-192. (pdf)

Edson, J., T. Crawford, J. Crescenti, T. Farrar, N. Frew, G. Gerbi, C. Helmis, T. Hristov, D. Khelif, A. Jessup, H. Jonsson, M. Li, L. Mahrt, W. McGillis, A. Plueddemann, L. Shen, E. Skyllingstad, T. Stanton, P. Sullivan, J. Sun, J. Trowbridge, D. Vickers, S. Wang, Q. Wang, R. Weller, J. Wilkin, D. Yu, and C. Zappa. 2007. The Coupled Boundary Layers and Air-Sea Transfer Experiment in Low Winds (CBLAST-LOW), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 88 (3), 341-356. (pdf)

Li, M., L. Zhong, W. C. Boicourt, S. Zhang and D. Zhang. 2006. Hurricane-induced storm surges, currents and destratification in a semi-enclosed bay. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L02604, doi:10.1029/2005GL024992. (pdf)

Zhong, L. and M. Li. 2006. Tidal energy fluxes and dissipation in the Chesapeake Bay. Continental Shelf Research, 26, 752-770. (pdf)

Li, M., L. Zhong, and W. C. Boicourt. 2005. Simulations of Chesapeake Bay estuary: Sensitivity to turbulence mixing parameterizations and comparison with observations, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, C12004, doi:10.1029/2004JC002585. (pdf)

Li, M., C. Garrett and E. Skyllingstad. 2005. A regime diagram for classifying turbulent large eddies in the upper ocean. Deep-Sea Research I, 52, 259-278. (pdf)

Li, M., L. Sanford and S-Y Chao. 2005. Time-dependent effects in unstratified tidal flows: results from Large Eddy Simulations. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 62, 193-204. (pdf)

Kana, T. M., Cornwell, J. C, and L. Zhong. 2005. Determination of denitrification in the Chesapeake Bay from measurements of N2 accumulation in bottom water, accepted by Estuaires and coasts.
Hsueh, Y., and L. Zhong. 2004. A pressure-driven South China Sea Warm Current. J. Geophys. Res., 109, C09014, doi:10.1029/2004JC002374.

Hsueh, Y., and L. Zhong. 2003.  A note on the deflection of a baroclinic current by a continental shelf. Geophys. Astrophy. Fluid Dyn., 97(5), 393-415.

Gargett, A., M. Li and R. Brown. 2001. Testing mechanistic explanations of observed correlations between environmental factors and marine fisheries. Canadian Journal of Fishery and Aquatic Science, 58, 208-219. (pdf)

Farmer, D.M., S. Vagle and M. Li. 2001. Bubble and temperature fields in Langmuir circulation. Fluid Mechanics and the Environment: Dynamical Approaches, Edited by John L. Lumley, 91-105. (pdf)

Li, M. 2000. Estimating horizontal dispersion of floating particles in wind-driven upper ocean. Spill Science and Technology, 6(3), 255-261. (pdf)

Li, M., A. Gargett and K.L. Denman. 2000. What determines seasonal and interannual variability of phytoplankton and zooplankton in strongly estuarine system? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 50, 467-488. (pdf)

Garrett, C., M. Li and D.M. Farmer. 2000. The connection between bubble size spectra and energy dissipation rates in the upper ocean, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 30, 2163-2171. (pdf)

Li, M., A. Gargett and K.L. Denman. 1999. Seasonal and interannual variability of estuarine circulation in a box model of the Strait of Georgia and Juan de Fuca Strait. Atmosphere-Ocean, 37, 1-19. (pdf)

Farmer, D.M., S. Vagle and M. Li. 1999. Wave breaking, turbulence and bubble distributions in the ocean surface layer. The Wind-Driven Air-Sea Interface: Electromagnetic and Acoustic Sensing, Wave Dynamics, and Turbulent Fluxes. Edited by M. L. Banner. University of New South Wales Press. 187-192. (pdf)

Colbo, K. and M. Li. 1999. Parameterizing particle dispersion in Langmuir circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research, 104, 26059-26068. (pdf)

Li, M. and C. Garrett. 1998. The relationship between oil droplet size and upper ocean turbulence. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 36, 961-970. (pdf)

Li, M. and C. Garrett. 1998. Large eddies in the surface mixed layer and their effects on mixing, dispersion and biological cycling. In Physical Processes in Lakes and Oceans (AGU series on Coastal and Estuarine Studies), edited by J. Imberger, 61-86. (pdf)

Li, M. and Cummins, P.F. 1998. A note on hydraulic theory of internal bores. Dynamics of Atmosphere and Oceans, 28, 1-7. (pdf)

Cummins, P.F. and M. Li. 1998. Comment on ``Energetics of borelike internal waves'' by F.S. Henyey and A. Hoering. Journal of Geophysical Research, 103 (C2), 3339-3341. (pdf)

Li, M. and C. Garrett. 1997. Mixed-layer deepening due to Langmuir circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 27, 121-132. (pdf)

Li, M., K. Zahariev and C. Garrett. 1995. Role of Langmuir circulation in the deepening of the ocean surface mixed layer. Science, 270, 1955-1957. (pdf)

Li, M. and C. Garrett. 1995. Is Langmuir circulation driven by surface waves or surface cooling? Journal of Physical Oceanography, 25, 64-76. (pdf)

Farmer, D.M. and M. Li. 1995. Patterns of bubble clouds organized by Langmuir circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 25, 1426-1440. (pdf)

Farmer, D.M. and M. Li. 1994. Oil dispersion in turbulence and coherent circulations. Ocean Engineering, 21(6), 575-586. (pdf)

Li, M. and C. Garrett. 1993. Cell merging and jet/downwelling ratio in Langmuir circulation. Journal of Marine Research, 51, 737-769. (pdf)