Modeling circulation on the Texas-Louisiana continental shelf

The physical processes on the Texas-Louisiana continental shelf and slope are examined using a high-resolution domain. The model domain covers all the Texas- and Louisiana- bays and estuaries and extend to past the 500 m isobath. The model is forced with the observed freshwater fluxes from the eight major Texas and Louisiana rivers, surface winds, and heat fluxes. This model is used to study seasonal hypoxia over the Texas-Louisiana shelf, and examine the origins of harmful algal blooms that occur sporadically along the Texas coast. This model will be transitioned to an operational model used to predict oil spill trajectories.