BIO Work Plan
Topic A: What are the impacts of Scotian Shelf Cross-overs on the population
dynamics of the target species?
• 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)
• Model study of physical mechanisms driving SSCs (Smith, Brickman).
• 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).
Topic C: How do large-scale interannual and interdecadal variabilities affect
population dynamics of the target species?
• Analysis of upstream sources of water masses and biota, including
historical hydrographic data, freshwater sources, etc. (Smith, Hannah,
Loder)
• Study of interannual variability of sea level (‘92-’00) using
TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry (Han, Smith, Loder).