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Francisco Javier Beron-Vera

University of Miami

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL  33149  

fberon@rsmas.miami.edu

Project List:

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 Co-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 - 18

2019

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. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 49(1), 269-290.
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. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 49(2), 353-367.

2018

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. Scientific Reports, 8(1).
Beron-Vera, F. J., Hadjighasem, A., Xia, Q., Olascoaga, M. J., & Haller, G. (2019). Coherent Lagrangian swirls among submesoscale motions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(37), 18251-18256.
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. Scientific Reports, 8(1).

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. Scientific Reports, 7(1).

2016

Romero, I. C., Özgökmen, T., Snyder, S., Schwing, P., O'Malley, B. J., Beron‐Vera, F. J., Olascoaga, M. J., Zhu, P., Ryan, E., Chen, S. S., Wetzel, D. L., Hollander, D., & Murawski, S. A. (2016). Tracking the <scp><i>H</i></scp><i>ercules 265</i> marine gas well blowout in the <scp>G</scp>ulf of <scp>M</scp>exico. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 121(1), 706-724.
Beron-Vera, F. J., & LaCasce, J. H. (2016). Statistics of Simulated and Observed Pair Separations in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 46(7), 2183-2199.
Beron‐Vera, F. J., Olascoaga, M. J., & Lumpkin, R. (2016). Inertia‐induced accumulation of flotsam in the subtropical gyres. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(23).

2015

Coelho, E. F., Hogan, P., Jacobs, G., Thoppil, P., Huntley, H., Haus, B., Lipphardt, B., Kirwan, A., Ryan, E., Olascoaga, J., Beron-Vera, F., Poje, A., Griffa, A., Özgökmen, T., Mariano, A., Novelli, G., Haza, A., Bogucki, D., Chen, S., . . . Wei, M. (2015). Ocean current estimation using a Multi-Model Ensemble Kalman Filter during the Grand Lagrangian Deployment experiment (GLAD). Ocean Modelling, 87, 86-106.
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: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, 25(8).

2014

Poje, A. C., Özgökmen, T. M., Lipphardt, B. L., Haus, B. K., Ryan, E. H., Haza, A. C., Jacobs, G. A., Reniers, A. J. H. M., Olascoaga, M. J., Novelli, G., Griffa, A., Beron-Vera, F. J., Chen, S. S., Coelho, E., Hogan, P. J., Kirwan, A. D., Huntley, H. S., & Mariano, A. J. (2014). Submesoscale dispersion in the vicinity of the <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> spill. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(35), 12693-12698.
Özgökmen, T. M., Beron-Vera, F. J., Bogucki, D., Chen, S. S., Dawson, C., Dewar, W., Griffa, A., Haus, B. K., Haza, A. C., Huntley, H., Iskandarani, M., Jacobs, G., Jagers, B., Kirwan, A., Laxague, N., Lipphardt, B., MacMahan, J., Mariano, A. J., Olascoaga, J., . . . Zhu, P. (2014). Research Overview of the Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE). International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, 2014(1), 544-560.
Jacobs, G. A., Bartels, B. P., Bogucki, D. J., Beron-Vera, F. J., Chen, S. S., Coelho, E. F., Curcic, M., Griffa, A., Gough, M., Haus, B. K., Haza, A. C., Helber, R. W., Hogan, P. J., Huntley, H. S., Iskandarani, M., Judt, F., Kirwan, A., Laxague, N., Valle-Levinson, A., . . . Wei, M. (2014). Data assimilation considerations for improved ocean predictability during the Gulf of Mexico Grand Lagrangian Deployment (GLAD). Ocean Modelling, 83, 98-117.
Haller, G., & Beron-Vera, F. (2014). Addendum to ‘Coherent Lagrangian vortices: the black holes of turbulence’. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 755.

2013

Olascoaga, M. J., Beron‐Vera, F. J., Haller, G., Triñanes, J., Iskandarani, M., Coelho, E. F., Haus, B. K., Huntley, H. S., Jacobs, G., Kirwan, A. D., Lipphardt, B. L., Özgökmen, T. M., H. M. Reniers, A. J., & Valle‐Levinson, A. (2013). Drifter motion in the Gulf of Mexico constrained by altimetric Lagrangian coherent structures. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(23), 6171-6175.
Haller, G., & Beron-Vera, F. J. (2013). Coherent Lagrangian vortices: the black holes of turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 731.

2012

Haller, G., & Beron-Vera, F. J. (2012). Geodesic theory of transport barriers in two-dimensional flows. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 241(20), 1680-1702.

Book Chapter - 1

2015

Beron Vera, F. J. (2015). Flow Coherence: Distinguishing Cause from Effect. In Environmental Science and Engineering (pp. 81-89) Springer International Publishing.

Conference Presentations - 20

2018

Beron-Vera, F. O., & M.J.; Lumpkin, R. (2018). Inertiainduced accumulation of flotsam in the subtropical gyres. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018
Miron, P. B., F.J.; Olascoaga, M. F., G.; Sheinbaum, J. P., & P (2018). Abyssal Lagrangian Dynamical Geography of the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018
Olascoaga, M. M., S.A.; Paris, C. M., P.; Beron-Vera, F. C., & E.; Berenshtein, I. (2018). Physical Constraints on Biological Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018

2015

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Improved surface transport estimates in the Gulf of Mexico by blending altimetry and drifter data. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. (2015).
Beron-Vera, F. (2015). High-order statistics of simulated and observed pairs in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Beron-Vera, J. (2015). Statistics of simulated and observed pair separations in the Gulf of Mexico. In 6th Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics (LAPCOD) Meeting
Duran, R. B., & F.J.; Olascoaga, M. (2015). Transport in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2015 SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences
Olascoaga, M. B., & 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

2014

Beron-Vera, F. (2014). Practica Applications of Geodesic LCS Theory. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Berta, M. G., A.; Magaldi, M. P., A.; Novelli, G. H., A.; Ozgokmen, T. O., J.; Iskandarani, M. J., G.; Coelho, E. L., B.; Kirwan, D. M., A.; Huntley, H. R., E.; Beron-Vera, F. H., & B.; Reniers; Bogucki, D. (2014). Velocities and Lagrangian transport estimates from GLAD data clustering at various scales via the Lagrangian assimilation algorithm LAVA. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Olascoaga, M., Beron-Vera, F., Trinanes, J. a. H., & G (2014). Clustering on the Surface of the Ocean. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Olascoaga, M. B., F.J.; Trinanes, J. a. H., & G (2014). Inertial Particle Dynamics in the Ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014

2013

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Evaluating Gulf of Mexico forecasts: surface heat fluxes and thermal energy balances on seasonal to diurnal time scales. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. (2013).
[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Geodesic LCS-core analysis of surfaces currents during GLAD. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. (2013).
[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Ensemble forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico during the CARTHE-GLAD experiment. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. (2013).
[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Wind and Wave Induced Ocean Currents in Hurricane Isaac (2012): Analyses from a CoupledAtmosphere-Wave-Ocean Model and in situ Observations. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. (2013).
Beron-Vera, F. (2013). Geodesic theory of Lagrangian coherent structures. In Mexican Physical Society Meeting
Bogucki, D. A., K.; Mitchell, C. B., F.; Chen, S. C., M.; Gough, M. G., A.; Haus, B. H., A.; Iskandarani, M. . L., N.; Mariano, A. N., G.; Olascoaga, J. O., T.M.; Reniers, A. R., E.; Smith, C. H., H.;Kirwan, J. A. L., Jr.; B.; Coelho, E. H., P.; Jacobs, G. W., M.; Poje, A. V., & A (2013). Observations and Coupled Model Forecasts fromCcalm Winds to Hurricane Isaac (2012) during GLAD Field Campaign. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Huntley, H. L., B.; Kirwan, A. B., F.; Bogucki, D. C., S.; Coelho, E. C., M.; Gough, M. G., A.;Haus, B. H., A.; Hogan, P. I., M.; Jacobs, G. J., F.; Laxague, N. M., A.; Novelli, G. O., J.;Ozgokmen, T. P., A.; Reniers, A. R., E.; Smith, C. V., & A.; Wei, M. (2013). Observations and Coupled Model Forecasts from Calm Winds toHurricane Isaac (2012) during GLAD Field Campaign. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Olascoaga, M. H., G.; Fiorentino, L. B., & F.J.; et, a. (2013). Hyperbolic Langrangian Coherent Structures and LCS Cores. In SIAM Dynamical Systems Meeting