Long Zhou

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Long Zhou

Room 102A, Coastal Resource Center
lzhou@gso.uri.edu
http://po.gso.uri.edu/~long/

Educational Background

B.S. Ocean Engineering
M.A. Marine Affairs
PhD Oceanography
 Ocean University of China
University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island
 2003
2009

Areas of Specialization

Research

My research interests in Oceanography include Lagrangian particle dispersion, mesoscale eddy variability, and numerical modeling of pollutant transport. The title of Ph.D. dissertation is 'Mesoscale Variability and Lagrangian Statistics in Tropical North Atlantic-a study with Satellite Altimetry, Surface Drifters and RAFOS Floats'.

Publications:

 

Zhou,L.,and Hebert, D.(2006) "Equatorial Eddy Statistics and Horizontal Diffusion in the North Atlantic," Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS25O-08

Hebert, D., Rossby, T., and Zhou, L.(2006) "Isopycnal Mixing in the eastern tropical North Atlantic," Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS23G-03

Zhou, L., Hebert, D., and Rossby, T. (2006) "Surface Dispersion by Mesoscale Eddies Using Altimeter Data in the Tropical Eastern North Atlantic," Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS13B-1557

Zhou, L., and Zuo, J. (2003) "Tide Retrieval and Sea Level Variation from TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter Data," Journal of Ocean University of China, 2003

Presentations:

 

  • Sept 2007        Attended Promising Scholars Science Symposium

Investigated pollutant particle dispersion at ocean surface using numerical simulation and satellite altimeters.

  • Dec 2006         Attended American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA

Examined particle dispersion at ocean surface with numerical stochastic model on a poster; Presented RAFOS float trajectories and associated isopycnal diffusivity as a function of time and distance obtained from a two year experiment in Tropical North Atlantic.

  • Feb 2006         Presented the following at Ocean Science Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii

Objective mapping of sea level anomalies from multiple along-track altimeters; Performed statistical data analysis of equatorial eddy variability and waves in the North Atlantic.