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NIILER, PETER

Distinguished Researcher

Degrees:

  • B.S., Lehigh University, Pennsylvannia
  • Ph.D., Brown University, Rhode Island

Research Interests:

  • Measurements of flow and theory of variability of eastern boundary current systems.
  • Relationship of heat flux to global SST variability.
  • Remote satellite sensing of ocean.
  • Lagrangian circulation measurements in mixed layers of the world ocean.
  • Response of upper ocean to strong storms.
  • Tropical upper ocean circulation.

Courses:

  • SIO212B: Dynamical Oceanography
  • SIO298: Spec Studies/Marine Sciences
  • SIO299: Research

Honors and Awards:

  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union, 1986
  • NATO Visiting Science Fellowship, 1980
  • Woodrow Wilson Fellow, 1961
  • Fulbright Scholar, 1960
  • Phi Beta Kappa, 1960
  • Tau Beta Pi, 1959

Mentoring:

  • Baturin, Nickolay (Graduate; 1991-1997)
  • van Meurs, Pim (Graduate; 1989-1995)
  • Bi, Kenong (Graduate; 1988-1995)
  • Poulain, Pierre-Marie (Graduate; 1984-1989)

Mailing Address:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla CA, 92093
Mail Code: 0213

Email: pniiler@ucsd.edu

Publications:

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1998. Separation of the Kuroshio water and its penetration onto the continental shelf west of Kyushu. Journal of Geophysical Research 103(C2):2963-2976.

1998. The inertial chimney: The near-inertial energy drainage from the ocean surface to the deep layer. Journal of Geophysical Research 103(C4):7579-7591.

1998. The seasonal heat budget of the North Pacific: Net heat flux and heat storage rates (1950-1990). Journal of Physical Oceanography 28(3):401-421.

1998. The Tropical-Ocean-Global Atmosphere (TOGA) observing system: A decade of progress. Journal of Geophysical Research 103(C7):14,169-14,240.

1999. Lagrangian circulation and forbidden zone on West Florida Shelf. Continental Shelf Research. 19:1221-1245.

1999. Wind driven currents in the tropical Pacific. Journal of Physical Oceanography 29(9):2121-2129.

2000. Niiler, P.: The world ocean surface circulation. The Journal of Marine Education, 16(1): 11-13 (3 pp.). POPULAR ARTICLE

2000. Blaha, J., G. Born, N. Guimasso, Jr., G. Jacobs, F. Kelly, R. Leben, R. Martin, Jr., G. Mellor, P.P. Niiler, M. Parke, R. Patchen, K. Schaudt, N. Scheffner, C.K. Shum, C. Ohlmann, W. Sturges, G. Weatherly, D. Webb, H. White: Gulf of Mexico ocean monitoring system. Oceanographic Society Magazine (pg unk) RESEARCH ARTICLE

2001 Sturges, W., P.P. Niiler, R.H. Weisberg: Northeastern Gulf of Mexico inner shelf circulation study. Final Report, MMS Cooperative Agreement 14-35-0001-30787. OCS Report MMS 2001-103, U.S. Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA (90 pp.).RESEARCH REPORT


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