Lagrangian ocean analysis: Fundamentals and practices

E Van Sebille, SM Griffies, R Abernathey, TP Adams… - Ocean modelling, 2018 - Elsevier
Lagrangian analysis is a powerful way to analyse the output of ocean circulation models and
other ocean velocity data such as from altimetry. In the Lagrangian approach, large sets of …

Timescale methods for simplifying, understanding and modeling biophysical and water quality processes in coastal aquatic ecosystems: A review

LV Lucas, E Deleersnijder - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this article, we describe the use of diagnostic timescales as simple tools for illuminating
how aquatic ecosystems work, with a focus on coastal systems such as estuaries, lagoons …

[HTML][HTML] PyPlume: A toolkit for rapid ocean surface transport assessments

J Yan, T Cook, A Ho, M Otero, PA Rogowski… - … Modelling & Software, 2023 - Elsevier
PyPlume is a Python toolbox and pipeline for unifying the process of loading two-
dimensional oceanic current vector fields from models and observations, simulating …

Water exchange and its relationships with external forcings and residence time in Chesapeake Bay

J Xiong, J Shen, Q Qin, J Du - Journal of Marine Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Water exchange, featured by bottom inflow and surface outflow in a typical estuary,
determines the transport and redistribution of salt, nutrients, pollutants, and suspended …

Partial residence times: determining residence time composition in different subregions

L Lin, Z Liu - Ocean Dynamics, 2019 - Springer
Residence time (RT) is a diagnosis widely used to quantify the water exchange rate and
mass transport timescale in semi-enclosed systems. The RT focuses on only the total time a …

Intensive use of Lagrangian trajectories to quantify coastal area dispersion

S Petton, S Pouvreau, F Dumas - Ocean Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Coastal waters are subject to great environmental and anthropogenic pressures. The
diffusion and the transport of these waters are a key element for environmental, ecological …

Water exchange between the inner and outer archipelago areas of the Finnish Archipelago Sea in the Baltic Sea

E Miettunen, L Tuomi, K Myrberg - Ocean dynamics, 2020 - Springer
We studied the water age and transport of passive tracers in the Archipelago Sea, Baltic
Sea, using the COHERENS 3D hydrodynamic model and the OpenDrift Lagrangian particle …

Cold water pathways and regional flow patterns in the southwest Indian ocean associated with temperature anomalies on the Sodwana reef system, South Africa

C Wells, J Pringle, DD Stretch - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Coral reefs around the world are under increasing threat to global climate change and coral
bleaching events that can result in severe damage and mortality to the reef systems. Some …

Current Trends in Biophysical Modeling of eDNA Dynamics for the Detection of Marine Species

A Pastor Rollan, CDH Sherman, MR Ellis… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Marine pest introductions continue to occur and increase at accelerated rates, threatening
the marine environment and blue economy. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a tool for …

Vertical transport timescale of surface‐produced particulate material in the Chesapeake Bay

J Xiong, J Shen - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Accumulation and remineralization of surface‐produced particulate organic matter (POM) in
the water column and seabed link closely to hypoxia and the health of aquatic ecosystems …