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Eric P. Chassignet

Florida State University

Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)

2000 Levy Avenue, Bldg. A, Suite 292
P.O. Box 3062741
Tallahassee, FL  323062741  

echassignet@coaps.fsu.edu

Project List:

Consortium for Simulation of Oil-Microbial Interactions in the Ocean (CSOMIO)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Principal Investigator

Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (DEEP-C)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Principal Investigator, Task Lead

A Coordinated Modeling Approach in Support of Oil Spill Tracking

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Extend Sulis Toolkit

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Impact of Crude Oil on Coastal and Ocean Environments of the West Florida Shelf and Big Bend Region from the Shoreline to the Continental Shelf Edge

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

NGI BP Earth System Modeling (Phase II)

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Principal Investigator

OIL: Community Earth Modeling System for the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 15

2021

Ainsworth, C., Chassignet, E., French-McCay, D., Beegle-Krause, C., Berenshtein, I., Englehardt, J., Fiddaman, T., Huang, H., Huettel, M., Justic, D., Kourafalou, V., Liu, Y., Mauritzen, C., Murawski, S., Morey, S., Özgökmen, T., Paris, C., Ruzicka, J., Saul, S., . . . Zheng, Y. (2021). Ten years of modeling the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Modelling & Software, 142, 105070.
Technology, N. J. I. o., Boufadel, M., Bracco, A., Chassignet, E., Chen, S., D’Asaro, E., Dewar, W., Garcia-Pineda, O., Justić, D., Katz, J., Kourafalou, V., MacDonald, I., Özgökmen, T., Paris-Limouzy, C., Socolofsky, S., Halpern, D., & Shepherd, J. (2021). Physical Transport Processes that Affect the Distribution of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Modeling. Oceanography, 34(1), 58-75.
Dukhovskoy, D. S., Morey, S. L., Chassignet, E. P., Chen, X., Coles, V. J., Cui, L., Harris, C. K., Hetland, R., Hsu, T., Manning, A. J., Stukel, M., Thyng, K., & Wang, J. (2021). Development of the CSOMIO Coupled Ocean-Oil-Sediment- Biology Model. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8.
Solo-Gabriele, H. M., Fiddaman, T., Mauritzen, C., Ainsworth, C., Abramson, D. M., Berenshtein, I., Chassignet, E. P., Chen, S. S., Conmy, R. N., Court, C. D., Dewar, W. K., Farrington, J. W., Feldman, M. G., Ferguson, A. C., Fetherston-Resch, E., French-McCay, D., Hale, C., He, R., Kourafalou, V. H., . . . Yoskowitz, D. (2021). Towards integrated modeling of the long-term impacts of oil spills. Marine Policy, 131, 104554.

2020

Barker, C. H., Kourafalou, V. H., Beegle-Krause, C., Boufadel, M., Bourassa, M. A., Buschang, S. G., Androulidakis, Y., Chassignet, E. P., Dagestad, K., Danmeier, D. G., Dissanayake, A. L., Galt, J. A., Jacobs, G., Marcotte, G., Özgökmen, T., Pinardi, N., Schiller, R. V., Socolofsky, S. A., Thrift-Viveros, D., . . . Zheng, Y. (2020). Progress in Operational Modeling in Support of Oil Spill Response. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(9), 668.
Shropshire, T. A., Morey, S. L., Chassignet, E. P., Bozec, A., Coles, V. J., Landry, M. R., Swalethorp, R., Zapfe, G., & Stukel, M. R. (2020). Quantifying spatiotemporal variability in zooplankton dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico with a physical–biogeochemical model. Biogeosciences, 17(13), 3385-3407.

2018

Ye, L., Manning, A. J., Hsu, T., Morey, S., Chassignet, E. P., & Ippolito, T. A. (2018). Novel Application of Laboratory Instrumentation Characterizes Mass Settling Dynamics of Oil-Mineral Aggregates (OMAs) and Oil-Mineral-Microbial Interactions. Marine Technology Society Journal, 52(6), 87-90.

2016

Gonçalves, R. C., Iskandarani, M., Srinivasan, A., Thacker, W. C., Chassignet, E., & Knio, O. M. (2016). A framework to quantify uncertainty in simulations of oil transport in the ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 121(4), 2058-2077.
Özgökmen, T., Chassignet, E., Dawson, C., Dukhovskoy, D., Jacobs, G., Ledwell, J., Garcia-Pineda, O., MadDonald, I., Morey, S., Olascoaga, M., Poje, A., Reed, M., & Skancke, J. (2016). Over What Area Did the Oil and Gas Spread During the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill?. Oceanography, 29(3), 96-107.

2015

Dukhovskoy, D. S., Leben, R. R., Chassignet, E. P., Hall, C. A., Morey, S. L., & Nedbor-Gross, R. (2015). Characterization of the uncertainty of loop current metrics using a multidecadal numerical simulation and altimeter observations. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 100, 140-158.
Nguyen, T., Morey, S. L., Dukhovskoy, D. S., & Chassignet, E. P. (2015). Nonlocal impacts of the Loop Current on cross‐slope near‐bottom flow in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(8), 2926-2933.

2014

Zavala-Romero, O., Ahmed, A., Chassignet, E. P., Zavala-Hidalgo, J., Fernández Eguiarte, A., & Meyer-Baese, A. (2014). An open source Java web application to build self-contained web GIS sites. Environmental Modelling & Software, 62, 210-220.
Coleman, F. C., Chanton, J. P., & Chassignet, E. P. (2014). Ecological Connectivity in Northeastern Gulf of Mexico – The Deep-C Initiative. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, 2014(1), 1972-1984.
Nedbor-Gross, R., Dukhovskoy, D. S., Bourassa, M. A., Morey, S. L., & Chassignet, E. P. (2014). Investigation of the Relationship Between the Yucatan Channel Transport and the Loop Current Area in a Multidecadal Numerical Simulation. Marine Technology Society Journal, 48(4), 15-26.
Todd, A. C., Morey, S. L., & Chassignet, E. P. (2014). Circulation and cross-shelf transport in the Florida Big Bend. Journal of Marine Research, 72(6), 445-475.

Conference Presentations - 22

2020

Ippolito, T. C., & E.P (2020). Experiential Learning Activities for the Classroom: Lessons Learned Developing Standards-Aligned Science Curricula for Middle and High School Students. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Laxenaire, R. D., D.S.; Morey, S. C., & E.P.; Chen, X. (2020). Lagrangian-Eulerian mapping in CSOMIO coupled ocean-oil-sediment-biology model. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Morey, S. C., E.P.; Dukhovskoy, D. H., C.K.; Coles, V. S., M.; Hetland, R. T., K.; Hsu, T. M., A.; Mason, O. Y., L.; Cui, L. C., & J.; Wang, J. (2020). A coupled modeling system for simulating oil-biological-sediment interactions in the ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Morey, S. C., E.P.; Dukhovskoy, D. H., C.K.; Coles, V. S., M.R.; Hetland, R. T., K.M.; Hsu, T. M., A.J.; Mason, O. X., V.R.; Kobashi, D. Q., L.; Ye, L. C., L.; Chen, X. W., & J (2020). A coupled modeling system for simulating oil-biological-sediment interactions in the ocean. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Shropshire, T. M., S.L.; Chassignet, E. C., V.; Karnauskas, M. L., M.R.; Lee, S. Z., & G.; Stukel, M. (2020). Zooplankton validation in a physical-biogeochemical model with potentially valuable applications to fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Thyng, K. X., V.R.; Kobashi, D. Q., L.; Hetland, R. D., D.; Morey, S. C., & X.; Chassignet, E. (2020). Offline Tracer Advection in a Realistic Regional Ocean Model. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020

2019

Dukhovskoy, D. M., & S.L.; Chassignet, E. (2019). Lessons Learned from Deepwater Horizon: Uncertainties and Challenges in Numerical Simulations of the Oil Spill. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting
Morey, S. C., E.; Dukhovskoy, D. S., M.; Harris, C. H., R.; Thyng, K. C., V.; Hsu, T. M., & A.; Mason, O. (2019). Development of a coupled modeling system for simulating oil-microbial-sediment interactions in the ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Stropshire, T. M., S.; Chassignet, E. C., V.; Karnauskas, M. L., M.; Lee, S. S., & M (2019). Estimates of food limitation experienced by coastal-pelagic fish larvae in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019

2015

Chassignet, E. (2015). Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (DEEP-C). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015

2014

Aktas, D. V., P.; Chassignet, E. B., & M (2014). Analysis of the Effects of SST and Model Resolutions on the Identification of the 1993 Superstorm Using an Ocean-Atmosphere Coupled Regional System. In AGU Fall Meeting 2014
Clarke, A. W., N.; Van Gorder, S. C., & E.; Maksimova, E. (2014). Near-surface flow and Stokes' drift in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Coleman, F. C., & J.; Chassignet, E. (2014). Ecological connectivity in the GOM - The Deep-C consortium. In 2014 International Oil Spill Conference
deRada, S. L., S.; McCarthy, S. H., P.; Arnone, R. C., & E (2014). Satellite-derived Ocean Color Climatology for the Gulf of Mexico: Comparative analysis to Bio-Optical-Physical ocean models. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Goncalves, R. I., M.; Srinivasan, A. T., C.; Chassignet, E. K., & O.M (2014). Quantifying Droplet Size Distribution Uncertainty on an Oil-Fate Model forecast Using Polynomial Chaos. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014

2013

Dukhovskoy, D. M., & S.L.; Chassignet, E. (2013). Deep Ocean Dynamics and Surface Mesoscale Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico from Numerical Model Studies. In FLUXES AND STRUCTURES IN FLUIDS, Russian Academy of Sciences
Hiester, H. V., P.; Morey, S. C., & E.P (2013). Development of a regional coupled model of the Northeast Gulf of Mexico. In Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Circulation
Morey, S. D., & D.; Chassignet, E. (2013). Deep Currents near Steep Bathymetry from a Numerical Simulation of DeSoto Canyon. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013

2012

Bozec, A. G., & F.; Chassignet, E. (2012). Modeling Baroclinic Tides in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012
Rosburg, K. D., & K.A.; Chassignet, E. (2012). Performance Evaluation of HYCOM Gulf of Mexico Model. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012
Todd, A. C., & E.P.; Morey, S. (2012). Circulation Dynamics and Larval Transport Mechanisms in the Florida Big Bend Region. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012

2011

Morey, S. D., D.; Chassignet, E. M., & I.; Garcia, O. (2011). Objective evaluation of oil spill models using SAR imagery. In AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting