Reports and Publications Page Contents Annual Reports Peer-reviewed Publications Manuscripts in Preparation Dissertations/theses Presentations Public Education and Outreach Video and animations  (new)

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Annual Reports to NSF

The BITMAX project is funded by two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF).  Researchers of the University of Maryland Center of Environmental Sciences (UMCES) receive the primary funding.  Their research efforts involve sampling the physics and biology of the ETM region from both the channel and shoals using the the R/V's Cape Henlopen and Orion.  Dr. Carl Friedrichs from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) is the lead PI on the second NSF grant.  Their efforts involve sampling the physical dynamics of the ETM region along the shoals adjacent to the main channel using the R/V Coot.  Below are links to .pdf  files containing only the "activities  and findings" portions of the annual reports from 2001 and 2002. 

      BITMAX Annual Report 2001 (UMCES) R/V Henlopen and R/V Orion

      BITMAX Annual Report 2001 (VIMS)  R/V Coot 

                          BITMAX Annual Report 2002 (UMCES)  R/V Henlopen and R/V Orion

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Peer-reviewed publications:  published, in press, submitted

Fugate, D. C., and C. T. Friedrichs (in press). Controls on suspended aggregate size in partially mixed estuaries. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science.

Kimme1, D. G., and M. R. Roman. (submitted). Long-term trends in mesozooplankton and community composition in the Chesapeake Bay: Influence of freshwater input. Marine Ecology Progress Series.

Kimme1, D. G., X. Zhang, and M. R. Roman. (submitted). Freshwater input influences on spatial and temporal dynamics of copepod abundance in Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries.

North, E. W., and E. D. Houde. 2001. Retention of white perch and striped bass larvae: biological-physical interactions in Chesapeake Bay estuarine turbidity maximum. Estuaries 24(5): 756-769.

North, E. W., and E. D. Houde. (in press). Linking ETM physics, zooplankton prey, and fish early-life histories to white perch (Morone americana) and striped bass (M. saxatilis) recruitment success. Marine Ecology Progress Series.

North, E. W., S.-Y. Chao, L. P. Sanford, and R. R. Hood. (in press). The influence of wind and river pulses on an estuarine turbidity maximum: numerical studies and field observations. Estuaries.

Roman, M. R., D. V. Holliday and L. P. Sanford. 2001. Temporal and spatial patterns of zooplankton in the Chesapeake Bay turbidity maximum. Marine Ecology Progress Series 213: 215-227.

Sanford, L. P., S. E. Suttles, and J. P. Halka. 2001. Reconsidering the physics of the Chesapeake Bay estuarine turbidity maximum. Estuaries, 24(5): 655-669.

Shaw, P.-T., S.-Y. Chao, and S. Jan. (submitted). Nonhydrostatic behavior of internal waves and rotors in small-scale buoyant plumes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.

Shoji, J., E. W. North, and E. D. Houde. (submitted). The feeding ecology of white perch Morone americana (Pisces) larvae in the upper Chesapeake estuarine turbidity maximum: the influence of physical conditions and prey concentrations. Journal of Fish Biology.

Manuscripts in preparation (all are presently in draft)

Kimmel, D.G. and M. R. Roman. (in prep). Synoptic scale climatic forcing of mesozooplankton dynamics in Chesapeake Bay.

Lloyd, S., and M. R. Roman. (in prep). Eurytemora affinis egg production in the turbidity maximum (ETM) region of Chesapeake Bay.

North, E. W., R. R. Hood, S.-Y. Chao, and L. P. Sanford. (in prep). Transport and retention of striped bass eggs: the influence of environmental variability on an estuarine nursery area.

North, E. W., and E. D. Houde. (in prep). Retention mechanisms of white perch and striped bass early-life stages in an estuarine turbidity maximum: an integrative mapping and Eulerian approach.

M. Roman, X. Zhang, C. McGilliard and W. Boicourt. (in prep). Seasonal and annual variability in the spatial patterns of plankton abundance in Chesapeake Bay.

Sanford, L. P., M. Yates, P. Dickhudt, S. Suttles, L. Rubiano-Gomez, C. T. Friedrichs, and D.D. Fugate. (in prep). Variability of suspended particle concentrations, sizes and settling velocities in the Chesapeake Bay turbidity maximum. In: I. G. Droppo, G. G.

Leppard, P. Liss and T. Milligan (Editors), Flocculation in Natural and Engineered Environmental Systems. CRC Press, LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.

Shoji, J., E. W. North, and E. D. Houde. (in prep). Spatial variability in feeding, growth, and mortality of white perch larvae near the estuarine turbidity maximum of upper Chesapeake Bay.

Dissertations/theses   

Ellis, L.E., 2002. Seabed conditions in the Chesapeake Bay estuarine turbidity maximum region. Senior Honors Thesis, Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA.

Fugate, D.C., 2002. Estuarine suspended aggregate dynamics and characteristics. PhD Dissertation, School of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA, 163 p.

Presentations

2001

Buckner, E., 2001. A comparison of sediment flux in the channel and shoals of the estuarine turbidity maximum region of the Chesapeake Bay. VIMS Governor's School Marine Apprenticeship Program Symposium, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia, 27 July 2001.

Dickhudt, P., L. P. Sanford and S. E. Suttles. 2001. A new method for quasi-in-situ testing of bottom sediment erodibility in estuaries. Estuarine Research Federation, Biennial Meeting, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, November 2001.

Ellis, L., 2001. The relationship of sea bed conditions and suspended sediment concentrations in the Chesapeake Bay ETM region. VIMS Research Experience for Undergraduates Summer Intern Program Symposium, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia, 1 August 2001.

Lloyd, S., M. Roman, A. Spear and D. Jester. 2001. Effects of seston composition on the egg production of the copepods, Acartia tonsa and Eurytemora affinis in the Chesapeake Bay estuarine turbidity maximum. Estuarine Research Federation, Biannual Meeting, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, November 2001.

North, E. W., and E. D. Houde. 2001. Fish larvae, food and physics: biological-physical coupling in an estuarine turbidity maximum (ETM). Estuarine Research Federation, Biannual Meeting, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, November 2001.

Sanford, L., and C. Friedrichs. 2001.  Perspectives on the state of the art in fine sediment engineering: Field measuring techniques. Workshop on Fine Sediment Engineering Research Needs of the Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 24-25 July 2001.

Sanford, L. P. 2001. A new method for characterizing and modeling erosion of muddy estuarine sediments. Estuarine Research Federation, Biennial Meeting, St. Petersburg Beach FL, November 2001.

Sanford, L. P. 2002. A comparison of different approaches to modeling erosion and deposition of fine sediments. AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, 11-15 Feb. 2002.

Scully, M., C. Friedrichs and J. Brubaker, 2001. Comparison of estuarine turbulence measurements. 16th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, St. Pete Beach, Florida, 4-8 November 2001.

Suttles, S. E. and L. P. Sanford. 2002. Comparison of turbulent dissipation rates in different flow environments in Chesapeake Bay, USA. AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, 11-15 Feb. 2002.

2002

Brasseur, L.H., C.T. Friedrichs, J.M. Brubaker and L. Sanford, 2002, Turbulent characteristics of tidal flows in the vicinity of the Chesapeake Bay turbidity maximum. AGU 2002 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, 11-15 February.

Ellis, L., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2002, The relationship of seabed conditions and suspended sediment in the water column of the Chesapeake Bay ETM region. AGU 2002 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, 11-15 February.

Fugate, D.C., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2002, Particle aggregation dynamics in partially mixed estuaries. COFDL Seminar, Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, 26 July.

Friedrichs, C.T., L.H. Brasseur, J.M. Brubaker, M.E. Scully, and S.E. Suttles, 2002, Use of acoustic backscatter to infer eddy diffusivity and bottom stress. Mid-Atlantic Bight Physical Oceanography and Meteorology Meeting, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 24-25 October.

Houde, E. D. (invited)  "Determinants of recruitment in estuary-spawning fishes." Am. Fish. Soc., Annual Mtg, Baltimore, MD, Aug 2002.

Nobile, B., 2002, Comparing sediment transport patterns. New Horizons Governor's School Research Symposium, Hampton, VA, 3 May.

North, Chao, Sanford, and Hood. Modeling the Chesapeake Bay estuarine turbidity maximum (ETM) with the Princeton Ocean Model (POM). CRC Community Modeling Workshop, Annapolis, MD. June 5-7, 2002.

North, E. W., S. Y. Chao, L. P. Sanford, and R. R. Hood. 2002. Modeling the Chesapeake Bay estuarine turbidity maximum (ETM) with the Princeton Ocean Model (POM). Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) Community Modeling Workshop, Annapolis, MD, 5-7 June, 2002.

North, Hood, Chao, and Sanford. Retention of striped bass eggs in an estuarine nursery area: the influence of environmental variability. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. August 18-22, 2002.

North, Chao, Sanford, and Hood. 2002. Modeling a Chesapeake-like ETM using an enhanced version of POM: the influences of wind and river pulses. Community Sediment Modeling Workshop, Sept 29-Oct 2, 2002, Williamsburg, VA.

North, Hood, Chao, and Sanford. 2002. Retention of fish early-life stages and copepod prey in an estuarine nursery area: the influence of environmental variability. International Council for the Exploration of the Seas Annual Science Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 29 – October 5, 2002

North, Chao, Sanford, and Hood. 2002. Modeling the estuarine turbidity maximum with the Princeton Ocean Model (POM): sediment transport and biological-physical interactions. Invited lecture, Old Dominion University, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, November 11, 2002.

North, E. W. 2002. Transport and retention of fish early-life stages in Chesapeake Bay: mechanisms and implications for recruitment. DIACES Symposium, Puerto Rico, October 27 - November 2, 2001

Sanford, L. P., P. Dickhudt, M. Yates, and S. E. Suttles. 2002. Spatial and temporal variability of suspended sediment properties and bottom sediment erodibility in upper Chesapeake Bay. MABPOM meeting, ODU, November 2002.

Shay, M., 2002, Calibrating backscatter from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler to measure estuarine suspended sediment concentration. New Horizons Governor's School Research Symposium, Hampton, VA, 3 May.

Suttles, S.E., and L.P. Sanford. 2002. Comparison of Turbulent Dissipation Rates in Different Flow Environments in Chesapeake Bay, USA. AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 2002.

2003

Friedrichs, C.T., L.H. Brasseur, M.E. Scully, and S.E. Suttles, (submitted) Use of backscatter from Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler to infer eddy diffusivity of suspended sediment and bottom stress. Coastal Sediments '03, Clearwater, FL, 18-23 May.

Houde, E. D.  2003.  What controls and regulates recruitment in estuarine-dependent fishes?  Invited lecture, School of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.  March '03.

Lloyd, S., and M. R. Roman. 2003. "Eurytemora affinis egg production in the turbidity maximum (ETM) region of Chesapeake Bay." ASLO meeting.

Martino, E., J. Bichy and E. Houde.  2003.  Retention, distribution and growth of fish early-life stages in the Chesapeake Bay turbidity maximum.  Am. Fish. Soc., Southern Division Meeting, Wilmington, NC. Feb.  '03.

North, E. W., S.-Y. Chao, R. R. Hood, and L. P. Sanford. Sediment and striped bass eggs in the estuarine turbidity maximum: the influence of pulsed discharge and wind events. Invited lecture, UMCES Horn Point Environmental Laboratory, Cambridge, MD. April 9, 2003.

North, Hood, Chao, and Sanford. 2003. Modeling physical and biological processes in an estuarine turbidity maximum: the challenges of sinking particles and inhomogeneous turbulence. ICES Study Group on Modeling Physical-Biological Interactions, Chapel Hill, NC. March 10-12, 2003

Yates, M., L.P. Sanford., P. Dickhudt, and S. E. Suttles. 2003. Video In Situ Settling Tube Apparatus Characterization of Sediments in the Estuarine Turbidity Maximum Zone of the Chesapeake Bay. ASLO Aquatic Sciences 2003

2003 accepted

Dickhudt, P., and L. P. Sanford. (accepted)  Spatial and Temporal Variability in Bottom Sediment Erodibility in Northern Chesapeake Bay. ERF 2003

Fugate, D. C.; Friedrichs, C. T.; Battisto, G. M.; Sanford, L. P. (accepted) The Role of Lateral Shoals in Sediment Transport Processes in the Etm Region of the Chesapeake Bay. ERF

Houde, E. D. (Kenote address) Dancing in Hjort's Shadow. Larval Fish Conference, Am. Fish. Soc., Sta. Cruz, CA, Aug. 2003. 

North, Hood, Chao, Sanford (accepted) Linking biology and physics in an ETM: the effect of freshwater flow and wind on retention of fish early-life stages. ERF

North, E. W., R. R. Hood, S.-Y. Chao, and L. P. Sanford. (accepted) Combining Eulerian and Lagrangian numerical approaches to investigate the influence of hydrographic variability on the transport of sediment and fish eggs. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Annual Science Conference, Tallin, Estonia. September, 2003.

North, Sanford, Chao, Hood (accepted) Modeling particle dynamics in an estuarine turbidity maximum: examining the effects of wind, flow, bathymetry, and aggregation.  ERF

Sanford, L. P.; Friedrichs, C. T.  (accepted) Particle Dynamics in Estuaries: a Review.ERF

Shoji, North and Houde.(accepted?) Feeding, growth and mortality of white perch Morone americana larvae around the estuarine turbidity maximum of upper Chesapeake Bay: contrasting years. AFS Early Life History Conference.

Suttles, Sanford, North, Dickhudt (accepted) Distribution and dynamics of salinity and suspended sediments in the channel of upper Chesapeake Bay, USA. ERF

Public Education and Outreach

North, E. W. Using historical and current data to investigate the relationships between streamflow and striped bass and white perch production. Coastal Ocean Science Observatory Course, UMCES Horn Point Laboratory. July 9, 2003.

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 Project Video and Animations

Please visit our BITMAX video and animations page.

Video entitled,

"Science on the Chesapeake Bay: A BITMAX Program Research Cruise"

Animations entitled,

"ETM Hydrodynamic Model: Tidal Motion in Steady State Conditions"
"ETM Hydrodynamic Model: Wind Event"

Page created November 2002
Revised September 2003