Research Associate Professor in the Division of Applied Marine Physics

Research Interests

My research interests include estuarine-shelf interactions, coastal buoyancy currents, Florida Current eddies, wave-current interaction and fluxes across the air-sea interface. These studies include small-scale laboratory measurements of air-sea fluxes of momentum, heat and gases as well as C and Ku band radar scattering from surface waves in the Air-Sea Interaction Saltwater Tank (ASIST) facility. I have also been involved for more than a decade in the observation of km-scale coastal processes with High Frequency (HF) radars. This work continues through the Southeast Atlantic Coastal Oceanographic Observatory System (SEACOOS), currently there are two Wellen Radar (WERA) phased array HF radar sites providing real time current measurements over the Florida Straits. This project should provide significant insight into physical processes in this region which can have an important effect on fisheries, ecosystem health, water quality, local geomorphology and sediment transport. Analysis of the full backscattering spectrum from the HF radar also offers promise for real time observation of surface waves. A common thread through the field and laboratory measurements is the need for innovative analysis techniques to interpret large multi-dimensional data fields. More information on these research activities as well as a list of publications can be found by following the links below.

• Air-Sea Interaction Studies • HF Radar Oceanography • Shelf and Estuarine Dynamics • Education and Experience • Full Publication List •

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