Research Activities

Research Overview

Research Group 1

Biogenic Element Cycling and Contaminant Behavior in River-to-Coastal Systems

Research Objectives

Phase 1 |Distribution, Transport, and Fluxes of Biogenic Elements.
Identification and fates of Land-Derived Hazardous Substances.

Phase 2 | Biogenic Element Budgets and Climate Linkages.
Climate-Driven Changes in Hazardous Substance Dynamics.

Research Overview

Research Group 2

Investigation of Changes in the Estuary–Coastal Water Circulation and Ocean Current Systems Caused by Climate Change

Research Objectives

Phase 1 | Model-Based Enhancement of Physical–Biogeochemical Ocean Representation Using the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS)

Phase 2 | Climate-Driven Spatiotemporal Variability of Material Cycles. Model-Based Prediction of Transport and Dispersion.

Research Overview

Interdisciplinary Group Research

Study on the Behavior of Toxic Substances from Harmful Algal Species in Estuary–Coastal Areas

Research Objectives

Phase 1 | Observation-Based Dynamics of Biogenic Elements and Toxic Substances. Development of Transport and accumulation Models across Trophic Levels

Phase 2 | Climate Scenario–Driven Variability of Toxic Substances. Prediction of Transport, Dispersion, and assimilation of Biogenic Elements.

Research Overview