Dr.
Donald Olson co-teaches in the Ecosystem Science and Policy program and is Professor of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography at
the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. He received a
Ph.D. and an M.S. in Physical Oceanography from Texas A&M University
, and a B.S. in Physics from the University of Wyoming . He currently serves
on the U.S. WOCE Steering Committee. Dr. Olson's interests include ocean
circulation dynamics, mesoscale phenomena, theory and observation of ocean
frontal zones; drifter and satellite remote sensing studies of the surface
circulation, tracer dynamics; processing studies of biophysical interactions
and ecosystem modeling.
Contact information:
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
316 Marine Science Center
Miami, Florida 33149
Phone: 305.361.4074
Fax: 305.361.4696
E-mail: dolson@rsmas.miami.edu
RELATED LINKS
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics (LAPCOD)