Monitoring and Evaluation of Radar Measured Rainfall Over Florida Bay and the Everglades, F. Marks and P. Willis (OAR, RSMAS). This project was initiated in 1997.

$54K COP
$21K OAR

Simulations of Regional Climatic Patterns Which Impact the Florida Bay Water Cycle, C. Mattocks (OAR). This project was initiated in 1997.

$64K COP

A Workplan for the Continued Operation, Maintenance, and Enhancement of the SEAKEYS, J. Ogden, S. Vargo, C. Humphreys, T. Moore, and J. Hendee (FIO, KML, and OAR). This project was initiated in 1997.

$175K COP
$50K OAR
$50K NOS

The Sediment Record as a Monitor of Natural and Anthropogenic Changes in the Lower Everglades/Florida Bay Ecosystem: A High Resolution Study, T. Nelsen, P. Blackwelder, P. Swart, H. Wanless, J. Trefry, and L. Tedesco (OAR, RSMAS, FIT, and IUPUI). This was a renewal of a 1995/1996 project.

$146K COP
$74K OAR

Development of Models to Describe Ecosystem Interactions in Florida Bay, G. Jackson and A. Burd (TX A&M). This project was initiated in 1997.

$93K COP

The Role of Suspended Calcium Carbonate in the Phosphorus Cycle in Florida Bay, F. Millero and J. Zhang (RSMAS). This project was initiated in 1997.

$77K COP

The Role of Groundwater Nutrient Fluxes in the Nutrient Budget of Florida Bay, W. Burnett, J. Chanton, L. Brand, Z. Top, T. Juster (FSU, RSMAS, USF). This project was initiated in 1997.

$124COP

Circulation, Nutrient Influx, and Phytoplankton Growth in Florida Bay, G. Hitchcock and G. Vargo (RSMAS and USF). This project was an augmentation to the Lee et al. project.

$86K COP
$50K NOS

Pools and Fluxes of Nutrients in Florida Bay Sediments and Biological and Chemical Barriers to Flux at the Sediment Water Interface, A. Szmant, L. Brand, P. Carlson, and G. Yarbro (RSMAS and FDEP). This was a renewal of a 1995/1996 project.

$123K COP

Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Florida Bay, P. Whung, T. Meyers, and S. Lindberg (OAR, ARL, ORNL). This project was initiated in 1997.

$93K COP
$58K ARL

Regional Boundary Conditions for Florida Bay, F. Aikman, B. O'Connor, and G. Mellor (NOS, Princeton). This was a renewal of a 1995/1996 project.

$91K COP
$76K NOS

Circulation and Exchange of Florida Bay and the Connecting Waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Keys, T. Lee, E. Williams, D. Wilson, E. Johns (RSMAS, OAR). This was a renewal of a 1995/1996 project.

$332K COP
$93.5K OAR

Field Observations to Initialize and Verify Computer Simulations of Florida Bay, N. Smith (HBOI). This project was initiated in 1997.

$59K COP

Trophic Pathways in the Pelagic Environment of Florida Bay, M. Dagg, G. Kleppel, and P, Ortner (LUMCOM, USC, and OAR). This was a renewal of a 1995/1996 project.

$132K COP
$50K OAR

Experimental Investigation of Salinity and Nutrient Effects on Florida Bay Plankton and Larval Spotted Sea Trout, E. Clarke and S. Bollens (RSMAS and SFSU). This project was initiated in 1997.

$43K COP
$20K NMFS

Fish Recruitment, Growth, and Habitat Use in Florida Bay, D. Hoss, W. Hettler, D. Peters, A. Powell, G. Thayer, M. Robblee, R. Matheson, and D. Camp (NMFS, USGS/BRD, and FDEP). This was a renewal of a 1995/1996 project.

$183K COP
$50K NMFS
$107.5K NPS

Florida Bay Outreach and Community Education Program, J. Cato, and M. Clarke (Florida Sea Grant). This project was initiated in 1997.

$180K COP

Florida Bay Program Management (less data management), P. Ortner, D. Welcher, N. Thompson, and T. Lee, (OAR, NMFS, RSMAS).

$165K COP

FY98 CONTRIBUTIONS

*Pure NMFS supported projects are not included in the total

INSTITUTIONAL ALLOCATION OF FY98 COP FUNDS

APPROXIMATE SUB-ALLOCATION OF FY98 PROGRAM FUNDS