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Animal Mortality Management BMP Expert Panel Report
Published on July 24, 2023A report and appendices from the Animal Mortality Management BMP Expert Panel. This report was approved by the Water Quality Goal Implementation Team on July 24, 2023.
View detailsSimulating climate change in a coastal watershed with an integrated suite of airshed, watershed, and estuary models
Published on December 17, 2023Linker, L.C., Shenk, G.W., Bhatt, G., Tian, R., Cerco, C.F., and Bertani, I. 2023. “Simulating climate change in a coastal watershed with an integrated suite of airshed, watershed, and estuary models.” JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association 00 (0): 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13185.
The Chesapeake Bay Land Change Model: Simulating future land use scenarios and potential impacts on water quality
Published on July 25, 2023Claggett, P.R., Ahmed, L., Irani, F.M., McDonald, S., Thompson, R.L. 2023. "The Chesapeake Bay Land Change Model: Simulating future land use scenarios and potential impacts on water quality." Journal of the American Water Resources Association 59 (6): 1287–1312. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13131.
View detailsInteractions of warming and altered nutrient load timing on the phenology of oxygen dynamics in Chesapeake Bay
Published on January 10, 2023Basenback, N., Testa, J.M., Shen, C. 2023. "Interactions of warming and altered nutrient load timing on the phenology of oxygen dynamics in Chesapeake Bay." Journal of the American Water Resources Association 59 (2): 429–445. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13101
View detailsWater quality impacts of climate change, land use, and population growth in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
Published on June 15, 2023Bhatt, G., Linker, L., Shenk, G., Bertani, I., Tian, R., Rigelman, J., Hinson, K., and Claggett, P. 2023. “Water quality impacts of climate change, land use, and population growth in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.” JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association 59 (6): 1313–1341. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13144.
View detailsForage Status and Trends Report for the Chesapeake Bay
Published in ReportPublished by the Forage Action Team in November 2023, this report summarizes the status of different forage species found within the Chesapeake Bay. It is a culmination of research conducted from 2014 to 2023, and can be used to assess whether key predator populations have enough food. It also identifies remaining knowledge gaps and a path forward for the development of forage indicators.
View detailsUser Guide for the Chesapeake Bay and Tidal Tributary Interpolator
Published on August 1, 2006The Chesapeake Bay and Tidal Tributary Interpolator computes water quality concentrations throughout the Chesapeake Bay and/or tributary rivers from water quality measured at point locations. The purpose of the Interpolator is to compute water quality concentrations at all locations in the 2-dimensional plane (top or bottom depth) or throughout the 3-dimensional water volume. Results of the interpolation can then be compared over time to compute trends, or individual interpolations can be overlaid with other data to visualize possible cause and effect relationships.
View detailsEffect of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation on Chesapeake Bay Water Quality
Published on November 28, 2023Cerco, C. F. and Tian, R. 2023. Effect of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation on Chesapeake Bay Water Quality.
View detailsOyster BMP Expert Panel Second Incremental Report: Assimilation and Enhanced Denitrification
Published on January 1, 2023Nitrogen and Phosphorus Reduction Associated with Harvest of Hatchery-Produced Oysters and Reef Restoration: Assimilation and Enhanced Denitrification
Approved by Watershed Technical Work Group (WTWG): May 4, 2023
Approved by Water Quality Goal Implementation Team (WQGIT), in coordination with the Sustainable Fisheries and Habitat GITs: June 26, 2023
View details2022-2023 Fish Passage Outcome Workplan
2022-2023 Fish Passage Outcome Logic & Action Plan
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