Working Papers [SBU SOMAS]
The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University is the the State University of New York's center for marine and atmospheric research, education, and public service. Research at SoMAS explores solutions to a variety of issues facing the world today ranging from local problems affecting the area around Long Island to processes that are impacting the entire globe. SoMAS became a school at Stony Brook University in 2007, but existed for more than 40 years as the Marine Sciences Research Center (MSRC) and the Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres (ITPA). In the mid-1970's MSRC/SoMAS began to internally publish several report series as a means of more rapidly reporting the results of its research than would typically occur in the standard refereed scientific literature. Much of the research described in these reports, however, was also eventually published in scientific journals, proceedings and books. These Working Papers range from 1981-1993.
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Recent Submissions
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The condition of New York's ocean shoreline, 1993
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1995)from the introduction, ". . .It is my intention to explore ways to classify the coast, using only aerial photographs, in a way that will facilitate comparisons of different sites along NY's ocean shoreline with regards to ... -
Environmental conditions along the proposed offshore path of the Transco pipeline in the Lower Bay of New York Harbor
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1992)from the introduction, "A buried gas pipeline is proposed to run from the southern tip of Staten island westward across Raritan Bay thence across the Ambrose Channel to Kennedy International Airport. . .The purpose of this ... -
Development of a research program for the Peconic Bay Estuary responsive to management needs : phase 1 : report of a workshop, 26 November 1991
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the introduction, "On 26 November 1991, a workshop was help at the Marine Sciences Research Center to begin to develop for the Peconic estuary a research program responsive to management needs. . ." This working paper ... -
Some possible futures of Long Island Sound
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the introduction, ". . .In this paper we explore the range of those possible futures. Since the possible futures will depend primarily upon people and their activities, we first review the population and land use ... -
The urban environment and waste disposal : notes prepared for the Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche, New York State Conference on "Public-Private Partnership for Urban Revitalization", 6-8 November 1991
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the closing observations, "Waste Management problems in cities are problems of long-standing. . .Many urban problems of the future can be identified now. They should be; and they should be attended to now. ... -
An identification and preliminary assessment of altrnatives to enhanced nutrient removal at sewage treatment plants for relieving hypoxia in western Long Island Sound : report of a workshop, 21 August 1991
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the introduction, "This workshop was conducted at the request of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Long Island Sound Study. The background on the workshop is summarized briefly int he 16 August 1991 memo to ... -
Sand transport at the East Hampton groins
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the introduction, "As a supplement to the analysis of historical records of shoreline position at East Hampton, and with the aim of systematically assessing the impact of the coastal structures in the area, a computer ... -
NYS Project 2000 : marine and Great Lakes resources, 2000
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the preface, ". . .These reports are part of a series to address the future of New York's marine and Great Lakes resources int he year 2000 and beyond. . .These reports are intended to provide some of the information ... -
On development of an estuarine science-management paradigm : report of a workshop, 23-24 April 1991
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the preface, "This working paper is the second in a series of reports that will be prepared as part of a project to develop a model program -- a paradigm -- for research, monitoring and education in support of ... -
Workshop on Hydro-Environmental Monitoring and Modeling in the New York Bight : program and abstracts
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991-02)"Prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under contract no. DACW-51-86-D0007." -
On development of an estuarine science-management paradigm : report of a workshop, 20 September 1990
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1990)from the preface, "This working paper is the first in a series of reports that will be prepared as part if a project to develop a model program -- a paradigm -- of research, monitoring and modelling in support of management ... -
Critical problems of New York's marine coastal zone: a preliminary selection
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1990-03-07)from the preface, "This report is the first step in a process to identify important problems -- existing and incipient -- of New York's coastal marine environments; problems that are not receiving adequate attention. . ." -
The Delaware Estuary Program: informal report of a workshop held 30-31 March 1990 to identify uses and values for the Delaware Estuary in 2020
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1990)from the preface, ". . .this report is an informal report of the first two workshops. It is intended primarily to be input to the second workshop. . ." -
On the identification of strategies to eliminate the causes of floatables on beaches: results of a workshop held on 22 March 1990
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1990)from the goal section of the introduction, "The primary goal of the Workshop was to identify strategies to eliminate the fundamental causes of floatable and medical-type wastes on the region's beaches." -
Predicted changes in tidal circulation in the lower bay of New York Harbor resulting from deepening a section of Ambrose Channel
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1990-03)from the abstract, "The possible consequences of deepening to 70 feet a section of the Ambrose Channel which gives access to the Lower Bay of New York Harbor were assessed." -
Floatables and medical type wastes on the region's beaches 1989 vs. 1988 What were the differences and their causes?
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1989-12-15)from the introduction, "The Foes of Floatables and Medical Type Waste met on October 24, 1989 at the New York State Urban Development Corporation in New York City, New York. The meeting was sponsored by the Marine Sciences ... -
Dissolved oxygen data in western Long Island Sound 1988-89
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1989)from the introduction, "From April 1988 through September 1989, dissolved oxygen concentrations were measure for the purposes of defining areas of hypoxia and determining the length of time that these areas were hypoxic. ... -
Variations in salinity and temperature during a tidal cycle in western Long Island Sound
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1989)from the introduction, "To aid in the interpretation of CTD data collected during the EPA Estuary Program's Long Island Sound Study, temperature and salinity profiles were made during a tidal cycle at three stations along ... -
Calibration and CTD intercomparison for the Long Island Sound Study
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1989)from the introduction, "Beginning in April 1988, CTD cruises were conducted in western Long Island sound under the EPA National Estuary Program's Long Island Sound Study. An Applied Microsystem (AMS) CTD Model STD 12 was ... -
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev : report of a workshop with members of the Board of Governors, 12-13 May 1993
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1993)from the introduction, "This report has two purposes. The first is to summarize briefly the discussions of the London meeting and the conclusions and recommendations that emerged from those discussions. The second is for ...