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Christian Buckingham he/him/his
Assistant Research Professor
SMAST / Estuarine & Ocean Sciences
Contact
508-910-6019
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SMASTE 131
Education
| 2013 | University of Rhode Island | PhD |
| 2004 | Johns Hopkins University | MS |
| 2000 | Grove City College | BS |
Teaching
- Physics
- Digital signal processing
- Calculus
Teaching
Programs
Programs
- Intercampus Marine Science Programs MS, PhD
- Marine Science and Technology MS
- Marine Science and Technology PhD
- University of São Paulo Dual PhD PhD
Research
Research awards
Research
Research interests
- Ocean physics
- Remote sensing
- Geophysical fluid dynamics
- Mesoscale and submesoscale ocean dynamics
- Turbulence
Select publications
- Buckingham, C. E., J. Gula, and X. Carton (2021).
The role of curvature in modifying frontal instabilities, part 1: Review of theory and presentation of a nondimensional instability criterion
J. Phys. Oceanogr., 51(2), 299-315. - Buckingham, C. E., J. Gula, and X. Carton (2021).
The role of curvature in modifying frontal instabilities, part 2: Application of the criterion to curved density fronts at low Richardson numbers
J. Phys. Oceanogr., 51(2), 317-341. - Spingys, C. P., A. C. Naveira Garabato, S. Legg, K. L. Polzin, E. P. Abrahamsen, C. E. Buckingham (2021).
Mixing and transformation in a deep western boundary current: a case study
J. Phys. Oceanogr., 51(4), 1205-1222. - Nyadjro, E.S., B. K Arbic, C. E Buckingham, P. E Martin, E. Mahu, J. K Ansong, J. Adjetey, E. Nyarko, K. A. Addo (2021).
Enhancing satellite oceanography-driven research in West Africa: a case study of capacity development in an underserved region
Remote Sens. Earth. Syst. Sci., 1-13. - Buckingham, C. E., N. Lucas, S. E. Belcher, T. Rippeth, A. Grant, J. Le Sommer, A. Ajayi and A. Naveira Garabato (2019).
The contribution of surface and submesoscale processes to turbulence in the open ocean surface boundary layer
JAMES, 11, 1-29.
I am an oceanographer interested in the physics of the oceans. My primary area of research pertains to upper ocean turbulence and how dynamics at small horizontal scales in the ocean (1-10 km) can modify energy, buoyancy, and tracer exchanges between the ocean and atmosphere. This research is accomplished through a careful analysis of observations, models, and theories of the ocean.