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D Watts

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D Randolph  Watts
Professor of Oceanography
212 Watkins Lab
rwatts@gso.uri.edu
401-874-6507
http://www.po.gso.uri.edu/dynamics/index.html

Educational Background

Ph.D., Physics
B.A., Physics
 Cornell University
University of California at Riverside
 1973
1966

Areas of Specialization

Research

Randy Watts' current research interests focus on processes governing strong current systems.

Teaching

Randy Watts' teaching duties cycle through several graduate courses - OCG613 Waves, OCG694 Special Topics, OCG594 Principle of Ocean Circulation

Students

Stuart Bishop
Andrew Greene
Sheekela Baker-Yeboah
Yongsheng Xu
 Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
 Candidate
2010
2008
2006

Publications:

Donohue, K.A., D.R. Watts, K. L. Tracey, A.D. Greene, and M. Kennelly, 2010. "Mapping circulation in the Kuroshio Extension with an array of Current and Pressure recording Inverted Echo Sounders." Jour. Atmos. and Oceanic Technol. 27:507-527 [DOI:10.1175/2009JTECH0686.1].

Park, J.-H., K.A. Donohue, D.R. Watts, and L. Rainville, 2010. "Distribution of deep near-inertial waves observed in the Kuroshio Extension," Journal of Oceanography. 66, 709-717.

Chereskin, T.K., K.A. Donohue, D.R. Watts, K.L. Tracey, Y. Firing, and A.L. Cutting, 2009. “Strong bottom currents and cyclogenesis in Drake Passage.” Geophys. Res. Lett., 36(L23602). [doi:10.1029/2009GL040940]

Greene, A.D., G.G. Sutyrin, and D.R. Watts, 2009. "Deep Cyclogenesis by Synoptic Eddies interacting with a Seamount," Journal of Marine Research, 67(3):305-322. [DOI:10.1357/002224009789954775]

Howe, P , K.A. Donohue, and D.R. Watts, 2009. "Stream-coordinate Structure and Variability of the Kuroshio Extension," Deep-Sea. Res. I, 56(7):1093-1116. [doi:10.1016/J.DSR.2009.03.007]

Baker-Yeboah, S., D.R. Watts, and D.A. Byrne, 2009. “Measurements of Sea Surface Height Variability in the eastern South Atlantic from Pressure-Sensor Equipped Inverted Echo Sounders: Baroclinic and Barotropic Components,” Jour. Atmos. Oceanic Technology, 26:2593–2609, [doi: 10.1175/2009JTECHO659.1]

Park, J.-H., D.R. Watts, K.A. Donohue, and S.R. Jayne (2008), "A comparison of in situ bottom pressure array measurements with GRACE measurements in the Kuroshio Extension," Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L17601, doi:10.1029/2008GL034778.

Xu, Y., D. R. Watts, and J. Park, 2008. "De-aliasing of basin-scale high-frequency barotropic signals from satellite altimetry in the Japan/East Sea," Jour. Atmos. Oceanic Technology, 25, 1703-1709.

Xu, Y., D. R. Watts, M. Wimbush, and J. Park (2007), "Fundamental-mode basin oscillations in the Japan/East Sea," Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L04605, doi:10.1029/2006GL028755.

Watts, D. R., M. Wimbush, K.L. Tracey, W.L. Teague, J.-H. Park, D.H. Mitchell, J.-H. Yoon, M.-S., Suk, K.-I. Chang, 2006. "Currents, Eddies, and a 'Fish Story' in the Southwestern Japan/East Sea," /Oceanography/ (TOS), _19_(3), 64-75.

Park, J.-H, D. R. Watts, M. Wimbush, J.W. Book, K.L. Tracey, and Y. Xu, 2006. "Rapid Variability in the Japan/East Sea: Basin Oscillations, Internal Tides, and Near-Inertial Oscillations," Oceanography (TOS), 19 (3), 76-85.

Park, J.-H. and D.R. Watts, 2006. "Near 5-day nonisostatic response of the Atlantic Ocean to atmospheric surface pressure deduced from sub-surface and bottom pressure measurements," Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L12610, doi:10.1029/2006GL026304.

Tracey, K.L., D.R. Watts, C.S. Meinen, and D.S. Luther, 2006. "Synoptic maps of temperature and velocity within the Subantarctic front south of Australia," J. Geophys. Res., 111, C10016, doi:10.1029/2005JC002905 (18pp.)

Presentations:

Watts, D. R., K. L. Tracey, and K. A. Donohue. “Frontal meanders in the Kuroshio Extension.” AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon, February 2010. PO25D-05.

Greene, A. D., D. R. Watts, G. Sutyrin, and H. Sasaki. “Evidence of vertical coupling in the Kuroshio Extension.” AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon, February 2010. PO25D-04.

Watts, D.R., K.L. Tracey, and K.A. Donohue, "Sea-Level Variability in the Kuroshio Extension: Steric and Non-steric Components," EOS Transactions _AGU_ _87_, (OS45G-08), Honolulu, HI, February 2006.

Xu, Yongsheng, D.R. Watts, and J.-H.Park, "Basin-mode Oscillations in the Japan/East Sea," EOS Transactions AGU 87, (OS36D-27), Honolulu, HI, February 2006.

Baker-Yeboah, Sheekela, D.R. Watts, D. Byrne, and N.R. Pettigrew, "Deep Pressure Signals and Eddies in the South Atlantic Cape Basin Measured During ASTTEX," EOS Transactions _AGU_ _87_, (OS25E-13), Honolulu, HI, February 2006.

Greene, Andrew D., K.A. Donohue, and D.R. Watts, "Velocity and Potential Vorticity Structure of a Kuroshio Extension Cold Core Ring," EOS Transactions _AGU_ _87_, (OS45G-06), Honolulu, HI, February 2006.