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Kun Gao

Watkins 311

kun_gao@my.uri.edu

(401)874-6589

http://www.po.gso.uri.edu/~kgao

Degree Program: PhD

Educational Background

BS in Physical Oceanography

Ocean University of China

2009

Areas of Specialization

Research

Dynamics and effects of roll vortices in Hurricane Boundary Layer

Publications:

Kun Gao, Xueen Chen, Huaming Yu, Shuwen Zhang, 2010: The Influence of Internal Tide on the Diagnostic Calculation of Geostrophic Current in Luzon Strait, Periodical of Ocean University of China,40(2).

Presentations:

2012 Gao K. and I. Ginis: A numerical study of roll vortices in the hurricane boundary layer, 30th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 15-20 April, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.