Research in physical oceanography deals with some of the most challenging problems in classical physics and fluid dynamics. With improved observing tools, increased computing ower, and new analytical understanding, this field is at a stage of rapid evolution. Tools of trade incldue space satellites, numerical modeling, satellite-tracked buoys, and ships. Major cooperative research efforts are dramatically changing our understanding of the dynamics of the and atmosphere-ocean coupling. The results of these studies have impacts on a yet broader range of oceanic, geological, chemical, biological, engineering, and societal problems, e.g., coastal and estuarine dynamics in the Hudson River, Long Island Sound, Chesapeake Bay, Santa Barbara Channel, and mid-Atlantic Bight.

Participating Faculty:

Bowman, Flagg, Lwiza, Wang, Warren, Wilson