Chris Mooers, Ph.D.

Affiliated Research Professor

Ph.D. Physical Oceanography, Oregon State University, 1969
M.S. Physics, Univ. of Connecticut, 1964
B.S. w/Distinction, U.S. Naval Academy, 1957

Research Associate Research Interests Ocean prediction science, coastal ocean circulation dynamics, circulation of marginal and semi-enclosed seas, and mesoscale oceanography; regional circulation models; interface between models and observations: model-data comparisons, data assimilation, and nowcast-forecast experiments; shelfbreak processes. During the 1970s, he participated in the Coastal Upwelling Ecosystem Analysis (CUEA) Program; during the 1980s, he was a co-leader of the Ocean Prediction Through Observations, Modeling, and Analysis (OPTOMA) Program; during the 1990s, he initiated the Coastal Ocean Prediction Systems (COPS) Program; and during the 2000s, he is one of the founders of the Southeast Atlantic-Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEA-COOS) Program.

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Office Location: EB 202B
Office Hour: by appointment
Phone: 503-725-4282
Email: cmooers@cecs.pdx.edu