Edward (Ed) Zaron
Associate Professor (Senior Research)
Burt Hall 426A
2651 SW Orchard Avenue
Corvallis, OR 97331
United States
Brief Research Interests
Ocean modeling and data assimilation, satellite altimetry, and geophysical fluid dynamics
Website: Edward D. Zaron
Current Research Projects
- National Science Foundation Physical Oceanography Program: Collaborative Research: Mapping the kinematics and dynamics of tidal ocean currents with surface drifters
Co-I's: Shane Elipot, University of Miami, & Rick Lumpkin, NOAA - NASA SWOT Science Team: Development of Barotropic and Baroclinic Tide Models in Support of the SWOT Mission
PI: Richard D. Ray, NASA/GSFC; Co-I's: Gary D. Egbert and Zaron.
The Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is planned for launch in 2020. - NASA Ocean Surface Topography Science Team: Ocean Surface and Internal Tides
PI: Richard D. Ray, NASA/GSFC; Co-I's: Gary D. Egbert and Zaron.
The objective of this project is an improved understanding of surface and internal tides, and their relationship to non-tidal phenomena. - Data Assimilation for the NEPTUNE NWP Model
PI: Liang Xu, NRL-Monterey