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Yonggang Liu, Ph.D.

Ocean Circulation Group

College of Marine Science

University of South Florida

Book:

Liu, Y., A. MacFadyen, Z.-G. Ji, and R.H. Weisberg (Editors), 2011: Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise, Geophysical Monograph Series, Vol. 195, 271 PP., ISSN: 0065-8448, ISBN 978-0-87590-485-6. AGU/geopress, Washington, D.C.

Manuscripts in preparation or submitted:

Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, and C. Lembke, 2013: Thermal lag correction of glider salinity data across a sharp thermocline (submitted).
Weisberg, R.H., L. Zheng, Y. Liu, C. Lembke, J.M. Lenes, and J.J. Walsh, 2013: Why a red tide was not observed on the West Florida Continental Shelf in 2010 (in press).

Refereed papers:

Weisberg, R.H., Y. Liu, C.R. Merz, J.I. Virmani, and L. Zheng, 2012: A critique of alternative power generation for Florida by mechanical and solar means, Marine Technology Society Journal, 46(5), 12-23, doi:10.4031/MTSJ.46.5.1.
Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg, 2012: Seasonal variability on the West Florida Shelf, Progress in Oceanography, 104, 80-98, doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2012.06.001.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, S. Vignudelli, L. Roblou, and C.R. Merz, 2012: Comparison of the X-TRACK altimetry estimated currents with moored ADCP and HF radar observations on the West Florida Shelf, Advances in Space Research, 50, 1085-1098, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2011.09.012.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, C. Hu, and L. Zheng, 2011: Trajectory forecast as a rapid response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise, Geophysical Monograph Series, 195, 153-165, doi:10.1029/2011GM001121.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, C. Hu, C. Kovach, and R. Riethmüller, 2011: Evolution of the Loop Current system during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event as observed with drifters and satellites, in Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise, Geophysical Monograph Series, 195, 91-101, doi:10.1029/2011GM001127.
Weisberg, R.H., L. Zheng, and Y. Liu, 2011: Tracking subsurface oil in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon well blowout, in Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise, Geophysical Monograph Series, 195, 205-215, doi:10.1029/2011GM001131.
Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg, 2011: Evaluation of trajectory modeling in different dynamic regions using normalized cumulative Lagrangian separation, Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, C09013, doi:10.1029/2010JC006837.
Hu, C., R.H. Weisberg, Y. Liu, L. Zheng, K.L. Daly, D.C. English, J. Zhao, and G.A. Vargo, 2011: Did the northeastern Gulf of Mexico become greener after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L09601, doi:10.1029/2011GL047184.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, C. Hu, and L. Zheng, 2011: Tracking the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: A modeling perspective, EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 92(6), 45-46, doi: doi: 10.1029/2011EO060001. (EOS feature article)
Jin, B., G. Wang, Y. Liu, and R. Zhang, 2010: Interaction between the East China Sea Kuroshio and the Ryukyu Current as revealed by the Self-Organizing Map. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, C12047, doi:10.1029/2010JC006437.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, C.R. Merz, S. Lichtenwalner, and G.J. Kirkpatrick, 2010: HF radar performance in a low energy environment: CODAR SeaSonde experience on the West Florida Shelf. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 27(10), 1689-1710.
Weisberg, R.H., Y. Liu, and D.A. Mayer, 2009: Mean circulation on the west Florida continental shelf observed with long-term moorings. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L19610, doi:10.1029/2009GL040028.
Liu, Y., P. MacCready, and B.M. Hickey, 2009: Columbia River plume patterns in summer 2004 as revealed by a hindcast coastal ocean circulation model. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L02601, doi:10.1029/2008GL036447.
Liu, Y., P. MacCready, B.M. Hickey, E.P. Dever, P.M. Kosro, and N.S. Banas, 2009: Evaluation of a coastal ocean circulation model for the Columbia River plume in 2004. Journal of Geophysical Research,114, C00B4, doi:10.1029/2008JC004929.
MacCready, P., N. S. Banas, B. H. Hickey, E. P. Dever, and Y. Liu, 2009: A model study of tide- and wind-induced mixing in the Columbia River estuary and plume. Continental Shelf Research, 29, 278-291.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, and Y. Yuan, 2008: Patterns of upper layer circulation variability in the South China Sea from satellite altimetry using the Self-Organizing Map. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 27(Supp.), 129-144.
Liu, Y., X.S. Liang, and R.H. Weisberg, 2007: Rectification of the bias in the wavelet power spectrum. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 24(12), 2093-2102.
Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg, 2007: Ocean currents and sea surface heights estimated across the West Florida Shelf. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37(6), 1697-1713.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, and L.K. Shay, 2007: Current patterns on the West Florida Shelf from joint Self-Organizing Map analyses of HF radar and ADCP data. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 24(4), 702-712.
Hong, Y., Y.-M. Chiang, Y. Liu, K.-L. Hsu, and S. Soroohian, 2006: Satellite-based precipitation estimation using watershed segmentation and growing hierarchical self-organizing map. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27(23), 5165-5184, doi: 10.1080/01431160600763428.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, and C.N.K. Mooers, 2006: Performance evaluation of the Self-Organizing Map for feature extraction. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, C05018, doi:10.1029/2005jc003117.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, and R. He, 2006: Sea surface temperature patterns on the West Florida Shelf using Growing Hierarchical Self-Organizing Maps. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 23(2), 325-338.
Weisberg, R.H., R. He, Y. Liu, and J.I. Virmani, 2005: West Florida Shelf circulation on synoptic, seasonal, and inter-annual time scales. In: Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Models, Geophysical Monograph Series, 161, 325-347, edited by Wilton Sturges and Alexis Lugo-Fernandez, AGU, Washington D.C.
Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg, 2005: Momentum balance diagnoses for the West Florida Shelf. Continental Shelf Research, 25, 2054-2074.
Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg, 2005: Patterns of ocean current variability on the West Florida Shelf using the self-organizing map. Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, C06003, doi:10.1029/2004JC002786.
He, R., Y. Liu, and R.H. Weisberg, 2004: Coastal ocean wind fields gauged against the performance of an ocean circulation model. Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L14303, doi:10.1029/2003GL019261.

Non-refereed publications:

Merz, C.R., R.H. Weisberg, Y. Liu: 2012: Evolution of the USF/CMS CODAR and WERA HF Radar Network, IEEE Oceans 2012, doi:10.1109/OCEANS.2012.6404947.
Liu, Y., 2011: Interactive comment on “A comparative study of biological production in eastern boundary upwelling systems using an artificial neural network” by Z. Lachkar and N. Gruber, Biogeosciences Discuss., 8, C4254–C4257.
Liu, Y., A. MacFadyen, Z.-G. Ji, and R.H. Weisberg, 2011: Preface, in Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise, Geophysical Monograph Series, 195, doi:10.1029/2011GM001146.
Liu, Y., A. MacFadyen, Z.-G. Ji, and R.H. Weisberg, 2011: Introduction to monitoring and modeling the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise, Geophysical Monograph Series, 195, 1-7, doi:10.1029/2011GM001147.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, C. Hu, and L. Zheng, 2011: Combining numerical ocean circulation models with satellite observations in a trajectory forecast system: A rapid response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Proceedings of SPIE Conference 8030, 80300K. doi:10.1117/12.887983.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, C. Hu, and L. Zheng, 2011: Satellites, models combine to track Deepwater Horizon oil spill. SPIE Newsroom, doi:10.1117/2.1201104.003575.
Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg, 2011: A review of Self-Organizing Map applications in meteorology and oceanography, in Self-Organizing Maps - Applications and Novel Algorithm Design, edited by J. I. Mwasiagi, InTech, Rijeka, Croatia, ISBN 978-953-307-546-4, pp.253-272.
Liu, Y., 2010: Interactive comment on "Temporal energy partitions of Florida extreme sea level events as a function of Atlantic multidecadal oscillation" by J. Park et al. Ocean Sci. Discuss., 7, C203-C204.
Liu, Y., 2010: Interactive comment on "Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler observations in the southern Caspian Sea: shelf currents and flow field off Freidoonkenar Bay, Iran" by P. Ghaffari and V. Chegini. Ocean Sci. Discuss., 6, C1137-C1139.
Liu, Y., 2009: Comment on "Estimating the monthly pCO2 distribution in the North Atlantic using a self-organizing neural network" by M. Telszewski et al. Biogeosciences Discuss., 6, C1-C4.

Recent conference presentations:

Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg:, Seasonal variation of currents and sea level on the West Florida Shelf as revealed by long-term moorings, 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, 2/23/2012.
Lembke, C., R.H. Weisberg, Y. Liu, and D. English: Glider and other observations of anomalous upwelling on the West Florid Shelf in spring/summer 2010, 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, 2/22/2012.
Merz, C.R., R.H. Weisberg, Y. Liu: Evolution of the USF/CMS CODAR and WERA HF Radar Network, Oceans’12 MTS/IEEE, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 14-19 Oct. 2012.

Koch, A.O., R.W. Helber, J.G. Richman, C.N. Barron, Y. Liu, C. Lembke, R.H. Weisberg: Horizontal density compensation in the Gulf of Mexico, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA., Dec. 2012.

(Invited) Weisberg, R.H., and Y. Liu: Response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill by the USF Ocean Circulation Group: A review, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Principal Investigator Conference, Sponsored by the NSTC Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, St. Petersburg, FL October 25-26, 2011.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, S. Vignudelli, L. Roblou, and C. Merz: Altimetry on the West Florida Shelf, The 5th Coastal Altimetry Workshop, San Diego, California, October, 16-18, 2011.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, C. Hu, and L. Zheng: Trajectory Forecasts Based on Numerical Ocean Circulation Models and Satellite Observations: A Rapid Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, December 13-17, 2010.
(Invited) Weisberg, R.H., Y. Liu, L. Zheng, C. Hu, and C. Lembke: Rapid Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill from University of South Florida: Numerical Models, Remote Sensing, and In-situ Observations, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, December 13-17, 2010.
(Keynote) Weisberg, R.H., Y. Liu, Lianyuan Zheng, and Chuanmin Hu: The Oil Trajectory: How it behaved in the Gulf of Mexico and why, and where might residual oil be heading? CSDMS Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 14-17, 2010.
(Invited) Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg: Lessons learned from an integrated coastal ocean observing system on the West Florida Shelf. 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Bremen, Germany, July 18-25, 2010.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, Chuanmin Hu, and Lianyuan Zheng: Tracking/predicting the oil spill trajectory in the Gulf of Mexico using numerical models and satellite imagery. USF/CMS Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Staff Summer Colloquium, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June 18, 2010.
(Keynote) Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, Lianyuan Zheng, and Chuanmin Hu: Tracking Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill with Numerical Models and Satellite Imagery. Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) 2010 Annual Board & Membership Meeting, Savanna, Georgia, USA, April 12-13, 2010.

Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, and D.A. Mayer: Climatology of West Florida Shelf Circulation Observed with long-Term Moorings. The 15^th Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon, February 22-26, 2010.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, S. Vignudelli, and L. Roblou, 2009: Validation of X-TRACK Coastal Altimetry on the West Florida Shelf. The 3rd Coastal Altimetry Workshop, Frascati, Italy, September 17-18, 2009.
Weisberg, R.H., Y. Liu, and D.A. Mayer, 2009: West Florida Shelf mean circulation observed with long-term moorings. MABPOM-SECOM Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, August 17-18, 2009.
Weisberg, R.H., L. Zheng, and Y. Liu: Why the red tide over the West Florida Shelf in 2008 is mild? A view from ocean circluation. NOAA ECOHAB PI Meeting, VIMS, Virginia, USA, May 21-22, 2009.
Liu, Y., C.R. Merz, and R.H. Weisberg: HF radar performance on a low energy enviroment as found using CODAR SeaSonde on the West Florida Shelf. 2008 AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California, USA, December 15-19, 2008.
Liu, Y., P. MacCready, and B.M. Hickey: Columbia River plume influence on shelf circulation as revealed by a coastal ocean circulation hindcast. The 14th Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA, March 2-7, 2008.
Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg: Ocean current structures and sea surface height estimates across the West Florida Shelf. The 14th Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Feb 20-24, 2006.
Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg: Across-shelf structure of the ocean circulation on the West Florida Shelf. Gordon Research Conferences - Coastal Ocean Circulation. New London, New Hampshire, USA, June 5~10, 2005.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg and R. He: Sea surface temperature patterns on the West Florida Shelf using Growing Hierarchical Self-Organizing Maps. The 85th AMS Annual meeting - Fourth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science. San Diego, California, USA, January 2005.
Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg: On the optimal wind direction in changing the coastal sea level along the West Florida Shelf. The 85th AMS Annual meeting - The Sixth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes. San Diego, California, USA, January 2005.
Liu, Y., and R.H. Weisberg: Ocean current spatial patterns from West Florida Shelf velocity time series using the Self-Organizing Map. 2004 AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California, USA, December 2004.
Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, and R. He: Momentum balances on the West Florida Shelf. The 12th Ocean Sciences Meeting. Portland, Oregon, USA, January 2004.
Weisberg, R.H., R. He, J. Virmani, and Y. Liu: Improving coastal ocean modeling using in-situ data. The 84th AMS Annual meeting - Eighth Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface. Seattle, Washington, USA, January 2004.

Dissertation:

Liu, Y., 2006: Patterns and Dynamics of Ocean Circulation Variability on the West Florida Shelf. Ph.D. Dissertation, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida.

Selected old papers:

Yuan, Y., Y. Liu, and J. Su, 2001: Variability of the Kuroshio in the East China Sea during El Nino through La Nina phynomenon of 1997 and 1998.Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 44(2), 196-207. [Chinese version: 44(2), 199-210]
Liu, Y., and Y. Yuan, 2000: Variation of the currents east of the Ryukyu Islands in 1998. La Mer, 38(4), 179-184.
Liu, Y., Y. Yuan, J. Su, and J. Jiang, 2000: Circulation in the South China Sea in summer of 1998. Chinese Science Bulletin, 45(18), 1648-1655. [Chinese version: 45(12), 1252-1259]
Liu, Y., and Y. Yuan, 1999: Variability of the Kuroshio in the East China Sea in 1992. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 18(1), 1-15.
Yuan, Y., A. Kaneko, J. Su, X.-H. Zhu, Y. Liu, N. Gohda, and H. Chen, 1998: The Kuroshio east of Taiwan and in the East China Sea and the currents east of Ryukyu Islands during early summer of 1996. Journal of Oceanography, 54(3), 217-226.
Liu, Y., Y. Yuan, T. Nakano, and M. Amino, 1998: Variability of the currents east of the Ryukyu Islands during 1995-1996. In Proceedings of Japan-China Joint Symposium of Cooperative Study on Subtropical Circulation System. Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Agency of Japan, Nagasaki. P.221-232.

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