A Comprehensive Assessment of Oil Distribution, Transport, Fate and Impacts on Ecosystems and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Release

Funding Cycle: The Northern Gulf Institute (NGI)
Funding Organization: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)

Understanding the Trajectory of Coastal Salt Marsh Structure, Function, and Processes in the Face of Sea Level Rise: a Synthesis from Historical Imagery, Biophysical Processes, and Hierarchical Modeling

Description: Coastal wetlands in the northern Gulf of Mexico are vulnerable to degradation by natural and human-induced environmental changes. The project researchers plan to combine historical aerial photography and satellite imagery with analyses of wetland fragmentation and other biophysical and biogeochemical data to improve predictions of the health and productivity of coastal wetlands. The products of this research are expected to inform plans for marsh preservation, restoration, and the future viability of the ecosystem services provided by coastal marshes to human communities.

Funding Cycle: Healthy Ecosystems 2
Funding Organization: National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: Gulf Research Program

Mississippi Bight High Frequency Radar Surface Current Radials and Total Vectors, 2010-05-01 to 2014-05-31