Coastal observatory investigates energetic current oscillations on southeast Florida Shelf

Costal Observatory Investigates Energetic Current Oscillation on the Southeast Florida shelf

Shelf Impact on Buoyant Coastal Current Instabilities

The impact of shelf slope on the linear stability of buoyant coastal currents and on the nonlinear formation of coastal meanders and eddies is investigated. The authors consider a simplified two-layer stratification in cylindrical geometry where a buoyant surface current flows along the coast above a denser water, with a flat bottom or steep shelves. Simulations were performed using the Nucleus...

Patterns of ocean current variability on the West Florida Shelf using the self-organizing map

[1] Patterns of ocean current variability are examined on the West Florida Shelf by a neural network analysis based on the self-organizing map (SOM), using time series of moored velocity data that span the interval October 1998–September 2001. Three characteristic spatial patterns are extracted in a 3 4 SOM array: spatially coherent southeastward and northwestward flow patterns with strong curr...

Knowledge-Guided Classification of Coastal Zone Color Images Off the West Florida Shelf

A knowledge-guided approach to automatic classification of Coastal Zone Color images of the West Florida Shelf is described. The approach is used to identify red tides on the West Florida Shelf, as well as areas with high concentration of dissolved organic matter such as a river plume found seasonally along the West Florida coast over the middle of the shelf. The Coastal Zone Color images are i...

Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and "Structure from Motion" Software to Monitor Coastal Erosion in Southeast Florida

of a thesis at the University of Miami. Coastal Erosion poses a significant threat to several coastal communities in Florida. Ecosystem managers are tasked with both protecting the community from storm events and preserving the natural ecosystems found in the coastal zone. The most widely utilized method for shoreline protection in Florida is beach renourishment. Beach renourishment projects ar...