B.S. University of Rochester
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program
Continental shelf bottom boundary layers; sediment transport;
Recent research activities focus on the collection, analysis, visualization and interpretation of multi-platform remote sensing and in situ datasets for use in the evaluation and improvement of numerical ocean models. Applications range from basin scale to estuarine, with recent emphasis on the development of a coastal ocean modeling and observation program for the Middle Atlantic Bight. The present real-time observational network includes a satellite remote sensing lab, a coastal meteorological station, an offshore Longterm Ecosystem Observatory (LEO-15) and a survey vessel, with planned upgrades that include several Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) presently under development. Modeling applications include the study of local topographic influences on coastal upwelling, improvements to a combined wave and current bottom boundary layer model (BBLM), and coupling of the improved BBLM to shelf circulation models to investigate sediment transport during storms.