RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: The central role of the Mississippi River and its delta in the oceanography and ecology of the Gulf of Mexico large marine ecosystem
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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Project (PRJ) | ID: 54969
ID: 54970
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| * » Title | RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: The central role of the Mississippi River and its delta in the oceanography and ecology of the Gulf of Mexico large marine ecosystem |
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| Short Name | Project: Kolker, Impact of Mississippi River |
| * Status | Completed |
| Creation Date | 2018 |
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| • Publication Date | 2018 |
| * » Abstract |
This project investigated the influence of the Mississippi River and its delta on the oceanography, ecology, and economy of the Gulf of Mexico; identified gaps in data collection, model availability and model integration that would allow managers to better sustainably manage and monitor the Gulf´s natural resources; evaluated the role of extreme events and potential climate change impacts on the oceanography, ecology and economy of the Gulf of Mexico; and disseminated the results of this work. The investigators also compiled historical outputs from physical oceanographic models to provide an overview of the Gulf of Mexico and the role of riverine and deltaic forcings. The environmental drivers that the investigators examined include variability in magnitude of Mississippi River discharge, changes in the direction of river plume, variability in coastal currents, extreme weather events (cold fronts and hurricanes), and nutrient and carbon loadings. |
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While it is well known that the Mississippi River is the largest source of freshwater, nutrients and sediments to the Gulf of Mexico, and that its delta is a major habitat for ecologically and economically important species, many elements of river/delta/ocean interaction are still poorly understood. Investigators will identify where additional data collection and computer modeling can help resource managers better understand the Mississippi River and its impacts to the Gulf. This project was led by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation, the Environmental Defense Fund, Tulane University, and the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab. This project was funded by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) RESTORE Science Program under award NA15NOS4510229 to the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and award NA15NOS4510231 to the National Wildlife Federation. |
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| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS (OGCM)/REGIONAL OCEAN MODELS |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords | DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Data Type > Model |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program |
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| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > MEXICO |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALABAMA |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > LOUISIANA |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MISSISSIPPI |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > TEXAS |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Alabama |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Florida |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Louisiana |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Mississippi |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Texas |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Location > Region > Gulf of Mexico |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Location > Region > International |
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| • » Organization | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science |
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| • » City | Silver Spring |
| • » State/Province | MD |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2018 |
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| Position | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
| Email Address | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
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| Organization | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2018 |
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| Position | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
| Email Address | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2015 |
| Date Effective To | 2018 |
| Position | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
| Email Address | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
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Caitlin Young, caitlin.young@noaa.gov, NOAA RESTORE Science Program Kate Rose, kathryn.rose@noaa.gov, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Frank Parker, frank.parker@noaa.gov, NOAA RESTORE Science Program |
| * » Support Role | Principal Investigator |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2015 |
| Date Effective To | 2018 |
| Position | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
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Principal Investigator: Alexander S. Kolker, akolker@lumcon.edu, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, and Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Tulane University Additional Principal Investigator(s): Philip Chu, philip.chu@noaa.gov, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Catherine Fitzpatrick, cfitzpat@tulane.edu, Tulane University |
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| * » Start | 2015-09 |
| End | 2018-08 |
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| URL | https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/restore/restore_tagbottom.png |
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| URL | https://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/projects/impact-mississippi-river |
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| Name | Impact of Mississippi River |
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RESTORE Research Project Webpage: The central role of the Mississippi River and its delta in the oceanography and ecology of the Gulf of Mexico large marine ecosystem |
| URL | https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=4c250c3f43a44762a3d83ec87dbbf01f |
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| Name | Gulf Coast: Salinity & Hypoxia |
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Salinity slider which shows the impact of Mississippi River water on Gulf of Mexico salinity from the years 2007-2017 |
| URL | http://mississippiriverdelta.org/impacts-of-the-mississippi-river/ |
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| Name | The Impacts of the Mississippi River on the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem |
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Interactive website with conceptual models to show how the Mississippi River and its Delta impact the Gulf of Mexico water column, benthic processes and deltaic estuaries. |
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For details of data quality control methods, see Lineage Sources. All users should independently analyze the datasets according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability. |
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| » Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified? | No |
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| » Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management | Unknown |
| » Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive? | Yes |
| » Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver? | No |
| » If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate | |
| » Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination | 1 year |
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| » Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location | NCEI-MS |
| » Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving | 1 year |
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This project investigated the influence of the Mississippi River and its delta on the oceanography, ecology, and economy of the Gulf of Mexico; identified gaps in data collection, model availability and model integration that would allow managers to better sustainably manage and monitor the Gulf´s natural resources; evaluated the role of extreme events and potential climate change impacts on the oceanography, ecology and economy of the Gulf of Mexico; and disseminated the results of this work. |
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| Citation Title | 1. Kolker, A.S., A.M. Dausman, M.A. Allison, G.L. Brown, P.Y. Chu, K. de Mutsert, C.E. Fitzpatrick, J.R. Henkel, D. Justic, B.A. Kleiss, E. McCoy, E.A. Meselhe, and C.P. Richards. 2018. Rethinking the River. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 99. doi:10.1029/2018EO101169 |
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| Citation URL | https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EO101169 |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID | 54970 |
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| Metadata Record Created By | Jessica Morgan |
| Metadata Record Created | 2018-11-27 20:49+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| » Metadata Record Last Modified | 2025-04-01 17:16+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published | 2018-12-06 |
| Owner Org | NCCOS |
| Metadata Publication Status | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish? | N |
| Metadata Workflow State | Published / External |
| Metadata Last Review Date | 2018-12-06 |
| Metadata Review Frequency | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date | 2019-12-06 |
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