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Patrick Fitzpatrick

Mississippi State University

Geosystems Research Institute

Box 9627
Mississippi State, MS  39762  

fitz@gri.msstate.edu

Project List:

Consortium for Oil Spill Exposure Pathways in Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Oil Spill Impact along the Alabama Coastal Areas

Year One Block Grant - The Alabama Marine Environmental Science ConsortiumRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Integrated Assessment of Oil Spill

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Co-Lead

OIL: Community Earth Modeling System for the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator

The Influence of Weather and Ocean Processes Using Numerical Modeling on the Fate and Transport of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 5

2018

Greer, A., Shiller, A., Hofmann, E., Wiggert, J., Warner, S., Parra, S., et al. (2018). Functioning of Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems and Implications for Oil Spill Response: From Observations to Mechanisms and Models. Oceanog, 31(3).
Soto, I. M., Cambazoglu, M. K., Boyette, A. D., Broussard, K., Sheehan, D., Howden, S. D., et al. (2018). Advection of Karenia brevis blooms from the Florida Panhandle towards Mississippi coastal waters. Harmful Algae, 72, 46–64.

2017

Cambazoglu, M. K., Soto, I. M., Howden, S. D., Dzwonkowski, B., Fitzpatrick, P. J., Arnone, R. A., et al. (2017). Inflow of shelf waters into the Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay estuaries in October 2015. J. Appl. Remote Sens, 11(3), 032410.
Dzwonkowski, B., Greer, A. T., Briseno-Avena, C., Krause, J. W., Soto, I. M., Hernandez, F. J., et al. (2017). Estuarine influence on biogeochemical properties of the Alabama shelf during the fall season. Continental Shelf Research, 140, 96–109.

2015

Zaron, E. D., Fitzpatrick, P. J., Cross, S. L., Harding, J. M., Bub, F. L., Wiggert, J. D., et al. (2015). Initial evaluations of a Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean ocean forecast system in the context of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Frontiers of Earth Science, 9, 1–32.

Conference Presentations - 26

2019

Book, J., Parra, S., Dykstra, S., Dzwonkowski, B., Howden, S., Warner, S., et al. (2019). A Case Study of Inertial Oscillations and Diurnal Dynamics Offshore of Mobile Bay. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Bouchard, C., Cambazoglu, M. K., Dinniman, M. S., Lau, Y. H., Fitzpatrick, P. J., Hofmann, E. E., et al. (2019). Turbidity Influence on Biogeochemical Processes in a River-Dominated Coastal Environment. In ASLO 2019 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. San Juan, Puerto Rico : 02/23/19-03/02/19: Poster.
Cambazoglu, M. K., OBrien, S., Miles, T., Dinniman, M., Greer, A., Fitzpatrick, P., et al. (2019). Impact of wave forcing on sediment resuspension and transport in the Mississippi Sound and Bight. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
OBrien, S., Dykstra, S., Parra, S., Dzwonkowski, B., Book, J., Pan, C., et al. (2019). Increased Suspended Sediment Concentration in Mississippi Bight in Spring 2016 evaluated using Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Data and a Synthesis Numerical Model. In U.S. HYDRO 2019 Conference. Biloxi, MS : 03/18/19-03/21/19: Poster.
OBrien, S., Dykstra, S., Parra, S., Dzwonkowski, B., Book, J., Pan, C., et al. (2019). Suspended Sediment Transport in Mississippi Bight During Two Cold Front Events in Spring 2016. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Cambazoglu, M. K., Soto Ramos, I., Boyette, A., Broussard, K., Sheehan, D., Howden, S., et al. (2018). Advection of Karenia brevis blooms from the Florida Panhandle towards Mississippi coastal waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Wiggert, J., Pan, C., Dinniman, M., Lau, Y., Fitzpatrick, P., O'Brien, S., et al. (2018). Controls on Planktonic Dynamics in the Mississippi Bight by Estuarine-Shelf Exchange Processes. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18.

2017

Dzwonkowski, B., Greer, A. T., Briseno-Avena, C., Krause, J., Joung, D., Soto Ramos, I., et al. (2017). Influence of Estuarine-exchange on the Coupled Bio-physical Water Column Structure during the Fall Season on the Alabama Shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Fitzpatrick, P., Kastler, J., Hernandez, F., Culpepper, C., & Bright, C. (2017). The CONsortium for oil spill exposure pathways in COastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE). In Mississippi Academy of Sciences 81st Annual Meeting. Hattiesburg, MS : 02/23/17-02/24/17.
Pan, C., Dinniman, M., Fitzpatrick, P., Lau, Y., Cambazoglu, M., Parra, S., et al. (2017). Exploring the Circulation Dynamics of Mississippi Sound and Bight Using the CONCORDE Synthesis Model. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 12/11/17-12/15/17: Poster.
Pan, C., Dinniman, M., Fitzpatrick, P., Lau, Y., Hofmann, E., & Wiggert, J. (2017). Impact of High Resolution Atmospheric Forcing on Circulation Variability Within a Regional Model of the Mississippi Sound and Bight. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Soto, I. M., Cambazoglu, K. M., Boyette, A., Broussard, K., Fitzpatrick, P., Jacobs, G. A., et al. (2017). Advection of Karenia brevis blooms from the Florida Panhandle to the Mississippi Coast: a comparative analysis between the 2015 and 2007 bloom events. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17.
Wiggert, J., Dinniman, M., Fitzpatrick, P., Lau, Y., Pan, C., & Hofmann, E. (2017). Circulation, Transport, and Exchange Variability in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Wiggert, J., Pan, C., Dinniman, M., Lau, Y., Fitzpatrick, P., OBrien, S., et al. (2017). Impact of Circulation, Transport, and Exchange Variability in the Northern Gulf of Mexico on Shelf Ecosystem Dynamics. In 2017 OCB Summer Workshop. Woods Hole, MA : 06/26/17-06/29/17: Poster.
Wiggert, J. D., Pan, C., Dinniman, M., Lau, Y., Fitzpatrick, P., OBrien, S., et al. (2017). Impacts of Suspended Sediment and Estuarine – Shelf Exchange Pathways on Shelf Ecosystem Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 12/11/17-12/15/17: Poster.

2016

Cambazoglu, M. F., Soto Ramos, I. M., Howden, S. D., Dzwonkowski, B., Fitzpatrick, P., & Arnone R.A. (2016). Inflow of saline offshore waters into Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay in October 2015. In Bays and Bayous Symposium. Biloxi, MS : 11/30/16-12/01/16: Poster.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., & Lau, Y. (2016). Case study analysis of the Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., & Lau, Y. (2016). Case study analysis of the Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment Meeting Title, 96th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 01/11/16-01/14/16.
Graham, M., Shiller, A., Wiggert, J., Hernandez, F., Howden, S., Martin, K., et al. (2016). The CONsortium for oil spill exposure pathways in COastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE) --- Year one activities and results. In 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment Meeting Title, 96th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 01/11/16-01/14/16.
O'Brien, S., Fitzpatrick, P., Dzwonkowski, B., Dykstra, S., Wallace, D., Church, I., et al. (2016). Multivariate analysis of the influences of oceanic and meteorological processes on suspended particulate matter distributions in Mississippi coastal waters. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16: Poster.
O'Brien, S. J., Fitzpatrick, P., Dzwonkowski, B., Wallace, D. J., Church, I., & Wiggert, J. D. (2016). Influence of Physical Processes on the Concentration of Suspended Particulate Matter Derived from MODIS Reflectance at 645 nm in the Mississippi Sound. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Wiggert, J. D., Fitzpatrick, P., Jacobs, G. A., Lau, Y., O'Brien, S. J., & Hofmann, E. E. (2016). CONCORDE: Modeling and Synthesis. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.

2012

Fairman, J. G., Nair, U. S., Lau, Y. H., Fitzpatrick, P. J., & Ko, D. - S. (2012). Numerical modeling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill extent for ecosystem impact applications. In Southeastern Coastal and Atmospheric Processes Symposium. Mobile, AL, March 23-24, 2012.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., Lau, Y., Hill, C. M., & Karan, H. (2012). The influence of cyclones on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, January 22-26, 2012.
Wiggert, J. D., Harding, J. M., Bub, F. L., Fitzpatrick, P. J., & Woodard, K. C. (2012). Evaluation of the AMSEAS Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean regional forecast system: A SURA super-regional modeling testbed activity. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12.

2011

Fitzpatrick, P. J., Lau, Y., Hill, C. M., & Karan, H. (2011). he influence of cyclones on the BP oil spill. In Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference 2011. Miami, FL : 02/28/11-03/3/11.