Gulf of Alaska IERP

2007 Workshop Presentations

Session 1: Program overviews

• Workshop Introduction (Phil Mundy)
• NPRB Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (Clarence Pautzke)
• Alaska Ocean Observing System (Molly McCammon and Carl Schoch)
• GLOBEC (Beth Turner)
• Pacific Coast Ocean Observing System (PaCOOS) (Liz Clarke)
• Overview of the GOA IERP (Carl Schoch)

Session 2: Physical observations

• Climate Scales: review of physical observations (Tom Royer)
• Terrestrial forcing of the coastal environment (Tom Weingartner)
• Air-sea forcing of the Gulf of Alaska (Bill Crawford)
• Observing: Physical processes governing lower trophic levels (Sonia Batten)
• Observing: Physical processes governing upper trophic levels (Phyllis Stabeno)
• Discussion: Improvements in physical observations (Steve Okkonen)

Session 3: Biological observations

• Climate Scales: review of biological observations (Ricardo Letelier)
• Observing lower trophic levels: NPZ (Suzanne Strom)
• Observing upper trophic levels: Forage species (Alex Wertheimer)
• Observing upper trophic levels: Fish species (Anne Hollowed)
• Observing upper trophic levels: Endangered species (Kate Stafford)
• Discussion: Improvements in biological observations (Mike Dagg)

Session 4: Modeling physical processes

• Modeling: Hydrodynamics (Yi Chao)
• Modeling: Physical processes forcing NPZ (Ken Coyle)
• Unresolved processes in physical models (Hal Batchelder)

Session 5: Modeling biological processes

• Workshop Introduction to Day 2 (Bill Smoker)
• Modeling upper trophic levels: Forage species (Brenda Norcross)
• Modeling upper trophic levels: Fish species (Terry Quinn)
• Modeling human socio-economics (Sarah Kruse)
• Unresolved mechanisms in population and ecosystem models (Kerim Aydin)
• Discussion: Improving data input to fisheries management (Franz Mueter)

Group 1: Observations

• Physical and biological measurements (Lead: Frank Whitney)

Group 2: Modeling

• Hydrodynamic and biological models (Lead: Yi Chao)

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