Jason E. Adolf, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Department of Marine Science
curriculum vitae
 

 Live data from the Hilo Bay Water Quality Buoy (location map)
Update - June 23, 2010 - The buoy broke from its mooring in the middle of the night. Thanks to a GPS tracker / alert system, and the dedication of UH Hilo Marine Science Boat Captain Michael Childers and crew, the buoy was recovered without harm. The Hilo Bay buoy was re-deployed Friday Oct 22!


Oceanography (MARE 201) - please see the UH Laulima web site if you are a student in this class

Coastal Research Methods (MARE 350L) http://mare.hawaii.edu/m350.htm

Pelagic Research Methods (MARE 353L)
Teaching

 

 

 

 

Research

Phytoplankton Ecology of Hilo Bay

The goals of this research include describing the environmental controls on Hilo Bay phytoplankton dynamics and establishing a long-term continuous monitoring program in Hilo Bay and is supported in part by the NSF through a UH Hilo REAP award.

High-speed surface mapping of Hilo Bay phytoplankton and water quality

In this method, we are using a YSI 6600 V2-4 datasonde equipped various sensors (Chl a and phycoerythrin fluorescence, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity and pH) to sample water while travelling at 20 knots in a small boat. GPS coordinates are simultaneously recorded with the data every 3 seconds to allow mapping of the data in order to examine spatial distribution of water quality parameters in Hilo Bay. Salinity, temperature, chlorophyll (RFU), and phycoerythrin can be viewed by date below:

October 31, 2008

November 21, 2008

December 12, 2008

January 29, 2009

Feb 10, 2009

Feb 24, 2009

April14, 2009

April 28, 2009

May 21, 2009

June 24, 2009

Oct 16, 2009

Nov 4, 2009

Dec 2, 2009

Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).