Publications & Research

The following is a list of recent publications compiled at ASA over the last few years. Many are available for download in Adobe PDF format, and most other papers can be sent in a hard copy form by sending a special request via our contact form.

2011 Publications

Oil Spill Modeling for Ecological Risk and Natural Resource Damage Assessment PDF Available French-McCay, D.P., 2011. Oil Spill Modeling for Ecological Risk and Natural Resource Damage Assessment. Paper 415, Proceedings of the 2011 International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C., May 2011

Metocean Operational Modeling To Support Outfall Construction Along The Coastal Water Of Brazil PDF Available G. Clauzet, A. P. F. Rodrigues and E. Yassuda, 2011. International Symposium on Outfall Systems, May 15-18, 2011, Mar del Plata, Argentina

Tracer Dispersion Study: Diffusion Coefficient and Modeling Results PDF Available M. A. Corrêa and E. Yassuda, 2011. International Symposium on Outfall Systems, May 15-18, 2011, Mar del Plata, Argentina

Geophysical Methods to Support Ocean Outfall Monitoring: A Side-Scan Application PDF Available Luiz A. P. Souza, N. Alameddine, M.G Tessler, and E.A.Yassuda, 2011. International Symposium on Outfall Systems, May 15-18, 2011, Mar del Plata, Argentina

Modeling Brine Discharge Using a Lagrangian Approach PDF Available C. Swanson, C. Galagan, T. Isaji, D. Steube, and Y. Kim, 2011. International Symposium on Outfall Systems, May 15-18, 2011, Mar del Plata, Argentina

Design of an Outfall Diffuser and Environmental Analysis PDF Available E. Yassuda and M. A. Corrêa, 2011. International Symposium on Outfall Systems, May 15-18, 2011, Mar del Plata, Argentina

2010 Publications

Validation of Produced Water Discharge Modeling from Guamaré Outfalls I and II, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil PDF Purchase Lammardo, A.C.R., Gallo, A., Lammardo, M.P., Mendes, A.L.T., Azevedo, M.M., 2010. SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, 12-14 April 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Modeling the Effect of Flow Structure Selection on Residence Time in an Artificial Canal System: Case Study PDF Purchase Benfer, N.P., King, B. A.; Lemckert, C. J.; and Zigic S., 2010. Published in Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering March/April Issue, 91-96.

A Case Study of Consensus Modelling for Tracking Oil Spills PDF Available King, B., Brushett, B., & Lemckert, C., 2010. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmntal Science, Volume 11, Article 012025

2009 Publications

Modelling the Marine Environmental Impacts of Dredge Operations in Cockburn Sound, WA PDF Available Fitzpatrick, N., Burling, M., & Bailey, M., 2009. Coasts and Ports 2009, 16-18 September 2009, Wellington, New Zealand, paper 111, CD-ROM.

State-of-the-Art and Research Needs for Oil Spill Impact Assessment Modeling PDF Available D. French-McCay. Proceedings of the 32nd AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response, Ottawa, ON, Canada, pp. 601-653, 2009.

Oil Spill Risk Assessment – Relative Impact Indices by Oil Type and Location PDF Available D. French-McCay, C. Beegle-Krause, J. Rowe, W. Rodriguez, D. Schmidt Etkin; Proceedings of the 32nd AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response, Ottawa, ON, Canada, pp. 655-681, 2009.

2008 Publications

Modeling as a Scientific Tool in NRDA for Oil and Chemical Spills PDF Available D. French-McCay; Paper396; International Oil Spill Conference, May 2008.

Dispersed Oil Transport Modeling Calibrated by Field-Collected Data Measuring Fluorescein Dye Dispersion PDF Available D. French-McCay, C. Mueller, J. Payne, E. Terrill, M. Otero, S.Yong Kim, M. Carter, W. Nordhausen, M. Lampinen, B. Longval1, M. Schroeder, K. Jayko, C. Ohlmann. Paper 393; French-McCay et al.; International Oil Spill Conference, May 2008.

Marine Forecasting and Oil Spill Modeling in Dubai and the Gulf Region PDF Available E. Howlett, K. Jayko, T. Isaji, P. Anid, G. Mocke and F. Smit. Proceedings of the 31st AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response, COPEDEC VII, 2008, Dubai, UAE.

Evaluating Chemical Spill Risks to Aquatic Biota Using Modeling PDF Available D. French-McCay, J.R. Payne, N. Whittier. Proceedings of the 31st AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response, 2008, Ottawa, ON, Canada. To be Published .

Modeling the Effect of Flow Structures on Canal System Residence Time PDF Available N.P. Benfer, B.A. King, C.J. Lemckert, and S. Zigic. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, November 5-7, 2007, Newport, RI. To be Published.

Modeling of the Thermal Discharge from a Power Generating Facility into a Tidal-Like Hydropower Controlled Pool on the Connecticut River PDF Available Craig Swanson and Sankar Subbayya. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, November 5-7, 2007, Newport, RI. To be Published.

2007 Publications

Modeling the Tide and Wind-Induced Circulation in Buzzards Bay PDF Purchase Sankaranarayanan, S. 2007. Published in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 73, pp.467-480.

2006 Publications

A 3D Boundary-Fitted Barotropic Hydrodynamic Model for the New York Harbor Region   Sankaranarayanan, S. 2005. Published in Continental Shelf Research, 26, pp. 2233-2260.

Development and Application of a Three-Dimensional Orthogonal Coordinate Semi-implicit Hydrodynamic Model   Sankaranarayanan, S. and M. C. Ward. 2006. Published in Continental Shelf Research, 26, pp. 1571-1594.

Two Chemical Spill Patterns in Tidally Dominated San Diego Bay, California, USA   P.Chu, P. Pauly, S. Haeger, and M. Ward.2006. Published in Coastal Environmental and Water Quality, pp.69-90.

Wind and Tiadal Effects on Chemical Spill in St. Andrew Bay System, Located on the Western Part of Florida, USA   P.Chu, P. Pauly, S. Haeger, and M. Ward. 2006. Published in Coastal Environmental and Water Quality, pp. 47-68.

Spill Hazard Evaluation for Chemicals Shipped in Bulk Using Modeling PDF Purchase French McCay, D., N. Whittier, M. Ward, and C. Santos. Environmental Modelling & Software, 21, pp.156-169.