My research interests focus on some fundamental questions about the behavior of the climate system. How sensitive is the Earth's climate to external forcing? Is abrupt change a characteristic of the climate? What are the mechanisms of climate change? Several ...

I am currently the Director of Freshwater and Marine Science in the Louisiana Program of The Nature Conservancy. My role is to develop strong applied freshwater and coastal science programs that support TNC's conservation, restoration, and government relations work in ...

Gary Mitchum is a Professor of Physical Oceanography in the College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida, where he has been since 1996. After receiving his PhD from the Department of Oceanography at the Florida State University ...

Research Associate Professor in Meteorology & Physical Oceanography (joint appointment with Marine Biology & Fisheries) Originally trained in Agronomy, Dr. Podestá has recently become involved in studies of ENSO-related climate variability and applications of climate predictions to climate-sensitive sectors of ...

I am a biologist interested in the interaction among worldwide oceanic-atmospheric modes of variability, regional meteorology and hydrology, and local biological response. I am especially interested in the underlying mechanisms that fuel those interactions. My prior studies examined the individual ...

Dr. Chang is currently professor and chair in the Physical Sciences Section at Texas A&M University. His previous positions include assistant professor, oceanography, Texas A&M University, 1990-1998 and postdoctoral research associate, University of Washington, 1988-1990. Research Interests include Geophysical fluid ...

Shawn Smith is a Research Scientist at Florida State University. Born and raised in the "Great White North" of Michigan, I received my B.S. in Earth Science from the Lyman Briggs School at Michigan State University in June 1989. I ...