Ocean Modeling and Prediction


CONTENTS


 Faculty

·        Ming Li

·        Liejun Zhong

 

 Research

·        Chesapeake-Bay model

·        New LES model

·        Estuarine/coastal dynamics

·        Biophysical interactions

·        Upper-ocean dynamics

·        Marine pollution

 

 Publications

 

 Computers

 

 Horn Point Lab

 

 Home

 

 Graduate Study





























 

 

Selected publications:

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, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L02604, doi:10.1029/2005GL024992.

 

Zhong, L. and M. Li. 2006. Tidal energy fluxes and dissipation in the Chesapeake Bay. Cont. Shelf Res., In press.

 

Li, M., L. Zhong, and W. C. Boicourt. 2005. Simulations of Chesapeake Bay estuary: Sensitivity to turbulence mixing parameterizations and comparison with observations, J. Geophys. Res., 110, C12004, doi:10.1029/2004JC002585.

 

Li, M., J. Trowbridge and W.R. Geyer. 2005. Asymmetric tidal mixing due to the horizontal density gradient. J. Phys. Oceanogr., In revision.

 

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

 

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 Sci., 62, 193-204.

 

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. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 58, 208-219.

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.

 

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

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 Sci., 50, 467-488.

Garrett, C., M. Li and D.M. Farmer. 2000. The connection between bubble size spectra and energy dissipation rates in the upper ocean, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30, 2163-2171.

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. Atmos-Ocean, 37, 1-19.

 

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. 

 

Colbo, K. and M. Li. 1999. Parameterizing particle dispersion in Langmuir circulation. J. Geophys. Res., 104, 26059-26068.

Li, M. and C. Garrett. 1998. The relationship between oil droplet size and upper ocean turbulence. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 36, 961-970.

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.

Li, M. and Cummins, P.F. 1998. A note on hydraulic theory of internal bores. Dyn. Atmos. Oceans., 28, 1-7.

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

Li, M. and C. Garrett. 1997. Mixed-layer deepening due to Langmuir circulation. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 27, 121-132.

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.

Li, M. and C. Garrett. 1995. Is Langmuir circulation driven by surface waves or surface cooling? J. Phys. Oceanogr., 25, 64-76.

Farmer, D.M. and M. Li. 1995. Patterns of bubble clouds organized by Langmuir circulation. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 25, 1426-1440. 

 

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

 

Li, M. and C. Garrett. 1993. Cell merging and jet/downwelling ratio in Langmuir circulation. J. Mar. Res., 51, 737-769.

 


 

last updated on Dec. 20, 2005