William (Bill) Smyth

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William (Bill) Smyth

Professor Emeritus
Brief Research Interests
Turbulence in geophysical flows, thermohaline processes, nonlinear waves

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Research Interests

Turbulence in geophysical flows, thermohaline processes, nonlinear waves.

Current Research

Marginal instability, self-organized criticality, efficiency of ocean mixing, proxies for turbulence over the El Nino-Southern Oscillation cycle, turbulence over forest canopies.

Education

BS, University of Alberta (Honors Physics), 1984
MS, University of Toronto (Physics), 1986
PhD, University of Toronto (Atmospheric Physics), 1990