U.S GLOBEC Northwest Atlantic Georges Bank Program

Phase IV PI MeetingU. S. GLOBEC

NW

ATLANTIC/GEORGES BANK STU

DY

Whispering Pines Conference CenterURI Alton Jones Campus

18-20 November 2003

U.S. GLOBEC Georges bank programA multi-disciplinary multi-year

Oceanographic research programFunded by NSF and NOAA

Initial goal: to understand the populationdynamics of key species on the Bank – cod, haddock, and two species of zooplankton-in terms of their coupling to the physicalenvironment and in terms of their predators and prey.

Ultimate goal: to be able to predict changes inthe distribution and abundance of these speciesas a result of changes in their physical and biotic environment as well as to anticipatehow their populations might respond to climate change.

U. S. GLOBEC

NW

ATLANTIC/GEORGES BANK STU

DY

Day 1: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 - Start time: 10:00am1000-1010 Welcome and Introductory Remarks (P. Wiebe) Overview of the five individual projects by project leaders and discussion: 1010-1030 The Physical Oceanography of Georges Bank and Its Impact on Biology (Beardsley)1035-1055 Zooplankton Population Dynamics on Georges Bank: Model and Data Synthesis (P. Franks)1100-1120 Patterns of Energy Flow and Utilization on Georges Bank (D. Gifford)1125-1145 Tidal Front Mixing and Exchange on Georges Bank: controls on the production of phytoplankton

zooplankton and larval fishes (R. Houghton)1150-1210 Integration and Synthesis of Georges Bank Broad-scale Survey Results (P. Wiebe)1215-1330 Lunch

Individual investigator reports1330-1345 Using MM5 to Hindcast the Ocean Surface Forcing Fields Over the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank

Region: Beardsley R. C and C. Chen [18]1350-1405 Application of FVCOM to the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank: Simulated and Assimilated Modeling Studies

of the Seasonal Variability of Stratification and Subtidal Circulation: Chen, C, H. Liu, R. C. Beardsley, G. Cowles, J. Pringle, and Brian Rothschild [1]

1410-1425 What Forces Variability in Gulf of Maine Flows Towards and Around Georges Bank?: Pringle, J., C. Chenand Hedong Liu [21]

1430-1445 Preliminary Results of Model Dye Experiments on Georges Bank: Chen, C., R. Houghton, R. C. Beardsley,Q. Xu1, and H. Liu [13]

1450-1505 Dye Dispersion in the Tidal Front: Model-Observation Comparison: Houghton, R., C. Chen, Q. Xu[20]1505-1535 Break1535-1550 Sub-Tidal Circulation at the Tidal Mixing Front -- Analysis of the Moored Instrument Array: Lerczak, J.,

R. Schlitz, S. Lentz, and R. Beardsley [15]1600-1615 U.S. GLOBEC SeaSoar Results , Brink K. and C. Lee [19]

U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank2003 Science Meeting Laurel Lodge

Whispering Pines Conference CenterUniversity of Rhode Island

Rhode IslandNovember 18 - 20, 2003

Agenda

1620-1635 Parallelization of the FVCOM Code: Application to the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank , Cowles, G., C. Chen, H. Liu, B. Rothschild [10]

1640-1655 Seasonal Nitrate Climatology for Georges Bank: Bisagni, J.J. [14] 1700-1715 Intermingling of Two Pseudocalanus Species on Georges Bank: D. J. McGillicuddy, Jr. and A.

Bucklin [7]1730 Reception and dinner1945-2230 Individual Groups meet in eveningDay 2: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 - Start time: 8:30am

Continue individual investigator reports0830-0845 Modeling Studies of the Physical-Biological Processes Controlling Spring Bloom Dynamics on

Georges Bank: 1-D and 2-D Experiments , Ji, R., C. Chen, P. J. S. Franks, D. W. Townsend, E.G. Durbin, R. C. Beardsley, and R. W. Houghton [9]

0850-0905 The Impact of Scotian Shelf Water "cross-over" on the Plankton Dynamics on Georges Bank: A 3-D Experiment for the 1999 Spring Bloom: Chen, C., R. Ji., P. J. S. Franks, D.W. Townsend, E.G. Durbin, R. C. Beardsley, and R.W. Houghton [6]

0910-0925 TBD: Steele, J. and A. Beet [23]0930-0945 Multiple Flow Pathways of the Scotian Shelf Water onto Georges Bank, Sheremet, V., Y.K. Cho,

and R. Beardsley 0950-1005 Spatial and Interannual Variability of Zooplankton on Georges Bank: Durbin, E. and M. Casas

[17]1005-1035 Break1035-1050 Transport and Retention of Dormant Calanus finmarchicus in the Gulf of Maine: Insights from a

Particle-tracking Model: Johnson, C.L., J.M. Pringle, and C.S. Chen [16]1055-1110 Physical and Biological Controls on Calanus finmarchicus in the Georges Bank Region: an

Adjoint Data Assimilation Approach: Li, X. and D. McGillicuddy [12]1115-1130 Broad-scale Mapping of Pseudocalanus spp. Distributions: Bucklin, A., M.A. Bailey, and D.

McGillicuddy [3]1135-1150 Invertebrate Predator Impacts , Madin, L., J. Bollens, E. Horgan, et al. [8]1155-1210 2D wavelet transform of Greene Bomber 120 kHz backscatter data for multi-scale characterization: Fisher, K.E. and P.H. Wiebe [4]1215-1330 Lunch1330-1345 Northwest Atlantic Scale Modeling: Haidvogel, D. 1350-1405 Biological Signature of Scotian Shelf Water Crossovers: Results from 1997 and Some Questions

for Longer Term Synthesis: K. Wishner [no #]

1410-1425 Wind-driven Mortality of Cod and Haddock Eggs: Mountain, D., J. Green, J. Sibunka, and D.L. Johnson [22] 1430-1445 TBD: Fogarty, M. et al. [24]1450-1505 Production of Fish and Benthos on Georges Bank: Collie, J. [2] 1510-1525 Variation in the size of the overwintering population of Calanus finmarchicus in the Gulf of Maine during

1997, 1998, and 1999: Driven by changes in NAO forced advection or local predator and competitor fields?: Wiebe, P.H., M.F. Baumgartner, D. Mountain, M.C. Benfield, C.H. Greene, A.C. Lavery, N. Copley, and G.L. Lawson. [25]

1530-1600 Break1600-1715 Cross-Group discussion and integration - synthesis1800-1930 Dinner1945-2230 Evening Breakout sessionsDay 3: Thursday, November 20, 2003 - Start time: 8:30am

Working groups and other special reports [AM]Plenary SessionPlanning for year 2 events Special AGU Ocean Sciences session in Portland

Discuss second RFP for Phase IV US GLOBEC Georges Bank Future Special Phase IV meetings/symposia Publications - Special Synthesis Volume(s) Lunch

Note 1: Space will be available throughout the whole day, but the last meal of the meeting will be lunch.Note 2: Posters should be put up as soon as possible at the start of the meeting.

Poster Presentations (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) 1 Dynamics of Calanus finmarchicus Resting Populations in the Gulf of Maine , Saumweber, W. 2 Further Characterization of Greene Bomber Data , Fisher, K. , P.H. Wiebe 3 High-Resolution Monthly Mean Sea Surface Temperature Fields for the Western North Atlantic Ocean Produced Using the NASA/NOAA Pathfinder Algorithm, Brunner, A-M, J.M. Mesias, and J.J. Bisagni 4 U.S. GLOBEC Long-Term Moored Array Data, J. Irish, M. Caruso, R. Limeburner, R. Beardsley, K. Brink 5 Zooplankton Production on Georges Bank , Campbell, R.G., E.G. Durbin, J.A. Runge 6 TBD, Beardsley, R. et al.

• JGR Special Section Published ~ end of 2003 with sixteen papers• AGU Ocean Science Jan 2004• ASLO/TOS February 2004• AO Phase 4 (~ 1 April 2004 proposals due ~30 June)• ICES/GLOBEC Symposium on the influence of climate change on North Atlantic fish stocks (11-14 May 2004 Bergen)

• PI Summer Meeting – July 2004• ICES- Vigo, Spain Sepember 2004

What’s Next For Georges Bank PIs ?

JGR Special Section GLOBEC (Georges Bank) Foreword to special section:

U.S. GLOBEC: Physical processes on Georges BankEditors:Robert C. Beardsley Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionPeter C. Smith Bedford Institute of OceanographyCraig M. Lee Applied Physics Laboratory, UW

Papers in this special section of Journal of Geophysical Research

Brink K., R. Limeburner, and R.C. Beardsley: Properties of Flow and Pressure over Georges Bank as Observed with Near-Surface Drifters, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.Flagg, C.N. and M. Dunn: Characterization of the mean and seasonal flow regime on Georges Bank from shipboard ADCP data J. Geophys. Res., this issueLoder J.W., C. Hannah, B.D. Petrie, and E. Gonzalez: Hydrographic and transport variability on the Halifax section, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.Werner S.R., R.C. Beardsley, and A.J. Williams III: Bottom Friction and Bedforms on the Southern Flank of Georges Bank, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.Werner S.R., R.C. Beardsley, S.J. Lentz, D.L. Hebert, and N.S. Oakey: Observations and modeling of the tidal bottom boundary layer on the Southern Flank of Georges Bank, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.Lentz S.J., R.C. Beardsley, J.D. Irish, J.P. Manning, P.C. Smith, and R.A. Weller: Temperature and Salt Balances on Georges Bank February – August, 1995, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.Beardsley, R.C., S.J. Lentz, R.A. Weller, R. Limeburner, J.D. Irish, and J.B. Edson: Surface forcing on the southern flank of Georges Bank, February - August 1995, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.Chen C., R.C. Beardsley, P.J.S. Franks, and J. Van Keuren: Influences of the diurnally varying heat flux on stratification and residual circulation on Georges Bank, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.Dale A.C., D.S. Ullman, J.A. Barth, and D. Hebert: The front on the Northern Flank of Georges Bank in Spring: Part I: Tidal and subtidal variability, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.

JGR Special Section GLOBEC (Georges Bank) Foreword to special section:

U.S. GLOBEC: Physical processes on Georges Bank

Papers in this special section of Journal of Geophysical Research – Continued

Ullman D.S., A.C. Dale, D. Hebert, and J.A. Barth: The front on the Northern Flank of Georges Bank in Spring. Part II: Cross-frontal fluxes and mixing. J. Geophys. Res., this issueChen C., R.J. Schlitz, R.G. Lough, K.W. Smith, R.C. Beardsley, and J.P. Manning: Wind-induced, cross-frontal exchange on Georges Bank: A mechanism for early summer on-bank biological particle transport, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.Churchill J.H., J.P. Manning, and R.C. Beardsley: Slope water intrusions onto Georges Bank, J. Geophys. Res., this issue. Smith P.C., C.N. Flagg, R. Limeburner, C. Fuentez-Yaco, C. Hannah, R.C. Beardsley, and J.D. Irish: Scotian Shelf crossovers during Winter/Spring, 1999, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.Wisner K., D.J. Gifford, and B.K. Sullivan: The biological signature of Scotian Shelf Water crossovers on Georges Bank during spring 1997, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.Bisagni, J.J.: The Seasonal Cycle of Nitrate Supply and Potential New Production in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank Regions, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.Zakardjian B., J. Sheng, J.A. Runge, I. McLaren, S. Plourde, K.R. Thompson, and Y. Gratton: Effects of temperature and circulation on the population dynamics of Calanus finmarchicus in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Scotian Shelf: Study with a coupled, three-dimensional hydrodynamic, stage-based life history model, J. Geophys. Res., this issue.

• JGR Special Section Published ~ end of 2003 with sixteen papers• AGU Ocean Science Jan 2004• ASLO/TOS February 2004• AO Phase 4 (~ 1 April 2004 proposals due ~30 June)• ICES/GLOBEC Symposium on the influence of climate change on North Atlantic fish stocks (11-14 May 2004 Bergen)

• PI Summer Meeting – July 2004• ICES- Vigo, Spain Sepember 2004

What’s Next For Georges Bank PIs ?

Logistics

Registration: Meeting & Room

Handouts: Agenda, Phone Numbers, Messages, Conference Center Layout

Chip, Dicky, Bob, and Warren as resources during the meeting

Talk PowerPoint files: Please give copy to Dicky or Bob

Internet Access (T1): Email – Ethernet (Instructions available) 1 Computer available for public use.

Database access & new contributions

Recreation: basket ball, hiking trails, horse shoes, ping pong, volley ball, canoeing, bocce ball, billiards.

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