Integrating Biological and Physical Ocean Models

TUESDAY, JULY 31
1-2 p.m. 010 West Ridge Research Building (WRRB)

A general science seminar, free and open to the public, demonstrating how computer and information-based technologies are applied to solving real world problems will take place on Tuesday, July 31 at 1 p.m., in room 010 of the West Ridge Research Building. A discussion on developing ecosystem models for Alaskan waters will be presented by Arctic Region Supercomputing Center Postdoctoral Fellow Georgina Gibson. According to Gibson, lower tropic level Nutrient-Phytoplankton-Zooplankton (NPZ) models provide an excellent tool for understanding marine ecosystems.

The seminar will offer a brief introduction to the physical and biological oceanography of the southeast Bering Sea, highlighting the factors that make this region one of the most biologically productive in the world. Gibson will also provide an introduction to NPZ models, in particular a model she has developed. Integration to physical ocean models and the use of ARSC resources to run these models will be discussed.

UAF's supercomputing center has aided in the development of 3-D computer models of tsunamis, space weather and volcanic eruptions, which have helped provide accurate and timely emergency response information to the public. Other projects focus on computer modeling of the ocean to detect shrinking polar ice caps or monitor fluctuations of fish, bird and marine mammals.

For more information, contact ARSC Chief Scientist Greg Newby at .

 

Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
PO Box 756020, Fairbanks, AK 99775 | voice: 907-450-8600 | email:

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