简介

I am a marine meteorologist conducting interdisciplinary research that investigates how the atmosphere and ocean interact i.e., air-sea interactions. I am part the Atmopsheric Sciences Group (ASG) at UConn, which is a growing group of colleagues specializing in the atmospheric and climate sciences. My specific research interests lie in boundary layer meteorology with a focus on the turbulent exchange (or flux) of momentum, heat, and water vapor to and form the ocean surface. I am particularly interested in how waves affect the transfer of momentum and heat across the air-sea interface. These investigations have led to the development of new measurement techniques, instrumentation, motion correction algorithms, flux parameterizations, drag and transfer coefficients, and models of evaporating sea-spray. Over longer timescales, I am also involved with research aimed at improving our predictive capabilities of climate change. Specifically,we have designed a system that is capable of directly measuring the exchange of CO2 between the ocean and atmosphere. The data from this system is being used to improve the way this exchange is simulated in climate models. I have also been actively involved in the development of new ocean observing systems such as the Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO).