Assistant
Professor Department
of Marine Science 1020 Balch Blvd. Stennis Space Center, MS39529-9904 phone: (228) 688-3491 fax: 228-688-1121 jerry.wiggert@usm.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Earth Sciences, University of Southern California , 1995
E.A.E. Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California , 1991
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California , 1986
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University , 1985
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Simulation of explicit copepod behavior to study foraging and predator-prey interactions
Oceanic biogeochemical and ecological response to physical variability over the full range of spatio-temporal scales
Determination of the impact of aeolian nutrient deposition on spatio-temporal variability of marine primary production, export fluxes and carbon cycling
Effect of riverine freshwater fluxes and associated particulate and dissolved materials on the physical and biogeochemical processes of adjacent coastal waters
Impact of seasonally developing anoxia on estuarine nitrogen cycling and N export to the coastal ocean
Extension of harmful algal bloom predictive models using simulated biological and chemical fields obtained from an estuarine model
Biological and chemical response of the ocean to hurricane forcing
COURSES
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Friedrichs, M. A. M., J. A. Dusenberry, L. A. Anderson, R. Armstrong, F. Chai, J. R. Christian, S. C. Doney, J. Dunne, M. Fujii, R. Hood, D. McGillicuddy, J. K. Moore, M. Schartau, Y. H. Spitz, and J. D. Wiggert , Assessment of skill and portability in regional marine biogeochemical models: the role of multiple planktonic groups, J. Geophys. Res., v 112, c08001, doi:10.1029/2006JC003852, 2007.
Wiggert, J.D. and R.G. Murtugudde, The sensitivity of the Southwest Monsoon phytoplankton bloom to variations in aeolian iron deposition over the Arabian Sea, J. Geophysical Res., v 112, c05005, doi:10.1029/2006JC003514, 2007.
Wiggert, J.D. , R.G. Murtugudde, and J.R. Christian, Annual ecosystem variability in the tropical Indian Ocean : Results of a coupled bio-physical ocean general circulation model, Deep-Sea Res. II, v 53, 644-676, 2006.
Friedrichs, M.A.M., R.R. Hood, and J.D. Wiggert , Ecosystem model complexity versus physical forcing: Quantification of their relative impact with assimilated Arabian Sea data, Deep-Sea Res. II, v 53, 576-600, 2006.
Hood, R.R., E.A. Laws, R. Armstrong, N. Bates, C.W. Brown, C.A. Carlson, F. Chai, S.C. Doney, P. Falkowski, R.A. Feely, M.A.M. Friedrichs, M.R. Landry, J.K. Moore, D. Nelson, T. Richardson, B. Salihoglu, M. Schartau, D. Toole, and J.D. Wiggert , Functional group modeling: Progress, challenges and prospects, Deep-Sea Res. II, v 53, 459-512, 2006.
Rothstein, L., M. Abbott, E. Chassignet, J. Cullen, K. Denman, S. Doney, H. Ducklow, K. Fennel, M. Follows, D. Haidvogel, E. Hofmann, D. Karl, J. Kindle, M. Maltrud, C. McClain, D. McGillicuddy, J. Olascoa, Y. Spitz, J. Wiggert , J. Yoder, Modeling Ocean Ecosystems: The PARADIGM Program. Oceanography, v 19, 22-51, 2006.
Wiggert, J. D. , A. G. E. Haskell, G.-A. Paffenhöfer, E. E. Hofmann, and J. M. Klinck, The role of feeding behavior in sustaining copepod populations in the tropical ocean. J. Plankton Res., v 27, 1013-1032, 2005.
Wiggert, J.D. , R.R. Hood, K. Banse, and J.C. Kindle, Monsoon-driven biogeochemical processes in the Arabian Sea, Prog. Ocean., v 65, 176-213, 2005.
Babin, S.M., J.A. Carton, T.D. Dickey, and J.D. Wiggert , Satellite evidence of hurricane-induced phytoplankton blooms in an oceanic desert, J. Geophys. Res., v109, doi:10.1029/2003JC001938, 2004.
Wiggert, J.D. , R.G. Murtugudde, and C.R. McClain, Processes controlling interannual variations in wintertime primary productivity in the central Arabian Sea, Deep-Sea Res. II, v49, 2319-2343, 2002.
Wiggert, J.D. , B.H. Jones, T.D. Dickey, R.A. Weller, K.H. Brink, J. Marra, and L.A. Codispoti, The northeast monsoon's impact on mixing, phytoplankton biomass and nutrient cycling in the Arabian Sea, Deep-Sea Res. II, v 47, 1353-1385, 2000.
