Laurel Lodge
Whispering Pines Conference Center
University of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
November 18 - 20, 2003
Day 1: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 - Start time: 10:00am | |
1000-1010 | Welcome and Introductory Remarks (P. Wiebe) | Overview of the five individual projects by project leaders and discussion: |
1010-1030 | The Physical Oceanography of Georges Bank and Its Impact on Biology (Beardsley) |
1035-1055 | Zooplankton Population Dynamics on Georges Bank: Model and Data Synthesis (P. Franks) |
1100-1120 | Patterns of Energy Flow and Utilization on Georges Bank (D. Gifford) |
1125-1145 | Tidal Front Mixing and Exchange on Georges Bank: Controls on the Production of Phytoplankton Zooplankton and Larval Fishes (R. Houghton) |
1150-1210 | Integration and Synthesis of Georges Bank Broad-scale Survey Results (P. Wiebe) |
1215-1330 | Lunch |
Individual investigator reports | |
1330-1345 | Using MM5 to Hindcast the Ocean Surface Forcing Fields Over the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank Region: Beardsley R. C. and C. Chen [18] |
1350-1405 | Application of FVCOM to the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank: Simulated and Assimilated Modeling Studies of the Seasonal Variability of Stratification and Subtidal Circulation: Chen, C, H. Liu, R. C. Beardsley, G. Cowles, J. Pringle, and Brian Rothschild [1] |
1410-1425 | Inter-annual variation of Lagrangian Pathways in the Gulf of Maine: Importance and Causes: Pringle, J., C. Johnson, C. Chen and Hedong Liu [21] |
1430-1445 | Preliminary Results of Model Dye Experiments on Georges Bank: Chen, C., R. Houghton, R. C. Beardsley, Q. Xu, and H. Liu [13] |
1450-1505 | Dye Dispersion in the Tidal Front: Model-Observation Comparison: Houghton, R., C. Chen, Q. Xu [20] |
1505-1535 | Break |
1535-1550 | Sub-Tidal Circulation at the Tidal Mixing Front -- Analysis of the Moored Instrument Array: Lerczak, J., R. Schlitz, S. Lentz, and R. Beardsley [15] |
1600-1615 | U.S. GLOBEC SeaSoar Results, Brink K. and C. Lee [19] |
1620-1635 | Parallelization of the FVCOM Code: Application to the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank: Cowles, G., C. Chen, H. Liu, B. Rothschild [10] |
1640-1655 | Seasonal Nitrate Climatology for Georges Bank: Bisagni, J.J. [14] |
1700-1715 | Intermingling of Two Pseudocalanus Species on Georges Bank: D. J. McGillicuddy, Jr. and A. Bucklin [7] |
1730 | Reception and dinner |
1945-2230 | Individual groups meet in the evening |
Day 2: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 - Start time: 8:30am | |
Continue individual investigator reports | |
0830-0845 | Modeling Studies of the Physical-Biological Processes Controlling Spring Bloom Dynamics on Georges Bank: 1-D and 2-D Experiments: Ji, R., C. Chen, P. J. S. Franks, D.W. Townsend, E.G. Durbin, R. C. Beardsley, and R. W. Houghton [9] |
0850-0905 | The Impact of Scotian Shelf Water "cross-over" on the Plankton Dynamics on Georges Bank: A 3-D Experiment for the 1999 Spring Bloom: Chen, C., R. Ji, P. J. S. Franks, D.W. Townsend, E.G. Durbin, R.C. Beardsley, and R.W. Houghton [6] |
0910-0925 | Inverse Modeling of the Food Web: Steele, J.H. and A.R. Beet [23] |
0930-0945 | Multiple Flow Pathways of the Scotian Shelf Water onto Georges Bank: Sheremet, V., Y.K. Cho, and R. Beardsley[27] |
0950-1005 | Spatial and Interannual Variability of Zooplankton on Georges Bank: Durbin, E. and M. Casas [17] |
1005-1035 | Break |
1035-1050 | Transport and Retention of Dormant Calanus finmarchicus in the Gulf of Maine: Insights from a Particle-tracking Model: Johnson, C.L., J.M. Pringle, and C.S. Chen [16] |
1055-1110 | Physical and Biological Controls on Calanus finmarchicus in the Georges Bank Region: an Adjoint Data Assimilation Approach: Li, X. and D. McGillicuddy [12] |
1115-1130 | Broad-scale Mapping of Pseudocalanus spp. Distributions: Bucklin, A., M.A. Bailey, and D. McGillicuddy [3] |
1135-1150 | Invertebrate Predator Impacts: Madin, L., J. Bollens, E. Horgan, et al. [8] |
1155-1210 | Wavelet Transforms of Greene Bomber data for Multiscale Characterization (LA-UR-03-8711) Fisher, K.E. and P.H. Wiebe [4] |
1215-1330 | Lunch |
1330-1345 | Nested Modeling Studies in the Northwest Atlantic: Haidvogel, D.B., J. Wilkin, K. Fennel, H. Arango, P. Goodman [28] |
1350-1405 | Biological Signature of Scotian Shelf Water Crossovers: Results from 1997 and Some Questions for Longer Term Synthesis: Wishner, K. and D. Gifford [26] |
1410-1425 | Wind-driven Mortality of Cod and Haddock Eggs: Mountain, D., J. Green, J. Sibunka, and D.L. Johnson [22] |
1430-1445 | Development of Multispecies Models of Fish Community Dynamics on Georges Bank: Stockhausen, W. and M. Fogarty [24] |
1450-1505 | Production of Fish and Benthos on Georges Bank: Collie, J., A. DeLong, and R. Bell [2] |
1510-1530 | Break |
1530-1545 | Variation in the Size of the Overwintering Population of Calanus finmarchicus in the Gulf of Maine During 1997, 1998, and 1999: Driven by Changes in NAO Forced Advection or Local Predator and Competitor Fields?: Wiebe, P, H., M.F. Baumgartner, D. Mountain, M.C. Benfield, C.H. Greene, A.C. Lavery, N. Copley, and G.L. Lawson [25] |
1550-1605 | Thoughts on Long Term Fluctuations on Georges Bank: Flagg, C. [29] |
1625-1640 | Dynamics of Calanus finmarchicus Resting Populations in the Gulf of Maine: Saumweber, W. [30] |
1610-1715 | Cross-Group discussion and integration - synthesis |
1800-1930 | Dinner |
1945-2230 | Evening breakout sessions |
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Day 3: Thursday, November 20, 2003 - Start time: 8:30am | |
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1200 | Lunch |
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