Wendell Brown
Professor
SMAST / Estuarine & Ocean Sciences
Contact
508-910-6395
508-910-6371
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School for Marine Science & Technology East, New Bedford 229
Education
| 1965 | Brown University | B.S. |
| 1967 | Brown University | M.S. |
| 1971 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Ph.D |
Teaching
Programs
- Intercampus Marine Science Programs MS, PhD
- Marine Science and Technology MS
- Marine Science and Technology PhD
- Marine Science and Technology PSM
- University of São Paulo Dual PhD PhD
Research
Research interests
- Storm-forced and internal wave dynamics in the Gulf of Maine and southern New England Bight
- Estuarine circulation
- Design and construction of coastal ocean observing systems
Research
Research Activities
- The response of the Gulf of Maine and adjacent coastal ocean to winter storm meteorological and tidal forcing
- Evolution and dynamics of the winter mixed layer
- Formation of Maine Intermediate Water in Wilkinson and Jordan Basins
- Dynamics of the exchange mechanisms that link the coast with the deeper adjacent ocean
- Investigating the kinematics and dynamics of transient tidal eddy-like structures east of Cape Cod with a variety of observations
Select publications
Brown, W.S., and G. M. Marques (2012).
Transient tidal eddy motion in the western Gulf of Maine, part 1: Primary structure
Cont. Shelf Res
Marques, G., and W.S. Brown (2012).
Tidal eddy motions in the western Gulf of Maine, part 2: Secondary flow
Cont. Shelf Res.
Brown, W.S. (2011).
Winter variability in the western Gulf of Maine, Part 1: Internal tides
Dynam. Atmos. Oceans, 42, 224-249.