Ocean biogeochemical modelling of the Gulf of Mexico

  • determination of pollution risks hotspots in the Gulf of Mexico based on numerical experiments
  • technical and scientific support to the local ocean biogeochemical modelling team
  • model framework : NEMO-PISCES
  • contracting authority : CICESE (https://www.cicese.edu.mx/)- contract value 100 kUSD
  • long-term part-time project 2015-2019
  • offsite + annual onsite stays
  • large context CIGOM (https://cigom.org)
a – coastal landing (yellow: “hotspots”) in the case of a simultaneous release of a large numbers of tracers, The abscissae is the index of the coastline (see encapsulated figure). b- annual mean. c-e: origin (annual mean) of the tracer accumulated in c – the region 1 (Island of Cuba) , d – 2 (Bay of Campeche) and e – 3 (Mississipi’s Mouth)
Annual meeting at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico