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Robert D. Hetland

Texas A&M University

Department of Oceanography

3146 TAMU
Eller O&M Building
College Station, TX  77843  

hetland@tamu.edu

Project List:

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

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

Gulf of Mexico Integrated Spill Response Consortium (GISR)

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 9

2021

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.
Ruiz Xomchuk, V., Hetland, R. D., & Qu, L. (2021). Small‐Scale Variability of Bottom Oxygen in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126(1).
Thyng, K. M., Kobashi, D., Ruiz-Xomchuk, V., Qu, L., Chen, X., & Hetland, R. D. (2021). Performance of offline passive tracer advection in the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS; v3.6, revision 904). Geoscientific Model Development, 14(1), 391-407.

2018

Chapman, P., DiMarco, S., Hetland, R., & Socolofsky, S. (2018). From Bubbles to Beaches: An Integrated Modeling Approach to Oil Spill Response. Marine Technology Society Journal, 52(6), 91-94.
Thyng, K. M., & Hetland, R. D. (2018). Seasonal and interannual cross-shelf transport over the Texas and Louisiana continental shelf. Continental Shelf Research, 160, 23-35.

2017

Thyng, K. M., & Hetland, R. D. (2017). Texas and Louisiana coastal vulnerability and shelf connectivity. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 116(1-2), 226-233.

2016

Passow, U., & Hetland, R. (2016). What Happened to All of the Oil?. Oceanography, 29(3), 88-95.
Rayson, M. D., Gross, E. S., Hetland, R. D., & Fringer, O. B. (2016). Time scales in Galveston Bay: An unsteady estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 121(4), 2268-2285.

2014

Chapman, P., Socolofsky, S., & Hetland, R. (2014). FROM BLOWOUT TO BEACH: AN INTEGRATED MODELING APPROACH. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, 2014(1), 919-932.

Conference Presentations - 30

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
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

Kobashi, D. H., & R (2019). Variability of submesoscale frontal eddies on the Texas-Louisiana shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
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
Ruiz Xomchuk, V. H., & R (2019). Is bottom oxygen on the Texas-Louisiana shelf persistent?. In Gordon Research Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics Across Spatial Scales: Advances from Observational, Numerical and Theoretical Analyses
Ruiz Xomchuk, V. H., & R (2019). Is bottom oxygen on the Texas-Louisiana shelf persistent?. In Gordon Research Conference on Advances in Coastal and Estuarine Physics from Nearshore to Continental-Margin Scales
Ruiz Xomchuk, V. H., & R (2019). Using a Budget Analysis to Understand Variability in Modeled Bottom Hypoxia of the Texas Louisiana Shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019

2018

Ruiz, V. H., & R (2018). Using a budget analysis to understand variability in the bottom hypoxia of the Texas Louisiana shelf. In 2018 Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS) Meeting

2015

Hetland, R. T., & K (2015). Dispersion caused by baroclinic instability on a continental shelf. In Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Modeling
Hetland, R. T., & K (2015). The effect of wind, baroclinic instabilities, and shelf circulation on the cross-shore transport of surface materials. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Mitchell, I. N., E.W.; He, R. H., R.D.; Chang, P. M., & R (2015). The influence of grid resolution and wind specification on the prediction of transport of oil at the surface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Rayson, M. G., E.; Hetland, R. F., & O (2015). Challenges in three-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling of the shallow bays and estuaries along the Gulf of Mexico coast. In 2015 SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences
Rayson, M. G., E.; Hetland, R. F., & O (2015). Time scales in an unsteady estuary. In Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Modeling
Rayson, M. G., E.; Hetland, R. F., & O (2015). Characterizing and modeling salinity variability in an estuary with transient river forcing. In Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Modeling
Rayson, M. G., E.; Hetland, R. F., & O (2015). Physical processes controlling tracer exchange at the mouth of a Gulf coast estuary. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Thyng, K. H., & R (2015). Texas and Louisiana coastline sensitivity and oil dispersion. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015

2014

Chapman, P. S., & S.; Hetland, R. (2014). From Blowout to Beach: An Integrated Modeling Approach. In 2014 International Oil Spill Conference
Hetland, R. (2014). Baroclinic instability of a buoyant coastal current. In European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014
Hetland, R. (2014). A submesoscale eddy field along the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River plume front. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Mitchell, I. N., E.; He, R. H., R.; Chang, P. M., & R (2014). The Influence of Grid Resolution and Wind Specification on the Prediction of Transport of Oil at the Surface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Rayson, M. G., E.; Hetland, R. F., & O (2014). Using tracer age as a diagnostic for understanding the relationship between boundary forcing and estuarine circulation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Rayson, M. G., E.; Hetland, R. F., & O (2014). Application of a nested, unstructured mesh hydrodynamic model to a bay in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Thyng, K. H., & R.; (2014). Texas-Louisiana Cross Shelf Transportation due to Submesoscale Eddies. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Thyng, K. H., & R.D (2014). Texas-Louisiana shelf connectivity and time variability using particle tracking. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Thyng, K. H., & R.D (2014). Cross-shelf transport and dispersion due to baroclinic instabilities. In Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS) Conference
Thyng, K. H., & R.D (2014). Cross-Shelf transport and dispersions due to barocline instabilities. In European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014

2013

Hetland, R. (2013). Shelf circulation and oil spill trajectory prediction in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In International Symposium on Deep-water Oil Spills
Hetland, R. ;. T., & K (2013). Effect of inter annual and seasonal variability on oil fate along the Texas coastline. In Estuarine and Coastal Modeling Conference
Hetland, R. Z., & X.; Marta-Almeida, M. (2013). Freshwater Pathways in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Plume System. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013