Institute for Computational Earth System Science
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Email: carter@icess.ucsb.edu

Project:             Transport over the Inner-Shelf of the Santa Barbara Channel

 

Education:          B.A.                   Applied Mathematics, University of California, San Diego, CA                                   1986

                             MA.                   Architecture, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA                         1991

                             M.S.                  Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA                       1995

                             Ph.D.                 Geography (Oceanography), University of California, Santa Barbara, CA               1997

 

Positions:          2003-Present     Visiting Researcher Oceanographer, Physical Oceanography Research Division, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA

                             2000-Present     Assistant Research Oceanographer, Institute for Computational Earth System Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

               1998-2000          Postdoctoral Researcher, Physical Oceanography Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA

                             1997-1998          Post Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Computational Earth System Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

                             1992-1997          Research Assistant, Institute for Computational Earth System Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

 

Research Interests:

Ocean circulation over the continental shelf, interactions between basin scale and coastal flows, Lagrangian techniques, development of drifting buoys for the coastal region, and the role of radiant heating on upper ocean dynamics and air-sea interactions.

Selected Publications:

LaCasce, J. H., and J. C. Ohlmann, Relative dispersion at the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, Journal of Marine Research, 61, 285-312, 2003.

Ohlmann, J. C., Ocean radiant heating in climate models, Journal of Climate, 16, 1337-1351, 2003.

Miller, A. J., M. A. Alexander, G. J. Boer, F. Chai, K. Denman, D. J. Erickson, R. Frouin, A. J. Gabric, E. A. Laws, M. R. Lewis, Z. Liu, R. Murtugudde, S. Nakamoto, D. J. Neilson, J. R. Norris, J. C. Ohlmann, R. I. Perry, N. Schneider, K. M. Shell, and A. Timmermann, Potential feedbacks between Pacific Ocean ecosystems and interdecadal climate variations, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 84, 617-633, 2003.

Ohlmann, J.C., A.L. Sybrandy, and P.P. Niller, GPS-cellular drifter technology for coastal ocean observing systems, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, in prep.

Ohlmann, J.C., and P. White, High-resolution drifter measurements on the inner-shelf of the Santa Barbara Channel, Continental Shelf Research, in prep.

Ohlmann, J. C., and A.L. Sybrandy. 2002. A catch-and-release Lagrangian drifter for near-shore ocean circulation research. Proceedings, California and the World Ocean (in press).

Ohlmann, J.C. and P.P. Niiler. 2001. A two-dimensional response to a tropical storm on the Gulf of Mexico shelf. J Marine Syst 29(1-4): 87-99.

 Ohlmann, J.C., Niiler, P.P., Fox, C.A., and R.R. Leben. 2001. Eddy energy and shelf interactions in the Gulf of Mexico. J Geophys Res-Oceans 106(C2): 2605-2620.

Ohlmann, J.C., and D.A. Siegel. 2000. Ocean radiant heating: Part II. Parameterizing solar radiation transmission through the upper ocean. J Phys Oceanogr 30(8): 1849-1865.

Ohlmann, J.C., Siegel, D.A., and C.D. Mobley. 2000. Ocean radiant heating: Part I. Optical influences. J Phys Oceanogr 30(8): 1833-1848.

Siegel, D.A., Westberry, T.K., and J.C. Ohlmann. 1999. Cloud color and ocean radiant heating. J Climate 12(4): 1101-1116.

Ohlmann, J.C., Siegel, D.A., and L. Washburn. 1998. Radiant heating of the western equatorial Pacific during TOGA-COARE. J Geophys Res-Oceans 103(C3): 5379-5395.

Ohlmann, J.C., Siegel, D.A., and C. Gautier. 1996. Ocean mixed layer radiant heating and solar penetration: A global analysis. J Climate 9(10): 2265-2280.

Siegel, D.A., Ohlmann, J.C., Washburn, L., Bidigare, R.R., Nosse, C.T., Fields, E., and Y.M. Zhou. 1995. Solar-Radiation, Phytoplankton Pigments and the Radiant Heating of the Equatorial Pacific Warm Pool. J Geophys Res-Oceans 100(C3): 4885-4891.

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