NGI Research

The NGI conducts collaborative research with NOAA and other partners under four scientific themes, focusing on the northern Gulf of Mexico:

Ecosystem Management

- Characterize Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Wetland and Fisheries Habitats, including Restoration Strategies.

Geospatial Data Integration and Visualization in Environmental Science

- Develop significant results at the intersection of inland/ watershed-coastal waters and resources, with a particular focus on the research, development, prototype testing and transition of scientifically-based geospatial observations, integration and improved access to data, and increased use of effective visualization technology.

Climate Change and Climate Variability Effects on Regional Ecosystems

- Contribute to Northern Gulf of Mexico Climate Assessment and Impact Models.

Coastal Hazards

- Strengthen the Integration of Watershed, Estuarine and Coastal Models in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.

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NGI Current Projects	NGI Research Themes
NGI Current Projects	Ecosystem	Geospatial	Climate	Hazards
08-MOD-06 - Air Monitoring and Analysis at Grand Bay NERR
06-MSU-07 - An Information Semantic Approach for Resource and Knowledge Discovery in an Integrated Ocean Observing System		X		X
06-MSU-02 - Assessing the Impact of Ordinances, Outreach and Enforcement on the Resiliency of Gulf Coastal Watersheds		X		X
09-NGI-14 - Assessment of ecosystem services of selected coastal habitat types: Towards a model-based toolset for management planning	X	X
06-NOAA-06 - Building a Comprehensive Database on the Early Life Stages of Fishes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico	X		X
09-NGI-10 - Climate-related ichthyofaunal shifts in the northern Gulf of Mexico: implications for estuarine ecology and nearshore fisheries.	X		X
09-NGI-16 - Contrasting high and low relief fishery habitats of the Northeastern Gulf: habitat delineation, food web components and spatial demographics	X	X
06-USM-06 - Coordination and Educational Support for USM Northern Gulf Institute Activities	X	X	X	X
09-NGI-15 - Data Management in Support of NOAA	X	X
06-LSU-01 - DELTA Ecosystem Forecasting System	X	X		X
06-NOAA-07 - Determining the Relative Contributions of Ekman Transport and Other Meteorologically-Driven Flows and Astronomical Tides in Estuarine Recruitment	X
06-MSU-01 - Developing a Foundation for Analysis of Natural and Human-Induced Disturbances to Coastal Economies	X			X
09-NGI-01 - Developing a Tool for Assessing Cost Effective Best Management Practices for Resilient Communities	X			X
06-NOAA-05 - Development of Molecular Assays to Monitor Waters for Threats to Human Health				X
06-NOAA-08 - Enabling and Initiating Observing System Simulation Experiments of a Coastal High Resolution Oceanographic Model in the Northern Gulf of Mexico	X			X
08-MOD-04 - Establishing a data management system at Dauphin Island Sea Lab to link with NGI affiliated programs
06-NOAA-10 - Estimating Air-Sea Carbon Dioxide Fluxes in the River Dominated Northern Gulf of Mexico			X
09-NGI-07 - Food webs without borders: a case for ecosystem-based management in the northern Gulf of Mexico	X
09-NGI-18 - Forecasting Episodic Changes in Hurricane Intensity and Structure over the Gulf of Mexico				X
06-NOAA-02 - Forecasting the Ecological Impacts of Hurricanes through the Integration of Retrospective Remotely Sensed Imagery with Hydrographic and Biological Data from the Northern Gulf of Mexico	X	X		X
09-NGI-02 - From Physics to Fish: Modeling the Effects of Pulsed River Diversion on Fish Distribution	X
06-NOAA-03 - Habitat-linkages, Spatial Demographics and Food Web Components of the Northeastern Gulf Fisheries Ecosystem	X
09-NGI-11 - Identifying linkages between zooplankton dynamics, fishery resources and climate change in the Northern Gulf of Mexico		X	X
06-MSU-09 - Improving Hurricane Intensity and Landfall Estimation with Refined Modeling				X
06-FSU-01 - Integrated Research for the Northeast Gulf of Mexico Big Bend Region	X	X	X	X
09-NGI-19 - Integrated Research for the Northeast Gulf of Mexico Big Bend Region	X
06-USM-04 - Interaction Between Off-shore Circulation and Nearshore Processes During Extreme Weather Events				X
06-LSU-04 - Investigating Material Exchange between the Marsh and Channel Along an Estuarine Gradient	X		X	X
06-USM-08 - Macrofaunal Indicators of Hypoxia	X			X
06-DISL-01 - Marine Education and Outreach at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab	X		X	X
06-NOAA-04 - Mercury Bioaccumulation in Mobile Bay: a Model for Other Gulf of Mexico Estuaries	X			X
06-USM-01 - Microbial Source Tracking and its Application to the Northern Gulf of Mexico				X
06-MSU-05 - Modeling Mobile Bay Sediments and Pollutants with New Technologies		X		X
06-USM-03 - Monitoring and Assessment of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems in the Northern Gulf	X			X
09-NGI-13 - Monitoring and Assessment of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems in the Northern Gulf	X	X	X	X
08-NMSP-01 - NGI Keycard Project	X		X	X
07-MOD-02 - NOAA Ecosystems Data Assembly Center (EDAC) Project
06-NOAA-01 - NOAA Ecosystems Data Assembly Center (EDAC) supporting the NOAA Northern Gulf of Mexico Cooperative Institute	X	X	X	X
09-NGI-17 - Northern Gulf Institute Integrated Education and Outreach Program	X	X	X	X
06-MSU-08 - Northern Gulf Institute Outreach Efforts	X	X	X	X
09-NGI-12 - Pathogen Detection and Canine Fecal Source Identification: Validation of Assays to Identify Areas Requiring Management Action				X
06-LSU-02 - Public Health and Stressors	X			X
06-USM-07 - Quantifying Ecosystem Services of Different Coastal Habitat Types	X	X		X
06-DISL-02 - Restoring estuarine landscapes in Alabama coastal waters through creation of oyster reefs.	X			X
09-NGI-03 - Riverine and Estuarine Carbon Export to the Coastal Ocean (RECECO), Northern Gulf of Mexico	X
06-USM-05 - Satellite and in situ Optical Assessment of Algal Bloom Events in the Northern Gulf of Mexico				X
09-NGI-05 - Sediment and Mercury Path and Fate Modeling		X		X
07-MRC-01 - Socio-Economic Benefits Study of Ecosystem Datasets	X	X	X	X
06-MSU-04 - Spatial Technology and High Performance Computing for Improving Prediction of Surface Water Quality		X		X
09-NGI-04 - Spatial variation and temporal trend of water quality in the northern Gulf of Mexico	X	X		X
06-NOAA-09 - Temperature and Salinity Effects on the Growth and Survival of Juvenile Penaeid Shrimps: Implications for the Influence of River Diversions on Production	X
09-NGI-06 - Toward an Understanding of Gulf Coast Resident Preferences and Perceptions on Risk and Restoration				X
06-LSU-03 - Trophic Linkages and Biomass Production in Estuarine Ecosystems	X
09-NGI-08 - Understanding Coastal Resiliency from Hurricane Impacts Using Integrated Modeling and Observations		X		X
06-USM-02 - Utility of Ionosphere and Troposphere Models for Extending the Range of High-Accuracy GPS		X
09-NGI-09 - Visual Analytics for Assessment and Interpretation of Simulated River Flooding		X		X
06-MSU-06 - Visualization Techniques for Improving Public Understanding of Catastrophic Events		X		X
06-MSU-03 - Watershed Modeling Improvements to Enhance Coastal Ecosystems	X	X