Eastern U.S. Continental Shelf Carbon Budget: Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Analysis

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Eastern U.S. Continental Shelf Carbon
BudgetModeling, Data Assimilation, and Analysis

• Science Team Hofmann, Friedrichs, McClain,
  Signorini, Mannino, Haidvogel, Wilkin, Fennel,
  Sietzinger, Lee, Najjar, Pollard, OReilly, Yoder

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Goal develop carbon budgets for the MAB and SAB
of the east coast of the United States.

• specific research questions Carbon inputs to MAB
  and SAB, DOC to DIC conversion, food web pathways
  that control carbon cycling and fluxes,
  differences in carbon cycling in MAB and SAB, and
  sensitivity to climate

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Approach

• Task 1 Development and implementation of
  circulation, biogeochemistry, and carbon cycling
  models for the MAB and SAB
• Task 2 Interfacing shelf models with estuarine
  and climate models
• Task 3 Data analysis effort includes
  historical in situ measurements and
  satellite-derived data
• Task 4 Limited field measurement effort
• Task 5 Implementation of data assimilative
  models

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Action Items from May

• Team web site
• Modifications to biogeochemical model
• Start initial analyses of biogeochemical model
  results
• Begin development of biological model with data
  assimilation capability
• Inventory of existing data sets
• Obtain access to Goddard computers
• Project Outreach

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Project Update

• Web site template started (http//www.ccpo.odu.e
  du/REARCH/NASA_IDS)
• Data collection - Mannino
• Complementary projects - Mannino
• Additional team members
• Satellite data processing and analysis for MAB
  and SAB OReilly, Signorini
• SAB biological model/data assimilation
  Friedrichs

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Project Update- cont.

• Modifications to biogeochemical model Fennel,
  Wilkin
• Literature review for SAB and MAB underway
• Project Outreach short article in CCPO
  newsletter
• Started process to obtain computer account on
  Goddard computers