Physical Oceanography Research at COAS, Oregon State University

Research

Atmospheric Science Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Marine Geology and Geophysics Marine Resource Management Physical Oceanography

Physical Oceanography

Physical Oceanography webpage

Faculty

Oceanic circulation and interactions between the ocean, atmosphere and solid Earth influence climate. COAS Physical Oceanographic researchers develop and use on-site instruments and satellites to understand ocean dynamics and thermodynamics.

Observations and models are used to investigate the interaction between air and sea, physical oceanography and ocean biology, and chemistry and geology.

“Right now is the Age of Discovery for ocean mixing. One new discovery is the bottom wave, which had defied 40 years of research in the coastal ocean off Oregon.”

--James Moum, Professor of Physical Oceanography

Physical Oceanography articles in Ocean & Air magazine

Gliders collect data in coastal waters	Turbulence is key to global model	Significant changes in ecosystems

College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
104 COAS Administration Building
Corvallis, OR 97331-5503

Telephone: (541) 737-3504
Fax: (541) 737-2064