BIO Work Plan
•Topic A: What are the impacts of Scotian Shelf Cross-overs on the population dynamics of the target species?
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•Model studies of interannual variability of SSC events, including analysis of historical hydrographic data and altimetry and modeling of interannual drift variability using Chen’s model  (Brickman, Smith, Han, Hannah)
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•Model study of physical mechanisms driving SSCs (Smith, Brickman).
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•ELS modeling of cod and haddock in SSCs,including effects of temperature, food supply, etc on growth and survival, and possibly demographics of adults stocks. (Brickman, Frank).
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•Topic C: How do large-scale interannual and interdecadal variabilities affect population dynamics of the target species?
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•Analysis of upstream sources of water masses and biota, including historical hydrographic data, freshwater sources, etc. (Smith, Hannah, Loder)
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•Study of interannual variability of sea level (‘92-’00) using TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry (Han, Smith, Loder).
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