The Division of Applied Marine Physics (AMP) is concerned with the study of fundamental and applied fluid mechanics in the ocean, especially near the air-sea interface and in coastal regions, and the study and application of acoustic and electromagnetic ocean remote sensing techniques. Research in AMP involves theory, numerical modelling, field experiments, laboratory experiments, instrument development and data analysis. Examples of research activities in AMP are: numerical modelling of coastal ocean circulation; studies of nearshore sediment transport; investigation of problems associated with air-sea coupling; extraction of surface currents and directional wave spectra from radar backscatter measurements; theoretical and experimental studies of ocean acoustic propagation and scattering; and the use of crosswell tomographic techniques to measure geoacoustic properties. The AMP academic program is built on the core disciplines of fluid mechanics and wave mechanics. The latter includes elastic and electromagnetic waves, as well as acoustic, surface gravity and other types of waves in fluids.