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 Home | Tampa Bay Study | Meetings & Conferences | 4th Annual Science Conference
Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science - Tampa Bay Study 4th Annual Science Conference
Entrance to Gulfport Casino Ballroom
 February 8 & 9, 2005, Gulfport, Florida

Invitation Agenda Abstract Guidelines Location & Hotels

Tuesday, February 8, 2005
8:00 - 8:30   Registration (Lobby)
Introduction
8:30 - 9:00 Project Overview and Status, Introduction of Science Advisory Council – Kim Yates (USGS-GD)
Modeling Plans and Baseline Mapping
9:00 - 9:20 Integrated Modeling – Clif Hearn (USGS-ETI)
9:20 - 9:40 Task 1: Baseline mapping: status, accomplishments, model products – Mark Hansen (USGS-GD)
9:40 - 10:00 Break/Poster Viewing
10:00 - 10:20 Task 1: Urban development and coastal changes – Mike Crane (USGS-NMD)
10:20 - 11:20 Choice of models. A discussion of various proprietary and open source models and submodels. Clif Hearn (USGS-ETI)
11:20 - 12:00 Interactive Poster Session and Discussion: Modeling Plans and Baseline Mapping
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch (provided) and Poster Viewing
Water and Sediment
1:30 - 2:00 Circulation and Flushing times of Tampa Bay: models and data – Clif Hearn (USGS-ETI)
2:00 - 2:30 Task 2: Water and sediment quality: status, accomplishments, and model products– Peter Swarzenski (USGS-GD)
2:30 - 3:00 Break/Poster Viewing
3:00 - 3:30 Sediment Transport and water quality modeling – Clif Hearn (USGS-ETI), DHI, Delft
3:30 - 4:00 Task 3: History and Pre-history of Tampa Bay: status, accomplishments, and model products – Tom Cronin (USGS-GD) and Greg Brooks (Eckerd College)
4:00 - 5:00 Interactive Poster Session and Discussion: Water and Sediment, History and Pre-history
5:00 - 5:15 Closing Remarks – Kim Yates (USGS-GD)
5:15 - 7:00 Evening Social/Dinner and Poster Viewing

Wednesday, February 9, 2005
8:00 - 8:10 Day 2 Introductory Remarks – Kim Yates (USGS-GD)
Ecology
8:10 - 8:30 Wetland modeling: advection and dispersion – Clif Hearn (USGS-ETI)
8:30 - 9:00 Task 4: Wetlands accomplishments and model products – Carole McIvor (USGS-BRD) and Tom Smith (USGS-BRD)
9:00 - 9:30 Seagrasses: modeling and data – Tony Janicki (Janicki Environmental), Clif Hearn (USGS-ETI) and Flo Thomas (USF)
9:30 - 10:00 Break/Poster Viewing
10:00 - 10:20 Task 5: Benthic Habitats: status, accomplishments, and model products – Kim Yates (USGS-GD)
10:20 - 10:40 History of benthic habitat research in Tampa Bay – Holly Greening (TBEP) and Kathryn Smith (USGS-BRD)
10:40 - 10:50 Introduction to Part 2 of the TB-ICM Manual: ecological models – Clif Hearn (USGS-ETI)
Model Products and Data Management
10:50 - 11:10 Data management – Jimmy Johnston (USGS-BRD) and Kathryn Smith (USGS-BRD)
11:10 - 11:30 The integrated model interface: Coastmap – ASA
11:30 - 12:15 Interactive Poster Session: Ecology, Model Products, and Data Management
12:15 - 1:45 Lunch (provided) and Poster Viewing
Top three questions: products and end user examples
1:45 - 2:00 Top three model questions reiterated – Clif Hearn (USGS-ETI)
Question 1
2:00 - 2:15 The influence of engineering modifications to Tampa Bay and options for new navigational channels – Steve Bratos (USACE) and Clif Hearn (USGS-ETI)
2:15 - 2:30 Public Health Indicators – Valerie J. Harwood (USF) and Gary Huxel (USF)
2:30 - 2:45 Plankton fronts and hot spots, and the road to fish models – Kendra Daly (USF), Behzad Mahmoudi (FMRI)
2:45 - 3:00 Particle movement and oil spill predictions – ASA
Question 2
3:00 - 3:15 Coastal Habitat Restoration – Randy Runnels (FDEP)
3:15 - 3:30 Planning Wetland Restoration – Karen Hill and Pam Leasure (Pinellas County, Environmental Lands Division)
3:30 - 3:45 Groundwater contribution to freshwater inflow – Mike Beach (SWFWMD)
3:45 - 4:00 Break/Poster Viewing
Question 3
4:00 - 4:15 Risk analysis and stochastic treatment of hurricane scenarios; survival probabilities for adult Florida Manatees – Catherine Langtimm (USGS-BRD)
4:15 - 5:00 Facilitated Discussion, SAC questions/comments
5:00 Close of meeting
5:15 Roundtable meeting – Delft, DHI, ASA and “open source” users meeting


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