Florida Coastal Everglades-Long Term Ecological Research:
This project is in its second round of funding from NSF. As a PI, I am interested in defining water budget parameters as well as the connection between hydrologic processes and the transport of chemicals and nutrients, particularly phosphorus, in the coastal zone of the Everglades.
NASA-WaterSCAPES: Science of Coupled Aquatic Processes in Ecosystems from Space
The focus of WaterSCAPES is centered on the coupled interaction between the hydrologic cycle and vegetation dynamics across the ecosystems of the Florida Everglades and the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico.
Geochemical Reactions and Nutrient Transport in the Subterranean Estuary of a Karst Aquifer
This project investigates the biogeochemical reactions in the brackish mixing zone that occurs as seawater intrudes into a coastal carbonate aquifer. These processes are being investigated along the carbonate coastlines of Florida, Mexico and Mallorca, Spain.
Loxahatchee Impoundment Landscape Assessment (LILA):
This project aims to understanding the role of surface water depth and velocity, along with its interaction with groundwater, on the growth and stability of tree islands and the larger ridge and slough landscape of the Everglades. This project if funded by the South Florida Water Management District.
Freshwater Inputs to Biscayne Bay
This project used geochemical tracers and geochemical modeling to distinguish and quantify the dominant sources of fresh water (i.e. rainfall, groundwater discharge, and canal outflow) into Biscayne Bay. This project was funded by Florida Seagrant.
Geochemical Study of Deep Well Injection in a Saline Aquifer
This project combines geochemical tracers and geochemical modeling to determine the fate and transport of fresh wastewater injected into a deep saline aquifer in Miami-Dade County, Florida. This project is funded by the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department.
Estimating Evaporation Rates in Florida Bay and southern Everglades
Two weather stations are operating in south Florida: one at Butternut Key in Florida Bay and the other at the mouth of the Taylor River. Funding for these weather towers was provided by NOAA and the NSF LTER program. Data from these towers can be obtained from the FCE LTER web site.