Dr. Alan Blumberg is the Director of the Center for Maritime Systems, a world renowned oceanographer, and innovator of predictive modeling and ocean physics.
He is also the founder of the New York Harbor Observing and Prediction System (NYHOPS), which was established to permit an assessment of ocean, weather, environmental, and vessel traffic conditions throughout the New York Harbor region.
The system is designed to provide a knowledge of meteorological and oceanographic conditions both in real-time and forecasted out to 48 hours in the Hudson River, the East River, NY/NJ Estuary, Raritan Bay, Long Island Sound and the coastal waters of New Jersey. The NYHOPS website displays graphic images of water level, surface and bottom temperature, surface and bottom salinity, surface and bottom currents and NOAA meteorological predictions.
His research has contributed to understanding the physical dynamics of estuarine and coastal ocean circulation, and to the creation of ocean observing and forecasting systems which are used for environmental studies, surface vessel operations, and as a basis for maritime security. General numerical models have been developed such as the Princeton Ocean Model (POM) and its shallow water derivative, the Estuarine and Coastal Ocean Model (ECOM) - which are now adapted by over 3,000 research groups throughout the world.
As an extremely respected and sought after maritime researcher, Dr. Blumberg has made several media and television appearances, received multi-year funding and grant awards, gained membership with professional societies such the American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union, American Society of Civil Engineering, Estuarine Research Federation, and Oceanography Society, and been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. |
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D. G. Heimbuch, D. J. Dunning, Quentin E. Ross, and A. F. Blumberg. (2005). Effect of Entrainment and Impingement on Fish Stocks of the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary and Long Island Sound, Estuaries, 131 259-272
Vinogradova, N., S.Vinogradov, D.Nechaev, V.Kamenkovich, A.F.Blumberg, Q.Ahsan, and H.Li. (2005). Evaluation of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Littoral Initiative Model based on the observed temperature and salinity in the Mississippi Bight, Marine Technology Society Journal, 39 (2), 25- 38
G. L. Mellor and A. F. Blumberg. (2004). Wave Breaking and Ocean Surface Layer Thermal Response, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 34 693-698
A. F. Blumberg, S. O’Neil and B.N. Kim. (2003). Environmental Impacts of a Desalination Facility Proposed for Tampa, Florida, Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering, 7 25-45
A.K.M.Q. Ahsan and A.F. Blumberg. (1999). A Three-Dimensional Hydrothermal Model of Onondaga Lake, New York, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 125 912-923
A.F. Blumberg, L.A. Khan and J. P. St. John. (1999). Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Simulations of the New York Harbor, Long Island Sound and the New York Bight, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 125 799-816
J.P. Connolly, A.F. Blumberg and J.D. Quadrini. (1999). Modeling the Fate of Pathogenic Organisms in the Coastal Waters of Oahu, Hawaii, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 125 398-406
I. Shulman, J.K. Lewis, A.F. Blumberg and B. N. Kim. (1998). Optimized Boundary Conditions and Data Assimilation with Application to the M2 Tide in the Yellow Sea, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 15 1066-1071
A.F. Blumberg and D.W. Pritchard.. (1997). Estimates of the Transport through the East River, New York, Journal of Geophysical Research, 5685-5703
A.F. Blumberg, Z.G. Ji and C.K. Ziegler. (1996). Modeling Outfall Plume Behavior Using a Far Field Circulation Model, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 610-616
Slordal, L.H., E.A. Martinsen and A.F. Blumberg. (1994). Modeling the Response of an Idealized Coastal Ocean to a Travelling Storm and to Flow Over Bottom Topography, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 1689-1705
A.F. Blumberg, R.P. Signell and H.L. Jenter. (1993). Modeling Transport Processes in the Coastal Ocean, Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering, 1 (31-52), 1689-1705
A.F. Blumberg, B. Galperin and D.J. O'Connor. (1992). Modeling the Vertical Structure of Open Channel Flows, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 118 1119-1134
L.H. Kantha, A.F. Blumberg and G.L. Mellor. (1990). Computing Phase Speeds at Open Boundaries, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 116 592-597
A.F. Blumberg and L.H. Kantha. (1985). Open Boundary Condition for Circulation Models, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 111 237-255
A.F. Blumberg and G.L. Mellor. (1985). A Simulation of the Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico, Israel Journal of Earth Sciences, 34 122-144
A.F. Blumberg and G.L. Mellor. (1983). Diagnostic and Prognostic Numerical Circulation Studies of the South Atlantic Bight, Journal of Geophysical Research, 88 4579-4592
L.H. Kantha, G.L. Mellor and A.F. Blumberg. (1982). A Diagnostic Calculation of the General Circulation in the South Atlantic Bight, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 12 805-819
C.L. Kerr and A.F. Blumberg. (1979). An Analysis of a Local Second-Moment Conserving Quasi-Lagrangian Scheme for Solving the Advection Equation, Journal of Computational Physics, 32 1-9
A. F. Blumberg. (1978). Closure to Numerical Tidal Model of Chesapeake Bay, Journal of the Hydraulics Division, ASCE, 104 1103-1103
A. F. Blumberg. (1977). Numerical Model of Estuarine Circulation, Journal of the Hydraulics Division, ASCE, 103 295-310
A. F. Blumberg. (1977). Numerical Tidal Model of Chesapeake Bay, Journal of the Hydraulics Division, ASCE, 103 1-10
A. M. Pence, M. S. Bruno, A. F. Blumberg, N. Dimou and K. Rankin. (2005). Hydrodynamics Governing Contaminant Transport in the Newark Bay Complex, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, ISBN:1-57477-150-7, Battelle Press, Eds. Price, S.J., Olfenbuttel, Robert F
A. F. Blumberg, S. Fan, T. Herrington, M.Bruno, A. Cope, Q. Ahsan and H. Li.. (Jan 9–13, 2005). A Coastal Wave Forecasting System for New Jersey and Long Island Coastal Waters, 6th Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes, 85th AMS Annual Meeting, , San Diego, CA, p. 4.1
P.L. Shrestha and A.F. Blumberg. ( 2005). Cohesive Sediment Transport, In: Encyclopedia of Coastal Science, M. Schwartz (ed.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 327-330
A.F.Blumberg, D. J. Dunning, H. Li, R.C. Geyer and D. Heimbuch. ( 2004). A Particle-Tracking Model for Predicting Entrainment at Power Plants on the Hudson River, Estuaries, 27 515-526
A. F. Blumberg and M. S. Bruno. (Nov 16-17, 2004). An Operational Port Security and Vessel Traffic Management System for the
Port of New York and New Jersey, 7th Marine Transportation System Research & Technology Coordination Conference, The National Academy of Sciences Building, Washington, D.C
N. Georgas and A. F. Blumberg. ( 2004). The Influence of Centrifugal and Coriolis Forces on the Circulation in a Curving Estuary, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, ASCE, 541- 558
I. D. Kaluarachchi, M. S. Bruno, Q. Ahsan, A. F. Blumberg and H. Li.. (Jun 24-26, 2003). Estimating the Volume and Salt Fluxes Through the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003 ASCE, Philadelphia, PA
A. F. Blumberg. (Jun 24-26, 2003). Modeling the Stability of Contaminated Bed Sediments in a Shallow Lake, P. L. Shrestha, A. F. Blumberg, I. D. Kaluarachchi, H. Li, and H. Laguette. World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003 ASCE, Philadelphia, PA
Q. Ahsan, A. F. Blumberg, D. Dunning, H. Li, I. D. Kaluarachchi, D. Heimbuch, and D. Logan. (Jun 23-26, 2003). Predicting Entrainment of Ichthyoplankton at a Power Plant Intake on the East River, N. Y, World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003 ASCE, Philadelphia, PA
A. F. Blumberg. ( 2002). Donald W. Pritchard Award, Estuarine Research Federation Newsletter, 28 (1), 1 & 14
Q. Ahsan, A. F. Blumberg and G. R. Piehler. (Dec 10-12, 2002). Addressing Practical Environmental Permitting Issues Through the Use of Sophisticated 3-D Hydrothermal Models, POWER-GEN International - at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL USA, 2002
Q. Ahsan, A. F. Blumberg, H. Li and J. Blaha. (Oct 29-31, 2002). The Calibration/Validation of a Mississippi Sound/Bight Model, OCEANS 2002, Biloxi, Mississippi
A.F. Blumberg, Q. Ahsan and H. Li. (Oct 29-31, 2002). An Operational Forecast Modeling System for the Mississippi Sound/Bight, OCEANS 2002, Biloxi, Mississippi
Q. Ahsan, C. N. Barron, J. Blaha, A. F. Blumberg, P. J. Fitzpatrick, D. Herndon, H. J. Herring, Y. L. Hsu, T. R. Keen, H. Li, Y. Li, R. C. Patchen, C. Szczechowski, R. Willems and P. Wilz. ( 2002). Northern Gulf of Mexico Littoral Initiative Modeling Program, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, ASCE, 949- 965
Q. Ahsan, A. F. Blumberg, H. Li, W. Schroeder and C. Szczechowski. ( 2002). Forecasting the Environment of the Littoral Waters in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, ASCE, 966–981
P.L. Shrestha, P.R. Paquin, A.F. Blumberg and M.C. Migliorini. (May 20-24, 2001). Modeling Contaminated Sediments in a Shallow Bay, ASCE, EWRI Conference, Orlando Fl
Q. Ahsan, A. F. Blumberg, I. D. Kaluarachchi and P. M. Kehrberger. (May 20-24, 2001). A High Resolution Circulation Model for Newark Bay, NJ and Adjoining Rivers.”, Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Orlando, Florida, 2001
P.L. Shrestha, I.D. Kaluarachchi, P.J. Anid, A.F. Blumberg and D.M. DiToro. (May 20-24, 2001). Cohesive Sediment Resuspension: Experimentation and Analysis, ASCE EWRI Conference, Orlando, Fl
A. F. Blumberg, B. N. Kim, S. O’Neil, and S. K. Numrich. ( 2001). High Fidelity, In-Stride Synthetic Natural Environments, Proc. of Summer Computation Simulation Conference, Paper No. 38, The Society for Modeling and Simulation International, www.scs.org
B. N. Kim, A. F. Blumberg, S. O’Neil, and C. Scannell. ( 2001). In-stride Computations of the Marine Environment in Support of FBE-H, Proc. of Spring 2001 Simulation Interoperability Workshop, Paper No. 01S-SIW-108, Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization, www.sisostds.org
R. P. Signell, H. L. Jenter and A. F. Blumberg. ( 2000). Predicting the Physical Effects of Relocating Boston’s Sewage Outfall, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 50 59-72
A.F. Blumberg and B. N. Kim. ( 2000). Flow Balances in St. Andrew Bay Revealed through Hydrodynamic Simulations, Estuaries, 23 21-33
A. F. Blumberg, B.N. Kim, S. O'Neil, J.K. Lewis, P.J. Stein, S.D. Rajan, R.L. Schaffer, M.T. Calef, T. Curtin, S.K. Numrich, W. Smith, P. Maassel. (Mar 2000). Use of Orthogonal Curvilinear Grids for the Representation of the Littoral Ocean Environment, Proc. of Spring 2000 Simulation Interoperability Workshop, Paper No. 00S-SIW-118, Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization, www.sisostds.org, 2000
J.K. Lewis, P. J. Stein, S. D. Rajan, A. F. Blumberg, N. B. Kim, W. Smith, S. K. Numrich, T. B. Curtin, P. W. Maassel and R. Schaffer. (Mar 2000). Spatial and Temporal Scales of Variability in Temperature, Sound Speed and Acoustic Propagation in the New York Bight Region: An Application to battle Field Simulations, Proc. of Spring 2000 Simulation Interoperability Workshop, Paper No. 00S-SIW-090, Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization, www.sisostds.org, 2000
A. F. Blumberg. (Sep 11-14, 2000). Modeling Hydrodynamics of the Mississippi Sound and Adjoining Rivers, Bays and Shelf Waters, Blumberg, A. F., Q. Ahsan and J. K. Lewis, Oceans 2000 MTS/IEEE, Conference and Exhibition, Providence, RI
J. K. Lewis, A. F. Blumberg and B. N. Kim. ( 1999). Spatial Decorrelation Scales in Coastal Regions: A Precursor to More Accurate Data Assimilation, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1150-1166
A. F. Blumberg and J. J. Fitzpatrick. ( 1999). Strategy for Coupling Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Models for Addressing Long Time Scale Environmental Impacts, Environmental Hydraulics. Lee, Jayawardena and Wang. Balkema, 53-59
J. K. Lewis, I. Shulman and A.F. Blumberg. ( 1998). Assimilation of Doppler Radar Current Data into Numerical Ocean Models, Continental Shelf Research, 18 541-559
M.L. Spaulding and A.F. Blumberg. ( 1998). Estuarine and Coastal Modeling: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, 870
A.N. Findikakis, A.F. Blumberg, R. Schmalz and K. Bedford. ( 1994). What is Computational Hydraulics?, Hydraulic Engineering 1994, ASCE, 482-486
X. Zhang, E. E. Adams, A.F. Blumberg, Z.G. Ji and C.K. Ziegler. ( 1994). Near Field Behavior of a Far Field Circulation Model, Hydraulic Engineering 1994, ASCE, 155-159
J.K. Lewis, Y.L. Hus and A.F. Blumberg. ( 1994). Boundary Forcing and a Dual-Mode Calculation Scheme for Coastal Tidal Models Using Step-Wise Bathymetry, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, ASCE, 422-431
C.K. Ziegler, J.D. Bales, J.C. Robbins and A.F. Blumberg. ( 1994). A Comparative Analysis of Estuarine Circulation Simulation Using Laterally Averaged and Vertically Averaged Hydrodynamic Models, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, ASCE, 447-460
R.P. Signell, H.L. Jenter and A.F. Blumberg. ( 1994). Modeling the Seasonal Circulation in Massachusetts Bay, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, ASCE, 578-590
A.F. Blumberg, C.K. Ziegler and B. Nisbet. ( 1993). Modeling Vertical Stratification in the Pamilco River Estuary Using Modern Hydrodynamics, Hydraulic Engineering 1993, ASCE, 2297-2300
H.L. Jenter, R.P. Signell and A.F. Blumberg. ( 1993). Modeling the Tides of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays, Hydraulic Engineering 1993, ASCE, 2323-2332
L.H. Slorda, E.A. Martinsen and A.F. Blumberg. ( 1992). 3D Hydrodynamic Model Validation Through Simulations of Dynamic Processes, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, ASCE, 525-537
B. Galperin, A.F. Blumberg and R.H. Weisberg. ( 1992). The Importance of Density Driven Circulation is Well Mixed Estuaries: The Tampa Bay Experience, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, ASCE, 332-341
D.M. Goodrich and A.F. Blumberg. ( 1991). The Fortnightly Mean Circulation of Chesapeake Bay, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 32 1-12
B. Galperin, A.F. Blumberg and R.H. Weisberg. ( 1991). A Time-Dependent, Three Dimensional Model of Circulation in Tampa Bay, Tampa BASIS (available from TEXT, Tampa, Florida), 77-97
A.F. Blumberg, E. Gomez-Reyes and L. Munasinghe. ( 1991). 3D Hydrodynamic Model Verification using ADCPS, Hydraulic Engineering 1991, ASCE, 722-727
K.W. Kim, A.F. Blumberg and B.H. Johnson. ( 1991). Chesapeake Bay Data Set for Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Model Verification, Hydraulic Engineering 1991, ASCE, 716-721
A.F. Blumberg and D.M. Di Toro. ( 1990). Effects of Climate Warming on Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations in Lake Erie, Transactions of American Fisheries Society, 119 210-223
A.F. Blumberg and D.M. Goodrich. ( 1990). Modelling Wind-Induced Destratification in Chesapeake Bay, Estuaries, 13 236-249
Wang, J.D., A.F. Blumberg, H.L. Butler and P. Hamilton. ( 1990). Transport Prediction in Partially Stratified Tidal Waters, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 116 380-396
A.F. Blumberg and B. Galperin. ( 1990). On the Summer Circulation in New York Bight and Contiguous Estuarine Waters, Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Springer-Verlag, 38 451-468
A.F. Blumberg, L.J. Dodge and W.M. Leo. ( 1989). CSO Induced Circulation in Marine Tributaries, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, ASCE, 142-153
J.J. Fitzpatrick, A.F. Blumberg, D.M. Di Toro, T.J. Mulligan, D.J. O'Connor and C. App. ( 1988). Development and Application of the Chesapeake Bay Eutrophication Model, Hydraulic Engineering 1988, ASCE, 926-931
A.F. Blumberg, D.M. Di Toro, R.E. Vassilakis, P.R. Paquin and J.J. Fitzpatrick. ( 1987). A Unified Hydrodynamic-Water Quality Model, Water Forum '86, ASCE, 1309-1316
A.F. Blumberg and H.J. Herring. ( 1987). Circulation Modeling Using Orthogonal Curvilinear Coordinates, In: Three-Dimensional Models of Marine and Estuarine Dynamics, J.C.J. Nihoul, and B.M. Jamart, Eds., Elsevier Pub. Company
, 55-88
A.F. Blumberg and G.L. Mellor. ( 1987). A Description of a Three-Dimensional Coastal Ocean Circulation Model, In: Three-Dimensional Coastal Ocean Models, N. Heaps, Ed., 1-16, American Geophys. Union
J.J. Fitzpatrick, A.F. Blumberg, D.J. O'Connor and T.J. Mulligan. ( 1987). Development of a Coupled Hydrodynamic/ Water Quality Model for Assessing Eutrophication and Anoxia within Chesapeake Bay, In: Estuarine and Coastal Management - Tools of the Trade, the Coastal Society, Bethesda, MD., 99-109
J.J. Fitzpatrick, A.F. Blumberg, D.J. O'Connor and T.J. Mulligan. (Oct 12-16, 1986). Development of a Coupled Hydrodynamic/ Water Quality Model for Assessing Eutrophication and Anoxia Within Chesapeake Bay, Proceedings of the Tenth National Conference of The Coastal Society, New Orleans, Louisiana
A.F. Blumberg, L.H. Kantha, H.J. Herring and G.L. Mellor. ( 1986). A Hindcast of the Circulation in the Santa Barbara Channel During Spring 1983, Applications of Real-Time Oceanographic Circulation Modeling, B. Parker, Ed., Marine Technology Society, 285-298
A. F. Blumberg. ( 1986). Turbulent Mixing Processes in Lakes, Reservoirs and Impoundments, Physics- Based Modeling of Lakes, Reservoirs and Impoundments, W.G. Gray, Ed., American Soc. Civil Engineering, 79-104
A.F. Blumberg, H.J. Herring, L.H. Kantha and G.L. Mellor. ( 1985). Three-Dimensional Orthogonal Curvilinear Circulation Modeling, In: Proceedings of the 1985 ASCE Hydraulics Division Specialty Conference, 1088-1094
L.H. Kantha, A.F. Blumberg, H.J. Herring and G.R. Stegen. ( 1985). The Use and Testing of a Model for Upper Ocean Dynamics, In: The Ocean Surface, Y. Toba and H. Mitsuyasu, Eds., D. Reidel Pub. Co., 547-552
A.F. Blumberg and L.Y. Oey. ( 1985). Models of Circulation and Mixing in Estuaries and Coastal Oceans, Advances in Geophysics, 28A 525-547
Mellor, G.L. and A.F. Blumberg. ( 1985). Modeling Vertical and Horizontal Viscosity and the Sigma Coordinate System, Monthly Weather Review, 113 1379-1383
A.F. Blumberg and G.L. Mellor. ( 1981). Some Results from a Gulf Of Mexico Circulation Model, Proceedings of the 8th Ocean Energy Conference, Department of Energy, Washington, DC, 483-494
L.H. Kantha, G.L. Mellor and A.F. Blumberg. ( 1981). Diagnostic Calculations of the Circulation in the Middle and South Atlantic Bights, Ocean Modeling, 37 5-8
A.F. Blumberg and G.L. Mellor. ( 1980). A Coastal Ocean Numerical Model, Mathematical Modeling of Estuarine Physics, Proceedings of an International Symposium, Hamburg, August 24 to 26, 1978, J. Sundermann and K.P. Holz, Eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 203-219
A.F. Blumberg and G.L. Mellor. ( 1979). A Whole Basin Model of the Gulf of Mexico, Ocean Thermal Energy for the 80's, Proceedings of the 6th OTEC Conference, Department of Energy, Washington, DC, 13.15.1-13.15.10
A. F. Blumberg. ( 1978). The Influence of Density Variations on Estuarine Tides and Circulations, Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science, 6 209-215
A. F. Blumberg. ( 1977). A Two-Dimensional Model for the Simulation of Partially Mixed Estuaries, Estuarine Processes, Vol. II, Circulation, Sediments, and Transfer of Material in the Estuary. Martin Wiley, Ed., Academic Press, Inc., New York, 323-331
A. F. Blumberg. ( 1975). A Numerical Investigation into the Dynamics of Estuarine Circulation, Chesapeake Bay Inst. Tech., Report No. 91. The Johns Hopkins University, 110
S. K. Numrich, W. R. Smith, A. F. Blumberg, B. N. Kim, P. J. Stein, J. K. Lewis, S. D. Rajan, and T. Curtin. Hydrodynamic Modeling and Determining Meaningful Temporal and Spatial Scales for Federations, Proc. of European Simulation Interoperability Workshop, Paper No. 01E-SIW-082, Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization, www.sisostds.org, 2001
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