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Sabrina Parra

Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center

Oceanography Division

Bldg 1009 Room A-107
Stennis Space Center, MS  39529  

sabrina.parra.ctr@nrlssc.navy.mil

Project List:

Consortium for Oil Spill Exposure Pathways in Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Post-Doc

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4

2020

Parra, S. M., Sanial, V., Boyette, A. D., Cambazoglu, M. K., Soto, I. M., Greer, A. T., Chiaverano, L. M., Hoover, A., & Dinniman, M. S. (2020). Bonnet Carré Spillway freshwater transport and corresponding biochemical properties in the Mississippi Bight. Continental Shelf Research, 199, 104114.

2019

Parra, S. M., Greer, A. T., Book, J. W., Deary, A. L., Soto, I. M., Culpepper, C., Hernandez, F. J., & Miles, T. N. (2019). Acoustic detection of zooplankton diel vertical migration behaviors on the northern Gulf of Mexico shelf. Limnology and Oceanography, 64(5), 2092-2113.

2018

Mississippi, U. o. S., Greer, A., Shiller, A., Hofmann, E., Wiggert, J., Warner, S., Parra, S., Pan, C., Book, J., Joung, D., Dykstra, S., Krause, J., Dzwonkowski, B., Soto, I., Cambazoglu, K., Deary, A., Briseño-Avena, C., Boyette, A., Kastler, J., . . . Graham, W. (2018). Functioning of Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems and Implications for Oil Spill Response: From Observations to Mechanisms and Models. Oceanography, 31(3).
Soto, I., Cambazoglu, M. K., Kastler, J., Parra, S., & Arnone, R. (2018). Virtual Oceanography. The Science Teacher, 86(4), 24-31.

Conference Presentations - 26

2019

Book, J. P., S.; Dykstra, S. D., B.; Howden, S. W., S.; Moum, J. P., C.; Cambazoglu, K. F., & P (2019). A Case Study of Inertial Oscillations and Diurnal Dynamics Offshore of Mobile Bay. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Dykstra, S. D., B.; Parra, S. W., S.; Book, J. M., J.; Greer, A. B., & C (2019). Shelf convergence and transport near an ebb tidal delta in the Mississippi Bight, northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Howden, S. H., L.; Cambazoglu, K. W., J.; Martin, K. D., M.; Dzwonkowski, B. P., & S (2019). Connectivity of the Gulf of Mexico to the Mississippi Sound. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
OBrien, S. D., S.; Parra, S. D., B.; Book, J. P., C.; Dinniman, M. F., P.; Lau, Y. C., K.; Hofmann, E. W., & J (2019). Increased Suspended Sediment Concentration in Mississippi Bight in Spring 2016 evaluated using Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Data and a Synthesis Numerical Model. In U.S. HYDRO 2019 Conference
OBrien, S. D., S.; Parra, S. D., B.; Book, J. P., C.; Dinniman, M. F., P.; Lau, Y. C., & K.; Wiggert, J. (2019). Suspended Sediment Transport in Mississippi Bight During Two Cold Front Events in Spring 2016. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Parra, S. B., J.; Moum, J. W., S.; Dzwonkowski, B. D., S.; Soto, I. H., & S (2019). Wind-Driven Mixing of the Mobile Bay Plume in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019

2018

Book, J. P., S.; Dzwonkowski, B. D., S.; Warner, S. M., & J.N.; Howden, S. (2018). Temporal Varying Spatial Patterns in Mobile Bay Outflow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Cambazoglu, M. P., C.; Parra, S. S. R., I.; Howden, S. W., J.; Book, J. J., G.; Arnone, R. D., & B (2018). Seasonality of across-shelf transport pathway patterns in Mississippi Bight. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Dzwonkowski, B. F., S.; Park, K. P., & S.; Reager, J. (2018). The wrong side of the river: A tale of water column stability and the role of velocity shear on seasonal shelf stratification in northern Gulf of Mexico, the forgotten region of freshwater influence. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018
Dzwonkowski, B. F., S.; Park, K. P., & S.; Reager, J. (2018). Water column stability and the role of velocity shear on shelf stratification in the Mississippi Bight, the forgotten region of freshwater influence. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Pan, C. D., M.; Fitzpatrack, P. L., Y.; Cambazoglu, M. P., S.; Hofmann, E. D., B.; Warner, S. W., & J (2018). Simulating the Dynamics and Water Properties of Mississippi Sound And Bight Using the CONCORDE Synthesis Model. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Parra, S. B., J.W.; Moum, J. W., S.; Dzwonkowski, B. D., & S (2018). Mobile Bay plume mixing in the inner shelf. In 2018 Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS)

2017

Book, J. P., S.; Howden, S. C., & M.; Miles, T. (2017). Observed cross-shelf transport and flow structure to the east of the Mississippi River Delta. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Boyette, A. P., S.; Shiller, A. S. R., I.; Weidemann, A. J., S.; Cambazoglu, M. D., A.; Miles, T. G., & W (2017). Characterization of Stratified Coastal Waters in Response to a Winter Mississppi River Flood and the Opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway, LA. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Briseno-Avena, C. W., S.; Greer, A. S. R., I.; Parra, S. D., A.; Hernandez, F. G., W.; Moum, J. C., & R (2017). Turbulence Microstructure in Coastal River Plumes: Measuring the in situ Effects on Plankton. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Cambazoglu, M. M., T.; OBrien, S. P., C.; Parra, S. R., I.S.; Howden, S. W., J.; Book, J. A., & R.; Jacobs, G. (2017). Sediment transport influenced by internal waves near the continental shelf break of northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting
Cambazoglu, M. P., C.; Parra, S. S. R., I.; Howden, S. W., J.; Arnone, R. B., J.; Jacobs, G. O., & S (2017). Cross-Shelf Exchange and Transport in Northern Gulf of Mexico studied with Navy Coastal Ocean Model, NCOM. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Howden, S. C., M.K.; Book, J. S. R., I.; Parra, S. A., R.; Jacobs, G. M., & T.; Hode, L. (2017). Observed surface circulation and pathways over the Mississippi Bight with High Frequency Radars compared with in situ measurements, model output and remote sensing. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Jacobs, G. B., A.; DAsaro, E. D., C.; Soloviev, A. H., R.; Ozgokmen, T. S., P.; Soto Ramos, I. P., & S (2017). The Mississippi River Void. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Pan, C. D., M.; Fitzpatrick, P. L., Y.; Cambazoglu, M. P., S.; Hofmann, E. D., B.; Warner, S. O., S.; Dykstra, S. W., & J (2017). Exploring the Circulation Dynamics of Mississippi Sound and Bight Using the CONCORDE Synthesis Model. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting
Parra, S. B., J.W.; Warner, S. M., & J (2017). Mobile Bay river plume mixing in the inner shelf. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting
Parra, S. D., A.; Book, J. G., A.; Briseno-Avena, C. B., A.; Miles, T. H., & F (2017). Highly-Resolved Temporal in situ Variability of Zooplankton Diel Vertical Migrations in the Mississippi Bight. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Warner, S. P., S.; Book, J. B., & C.; Moum, J. (2017). The Impact of River Plumes and Variable Winds on Cross-Isopycnal Transport in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017

2016

Cambazoglu, M. J., G.A.; Howden, S. B., J.W.; Arnone, R. G., A.T.; Soto Ramos, I. V., R.A.; Miles, T. P., & S (2016). Spatio-temporal variability of internal waves in the northern Gulf of Mexico studied with the Navy Coastal Ocean Model, NCOM. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016
Parra, S.M.; Book J.; Vandermeulen, R. H., S.D.; Moum, J. W., A.D.; Arnone, R. J., & G.A.; Cambazoglu, M. (2016). Temperature, Salinity, and Mixing Variability East of the Mississippi River Delta in Autumn. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Parra, S. B., J.W.; Vandermeulen, R. H., S.D.; Moum, J. W., A.D.; Arnone, R. J., & G.A.; Cambazoglu, M. (2016). Hydrodynamics of river plumes in the Mississippi Bight. In 18th Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas Conference