Seven-day vertical profiles of observation at East-Flats Platform
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Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)
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Salinity (psu)
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Temperature (deg. C)
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Chlorophyll Conc. (ppb)
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TPH (ppm)
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CDOM (ppb)
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Particle Volume Conc. (ppb)
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Current Profile (cm/s)
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The Shoreline Environmental Research Facility (SERF), located in Corpus Christi, Texas, is a research facility affiliated with the Civil Engineering Department of Texas A&M University (College Station, TX). SERF is a multi-million dollar complex comprised of multiple wave tanks, on-site laboratories, a machine shop, and office space. The research infrastructure also includes several high-frequency (HF) radar sites situated along the Texas coast as well as multiple real-time monitoring stations in Corpus Christi Bay. The research activities at SERF focus on the study of coastal environments and the processes controlling contaminant fate, effects and remediation.
Surface current map from HF Radar (mouse over for animation):
CCBay map

Click on links below for profile:
Station Profile
Oso Bay  24-hr 7-day 30-day 
Hypoxic Zone  24-hr  7-day  30-day
East Flats  24-hr  7-day 30-day


Atmospheric Conditions (Wind Speed, Direction, Air Temp., Press)
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Current conditions:
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Our system of platforms equipped with vertical profiling robotic system forms apart of the Corpus Christi Bay Environmental Information System (EIS) testbed, established in Corpus Christi Bay as an environmental field facility to study the phenomenon of hypoxia that has been observed to develop at certain periods during the year. What is the space and time pattern of the occurrence of hypoxia in Corpus Christi Bay and how is hypoxia interrelated with dissolved oxygen dynamics, hydrodynamics, and hypersalinity?   These are some of the questions we will be addressing in order to evaluate the impact of anthropogenic sources on hypoxia leading to a predictive model for hypoxia in Corpus Christi Bay.

Vertical profiles are taken for the study of stratification in this wind-driven Bay system. Elucidating information on the vertical gradients of water quality parameters including salinity, dissolved oxygen, density as Corpus Christi Bay cycles through periods of quiescence and well-mixed conditions, we are able to better understand the causal linkages between fluxes, surface conditions and observed bio-geochemical effects.



Our projects:
Water Quality Modeling
Oil Spill Modeling
Corpus Christi Bay EIS Test Bed
High Frequency (HF) Radar