Cheryl Ann Brown

Oceanographer
Pacific Coastal Ecology Branch

Voice: 541-867-4042
Email: brown.cheryl@epa.gov

Education:

B.S., Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Ocean Engineering, 1990
M.S., Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Ocean Engineering, 1993
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, College Station, Oceanography, 2001

Previous Positions:

2001-2002: Postdoctoral Faculty Research Associate, Oregon State Univ. Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies
1997-2001: Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University Department of Oceanography
1994-1997: Research Scientist, Texas A&M University Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science
1993: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Florida Institute of Technology
1990-1993: Graduate Research Assistant, Florida Institute of Technology

Research Interests and Skills:

Developing coupled physical-biological models of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Using numerical simulation models to interpret complex biogeochemical data sets
Estuary hydrodynamics and estuarine - shelf exchange

Professional Societies:

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Estuarine Research Federation

Appointments / Honors:

Member of Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality Turbidity Criteria Peer Review Panel (2010)
NHEERL Goal 1 Award: Support the Agency’s Mission (2007)
Member of National Estuarine Experts Workgroup (2006)
ORD honor award recipient, NHEERL Nutrients research team (2006)
Coastal America, Spirit Award (2005)
Texas A&M University Regents' Graduate Fellow (1997-1998)
Scherck Fellow, Texas A&M University (1997-1998)
Florida Institute of Technology Distinguished Scholar Award (1990)
Reviewer for Fisheries Oceanography, Limnology & Oceanography, Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science, Northeastern Naturalist, Fisheries Research, Marine Ecology Progress Series, and ICES Journal of Marine Science

Selected Publications:

Payne M.C., Brown C.A., Reusser D.A., Lee H. II (2012) Ecoregional Analysis of Nearshore Sea-Surface Temperature in the North Pacific. PLoS ONE 7(1): e30105. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030105 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0030105
Brown, CA and Power JH. 2011. Historic and recent patterns of dissolved oxygen in the Yaquina Estuary (Oregon, USA): Importance of anthropogenic activities and oceanic conditions. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 92(3):446-455. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771411000400
Payne, M.C., Reusser, D.A., Lee, Henry, II, and Brown, C.A. 2011. Moderate-resolution sea surface temperature data for the nearshore North Pacific: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1251. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1251/
Ruggiero, P., C.A. Brown, P. D. Komar, J. C. Allan, D.A. Reusser, and H. Lee, II. 2010. Chapter 6. Impacts of Climate Change on Oregon’s Coasts and Estuaries. In: Oregon Climate Change Assessment Report. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
Brown C.A. and W.G. Nelson 2010. Chapter 5.7: Yaquina Case Study. In: Nutrients and Estuaries. A Summary Report of the National Estuarine Experts Workgroup 2005-2007. USEPA,Washington, D.C.
Glibert, P.M., C. J. Madden, E. Dettman, W. Boynton, C. Heil, W. Nelson, J. Lehter, J. Latimer, D. Flemer, M. Kennish, C. Brown and S. Bricker. 2010. Chapter 4: A Framework for Developing Nutrient Criteria. A Summary Report of the National Estuarine Experts Workgroup 2005-2007. USEPA,Washington, D.C.
Brown, C. A. and R. J. Ozretich. 2009. Coupling between the coastal ocean and Yaquina Bay, Oregon: Importance of oceanic inputs relative to other nitrogen sources. Estuaries and Coasts, 32: 219-237, doi 10.1007/s12237-008-9128-6
Lee, H. and Brown, C.A. (eds.) 2009. Classification of regional patterns of environmental drivers and benthic habitats in Pacific Northwest Estuaries. U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory. EPA/600/R-09/140.
Contributor to report by Jewett, E.B., C.B. Lopez, D.M. Kidwell, S.B. Bricker, M.K. Burke, M.R. Walbridge, P.M. Eldridge, R.M. Greene, J.D. Hagy, H.T. Buxton, and R.J. Diaz. 2009. Scientific Assessment of Hypoxia in U.S. Coastal Waters. Interagency Working Group on Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia, and Human Health of the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology. Washington, DC.
Nelson, W. G., and Brown, C. A. 2008. Use of probability-based sampling of water quality indicators in supporting development of quality criteria. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 65: 1421-1427.
Brown, C.A., W.G. Nelson, B.L. Boese, T.H. DeWitt, P.M. Eldridge, J.E. Kaldy, H. Lee II, J.H. Power, and D.R. Young. 2007. An Approach to Developing Nutrient Criteria for Pacific Northwest Estuaries: A Case Study of Yaquina Estuary, Oregon. USEPA, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-07/046. 183 pp.
Brown, C. A., G. A. Jackson, S. A. Holt, and G. J. Holt. 2005. Spatial and temporal patterns in modeled particle transport to estuarine habitat with comparisons to larval fish settlement patterns. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, 64:33-46.
Brown, C. A., S.A. Holt, G.A. Jackson, D.A. Brooks, and G.J. Holt. 2004. Simulating larval supply to estuarine nursery areas: how important are physical processes to supply of larvae to the Aransas Pass Inlet? Fisheries Oceanography, 13(3):181-196.
Talley, D.M., E.W. North, A.R. Juhl, D.A. Timothy, D. Conde, J.F.C. deBrouwer, C. A. Brown, L.M. Campbell, T. Garstecki, C.J. Hall, F.J.R. Meysman, D.M. Nemerson, P.W. Souza Filho, and R.J. Wood. 2003. Research challenges at the Land/Water Interface. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, 58: 699-702.
Brown, C.A. 2001. The Transport of Fish Larvae to Estuarine Nursery Areas: A Modeling Study, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station.
Brown, C.A., G. Jackson, and D.A. Brooks. 2000. Particle transport through a narrow tidal inlet due to tidal forcing and implications for larval transport, J. Geophysical Res., 105(C10): 24141-24156.
Brown, C.A. 1997. Environmental monitoring of dredging and processes in Lower Laguna Madre, Texas: Data Report, September, 1994 - May, 1997, Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Brown, C.A. and N.C. Kraus. 1996. Numerical gauge approach to water-level datum determination, J. Hydraulic Engineering, 124(3):321-324.
Slocum, D. B., N.C. Kraus, and C.A. Brown. 1996. LASSI - Lagoon-Air-Sea-Sediment-Interaction System. Pages 1242-1246 in Proceedings of Oceans 96, MTS/IEEE.
Dally, W.R. and C.A. Brown, 1995. A modeling investigation of the breaking wave roller with application to cross-shore currents, J. Geophys. Res., 100(C12):24873-24883.
Kraus, N.C., T. McLellan, C. Brown, and J. Keller. 1995. Remote near-real time monitoring of hydrodynamics and water quality at dredged material placement sites, Laguna Madre, Texas. Pages 105-120 in Proceedings of the Western Dredging Association 16th Technical Conference, Center for Dredging Studies, Texas A&M University, College Station.
Brown, C.A., N.C. Kraus, and A. Militello. 1995. Hydrodynamic modeling for assessing engineering alternatives for elevating the Kennedy Causeway, Corpus Christi, Texas. Pages 681-694 in Proceedings of 4th International Estuarine and Coastal Modeling Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers.
Brown, C. A., A. Militello, and N. C. Kraus. 1995. Hydrodynamic assessment for elevation of the JFK Causeway, Corpus Christi, Texas. Pages 31-41 in Proceedings Texas Waters '95, Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
McKenna, K. K., C.A. Brown, and N. C. Kraus. 1995. The first open-coast beach fill in Texas. Pages 88-101 in Proceedings of the 1995 National Conference On Beach Preservation Technology, Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association, Tallahassee.

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