Faculty Info: Laurence C. Breaker
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LAURENCE C BREAKER Adjunct Professor, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories B.S., Bucknell University M.S., University of Miami Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School Email: lbreaker@mlml.calstate.edu Lab Website: http://physoce.mlml.calstate.edu |
Specific Research Interests: Application of remote sensing to coastal ocean processes with emphasis on ocean fronts and feature tracking; application of linear and nonlinear analysis techniques to oceanographic time series; evaluation of ocean circulation models; circulation of Monterey Bay and central California coast. Current Projects: (1) Mapping preferred locations of ocean fronts off the California coast using satellite imagery from GOES-10; (2) investigating kinematics and fate of discharge plume from Elkhorn Slough; (3) linear and nonlinear analysis of an 83-year record of sea surface temperature in southern Monterey Bay; (4) developing statistical models to predict offshore parameters based on coastal sea surface temperatures in Monterey Bay; (5) studying intraseasonal oscillations of oceanographic and atmospheric parameters at mid-latitudes off central California. Selected Publications: Breaker, L.C., J.G.W. Kelley, D.B. Rao, I. Rivin, and B. Balasubramaniyan. 2004. Development of a real-time coastal ocean forecast system. Journal of the Marine Technology Society 38:61-79. Breaker, L.C., W.H. Gemmill, P.W. de Witt, and D.S. Crosby. 2003. A curious relationship between the winds and currents at the western entrance of the Santa Barbara Channel. Journal of Geophysical Research 108:1-17. Breaker, L.C., P.C. Liu, and C. Torrence. 2001. Intraseasonal oscillations in sea surface temperature, wind stress and sea level off the central California coast. Continental Shelf Research 21:727-750. Breaker, L.C., V.M. Krasnopolsky, and E.M. Maturi. 2000. GOES-8 imagery as a new source of data to conduct ocean feature tracking. Remote Sensing of Environment 73:198- 206. Breaker, L.C., D.B. Gilhousen, and L.D. Burroughs. 1998. Preliminary results from long-term measurements of atmospheric moisture in the marine boundary layer in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 15:661-676. Breaker, L.C., and W.W. Broenkow. 1994. The circulation of Monterey Bay and related processes. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 32:1-64. Breaker, L.C., and P.A.W. Lewis. 1988. A 40 to 50-day oscillation in sea surface temperature along the central California coast. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 26:395-408. |
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