Research programs by the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute (MFI) also include marine ecosystem dynamics modeling. Such modeling can predict marine ecosystem changes based on environmental data. The Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Modeling Group at the MFI continues to develop a Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model, allowing scientists, fishermen and the general public to manipulate dynamic small-scale prediction maps for different environmental variables. Researchers use this model to work on a wide range of applications, from water quality studies in estuaries to basin-scale circulation simulations. The Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model is world renowned and freely available, and continues to be utilized by numerous researchers and institutions.

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For additional information, please contact:

Changsheng Chen
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
School for Marine Science and Technology
706 Rodney French Blvd.
New Bedford, MA 02744
Email: c1chen@umassd.edu
Office: 508-910-6388
Fax: 508-910-6371

Geoffrey Cowles
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
School for Marine Science and Technology
706 Rodney French Blvd.
New Bedford, MA 02744
Email: gcowles@umassd.edu
Office: 508-910-6397
Fax: 508-910-6371