Staff Profile

Coastal systems are often characterized by complex three-dimensional circulation; large bathymetric features, tides, freshwater runoff, and winds all add spatial and temporal variability which can lead to strong but intermittent fronts and drastic local shifts in water properties. Although these features are fascinating and important to study, they are intrinsically hard to observe. My primary academic interests are in identifying effective ways to combine numerical modeling and observational approaches to understanding the circulation of estuaries and the coastal ocean and for evaluating the implications of the physical dynamics on ecosystem processes.