Center for Red Tide Tracking and Forecasting
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Chen, J., Liu, Y., Weisberg, R.H., Murawski, S., Gilbert, S., Naar, D., Zheng, L., Hommeyer, M., Dietrick, C., Luther, M.E., Hapke, C., Myers, E., Moghimi, S., Allen, C., Tang, L., Khazaei, B., Peeri, S., Alvarado, N., Wang, P. (2023). Hydrodynamics response to bathymetry changes in Tampa Bay, Florida. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 212, 105344,
Chen, J., Weisberg, R.H., Liu, Y., Zheng, L., Law, J., Gilbert, S., Murawski, S. (2023). A Tampa Bay coastal ocean model (TBCOM) nowcast-forecast system. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 211, 105322,
Hu, C., Yao, Y., Cannizzaro, J.P., Garrett, M., Harper, M., Markley, L., Villac, C., Hubbard, K. (2022). Karenia brevis bloom patterns on the west Florida shelf between 2003 and 2019: Integration of field and satellite observations. Harmful Algae, 117, 102289,
Lim, S.J., Rogers, A., Rosario, K., Kerr, M., Garrett, M., Koester, J., Hubbard, K., Breitbart, M. (2025). Diverse ssRNA viruses associated with Karenia brevis harmful algal blooms in Southwest Florida. mSphere, e01090-24, .
Liu, Y., Weisberg, R.H., Sorinas, L., Law, J.A., Nickerson, A.K. (2025). Rapid intensification of Hurricane Ian in relation to anomalously warm subsurface water on the wide continental shelf, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL113192, .
Liu, Y., Weisberg, R.H., Zheng, L., Heil, C.A., Hubbard, K.A. (2022). Termination of the 2018 Florida red tide event: A tracer model perspective. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 272, 107901,
Liu, Y., Weisberg, R.H., Zheng, L., Hubbard, K.A., Muhlbach, E.G., Garrett, M.J., Hu, C., Cannizzaro, J.P., Xie, Y., Chen, J., John, S., Liu, L.Y. (2023). Short-term forecast of Karenia brevis trajectory on the West Florida Shelf. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 212, 105335,
Nickerson, A.K., Weisberg, R.H., Zheng, L., Liu, Y. (2023). Surface temperature trends for Tampa Bay, West Florida Shelf and the deep Gulf of Mexico. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 211, 105321,
Sorinas, L., Weisberg, R.H., Liu, Y., Law, J. (2023). Ocean-atmosphere heat exchange seasonal cycle on the West Florida Shelf derived from long-term moored. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 212, 105341,
Weisberg, R.H., Liu, Y. (2022). Local and deep-ocean forcing effects on the West Florida Shelf circulation and ecology. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 863227,
Yao, Y., Hu, C., Cannizzaro, J.P., Barnes, B.B., English, D.C., Xie, Y., Hubbard, K., Wang, M. (2023). Detection of Karenia brevis red tides on the West Florida Shelf using VIIRS observations: Accounting for spatial coherence with artificial intelligence. Remote Sensing of Environment, 298, 113833,
Yao, Y., Hu, C., Cannizzaro, J.P., Zhang, S., Barnes, B.B., Qi, L, Xie, Y., Armstrong, C., Chen, Z. (2024). Detecting cyanobacterial blooms in the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary using PlanetScope imagery and deep learning, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 62, 4202513, .
This research is made possible with funding support from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC Agreement No. 20035) in partnership with Mote Marine Laboratory.
