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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Maria Josefina Olascoaga

University of Miami

Project List:

Influence of river induced fronts on hydrocarbon transport

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Research Scientist

Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment II (CARTHE II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead

Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE)

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 19

2019

Gough, M. K., Beron-Vera, F. J., Olascoaga, M. J., Sheinbaum, J., Jouanno, J., & Duran, R. (2019). Persistent Lagrangian Transport Patterns in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 49(2), 353–367.
Miron, P., Beron-Vera, F. J., Olascoaga, M. J., Froyland, G., Pérez-Brunius, P., & Sheinbaum, J. (2019). Lagrangian Geography of the Deep Gulf of Mexico. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 49(1), 269–290.

2018

Beron-Vera, F. J., Hadjighasem, A., Xia, Q., Olascoaga, M. J., & Haller, G. (2018). Coherent Lagrangian swirls among submesoscale motions. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, , 201701392.
Beron-Vera, F. J., Olascoaga, M. J., Wang, Y., Triñanes, J., & Pérez-Brunius, P. (2018). Enduring Lagrangian coherence of a Loop Current ring assessed using independent observations. Sci Rep, 8(1).
Duran, R., Beron-Vera, F. J., & Olascoaga, M. J. (2018). Extracting quasi-steady Lagrangian transport patterns from the ocean circulation: An application to the Gulf of Mexico. Sci Rep, 8(1).
Olascoaga, M. J., Miron, P., Paris, C., Pérez-Brunius, P., Pérez-Portela, R., Smith, R. H., et al. (2018). Connectivity of Pulley Ridge with remote locations as inferred from satellite-tracked drifter trajectories. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 123(8), 5742–5750.
Paris, C. B., Berenshtein, I., Trillo, M. L., Faillettaz, R., Olascoaga, M. J., Aman, Z. M., et al. (2018). BP Gulf Science Data Reveals Ineffectual Subsea Dispersant Injection for the Macondo Blowout. Front. Mar. Sci., 5, 389.

2017

Miron, P., Beron-Vera, F. J., Olascoaga, M. J., Sheinbaum, J., Pérez-Brunius, P., & Froyland, G. (2017). Lagrangian dynamical geography of the Gulf of Mexico. Sci Rep, 7(1).

2016

Beron-Vera, F. J., Olascoaga, M. J., & Lumpkin, R. (2016). Inertia-induced accumulation of flotsam in the subtropical gyres. Geophys. Res. Lett., 43(23), 12228–12233.
Ozgokmen, T. M., Chassignet, E., Dawson, C., Dukhovskoy, D., Jacobs, G., Ledwell, J., et al. (2016). Over What Area Did the Oil and Gas Spread During the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill? Oceano, 29(3), 96–107.
Romero, I. C., Ã?zgökmen, T., Snyder, S., Schwing, P., O'Malley, B. J., Beron-Vera, F. J., et al. (2016). Tracking the -Hercules 265- marine gas well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121(1), 706–724.

2015

Beron-Vera, F. J., Olascoaga, M. J., Haller, G., Farazmand, M., Triñanes, J., & Wang, Y. (2015). Dissipative inertial transport patterns near coherent Lagrangian eddies in the ocean. Chaos, 25(8), 087412.
Berta, M., Griffa, A., Magaldi, M. G., Ã?zgökmen, T. M., Poje, A. C., Haza, A. C., et al. (2015). Improved Surface Velocity and Trajectory Estimates in the Gulf of Mexico from Blended Satellite Altimetry and Drifter Data. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 32(10), 1880–1901.
Coelho, E. F., Hogan, P., Jacobs, G., Thoppil, P., Huntley, H. S., Haus, B. K., et al. (2015). Ocean current estimation using a Multi-Model Ensemble Kalman Filter during the Grand Lagrangian Deployment experiment (GLAD). Ocean Modelling, 87, 86–106.
Maze, G., Olascoaga, M. J., & Brand, L. (2015). Historical analysis of environmental conditions during Florida Red Tide. Harmful Algae, 50, 1–7.

2014

Fiorentino, L. A., Olascoaga, M. J., & Reniers, A. (2014). Analysis of water quality and circulation of four recreational Miami beaches through the use of Lagrangian Coherent Structures. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 83(1), 181–189.
Jacobs, G. A., Bartels, B. P., Bogucki, D. J., Beron-Vera, F. J., Chen, S. S., Coelho, E. F., et al. (2014). Data assimilation considerations for improved ocean predictability during the Gulf of Mexico Grand Lagrangian Deployment (GLAD). Ocean Modelling, 83, 98–117.

2013

Olascoaga, M. J., Beron-Vera, F. J., Haller, G., Triñanes, J., Iskandarani, M., Coelho, E. F., et al. (2013). Drifter motion in the Gulf of Mexico constrained by altimetric Lagrangian coherent structures: DRIFTER MOTION TIED TO ALTIMETRIC LCS. Geophys. Res. Lett., 40(23), 6171–6175.

2012

Olascoaga, M. J., & Haller, G. (2012). Forecasting sudden changes in environmental pollution patterns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(13), 4738–4743.

Book Chapter - 1

2015

Goni, G. J., Trinanes, J. A., MacFadyen, A., Streett, D., Olascoaga, M. J., Imhoff, M. L., et al. (2015). Variability of the Deepwater Horizon Surface Oil Spill Extent and its Relationship to Varying Ocean Currents and Extreme Weather Conditions. In Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Oil Pollution Problems (Vol. 2, pp. 1–22).

Conference Presentations - 17

2018

Beron-Vera, F. J., Olascoaga, M. J., & Lumpkin, R. (2018). Inertiainduced accumulation of flotsam in the subtropical gyres. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18.
Miron, P., Beron-Vera, F. J., Olascoaga, M. J., Froyland, G., Sheinbaum, J., & Prez-Brunius, P. (2018). Abyssal Lagrangian Dynamical Geography of the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18.
Olascoaga, M. J., Miron, P., Paris, C. B., Perez-Brunius, P., Perez-Portela, R., Smith, R. H., et al. (2018). Connectivity of Pulley Ridge with Remote Locations as Inferred by Satellite-Tracked Drifter Trajectories. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18.
Olascoaga, M. J., Murawski, S. A., Paris, C. B., Miron, P., Beron-Vera, F. J., Chancellor, E., et al. (2018). Physical Constraints on Biological Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2015

Berta, M., Griffa, A., Magaldi, M., �zgökmen, T., Poje, A., Haza, A., et al. (2015). Improved surface transport estimates in the Gulf of Mexico by blending altimetry and drifter data. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Duran, R., Beron-Vera, F. J., & Olascoaga, M. J. (2015). Transport in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2015 SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences. Stanford, CA : 06/29/15-07/02/15: Poster.
Olascoaga, M. J. (2015). The significance of coherent Lagrangian eddies in the ocean. In International Conference on Chaotic Modeling, Simulation and Applications (CHAOS) 2015. Paris, France : 05/26/15-05/29/15.
Olascoaga, M. J. (2015). On the significance of advection calculations using sea-surface-height-inferred currents. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Olascoaga, M. J. (2015). The significance of coherent Lagrangian eddies in the ocean. In 6th Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics (LAPCOD) Meeting. Winter Harbor, ME : 07/27/15-07/31/15.
Olascoaga, M. J., Beron-Vera, F. J., & Jacobs, G. (2015). The nature of surface ocean transport in realistic simulations of the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.

2014

Lipphardt, B. L. J., Huntley, H., Kirwan, A. D., Chen, S., Coelho, E., Gough, M., et al. (2014). Objective Surface Velocity Maps from GLAD drifter observations in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Olascoaga, M. J., Beron-Vera, F.J., Trinanes, J. and Haller, G. (2014). Clustering on the Surface of the Ocean. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster.
Olascoaga, M. J., Beron-Vera, F. J., & Trinanes, J. and H., G. (2014). Inertial Particle Dynamics in the Ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.

2013

Olascoaga, M. J., Haller, G., Fiorentino, L., Beron-Vera, F. J., & et, al. (2013). Hyperbolic Langrangian Coherent Structures and LCS Cores. In SIAM Dynamical Systems Meeting. Snowbird, UT, May 19-23, 2013.

2012

Olascoaga, M. J., & Haller, G. (2012). A modern Lagrangian view of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12.
Olascoaga, M. J., & Haller, G. (2012). Forecasting sudden changes of the oil slick shape during the DWH oil spill. In LAPCOD Meeting. Miami Beach, FL, June 11-15, 2012.
Olascoaga, M. J., & Haller, G. (2012). Forecasting imminent changes in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill using LCS-core analysis. In 20 Years of Progress in Radar Alimetry Symposium. Venice, Italy, September 1, 2012.