Peer-Reviewed Publications

 

  1. Chattopadhyay, A., M. Gray, T. Wu, A. B. Lowe, R. He (2024), OceanNet: A principled neural operator-based digital twin for regional oceans, Scientific Reports, , 14, 21181 (2024) doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-72145-0
  2. Chaichitehrani, N., R. He, and M. N. Allahdadi (2024) Forecasting ocean waves off the U.S. East Coast using an ensemble learning approach. Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems. doi: 10.1175/AIES-D-23-0061.1
  3. Mao, S, T. Shropshire, R. He (2024), Quantifying Surface Shelf Water Export in the Southern Middle Atlantic Bight Using a Lagrangian Particle Tracking Approach, JGR-Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 9. doi:  10.1029/2023JC020752
  4. Morey, S. L., R. He, E. P. Chassignet, J. Sheinbaum (2024) Editorial: Understanding and predicting the Gulf of Mexico ocean dynamics. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1400560
  5. Moulton, M., J. B. Zambon, Z. Xue, J. C. Warner, D. Bao, D. Yin, Z. Defne, R. He, and C. Hegermiller (2024) Modeled coastal-ocean pathways of land-source contaminations in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, JGR-Oceans. doi:  10.1029/2023JC019685
  6. Wu. T. and R. He (2024) Gulf Stream Mesoscale Variabilities Drive Bottom Marine Heatwaves in Northwest Atlantic Continental Margin Methane Seeps,  Communications Earth & Environment, in press.
  7. Chaichitehrani, N. and R. He (2023) Investigation of ocean environmental variables and their variations associated with major Loop Current eddy-shedding events in the Gulf of Mexico. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 105354  doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2023.105354
  8. Mao, S., He, R. and M. Andres  (2023) Modes of North Atlantic Western boundary current variability at 36° N. Scientific  Reports 13, 18773. doi: s41598-023-45889-4
  9. Mao, S., R. He, J. Bane, G. Gawarkiewicz, and R. E. Todd (2023) A data-assimilative modeling investigation of Gulf Stream variability. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography  211:105319 doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2023.105319
  10. Bane, J., H. Seim, S. Haines, L. Han, R. He, and J. Zambon (2023) Atmospheric forcing of the Hatteras coastal ocean during 2017-2018: The PEACH program. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, Volume 102, June 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2023.101364
  11. Allahdadi, M. N., R. He, and V. S. Neary (2023) Impact of the Gulf Stream on ocean waves. Deep Sea Research Part II 208:105239  doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105239
  12. Bao, D., Z. G. Xue, J. C. Warner, M. Moulton, D. Yin, C. A. Hegermiller, J. B. Zambon, and R. He (2022) A numerical investigation of Hurricane Florence-induced compound flooding in the Cape Fear Estuary using a dynamically coupled hydrological-ocean modelJournal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems14, e2022MS003131. doi:  10.1029/2022MS003131
  13. Ahn, S., V. S. Neary, M. Allahdadi, and R. He (2022) A framework for feasibility-level validation of high-resolution wave hindcast models, Ocean Engineering, doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.112193
  14. He, K., W. Li, and R. He (2022) Variability of remotely sensed solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence in relation to climate indices, Environments, 9(9), 121; doi: 10.3390/environments9090121
  15. Karnauskas, M., K. Shertzer, C. Paris, N. Farmer, T. Switzer, S. Lowerre-Barbieri, G. Kellison, R. He, and A. Vaz (2022) Source-sink recruitment of red snapper: Connectivity between the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, Fisheries Oceanography, doi: 10.1111/fog.12607
  16. McGee, L. and R. He (2022) Hurricane-induced oceanic carbon changes in the upper ocean,  Oceans, 3(2):114-124, doi: 10.3390/oceans3020010
  17. McGovern, A., A. Bostrom, P. Davis, J. Demuth, I. Ebert-Uphoff, R. He, J. Hickey, D. J. Gagne II, N. Snook, J. Stewart, C. Thorncroft, P. Tissot, and J. Williams (2022) NSF AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, E1658–E1668. doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-21-0020.1
  18. Seim, H., D. Savidge, M. Andres, J. Bane, C. Edwards, G. Gawarkiewicz, R. He, R. Todd., M. Muglia, J. Zambon, L. Han, and S. Mao (2022) Overview of the Processes driving Exchange at Cape Hatteras Program, Oceanography, doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2022.205
  19. Craig, J.K., G.T. Kellison, S.M. Binion-Rock, S.D. Regan, M. Karnauskas, S.-K. Lee, R. He, D.M. Allen, N.M. Bacheler, H. Blondin, J.A. Buckel, M.L. Burton, S.L. Cross, A. Freitag, S.H. Groves, C.A. Hayes, M.E. Kimball, J.W. Morley, R.C. Muñoz, G.D. Murray, J.J. Reimer, K.W. Shertzer, T.A. Shropshire, K.I. Siegfried, J.C. Taylor, and D.L. Volkov (2021) Ecosystem status report for the U.S. south Atlantic region. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-753, 145 p.  doi: 10.25923/qmgr-pr03.
  20. Allahdadi, M. N., R. He, S. Ahn, C. Chartrand, and V. Neary (2021) Development and calibration of a high-resolution model for the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands: implication for wave energy resource characterization, Ocean Engineering, 235: 109304; doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.109304
  21. Liu, Y., R. He, and Z. Lee (2021) Effects of ocean optical properties and solar attenuation on the northwestern Atlantic Ocean heat content and hurricane intensity, Geophysical Research Letters,  doi: 10.1029/2021GL094171
  22. Zambon, J. B., R. He, J. Warner, and C. Hegermiller (2021) Impact of SST and surface waves on Hurricane Florence (2018): A coupled modeling investigation, Weather and Forecasting, doi: 10.1175/WAF-D-20-0171.1
  23. Solo-Gabriele, H. M., T. Fiddaman, C. Mauritzen, C. Ainsworth, D. M. Abramson, I. Berenshtein, E. P. Chassignet, S. S. Chen, R. N. Conmy, C. D. Court, W. K. Dewar, J. W. Farrington, M. G. Feldman, A. C. Ferguson, E. Fetherston-Resch, D. French-McCay, C. Hale, R. He, V. H. Kourafalou, K. Lee, Y. Liu, M. Masi, E. S. Maung-Douglass, S. L. Morey, S. A. Murawski, C. B. Paris, N. Perlin, E. L. Pulster, A. Quigg, D. J. Reed, J. J. Ruzicka, P. A. Sandifer, J. Shepherd,B. H. Singer, M. R. Stukel, T. T. Sutton, R. H. Weisberg, D. Wiesenburg, C. A. Wilson, M. Wilson, K. M. Wowk, C. Yanoff, and D. Yoskowitz (2021) Towards integrated modeling of the long-term impacts of oil spills, Marine Policy, 131: 104554, doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104554
  24. Du, C, R. He, Z. Liu, T. Huang, L. Wang, Z. Yuan, Y. Xu, Z. Wang, and M. Dai (2021) Climatology of nutrient distributions in the South China Sea based on a large data set derived from a new algorithm, Progress in Oceanography, vol. 195, 102586, doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102586
  25. Ahn, S., V. Neary, M. N. Allahdadi, and R. He (2021) Nearshore wave energy resource characterization along the East Coast of the United States, Renewable Energy. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.03.037
  26. Li, Y., R .P. Stumpf, D. J. McGillicuddy, and R. He (2020) Dynamics of an intense Alexandrium catenella red tide in the Gulf of Maine: satellite observations and numerical modeling. Harmful Algae 99, 101927. doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2020.101927
  27. McGovern, A., A. Bostrom, I. Ebert-Uphoff, R. He, C. Thorncroft, P. Tissot, S. Boukabara, J. Demuth, D. J. Gagne II, J. Hickey, and J. K. Williams (2020) Weathering environmental change through advances in AI, Eos, 101, doi: 10.1029/2020EO147065
  28. Neary, V. S., S. Ahn, B. E. Seng, M. N. Allahdadi, T. Wang, Z. Yang, and R. He (2020) Characterization of extreme wave conditions for wave energy converter design and project risk assessment, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(4), 289, doi: 10.3390/jmse8040289
  29. Allahdadi, M. N., B. Gunawan, J. Lai, R. He, and V. S. Neary (2019) Development and validation of a regional-scale high-resolution unstructured model for wave energy resource characterization along the US East CoastRenewable Energy, 136:500-511, doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.01.020
  30. Allahdadi, M. N., R. He, and V. S. Neary (2019) Predicting ocean waves along the U.S. east coast during energetic winter storms: Sensitivity to whitecapping parameterizations, Ocean Science, 15, 694-715  doi: 10.5194/os-15-691-2019
  31. Fringer, O., C. Dawson, R. He, D. Ralston, and Y. Zhang (2019) The future of coastal and estuarine modeling: Findings from a workshop, Ocean Modelling, 143:101458  doi: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2019.101458
  32. He, R. and J. Warrillow, Circulation In the Gulf of Mexico,  in Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota Volume 5: Chemical Oceanography. T. S. Bianchi, ed. Texas A&M University Press, 2019.
  33. Lohrenz, S.E., W.J. Cai, S. Chakraborty, R. He, and H. Tian (2019) Ocean Surface pCOand Air-Sea COFlux in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2006-2010. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. doi: 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1668
  34. Tian, H., S. E. Lohrenz, S. Pan, W. J. Cai, and R. He (2019) Export and leaching of carbon and nitrogen from Mississippi River basin, 1901-2099. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. doi: 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1699
  35. Ye, F, Y. Zhang, R. He, Z. Wang, H. Wang, and J. Du (2019) Third-order WENO transport scheme for simulating the baroclinic eddying ocean on an unstructured grid, Ocean Modelling, 143, 101466 doi: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2019.101466
  36. He, J., R. He, and Y. Zhang (2018) Impacts of air-sea interactions on regional air quality predictions using a coupled atmosphere-ocean model in southeastern U.S., Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 18(4):1044-1067  doi: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.12.0570
  37. He, R., A. C. Todd, C. Lembke, T. Kellison, C. Taylor, and D. A. Mann (2018) Cross-shelf exchange associated with the Gulf Stream in the South Atlantic Bight: Direct observations using an autonomous underwater glider, Marine Technology Society Journal, doi: 10.4031/MTSJ.52.3.5
  38. Lohrenz, S., W. J. Cai, S. Chakraborty, W. Huang, X. Guo, R. He, Z. Xue, K. Fennel, S. Howen, H. Tian​ (2018)​ Satellite estimation of coastal pCO2 and air-sea flux of carbon dioxide in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Remote Sensing of Environment, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.12.039
  39. McGee, L., and R. He (2018) Mesoscale and submesoscale mechanisms behind asymmetric cooling and phytoplankton blooms induced by hurricanes: A comparison between an open ocean case and a continental shelf sea case, Ocean Dynamics, doi: 10.1007/s10236-018-1203-3
  40. Robbins, L. L., K. L. Daly, L. Barbero, R. He, H. Zong, J. T. Lisle, W.-J. Cai, and C. G. Smith (2018) Spatial and temporal variability of pCO2, carbon fluxes, and saturation states on the West Florida Shelf, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123, doi: 10.1029/2018JC014195
  41. Zeng, X., A. Adams, M. Roffer, R. He (2018) Potential connectivity among spatially distinct management zones for bonefish (Albula vulpes) via larval dispersal, Environmental Biology of Fishes, doi: 10.1007/s10641-018-0826-z
  42. Bane, J., R. He, M. Muglia, Y. Gong, and C. Lowcher (2017) Marine hydrokinetic energy from western boundary currents, Annual Review of Marine Science, 9:7.1-7.19, doi: 10.1146/annurev-marine-010816-060423
  43. He, R., and Z. Xue (2017) CMS: Simulated Physical-Biogeochemical Data, SABGOM Model, Gulf of Mexico, 2005-2010. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. doi: 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1510
  44. Li, B., A. Queiroz, J. F. DeCarolis, J. Bane, R. He, A. G. Keeler, V. S. Neary (2017) The economics of electricity generation from Gulf Stream currents, Energy, 134:649-658, doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.06.048
  45. Lowcher, C. F., M. Muglia, J. M. Bane, R. HeY. Gong, and S. M. Haines  (2017) Marine hydrokinetic power in the Gulf Stream off North Carolina: An assessment using observations and circulation models. In Marine Renewable Energy: Resource Characterization and Physical Effects, Z. Yang and A. Copping, eds. Springer International, pp. 237-258. ISBN: 978-3-319-53534-0  doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-53536-4
  46. McVeigh, D. M., D. B. Eggleston, A. C. Todd, C. M. Young, and R. He (2017) The influence of larval migration and dispersal depth on potential larval trajectories and population connectivity of a deep-sea bivalve, Deep Sea Research Part 1, doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2017.08.002
  47. Pringle, J. M., J. E. Byers, R. He, P. Pappalardo, and J. Wares (2017) Ocean currents and competitive strength interact to cluster benthic species range boundaries in the coastal ocean, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 567:29-40, doi: 10.3354/meps12065
  48. Wall, C.C., D.A. Mann, C. Lembke, C. Taylor, R. He, and T. Kellison (2017) Mapping the soundscape off the southeastern U.S.A. by using passive acoustic glider technology, Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 9:1, 23-37, doi: 10.1080/19425120.2016.1255685
  49. Wilkin, J., L. Rosenfeld, A. Allen, R. Baltes, A. Baptista, R. He, P. Hogan, A. Kurapov, A. Mehra, J. Quintrell, D. Schwab, R. Signell, and J. Smith (2017) Advancing coastal ocean modeling, analysis, and prediction for the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, Journal of Operational Oceanography, doi: 10.1080/1755876X.2017.1322026
  50. Yin, Y., X. Lin, R. He, and Y. Hou (2017) ​Impact of mesoscale eddies on Kuroshio intrusion variability northeast of Taiwan, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122, doi: 10.1002/2016JC012263
  51. Yuan, Y, R. Castelao, and R. He (2017) Variability in along-shelf and cross-shelf circulation in the South Atlantic Bight, Continental Shelf Research, 134(2017) 52-62, doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2017.01.006
  52. Zeng, X., R. He, and H. Zong (2017) Variability of Changjiang Diluted Water revealed by a 45-year long-term ocean hindcast and Self-Organizing Maps analysis, Continental Shelf Research, 146:37-46, doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2017.08.010.
  53. He, R., W. Woods, J. B. Zambon, and Z. Xue (2016) Monitoring the Gulf Stream and shelf environment in the South Atlantic Bight through integrated autonomous underwater glider observations and data assimilative ocean model predictions, OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai. doi: 10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485539
  54. Ledwell, J. R., R. He, Z. Xue, S. F. DiMarco, L. Spencer, and P. Chapman (2016) Dispersion of a tracer in the deep Gulf of Mexico, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 121, 1110-1132, doi: 10.1002/2015JC011405
  55. Ren, W., H. Tian, W.-J. Cai, S. E. Lohrenz, C. S. Hopkinson, W. Huang, J. Yang, B. Tao, S. Pan, and R. He (2016) Century-long increasing trend and variability of dissolved organic carbon export from the Mississippi River basin driven by natural and anthropogenic forcing, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 30, doi: 10.1002/2016GB005395
  56. Shropshire, T., Y. Li, and R. He (2016) Storm impact on sea surface temperature and chlorophyll a in the Gulf of Mexico and Sargasso Sea based on daily cloud-free satellite data reconstructions, Geophysical Research Letters, 43, doi: 10.1002/2016GL071178
  57. Testa, J., E. North, E. E. Adams, and R. He (2016) Modeling the influence of deep water application of dispersants on the surface expression of oil: a sensitivity study, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 121, 5995-6008, doi: 10.1002/2015JC011571
  58. Xue, Z., R. He, K. Fennel, W.J. Cai, S. Lohrenz, W.J. Huang, H. Tian, W. Ren, and Z. Zang (2016) Modeling pCO2 variability in the Gulf of Mexico, Biogeosciences, 13, 4359-4377, doi: 10.5194/bg-13-4359-2016
  59. Yao, Z., Z. Xue, R. He, X. Bao, and J. Song (2016) Statistical downscaling of IPCC sea surface wind and wind energy predictions for the U.S. east coastal ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, Journal of Ocean University of China, 15(4) 577-582, doi: 10.1007/s11802-016-2869-0
  60. Zeng, X. and R. He (2016) Gulf Stream variability and a triggering mechanism of its large meander in the South Atlantic Bight, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 121, doi: 10.1002/2016JC012077
  61. Chen, K. and R. He (2015) Mean circulation in the coastal ocean off northeastern North America from a regional-scale ocean model, Ocean Science, 11(4), 503-517, doi: 10.5194/os-11-503-2015
  62. He, J., R. He, and Y. Zhang (2015) Impacts of air–sea interactions on regional air quality predictions using WRF/Chem v3.6.1 coupled with ROMS v3.7: southeastern US example, Geoscientific Model Development Discussion, 8, 9965-10009, doi: 10.5194/gmdd-8-9965-2015
  63. He, J., Y. Zhang, T. Glotfelty, R. He, R. Bennartz, J. Rausch, and K. Sartelet (2015) Decadal simulation and comprehensive evaluation of CESM/CAM5.1 with advanced chemistry, aerosol microphysics, and aerosol-cloud interactions, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 07, doi: 10.1002/2014MS000360
  64. Huang, W.-J., W.-J. Cai, Y. Wang, X. Hu, B. Chen, S. E. Lohrenz, S. Chakraborty, R. He, J. Brandes, and C. S. Hopkinson (2015) The response of inorganic carbon distributions and dynamics to upwelling-favorable winds on the northern Gulf of Mexico during summer, Continental Shelf Research 111(2015), 211-222, doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2015.08.020
  65. Kourafalou V.H., P. De Mey, M. Le Hénaff, G. Charria, C.A. Edwards, R. He, M. Herzfeld, A. Pascual, E. Stanev, J. Tintoré, N. Usui, A. van der Westhuysen, J. Wilkin, and X. Zhu (2015) Coastal Ocean Forecasting: system integration and evaluation. Journal of Operational Oceanography, 7(3), 129-148, doi: 10.1080/1755876X.2015.1022336
  66. Li, Y., R. He, K. Chen, and D. McGillicuddy (2015) Variational data assimilative modeling of the Gulf of Maine in spring and summer 2010, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, doi: 10.1002/2014JC010492
  67. North, E., E. Adams, A. Thessen, Z. Schlag, R. He, S. Socolofsky, S. Masutani, and S. Peckham (2015) The influence of droplet size and biodegradation on the transport of subsurface oil droplets during the Deepwater Horizon spill: A model sensitivity study. Environmental Research Letters, 10(2015) 024016, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/2/024016
  68. Ren, W., H. Tian, B. Tao, J. Yang, S. Pan, W.-J. Cai, S. E. Lohrenz, R. He, and C. S. Hopkinson (2015) Large increase in dissolved inorganic carbon flux from the Mississippi River to Gulf of Mexico due to climatic and anthropogenic changes over the 21st century, Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, 120, doi: 10.1002/2014JG002761
  69. Tian, H., W. Ren, J. Yang, B. Tao, W.-J. Cai, S. E. Lohrenz, C. S. Hopkinson, M. Liu, Q. Yang, C. Lu, B. Zhang, K. Banger, S. Pan, R. He, and Z. Xue (2015) Climate extremes dominating seasonal and interannual variations in carbon export from the Mississippi River basin, Global Biogeochemical Sciences, 29, doi: 10.1002/2014GB005068
  70. Xue, Z., J. Zambon, Z. Yao, Y. Liu, and R. He (2015) An integrated ocean circulation, wave, atmosphere, and marine ecosystem prediction system for the South Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Mexico, Journal of Operational Oceanography, doi: 10.1080/1755876X.2015.1014667
  71. Zeng, X., R. He, Z. Xue, H. Wang, Y. Wang, Z. Yao, W. Guan, and J. Warrillow (2015) River-derived sediment suspension and transport in the Bohai, Yellow, and East China Seas: A preliminary modeling study, Continental Shelf Research special issue: Coastal Seas in a Changing World: Anthropogenic Impact and Environmental Responses, 111B, 112-125, doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2015.08.015
  72. Zeng, X., Y. Li, and R. He (2015) Predictability of the Loop Current variation and eddy shedding process in the Gulf of Mexico using an artificial neural network approach, Journal Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, doi: 10.1175/JTECH-D-14-00176.1
  73. Zeng, X., Y. Li, R. He, and Y. Yin (2015) Clustering of the Loop Current patterns based on satellite observed sea surface height and self-organizing map, Remote Sensing Letters, 6:1, 11-19, doi: 10.1080/2150704X.2014.998347
  74. Chen, K. and R. He (2014) Mean circulation in the coastal ocean off northeastern North America from a regional-scale ocean model, Ocean Science Discuss., 11:2755-2790, doi:10.5194/osd-11-2755-2014
  75. Chen, K., R. He, B. Powell, G. Gawarkiewicz, A. M. Moore, and H. G. Arango (2014) Data assimilative modeling investigation on Gulf Stream Warm Core Ring interaction with continental shelf and slope circulation, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, doi: 10.1002/2014JC009898
  76. Gong, Y., R. He, G. G. Gawarkiewicz, and D. K. Savidge (2014) Numerical investigation of coastal circulation dynamics near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in January 2005, Ocean Dynamics, doi: 10.1007/s10236-014-0778-6
  77. Li, Y. and R. He (2014) Spatial and temporal variability of SST and ocean color in the Gulf of Maine based on cloud-free SST and chlorophyll reconstructions in 2003-2012, Remote Sensing of Environment, 144(2014) 98-108. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.01.019
  78. Li, Y., R. He, and D. McGillicuddy (2014) Seasonal and interannual variability in Gulf of Maine hydrodynamics: 2002-2011, Deep-Sea Research II, doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.03.001
  79. Mann, D., C. Wall, C. Lambke, M. Lindemuth, R. He, C. Taylor, and T. Kellison (2014) Shelf-scale mapping of fish sound production with ocean gliders, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 136:2117, doi: 10.1121/1.4899624
  80. Nelson, J., R. He, J. C. Warner, and J. Bane (2014) Air-sea interactions during strong winter extratropical storms, Ocean Dynamics, doi: 10.1007/s10236-014-0745-2
  81. Qian, H., Y. Li, R. He, and D. B. Eggleston (2014) Connectivity in the Intra-American Seas and implications for potential larval transport, Coral Reefs, doi: 10.1007/s00338-014-1244-0
  82. Tao, B., H. Tian, W. Ren, J. Yang, Q. Yang, R. He, W. Cai, and S. Lohrenz. (2014) Increasing Mississippi River discharge throughout the twenty-first century influenced by changes in climate, land use, and atmospheric CO2, Geophysical Research Letters, doi: 10.1002/2014GL060361
  83. Xue, Z., R. He, K. Fennel. W.-J. Cai, S. Lohrenz, W.-J. Huang, and H. Tian (2014) Modeling pCO2 variability in the Gulf of Mexico, Biogeosciencs Discuss., 11, 12673-12695, doi: 10.5194/bgd-11-12673-2014
  84. Zambon, J. B., R. He, and J. C. Warner (2014) Investigation of Hurricane Ivan using the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport (COAWST) Model, Ocean Dynamics, 64(11), 1535-1554, doi: 10.1007/s10236-014-0777-7
  85. Zambon, J. B., R. He, and J. C. Warner (2014) Tropical to extratropical: Marine environmental changes associated with Superstorm Sandy prior to its landfall, Geophysical Research Letters, doi: 10.1002/2014GL061357
  86. Castelao, R. and R. He (2013) Mesoscale eddies in the South Atlantic Bight, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 118, 5720–5731, doi: 10.1002/jgrc.20415
  87. Li, Y., R. He, and J. P. Manning (2013) Coastal connectivity in the Gulf of Maine in spring and summer of 2004-2009, Deep-Sea Research II, doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.01.037
  88. McGillicuddy, D. J., M. L. Brosnahan, D. A. Couture, R. He, B. A. Keafer, J. P. Manning, J. L. Martin, C. H. Pilskaln, D. W. Townsend, and D.M. Anderson (2013) A red tide of Alexandrium fundyense in the Gulf of Maine, Deep-Sea Research II, doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.05.011
  89. Oey, L-Y, T. Ezer, B. Qiu, J. Berntsen, and R. He (2013) Editorial - The 3rd International Workshop on Modeling the Ocean, Ocean Dynamics, doi: 10.1007/s10236-013-0595-3
  90. Putman, N. F. and R. He, (2013) Tracking the long-distance dispersal of marine organisms: Sensitivity of ocean model resolution, Journal of the Royal Society Interfaces, 10, doi: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0979
  91. Putman, N. F., K. L. Mansfield, R. He, D. J. Shaver, and P. Verley (2013) Predicting the distribution of oceanic-stage Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles, Biology Letters, 9 doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0345  
  92. Xue, Z., R. He, K. Fennel, W. J. Cai, S. Lohrenz, and C. Hopkinson (2013), Modeling ocean circulation and biogeochemical variability in the Gulf of Mexico, Biogeosciences, 10, 7219-7234, doi: 10.5194/bg-10-7219-2013
  93. Nelson, J. and R. He (2012) Effect of the Gulf Stream on winter extratropical cyclone outbreaks, Atmosphere Research Letters, doi: 10.1002/asl.400
  94. Olabarrieta, M., J. Warner, B. Armstrong, J. Zambon, and R. He (2012), Ocean-atmosphere dynamics during Hurricane Ida and Nor'Ida: An application of the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport (COAWST) modeling system, Ocean Modelling, 43-44(2012), 112-137, doi: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2011.12.008
  95. Xue, Z., R. He, J. P. Liu, and J. Warner (2012) Modeling transport and deposition of the Mekong River sediment, Continental Shelf Research, 37(2012), 66-78, doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.02.010
  96. Yao, Z., R. He, X. Bao, D. Wu, and J. Song (2012), M2 tidal dynamics in the Bohai and East China Seas: A hybrid data assimilative modeling study, Ocean Dynamics, 62, 753-769, doi: 10.1007/s10236-011-0517-1
  97. Young, C. M., R. He, Y. Li, R. B. Emlet, Y. Li, H. Qian, S. M. Arellano, A. van Gaest, K. C. Bennett, T. Smart, M. Wolf, T. I. Smart, and M. E. Rice (2012) Dispersal of deep-sea larvae from the Intra-American Seas: Simulations of trajectories using ocean models, Integrative and Comparative Biology, 52(4), 483-496, doi: 10.1093/icb/ics090
  98. Zhao, Y., and R. He (2012) Cloud-free sea surface temperature and color reconstruction for the Gulf of Mexico: 2003-2009, Remote Sensing Letters, 3(8), 697-706, doi: 10.1080/01431161.2012.666638
  99. He, R., K. Chen, K. Fennel, G. Gawarkiewicz, and D. McGillicuddy (2011) Seasonal and interannual variability of physical and biological dynamics at the shelfbreak front of the Middle Atlantic Bight: Nutrient supply mechanisms. Biogeosciences, 8, 2935-2946, doi: 10.5194/bgd-8-1555-2011
  100. McGillicuddy, Jr. D. J., D. W. Townsend, R. He, B. A. Keafer, J. L. Kleindinst, Y. Li, J. P. Manning, D. G. Mountain, M. A. Thomas, and D. M. Anderson (2011) Suppression of the 2010 Alexandrium fundyense bloom by changes in physical, biological, and chemical properties of the Gulf of Maine, Limnology and Oceanography, 56(6), 2411-2426. doi: 10.4319/lo.2011.56.6.2411
  101. North, E. W., E. E. Adams, Z. Schlag, C. R. Sherwood, R. He, K. H. Hyun. and S. A. Socolofsky (2011) Simulating oil droplet dispersal from the Deepwater Horizon spill With a Lagrangian approach, in Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise (eds Y. Liu, A. Macfadyen, Z.-G. Ji and R. H. Weisberg), American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C. doi: 10.1029/2011GM001102
  102. Chen, K. and R. He (2010) Numerical investigation of the Middle Atlantic Bight frontal circulation using a high resolution ocean hindcast model. Journal of Physical Oceanography, v. 40, 5, 949-964. doi: 10.1175/2009JPO4262.1
  103. He, R., K. Chen, T. Moore, and M. Li (2010) Mesoscale variations of sea surface temperature and ocean color patterns at the Mid-Atlantic Bight shelfbreak, Geophysical Research Lettersdoi: 10.1029/2010GL042658
  104. Hyun, K. H. and R. He (2010) Coastal upwelling in the South Atlantic Bight: A revisit of the 2003 cold event using long term observations and model hindcast solutions. Journal of Marine Systems, 83, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2010.05.014
  105. Miles, T. and R. He (2010) Temporal and spatial variability of chl-a and SST on the South Atlantic Bight: Revisiting with cloud-free reconstructions of MODIS satellite imagery, Continental Shelf Research, 30(2010), 1951-1962, doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.08.016
  106. Warner, J., B. Armstrong, R. He, and J. Zambon (2010) Development of a Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport (COAWST) modeling system, Ocean Modelling, 35(3), 230-244, doi: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2010.07.010
  107. Chassignet, E. P., H. Hurlburt, E. Metzger, O. Smedstad, J. Cummings, G. Halliwell, R. Blek, R. Baraille, A. Wallcraft, C. Lozano, H. Tolman, A. Srinivasan, S. Hankin, P. Cornillon, R. Weisberg, A. Barth, R. He, F. Werner, and J. Wilkin (2009) U.S. GODAE: Global Ocean Prediction with the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM), Oceanography, 22(3), 48-59. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2009.39
  108. Lehmann, M., K. Fennel, and R. He (2009) Statistical validation of a 3-D bio-physical model of the western North Atlantic, Biogeosciences. 6, 1-14. doi: 10.5194/bg-6-1961-2009
  109. Li, Y., R. He, D. McGillicuddy, D. Anderson, and B. Keafer (2009) Investigation of the 2006 Alexandrium fundyense bloom in the Gulf of Maine: In-situ observations and numerical modeling. Continental Shelf Research, 29(2009) 2069-2082, doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2009.07.012 
  110. Miles, T. N., R. He, and M. Li (2009) Characterizing the South Atlantic Bight seasonal variability and cold water event in 2003 using a daily cloud-free SST and chlorophyll analysis. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L02604, doi: 10.1029/2008GL036396
  111. Walsh, J., R. Weisberg, J. Lenes, F. Chen, D. Dieterle, L. Zheng, K. Carder, G. Vargo, J. Havens, E. Peebles, D. Hollander, R. He, C. Heil. B. Mahmoudi, and J. Landsberg (2009) Isotopic evidence for dead fish maintenance of Florida red tides, with implications for coastal fisheries over both source regions of the West Florida shelf and within downstream waters of the South Atlantic Bight. Progress in Oceanography, 80(1-2), 51-73, doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2008.12.005
  112. He, R. and D. J. McGillicuddy (2008) Historic 2005 toxic bloom of Alexandrium fundyense in the west Gulf of Maine: 1. In situ observations of coastal hydrography and circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, C07039, doi: 10.1029/2007JC004601
  113. He, R., D. J. McGillicuddy, D. Anderson, and B. Keafer (2008) Historic 2005 toxic bloom of Alexandrium fundyense in the western Gulf of Maine: 2. Coupled biophysical numerical modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, C07040, doi: 10.1029/2007JC004602
  114. Lenes, J.M., B. A. Darrow, J. J. Walsh, J. M. Prospero, R. He, R. Weisberg, G.A. Vargo, and C. A. Heil (2008) Saharan dust and phosphatic fidelity: A three-dimensional biogeochemical model of Trichodesmium as a nutrient source for red tides on the West Florida Shelf, Continental Shelf Research, 28(2008), 1091-1115, doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.02.009
  115. Milroy, S. P., D. A. Dieterle, R. He, G. J. Kirkpatrick, K. M. Lester, K. Steidinger, G. A. Vargo, J. J. Walsh, and R. H. Weisberg (2007) A three-dimensional biophysical model of Karenia brevis dynamics on the West Florida Shelf: A look at physical transport and potential zooplankton grazing controls, Continental Shelf Research, doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.04.013
  116. He, R. and J. L. Wilkin (2006) Barotropic tides on the southeast New England shelf: A view from a hybrid data assimilative modeling approach, Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, C08002, doi: 10.1029/2005JC003254
  117. Liu Y., R. H. Weisberg, and R. He. (2006) Sea surface temperature patterns on the West Florida Shelf using growing hierarchical self-organizing maps. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 23(2), 325-339 doi: 10.1175/JTECH1848.1
  118. Anderson, D. M., B. A. Keafer, D. J. McGillicuddy, M. J. Mickelson, K. E. Keay, P. S. Libby, J. P. Manning, C. A. Mayo, D. K. Whitaker, J. M. Hickey, R. He, D. R. Lynch, and K. W. Smith (2005) Initial observations of the 2005 Alexandrium fundyense bloom in southern New England: General patterns and mechanisms. Deep-Sea Research II, 52(2005), 2856-2876, doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2005.09.004
  119. He, R., D. J. McGillicuddy, K. W. Smith, D. R. Lynch, C. A. Stock, and J. P. Manning (2005) Data assimilative hindcast of the Gulf of Maine coastal circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 110, C10, C10011, doi: 10.1029/2004JC002807
  120. Weisberg, R. H., R. He, Y. Liu, and J. Virmani (2005) West Florida Shelf circulation on synoptic, seasonal and inter-annual time scales. Chapter 22 in Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Models, AGU Monographs. W. Sturges and A. Lugo-Fernandez, Eds. pp. 325-350. ISBN: 978-0-87590-426-9. doi: 10.1029/161GM23
  121. He, R., Y. Liu, and R. H. Weisberg (2004) Coastal ocean wind fields gauged against the performance of an ocean circulation model. Geophysical Research Letters, 31(14), 14303, doi: 10.1029/2003GL019261
  122. Weisberg, R. H., R. He, and J. J. Walsh (2004) Coastal ocean circulation influences on remotely sensed optical properties. Oceanography, 17, 68-75. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2004.49
  123. He, R., and R. H. Weisberg (2003) A Loop Current intrusion case study on the West Florida Shelf. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 33(2), 465-477. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<0465:ALCICS>2.0.CO;2
  124. He, R., and R. H. Weisberg (2003) West Florida Shelf circulation and temperature budget for the 1998 fall transition. Continental Shelf Research, 23(8), 777-800. doi: 10.1016/S0278-4343(03)00028-1
  125. He, R., R. H. Weisberg, H. Zhang, F. E. Muller-Karger, and R. W. Helber (2003) A cloud-free, satellite-derived, sea surface temperature analysis for the West Florida Shelf. Geophysical Research Letters, 30(15), 1811, doi: 10.1029/2003GL017673
  126. Jolliff, J., J. J. Walsh, R. He, R. H. Weisberg, A. Stovall-Leonard, P. G. Coble, R. Conmy, C. Heil., B. Nababan, H. Zhang, C. Hu, and F. E. Muller-Karger (2003) The dispersal of the Suwannee River plume over the West Florida shelf: Simulation and observation of the optical and biochemical consequences of a flushing event. Geophysical Research Letters, 30(13), 1709, doi: 10.1029/2003GL016964
  127. Walsh, J. J., R. H. Weisberg, D.A. Dieterle, R. He, B. P. Darrow, J. K. Jolliff, K. M. Lester, G. A. Vargo, G. J. Kirkpatrick, K. A. Fanning, T. T. Sutton, A. E. Jochens, D. C. Biggs, S. Nababan, C. Hu., annd F. E. Muller-Karger (2003) Phytoplankton response to intrusions of slope water on the West Florida Shelf: Models and observations. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(6), 3190, doi: 10.1029/2002JC001406
  128. Weisberg, R. H. and R. He (2003) Local and deep-ocean forcing contributions to anomalous water properties on the West Florida Shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(6), 3148, doi: 10.1029/2002JC001407
  129. He, R., and R. H. Weisberg (2002) Tides on the West Florida Shelf. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 32(12), 3455-3473. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<3455:TOTWFS>2.0.CO;2
  130. He, R., and R. H. Weisberg (2002) West Florida shelf circulation and temperature budget for the 1999 spring transition. Continental Shelf Research, 22(5), 719-748. doi: 10.1016/S0278-4343(01)00085-1
  131. He, R., and R. H. Weisberg (2001) Modeling of the West Florida Shelf circulation for Spring 1999. In Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, M. L. Spaulding and H. L. Butler, eds., ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 35-55. chapter doi: 10.1061/40628(268)3

In Review or Preparation

 

  1. Seim, H. E., D. Savidge, M. Andres, J. Bane, C. Edwards, G. Gawarkiewicz, R. He, R. E. Todd, M. Muglia, J. B. Zambon, L. Han, and S. Mao.. Overview of the Processes driving Exchange At Cape Hatteras (PEACH) Program. Oceanography. Submitted
  2. He, R., Y. Li, D. J. McGillicuddy, and D. Anderson, Ensemble seasonal forecasting of Alexandrium fundyense blooms in the Gulf of Maine, Deep-Sea Research II.
  3. Willison, J., B.K. Johnson, and R. He, Diapycnal mixing modulates dense shelf water formation in Prydz Bay, Journal of Physical Oceanography, in review.
  4. Johnson, B.K., J. Willison and R. He, Water Mass Transformation in θ-S Coordinates: an Illustration in the Southern Ocean, Progress in Oceanography, in review.
  5. Yao, Z., R. He, J. Zambon, Z. Xue, and Y. Liu, An integrated, three dimensional, coupled ocean circulation, wave, and atmosphere nowcast and forecast system developed for the U.S. East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, and Intra-Americas Sea, Ocean Dynamics: Topical Collection on Coastal Ocean Forecasting Science.

Technical Reports and White Papers

 

  1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2018) Understanding and Predicting the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current: Critical Gaps and Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24823  R. He is a member of the Committee on Advancing Understanding of Gulf of Mexico Loop Current Dynamics, which authored the report. [PDF]
  2. He, R., W. Woods, J. B. Zambon, and Z. Xue (2016) Monitoring the Gulf Stream and shelf environment in the South Atlantic Bight through integrated autonomous underwater glider observations and data assimilative ocean model predictions, OCEANS 2016, pp. 1-4. [PDF]
  3. Anderson, D. M., D. J. McGillicuddy, Jr., B. A. Keafer, R. He, and D. W. Townsend (2011) Population Dynamics of Alexandrium fundyense in the Gulf of Maine: Outlook for Improved Management and Forecasting, pp 57-86, invited review paper, 14th International Conference on Harmful Algae, Crete, Greece, Nov 2010. [PDF]
  4. Gawarkiewicz, G. G., J. Nelson, R. He, R. W. Fulweiler, J. Goff, T. Grothues, and E. LaBrecque (2011) NSF OOI White Paper: Shelf/Slope Processes: Science Opportunities and Issues Relating to the OOI Pioneer Array. [PDF]
  5. Anderson, D. M., D. J. McGillicuddy, Jr., B. A. Keafer , R. He, and D.W. Townsend (2010). Bloom Dynamics of the Red Tide Dinoflagellate Alexandrium fundyense in the Gulf of Maine: A Synthesis and Progress Towards a Forecasting Capability. ICES CM 2010/N:01.
  6. Anderson, D. M., P. S. Libby, M. J. Mickelson, D. G. Borkman, R. He, and D. J. McGillicuddy (2007) The 2005 New England Red Tide of Alexandrium fundyense: Observations, Causes, and Potential Outfall Linkages. Boston: MWRA Report 2007-10.
  7. He, R., I. Bang, K. P. Edwards, C. N. K. Mooers, R. H. Weisberg, and F. Werner (2005), Coastal Ocean Response to Extratropical Storms in March 2001: A Retrospective Analysis Using Sub-regional Coastal Ocean Models of the Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEACOOS), SEACOOS Tech. rep.

Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

 

  1. McGee, L. C. (2017) Mesoscale and Submesoscale Mechanisms Behind Asymmetric Cooling and Phytoplankton Blooms Induced by Hurricanes: A Comparison Between an Open Ocean Case and a Continental Shelf Sea Case. Master's Thesis, North Carolina State University (R. He as major advisor). [link]
  2. Sperrevik, A. K. (2017) Modeling coastal circulation in Norway using a high-resolution 4D-Var ocean assimilation system. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Bergen (Norway) (R. He as committee member).
  3. Zeng, X. (2016) Classification and Predictability of the Western Boundary Current Instabilities in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic Bight. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University (R. He as major advisor). [link]
  4. Gong, Y. (2015) Impacts of Eddies, Topography, and Topographic Rossby Waves on North Brazil Deep Current Variability: An Observation and Modeling Synthesis Study. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University (R. He as major advisor). [link]
  5. He, J. (2015) Development and Evaluation of Earth System Models on Global and Regional Scales: Aerosol Chemistry and Dynamics, Air-Sea Interactions, and Retrospective Decadal Applications. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University (R. He as co-advisor). [link]
  6. Waters, L. (2014) Seeding of Red Tides: Using Artificial Plankton and Biophysical Models to Understand the Mechanics of Karenia brevis Bloom Formation. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University (R. He as committee member). [link]
  7. Yin, Y. (2014) Eddy Induced Kuroshio Onshore Intrusion. Ocean University of China, Ph.D. Dissertation (R. He as the co-advisor).
  8. Zambon, J. B. (2014) Air-Sea Interactions During Landfalling Hurricanes. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University (R. He as major advisor).
  9. Feng, X. (2013) Construction of Temperature and Salinity Climatology for the U.S. East Coastal Ocean and Intra-America Sea Using Data Interpolating Variational Analysis. Master's Thesis, North Carolina State University (R. He as major advisor).
  10. Puckett, B. J. (2013) Metapopulation Dynamics of a Marine Reserve Network: Interacting Effects of Demography and Connectivity. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University (R. He as committee member).
  11. Qian, H. (2013) Ocean Circulation Dynamics and Transport Connectivity in the Intra-America Sea on Interannual, Seasonal, Synoptic and Inertial Time Scales. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University (R. He as major advisor).
  12. Angus, M. (2012) The Effect of Asymmetrical Topography on the Generation of Internal Wave Energy. Master’s Thesis, North Carolina State University (R. He as committee member).
  13. Li, Y. (2012) Seasonal and Interannual Variability of the Gulf of Maine Coastal Circulation and its Coupling with Regional Harmful Algal Blooms. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University (R. He as major advisor).
  14. Yao, Z. (2012) Investigation of Future Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Circulation and Storm Surges. Ph.D. Dissertation (R. He as co-major advisor).
  15. Chen, K. (2011) Middle Atlantic Bight Shelf Break Circulation Dynamics and Biophysical Interaction. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University (R. He as major advisor).
  16. Gong, Y. (2011) Numerical Investigations of Coastal Circulation Dynamics off Cape Hatteras. Master's Thesis, North Carolina State University (R. He as major advisor).
  17. Nelson, J. (2011) Air-Sea Interactions During Strong Winter Extratropical Storms. NCSU Master's Thesis (R. He as the major advisor).
  18. Zhao, Y. (2011) Characterizing the Gulf of Mexico SST and Ocean Color Variability Using a Cloud-Free Satellite Data Analysis Method. Master's Thesis, North Carolina State University (R. He as co-major advisor).
  19. Qian, H. (2010) Numerical Simulations of Internal Waves Generated by Flow Over a Ridge. Master's Thesis, North Carolina State University (R. He as committee member).
  20. Zuo, X. (2010) A Source-to-Sink Study of the Mekong River Delta: Hydrology, Delta Evolution, and Sediment Transport Modeling. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University (R. He as committee member).
  21. Haase, A. (2009) Circulation in Pamlico Sound and Predicted Oyster Larval Dispersal and Connectivity. Master's Thesis, North Carolina State University (R. He as committee member).
  22. Kim, S. (2009) Internal Tides and Internal Solitary Waves in the Northern South China Sea. Master's Thesis, North Carolina State University (R. He as committee member).
  23. Li, Y. (2009) Investigation of the 2006 Alexandrium fundyense Bloom in the Gulf of Maine: In Situ Observations and Numerical Modeling. Master's Thesis, North Carolina State University (R. He as major advisor).
  24. Miles, T. N. (2009) Characterizing the South Atlantic Bight Seasonal Variability and Cold-Water Event in 2003 Using a Daily Cloud-Free SST and Chlorophyll Analysis. Master's Thesis, North Carolina State University (R. He as major advisor).
  25. Wang, Y. (2009) Numerical Investigation of Long-Term Environment Changes in the East China Sea. Ocean University of China, Ph.D. Dissertation (R. He as co-major advisor).
  26. Zambon, J. B. (2009) Investigations of Landfalling Tropical Storms Using the Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Wave and Sediment Transport (COAWST) Model. Master's Thesis, North Carolina State University (R. He as major advisor).

News Reports and Media Coverage

 

Harmful Algal Blooms

  1. Gulf of Maine Algal Blooms Extent Predicted Similar to Last Three Years. May 14, 2015, The Fish Site. [article]
  2. Algal Studies Aimed at Avoiding Harmful Blooms. 2011, NCSU Results Magazine, XI, No.1 [article]
  3. News Release: Researchers Report Potential for a Moderate New England "Red Tide" in 2011. April 8, 2011, WHOI Media Relations Office. [article]
  4. News Release: Researchers Issue Outlook for a Significant New England "Red Tide" in 2010. February 24, 2010, WHOI Media Relations Office. [article]
  5. Researchers Issue Outlook for a Significant New England "Red Tide" in 2010 February 24, 2010, NOAA. [article]
  6. "Moderately Large" Potential For Red Tide Outbreak in Gulf of Maine Region, April 29, 2009, Science Daily's Science News. [article]
  7. Marine Scientists Warn of "Moderately Large" Potential for Spring, Summer Red Tide Outbreak in Gulf of Maine, April 22, 2009, NSF. [article]
  8. Researchers Report "Moderately Large" Potential for Red Tide Outbreak in Gulf of Maine Region, April 22, 2009, NASA Earth Observatory.
  9. Researchers Successfully Forecast 2008 Red Tide, August 8, 2008, New tool provides early warning of harmful algal bloom along New England coast, Oceanus, Vol 46, No. 3, pgs. 6-7. [article]
  10. Pieces Are in Place for a New England Red Tide, May 12, 2008, Doyle Rice, USA Today, Aaron Gouveia, Cape Cod Times. [article]
  11. In Computer Models and Seafloor Observations, Researchers See Potential for Significant 2008 "Red Tide" Season April 24, 2008, WHOI Media Relations Office. [article]
  12. ECOHAB-funded GOMTOX Findings Support Fisheries Management Decision July 2007, NCCOS Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research.
  13. NOAA Website on the 2005 New England HAB Event February 2007, NOAA. [article]
  14. Building a Computer Model to Forecast Red Tides May 31, 2006, A variety of variables goes into the mathematical mix that simulates harmful algal blooms. Oceanus, Vol. 45, No. 2, pgs. 34-35. [article]
  15. New Maps Provide Clues to the Historic 2005 Red Tide Outbreak in New England And Hints for 2006 April 13, 2006, WHOI Media Relations Office. [article]
  16. Red Tide--Gone For Now, But Back Next Year? July 15, 2005, WHOI researchers extend investigations of Alexandrium bloom of 2005 and look for signs of future trouble, Oceanus, Vol. 44, No. 2, pgs. 4-5. [article]

Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

  1. Giant Underwater Plume Confirmed - Gulf Oil Not Degrading, August 19, 2010, National Geographic's Daily News. [article]
  2. Scratching the Subsurface. June 28, 2010, Nature News. [article]
  3. Summary of South Atlantic Sea Grant Programs: Summit on Oil Spill Physical Oceanography, June 11, 2010, NC Sea Grant.
  4. New Current Could Delay Arrival of Gulf Oil Spill on Outer Banks, May 27, 2010, NBC17.
  5. OMG Predicting the Path of an Oil Spill, May 27, 2010, NCSU News Update. [article]
  6. Scientist: Carolina Coast to See Oil Eventually, May 24, 2010, NBC -17 and WRAL in North Carolina. [article]
  7. Scientists: Oil Spill Could Eventually Reach Outer Banks, May 13, 2010, The Raleigh Telegram.
  8. Spilled Oil Could Ride Current to Carolinas, Wilmington StarNews, May 7, 2010. [article]
  9. Gulf Stream Has Swept Goo to N.C. Coast in the Past, May 6, 2010, The News and Observer.
  10. Gulf Contamination Unlikely to Reach Carolinas, But It's Happened Before, May 5, 2010, Charlotte Observer.
  11. S.C. Shores Could See Oil Residue from Gulf Spill, May 4, 2010, The Charleston Post and Courier. [article]
  12. Could Gulf Oil Spill Reach North Carolina, May 4, 2010, WFMY News 2.
  13. Oil Spill, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. [article]

Other Topics in the News

  1. Forecasting Coastal Storm Impacts, Fall 2021 issue of USGS's Newswave
  2. Deep Sea survey in the Gulf of Mexico, 2014, SECOORA. [article]
  3. NC State, Duke University team up to explore the deep Sea, 2014, Charlotte Observer; News and Observer.
  4. Glider Palooza 2013- Diving Ocean Gliders Capture Valuable Data, 2013, Fisherynation. [article]
  5. Impact of Western Boundary Currents and Eddies on the Across-shelf Exchange, 2013, NASA. [article]
  6. NCSU participation in GliderPalooza, 2013, NOAA IOOS. [article]