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Prepare tomorrow’s
scientists and resource managers |
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• Oceanography and
coastal sciences
• Environmental and fisheries policy analysis and
decision-making
• Environmental toxicology and remediation
• Wetland functions and processes |
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Oceanography research |
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• Gulf of Mexico currents and eddies
• Gulf of Mexico fisheries, including the Rigs–to-Reefs
Program
• Marine geology of the continental shelf and slope
• Deltaic geology and sedimentology
• Continental shelf hypoxia |
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Wetland studies |
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• Coastal land loss
• Coastal ecology
• Coastal restoration planning and management
• Large river and delta management
• Wetland protection, restoration, and habitat creation
• Delta growth and development
• Essential fisheries habitat
• Wetland environmental chemistry |
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Modeling and remediation |
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• Satellite imagery analysis for
agriculture, flooding, and emergency response
• Environmental remediation via microbial systems
• Environmental technology transfer and GIS data
development
• Ecosystem, hydrologic, and habitat modeling
• Physical processes of bays, coastal waters, and
deep gulf circulation |
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Hurricane research |
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• Hurricane tracking and warning
(Earth Scan Lab)
• Aerial videotape surveys for hurricane impact
documentation and habitat and shoreline change
• Wave and storm surge monitoring and early warning
(WAVCIS) |
