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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 Special Reports range from 1975 - 2008.
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Recent Submissions
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North Shore bays benthic mapping : groundtruth studies : final report to NY Department of Environmental Conservation
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 2008)from the abstract, "We combined high-resolution remote sensing techniques with detailed study of the physical and faunal characteristics at point locations in different seafloor environments within the Oyster Bay Cold ... -
Nearshore fish communities of the mid-Hudson River estuary, 1985-2000
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 2001)from the abstract, "Two hundred-eleven seine hauls were completed in the 2000 young-of-the-year (YOY) striped bass survey in the Hudson River. A total of 4,830 YOY striped bass were captured, resulting in a geometric mean ... -
Baseline sedimentary and faunal characteristics of potential shell planting and references sites in Great South Bay
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 2000)from the introduction, ". . .The purpose of this study was to establish baseline sedimentary and faunal community characteristics at several sites in Great South Bay in anticipation of a possible shell planting, habitat ... -
An annotated bibliography of the natural resources of the Peconic Estuary and adjacent locations on Eastern Long Island, NY : a literature survey submitted to the Peconic Estuary Program (PEP)
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 2000)from the introduction, ". . .This bibliography contains 1317 references of printed or electronic information relevant to the Peconic Estuary and eastern Long Island. It lists published books, maps, reports, and journal ... -
Impact of Little Pike's Inlet on tides and salinity in Moriches Bay : final report
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1994)from the conclusions, "Salinity and tides have been measured in Moriches Bay following the breach of December 1992 that resulted in the formation of Little Pike's Inlet. These measurements continued through the subsequent ... -
An Assessment of impacts associated with implementation of the Suffolk County plastics law, Local Law 10-1988
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1993)from the executive summary, ". . .This study assesses the degree to which the stated purpose of the law would be fulfilled should the law be implemented, and investigates and quantifies some of the possible subsequent ... -
Long Island Coastal Conference, 16-17 June 1993 : scenario planning & the future of Long Island's coastline and near-coastal environments
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1993)from the executive summary, "On 16-17 June 1993 a group of nearly 200 environmentalists, business people, concerned homeowners, coastal scientists and engineers used scenario planning to explore a range of plausible futures ... -
Where does it all go? the size and methods of disposal of Long Island's solid waste, 1986 and 1991
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1992)from the introduction, "The purposes of this report on solid waste generation rates and means of waste disposal on Long Island are seven-fold: 1) To unify various data sets generated over the years on and about Long Island ... -
Managing freshwater discharge to the San Francisco Bay Delta-Estuary : the scientific basis for an estuarine standard
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1992)from the cover page, ". . .Conclusions and Recommendations of Members of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuarine Scientific, Policy, and Management Communities. . .Affiliations and areas of expertise of these individuals and ... -
Turning Long Island's sensitive environment and its environmental problems into opportunities for entrepreneurs : results of a workshop held at the Marine Sciences Research Center, 19 June 1992
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1992)from the preface, "This report is a brief summary of the major conclusions and recommendations of the workshop. The workshop prospectus is included as Appendix A, the workshop agenda as Appendix B, and the list of participants ... -
Abundance and seasonality of key forage species in Long Island Sound
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1992)from the preface, "This special report is Task 1 of a report submitted to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency for the Long Island Sound Study entitled "Characterization and Assessment of Potential Impacts of Hypoxia ... -
Use impairments of Jamaica Bay
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1992)from the conclusion, ". . .Broad categories of use impairment in Jamaica Bay that are causing significant losses of ecological, economic or social values are 1) limited opportunities for swimming and other watercontact ... -
Scientific and educational partnerships to alleviate aquatic environmental problems in Eastern Europe : results of a workshop held at the Marine Sciences Research Center, April 22, 1992
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1992)from the executive summary, ". . .Problems common to scientists in virtually all eastern European countries include lack of access to scientific information from other countries (and sometimes their own country), and the ... -
Degradation of starch-based plastics in the environment.
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1992)from the introduction, ". . .The degradation processes for starch-based plastics following burial in modern sanitary landfills is not well known. The objective of this study is to measure the rate and extent of deterioration ... -
On the refinement of the use of salinity as the basis for a standard to use in conjunction with flow to protect important living resources of the San Francisco Estuary : report of a workshop held at the Bay Conference Center, Tiburon, California, 17 December 1991.
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the conclusion, "The workshop participants reaffirmed the importance of developing a seasonal salinity standard that takes the form of a position of the nearbottom 2 o/oo isohaline. The salinity standard should be ... -
Mobility of dioxins and furans from stabilized incineration residue in seawater
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the abstract, ". . .Residues from several municipal solid waste incinerator facilities were analyzed for dioxin and furan concentrations. Levels within fly ash samples ranged between no detection (ND) - 1250 ng/g of ... -
An assessment of the entrapment zone and other estuarine surrogates for managing freshwater inflow to the San Francisco Bay Estuary : report of a workshop held at the Bay Conference Center, Tiburon, California, 27-29 August 1991.
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the introduction, ". . .This report summarizes the principal conclusions and recommendations of a workshop held at the Bay Conference Center in Tiburon, California on 27-29 August 1991. The goals set for the workshop ... -
Forging a partnership between federal monitoring programs and the academic marine community : summary of a workshop hosted by the Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, April 29-30, 1991
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from page four, ". . .The workshop considered two major issues in Long Island Sound: eutrophication and the fate of toxic contaminants. Both areas were highlighted in the recent Long Island Sound Study as issues of concern ... -
Recommendations for a research program responsive to management needs for information to ensure the values and uses desired for the Delaware Estuary in 2020
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1990)from the introduction, ". . .This report summarizes and expands upon the results of the two workshops held in the spring of 1990 sponsored by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) of the Delaware Estuary ... -
The New York Bight geographic information system : development, results, and future efforts
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the introduction, "This report describes the first application of a geographic information system (GIS) to aid in the selection of ocean disposal sites for dredged sediment, specifically alternate and the placcment ...
