2018 General Assembly Posters

RECYCLED GLASS AS BEACH NOURISHMENT MATERIAL: A Feasibility Study
Argelys Monserrate1 and Sylvia Rodríguez-Abudo1,2
1 Center for Applied Ocean Science and Engineering; 2 Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System
University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez

Impact of Hurricane María on the Sandy Coast of Rincón, Puerto Rico
Edward Cruz García1,3(edward.cruz1@upr.edu), Patricia Chardón-Maldonado2,3, Peter Rivera1,3, Miguel Canals2,3, Sylvia Rodríguez2,3
1Department of Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
2Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
3UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science Engineering, Department of Engineering Science and Materials

Corals at the breaking point
Melissa Meléndez (mm19@wildcats.unh.edu), Joseph Salisbury, Julio M. Morell

RECENT OUTREACH PROJECTS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
Adolfo González and the CARICOOS Team.

Field Observations of Storm-induced Nearshore Morphology Change in Rincón, Puerto Rico
Peter Rivera1,3(peter.rivera6@upr.edu), Patricia Chardón-Maldonado2,3, Edward Cruz1,3, Miguel Canals2,3, Sylvia Rodríguez2,3
1Department of Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
2Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
3UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science Engineering, Department of Engineering Science and Materials

Understanding Bioluminescent Bay’s Inorganic Carbon Dynamics                                                                                                                                       Erick M. García-Troche1, Julio M. Morell1, Joseph Salisbury2, Melissa Meléndez2 1Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez 2 Department of Earth Sciences, Marine and Ocean Engineering School, University of New Hampshire

Fecal Contamination in Playa Santa, Guánica, Puerto Rico
Geraldine Gómez Matias, geraldine.gomez@upr.edu
Julio Morell, julio.morell@upr.edu
Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680
IOOS-Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, Lajas, Puerto Rico 00677

An assessment of operationally available hydrodynamic models for the NE Caribbean using CARICOOS regional observations: potential applications and challenges toward the implementation of high resolution coastal ocean current forecasting system
Luis O. Pomales-Velázquez, luis.pomales@upr.edu
Julio Morell, julio.morell@upr.edu
Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. IOOS-Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, Lajas PR 00667.

NEARSHORE WINDS, WAVES, AND CURRENTS IN RINCÓN, PR DURING HURRICANE MARÍA
Sylvia Rodríguez-Abudo, Patricia Chardón-Maldonado, Miguel Canals, Julio Morell

EFFECTS OF GRAIN ANGULARITY AND SHAPE ON BEACH MORPHOLOGY
Juan Vargas-Martínez1,5, Sylvia Rodríguez-Abudo2,4, O. Marcelo Suárez2,5,
Jonathan Ambrose3 and Edwin Aponte1
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering; 2 Department of Engineering Sciences and Materials; 3 Department of Civil Engineering;
4 Center for Applied Ocean Science and Engineering; 5 Nanotechnology Center for Biomedical, Environmental and Sustainability Applications; University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez

WRF Wind Model Hindcast of Hurricane María
Patricia Chardón-Maldonado1,2 (patricia.chardon@upr.edu), Luis D. Aponte-Bermúdez1,2,3 , Miguel Canals1,2 1Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez 2UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science Engineering, Department of Engineering Science and Materials 3Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

The CARICOOS FVCOM Circulation Model
Adail Rivera Nieves1 and Miguel Canals Silander1,2
Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System / UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science Engineering
Department of Marine Sciences1 / Department of Engineering Science and Materials2

Breaking Wave Height Predictions Using 2D Spectral Partitioning
Miguel Canals1,2,3 (miguelf.canals@upr.edu)
1Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
2UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science Engineering, 3Department of Engineering Science and Materials, UPRM

Numerical simulations of the March 2018 extreme swell event
Miguel Canals1,2 (miguelf.canals@upr.edu)
1Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
2UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science Engineering, Department of Engineering Science and Materials & Department of Marine Sciences

HFR Network Status and Rebuild Efforts post-Hurricane Maria
Colin Evans1,2,3 (colin.evans@upr.edu), Patricia Chardón-Maldonado 1,2,3 (patricia.chardon@upr.edu), Adolfo Gonzalez 1 (adolfo.gonzalez1@upr.edu),
David Carrero (david.carrero@upr.edu), Miguel Canals1,2,3 (miguelf.canals@upr.edu), Julio Morell1,2,3 (julio.morell@upr.edu)
1Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
2UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science Engineering, Department of Engineering Science and Materials
3Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Towards Implementing the Operational Use of HFR Wave and Wind Extraction
Colin Evans1,2,3 (colin.evans@upr.edu), Miguel Canals1,2,3 (miguelf.canals@upr.edu
1Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
2UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science Engineering, Department of Engineering Science and Materials
3Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Lateral Dispersion in the Mona Passage and Off Southwestern PR
Estefanía Quiñones Meléndez and Miguel Canals
Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science and Engineering, Department of Engineering Science and Materials

Implementation of the Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model(FVCOM) for the Parguera Ocean Acidification Testbed
Fabian Garcia1,2 , Adail Rivera1,2,4, Patricia Chardon1,2,4,5 , Miguel Canals1,2,4,5 & Julio Morell1,2,4
1Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System / 2UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science Engineering
3Department of Mechanical Engineering / 4Department of Marine Sciences / 5Department of Engineering Science and Materials

Towards understanding fine scale circulation and hydrodynamic connectivity between MPAs in the USVI and Eastern PR
Fabian Garcia4 , Haibo Xu2, Adail Rivera5, Miguel Canals1,2,6 & Jorge Capella1,2
1Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System / 2UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science Engineering
4Department of Mechanical Engineering / 5Department of Marine Sciences / 6Department of Engineering Science and Materials

Temporal variability of large-scale geostrophic forcing on the US Virgin Islands: Towards understanding the influence of large-scale phenomena on small scale larval transport
Haibo Xu 2,Miguel Canals2,3 ,Adail Rivera2 Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System / UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science Engineering 1Department of Mechanical Engineering / 2Department of Marine Sciences / 3Department of Engineering Science and Materials

Proposal for the Design and Construction of an Artificial Surfing Reef for the Town of Aguada Puerto Rico
Robert Lewis, Department of Civil Engineering University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez