Field of Focus
  • Climate Dynamics
  • Ecology
  • Fisheries
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Invasive Species
  • Sustainable Development
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Physics
Area of Expertise
Estuarine Circulation; Remote Sensing; Ocean Optics
Education
  • Ph.D. Physical Oceanography, University of Miami (RSMAS), Miami, FL, U.S.A., 1974
  • A.B. Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A., 1961

Dr. Donald Johnson is a Senior Scientist with the Center for Fisheries Research and Development, Physical Oceanography. Some of his research interests include:

  • Linkages between circulation and life history strategies
  • Western boundary currents
  • Upwelling
  • Estuarine circulation and outflow plumes
  • Internal waves and solibores
  • Remote sensing and ocean optics

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