Western Boundary Current-Subtropical Continental Shelf Interactions Workshop Agenda
Note: This agenda is still a work-in-progress. Updates of the agenda will be provided to all participants as they become available.
October 26, 2020: Recorded regional overviews by our invited speakers will be made available via Webex on the Skidaway Institute website. Lectures may be viewed at each participant’s convenience, and it is encouraged that everyone submit their comments and questions via the Webex link prior to the live sessions. Questions and comments will be visible to all participants.
Invited speakers:
Gulf Stream
Dr. Dana Savidge, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
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Dr. Eileen Hofmann, Old Dominion University
“Modeling Western Boundary Currents and Ecosystem Interactions: Approaches and Challenges”
Brazil Current
Dr. Ilson Da Silveira, University of Sao Paulo
“The Brazil Current revisited”
Dr. Frederico Brandini, University of Sao Paulo
“Biogeochemical patterns and ecosystem response to physical drivers in the South Brazil Bight”
Agulhas Current
Dr. Marjolaine Krug, Director: National Oceans and Coastal Information Management System (OCIMS), South Africa
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Dr. Tarron Lamont, Oceans & Coastal Research, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
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Kuroshio Current
Dr. Xinyo Guo, Ehime University
“Cross-shelf transports of water and nutrients in the East China Sea and their impacts on the primary production”
Dr. Dezhou Yang, Chinese Academy of Sciences
“Onshore intrusion of Kuroshio Current and its impact on coastal ecosystem”
East Australian Current
Dr. Iain Suthers, University of New South Wales
“The biological consequences of eddies, entrainment and coastal connectivity of the EAC”
Dr. Moninya Roughan, University of New South Wales
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November 10, 2020. 12:00 – 14:00 UTC: Live moderated panel discussion of the regional overviews for the Gulf Stream, Brazil Current, and Agulhas Current systems with the invited speakers and virtual workshop participants. Proceedings will be recorded and will be available online after the event.
November 17, 2020. 0:00 – 2:00 UTC: Live moderated panel discussion of the regional overviews for the East Australian and Kuroshio Current systems, as well as a comparative overview of WBC-shelf interactions, with the invited speakers and virtual workshop participants. Proceedings will be recorded and will be available online after the event.
November 14-17, 2021. An in-person follow-up workshop is planned in Savannah, GA, that will build upon the ideas developed in the pre-workshop. A workshop agenda will be available summer, 2021.