Professor of Applied Marine Physics

Biography

Dr. Wang is Professor in Applied Marine Physics and Ocean Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering with a specialty in coastal hydrodynamics, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark. Born 11 April, 1948; married; two children.

Research Interests

Coastal Oceanography. Hydrodynamics and mass transport in estuaries and coastal areas. Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Numerical model development and application to hydrodynamics, shallow water oceanography, circulation and mass transport, short wave propagation and transformation, storm surge and run-up, marinas and waterfront developments, protection of wetlands and aquatic habitats, surface water hydrology - runoff modeling, pollutant transport in groundwater, shoreline erosion and protection, sediment transport, bottom boundary layer dynamics.

Recent Publications

Wang, J.D., A.F. Blumberg, H.L. Butler, and P. Hamilton, 1990. Transport Prediction in Partially Stratified Tidal Water, J. Hyd. Eng., 116(3), 380-396.

Wang, J.D., J. van de Kreeke, N. Krishnan, and D. Smith, 1994. Wind and Tide Response in Florida Bay. Bull. Marine Science, 54(3), 579-601.

Kourafalou, V.H., Oey, L.Y., Wang, J.D., and T.N. Lee, 1996. The Fate of River Discharge on the Continental Shelf. Part I: Modeling the River Plume and the Inner-shelf Coastal Current. J. Geophys. Res., 101(C2), 3415-3434.

Kourafalou, V.H., Lee, T.N., Oey, L.Y., and J.D. Wang, 1996: The Fate of River Discharge on the continental shelf. Part II: transport of Coastal Low-salinity Waters under Realistic Wind and Tidal Forcing. J. Geophys. Res., 101(C2), 3435-3455.

Wang, J.D., 1998. Subtidal Flow Patterns in Western Florida Bay. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 46(6), 901-915.

Ault, J.S., Luo, J., Smith, S.G., Serafy, J.E., Wang, J.D., Humston, R., Diaz, G.A., 1999: A Spatial Dynamic Multistock Production Model. Can J. Fish. Aquat. Sci, 56(Suppl. 1), 4- 25

Ogden, J.C., Browder, J.A., Gentile, J.H., Gunderson, L.H., Fennema, R., Wang, J., 1999: Environmental Management Scenarios: Ecological Implications. Urban Ecosystems, 3(3/4), 279 304.

Haus, B.K., Wang, J.D., Rivera, J., Martinez-Pedraja, J., 2000: Remote Radar Measurement of Shelf Currents off Key Largo, Florida. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 51, 553- 569.

Cropper, W.P., Jr., D. Lirman, S.C. Tosini, D. DiResta, J. Luo, J.Wang, 2001: Population Dynamics of a Commercial sponge in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 53, 13-23.

Ault, J.S., Luo, J., and Wang, J.D., 2002: A Spatial Ecosystem Model to Assess Spotted Seatrout Populatation Risks from Exploitation and Environmental Changes. Chapt. 15 in Biology of the Spotted Seatrout, Bortone Stephen A., Ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, 267-295.

Wang, J.D., Luo, J., Ault, J.S., 2003: Flows, Salinity and Some Implications on Larval Transport in South Biscayne Bay, Florida. Bull. Marine Science, 72(3), 695-723

Haus, B.K., Wang, J.D., Martinez-Pedraja, J., Smith, N., 2004: Southeast Florida Shelf Circulation and Volume Exchange, Observations of Km-scale variability. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 59, 277-294.

Criales, M.M., Wang, J., Browder, J.A., Robblee, 2005. Tidal and seasonal effect of transport of pink shrimp postlarvae. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 286, 231-238.

Criales MM, Wang J, Browder JA, Robblee MB, Jackson TL, Hittle C. (accepted) Variability in supply and cross-shelf transport of pink shrimp postlarvae into western Florida Bay. Fish Bull