Christopher L. Wolfe

Post Graduate Researcher
Physical Oceanography Research Division
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego

Mail Delivery Address: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0213 Mail Code: 0213		Office: OAR 357
Telephone:	(858) 534-4560	E-mail Address: clwolfe@ucsd.edu
Fax:	(858) 822-4307

Education:

B.S., The Evergreen State College (Physics and Mathematics), 1999
M.S., Indiana University (Physics), 2000
Ph.D, Oregon State University (Physical Oceanography), 2006
Thesis: Quantifying Linear Disturbance Growth in Periodic and Aperiodic Systems

Research Interests:

Nonlinear dynamics in geophysical fluid dynamics, predictability, large-scale ocean circulation, eddies, buoyancy driven currents and their instabilities.

Current Research:

Impact of mesoscale eddies on the meridional overturning circulation

Papers and Projects

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My graduate advisor: Roger Samelson
My post-doctorial advisor: Paola Cessi
My fiance's lab group