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Renato Castelao, Assistant Professor

Research Emphasis:

Coastal ocean dynamics and its impact on the marine ecosystem, wind-driven mesoscale flows, flow-topography interactions, buoyancy-driven flows, internal waves and tides, coupled ocean observing and modeling networks, autonomous underwater gliders.

Contact Information:

Primary Organization:  University of Georgia

Mailing Address:

Dr. Renato Castelao
Department of Marine Sciences
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602-3636

Office Phone:  (706) 542-2422

FAX Number:  (706) 542-5888

E-Mail:  castelao@uga.edu

Web Page:  http://www.marsci.uga.edu/directory/renato-castelao

Other Identity Systems:

ORCID:  orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-480X

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GCE Data Sets:

ORG-GCED-1801 (Seasonal Evolution of Terrigenous Dissolved Organic Matter in the South Atlantic Bight off Georgia in 2014)

GCE Publications and Presentations: (custom bibliography)

Journal Articles

Agonsi, M., Castelao, R., Sheldon, J.E. and Di Iorio, D. 2026. Physical controls of salinity and residence time variability in the Altamaha River estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 338(109910). (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2026.109910)

Castelao, R. and Medeiros, P.M. 2025. Satellite-derived dissolved organic carbon distribution and variability in an interconnected estuary off the southeastern U.S. Estuaries and Coasts. 48:12. (DOI: 10.1007/s12237-024-01455-3)

Medeiros, P.M., Babcock-Adams, L., Seidel, M., Castelao, R., Di Iorio, D., Hollibaugh, J.T. and Dittmar, T. 2017. Export of terrigenous dissolved organic matter in a broad continental shelf. Limnology & Oceanography. 62:1718-1731. (DOI: 10.1002/lno.10528)

Wang, Y., Castelao, R. and Di Iorio, D. 2017. Salinity Variability and Water Exchange in Interconnected Estuaries. Estuaries and Coasts. (DOI: 10.1007/s12237-016-0195-9)

Yuan, Y., Castelao, R. and He, R. 2017. Variability in along-shelf and cross-shelf circulation in the South Atlantic Bight. Continental Shelf Research. 134:52-62. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2017.01.006)

Di Iorio, D. and Castelao, R. 2013. The Dynamical Response of Salinity to Freshwater Discharge and Wind Forcing in Adjacent Estuaries on the Georgia Coast. Special Issue: Coastal Long Term Ecological Research. Oceanography. 26(3):44–51. (DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2013.44)

Conference Posters and Presentations

Agonsi, M. and Castelao, R. 2026. Presentation: Physical Controls on Satellite-Observed River Plume Signatures in the South Atlantic Bight. 2026 Ocean Mixing - Gordon Research Seminar.

Agonsi, M., Castelao, R. and Medeiros, P.M. 2026. Poster: Physical Controls on Satellite-Observed River Plume Signatures in the South Atlantic Bight. Gordon Conference - Ocean Mixing.

Agonsi, M., Sheldon, J.E., Di Iorio, D. and Castelao, R. 2025. Poster: Physical Controls of Circulation and Residence Time in the Altamaha River Estuary. ASLO Meeting, 2025, Charlotte, NC.

Agonsi, M., Sheldon, J.E. and Castelao, R. 2024. Poster: Physical forcing affecting circulation and residence time in an estuary off Georgia. Ocean Sciences meeting.

Sheldon, J.E. and Castelao, R. 2023. Presentation: Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Models. SEERS 2023.