Eric
A. D'Asaro
Professor,
School of Oceanography
Principal
Oceanographer, Applied Physics Laboratory
University
of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
B.A., 1976, Harvard University,
Cambridge, Massachusetts (Physics)
M.S., 1976, Harvard University
(Applied Physics)
Ph.D., 1980, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Woods Hole OceanographicInstitution, Cambridge,
Massachusetts (Oceanography)
Dissertation: "Structure
and dynamics of the benthic boundary layer above the Hatteras Abyssal
Plain"
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Physical oceanography, internal
waves, air-sea interaction, upper ocean dynamics, oceanic internal waves,
oceanic turbulence and mixing processes, ocean instrumentation, Lagrangian
techniques in oceanography and fluid mechanics, Hurricanes, biophysical
interactions
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Courses Taught: Oceanography 512, Oceanic Turbulence, 1983;
Oceanography 548A, Oceanographic Data Analysis, 1985; Oceanography 548A, Upper
Ocean Dynamics, 1987;Oceanography 548A, Polar Oceanography, 1991;
Ocean 499/460 Senior Research
Projects(2 quarters), 1995, 1996,2001,2004; Ocean 500, 1998.
Students Granted
Higher Degrees: Mark Morehead,
Physical Oceanography, M.S., 1988;Kraig Winters, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D.,
1989; Paulette Struckman, Physical Oceanography, M.S., 1994; David Myers,
Physical Oceanography, M.S., 1995, Elizabeth Steffen, Ph. D. 2003m, Eric
Ellsworth, M.S. 2003
Graduate
Students Presently Supported:
Eric Rehm
Post-Docs
Supported:
Tim Boyd, 1989-93; Kraig
Winters, 1989-91; Ren-Chieh Lien, 1995-96
Refereed Publications
D'Asaro, E.A. (1978), Mixed
layer velocities induced by internal waves. Journal of Geophysical Research, 83:
2437-2438.
Armi, L. and E. A. D'Asaro
(1980), Flow structures of the Benthic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research, 85:
469-483.
D'Asaro, E. A. (1981),
Velocity structure in the Benthic Ocean.
Journal of Physical Oceanography, 12: 323-336.
D'Asaro, E.A. (1981),
Absorption of internal waves by the Benthic boundary layer. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 14:
489-505
D'Asaro, E.A. and H. Perkins
(1984), A near-internal wave spectrum for the Sargasso Sea in late summer. Journal
of Physical Oceanography, 14: 489-505.
D'Asaro, E.A. and P. Muller
(1984), New directions in internal wave and microstructure research. EOS, 65:
378-380.
D'Asaro, E.A. (1984), Wind
forced internal waves in the North Pacific and Sargasso Sea. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 14:
781-794.
D'Asaro, E.A. (1985), Upper
ocean temperature structure, inertial currents, and Richardson numbers observed
during strong meteorological forcing.
Journal of Physical Oceanography, 15: 943-962.
D'Asaro, E.A. (1985), The
energy flux from the wind to near-inertial motions in the surface mixed layer. Journal
of Physical Oceanography, 15: 1043-1059.
Gregg, M.C., E.A. D'Asaro,
T.J. Shay and N. Larson (1986), Observations of persistent mixing and
near-intertial waves. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 16:
856-885.
D'Asaro, E.A. (1988),
Generation of submesoscale vortices:
a new mechanism. Journal
of Geophysical Research, 93: 6685-6693.
D'Asaro, E.A. (1988),
Observations of small eddies in the Beaufort Sea. Journal Geophysical Research, 93:
6669-6693.
D'Asaro, E.A. (1989), The
decay of wind-forced mixed layer inertial oscillations due to the
ß-effect. Journal of
Geophysical Research, 94: 2045-2056.
Winters, K.B. and E.A.
D'Asaro (1989), Two-dimensional instability of amplitude internal gravity wave
packets near a critical level. Journal
of Geophysical Research, 94: 12,709-12,719.
Morehead, Mark D. and E. A.
D'Asaro (1990), Internal Waves and Velocity Fine Structure in the Arctic Ocean.
Journal of Geophysical Research,
96, 12,725-12,738.
Muller, Peter, Eric D'Asaro
and Greg Holloway (1992), Internal gravity waves and mixing. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 73,
No. 3, pp. 25 & 31-32.
D'Asaro, Eric A. (1992),
Estimation of velocity from ARGOS-tracked surface drifters during OCEAN
STORMS. Journal of
Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 9(5): 680-686.
D'Asaro, Eric A. and James H.
Morison (1992), Internal waves and mixing in the Arctic Ocean. Deep-Sea
Research,39(2):
S459-S484.
Winters, K. B. and E. A.
D'Asaro (1994), 3-D wave breaking near a critical level. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 272, 255-284..
Boyd, T. and E. D'Asaro
(1993), Cooling of the West Spitzbergen Current. J. Geophys. Res, 99(C11), 22,597-22618.
Morison, J., R. Andersen, N.
Larson, E. D'Asaro, T. Boyd (1994), The correction for thermal inertial effects
in Sea-Bird CTD data. J. Atmos.
Oceanic Tech., 22(4), 1152-1164.
D'Asaro, E.A., S. Walker and
E. Baker (1994), Structure of two hydrothermal megaplumes. J. Geophys. Res., 99(C10), 20,361-20,373.
Winters, K.B. and E. A.
D'Asaro (1994), Three-dimensional wave instability near a critical level, J.
Fluid Mech., 272, 255-284.
Winters, K.B., P. N. Lombard,
J.J. Riley and E.A. D'Asaro (1995), Available potential energy and mixing in
density stratified fluids. J.
Fluid Mech., 289, 115-128.
D'Asaro, E.A., C.C. Eriksen,
M.A. Levine, P. Niiler, C.A.
Paulson and P. van Meurs, (1995),
Upper ocean inertial currents forced by a strong storm. Part I: Data and comparisons with linear theory. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 25,
2909-2936..
D'Asaro, E.A. (1995), Upper
ocean inertal currents forced by a strong storm. Part II:
Modelling. J.
Phys.Oceanogr., 25, 2937-2952.
D'Asaro, E.A. (1995), Upper
ocean inertial currents forced by a strong storm. Part III:
Interaction of inertial currents and mesoscale eddies, J. Phys. Oecanogr., 25, 2953-2958.
D'Asaro, E.A., D.M. Farmer,
J.T. Osse, G. T. Dairiki (1996), A Lagrangian float, J. Atmos. & Oceanic
Tech., 13(6), 1230-1246.
Winters, K.B. and E.A.
D'Asaro (1996), Diascalar flux and the rate of fluid mixing. J . Fluid Dyn., 317, 179-193.
Winters, K. B. And E.A.
D’Asaro (1997), Direct simulation of internal wave energy transfer. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 27, 1937-1945.
D'Asaro, Eric and G. Dairiki
(1997), Turbulence intensity measurements in a wind driven mixed layer, J.
Phys. Oceanogr., 27, 2009-2022.
Lien, R-C., E. D’Asaro and G.
Dairiki (1998), Lagrangian frequency spectra of vertical velocity and vorticity
in high-Reynolds-number oceanic turbulence, J. Fluid Mech., 362, 177-198.
Farmer, David M., E. A.
D'Asaro, M. V. Trevorrow, G. T. Dairiki (1997), Three-dimensional structure in
a tidal convergence front, Continental Shelf Research, 15 (13), 1649-1673.
Group, The Lab Sea (1998) The
Labrador Sea Deep Convection Experiment. Bulletin of
the American Meteorological
Society: Vol. 79, No. 10, pp. 2033 - 2058.
D'Asaro,
E. A., and R.-C. Lien (1999), Waves, turbulence, and mixing parameterization, 'Aha
Huliko'a proceedings, Hawaiian Winter Workshop, P. Muller and D.
Henderson eds. University of Hawaii, 269-278.
D'Asaro, E., and R-C. Lien
(2000), The wave-turbulence transition in stratified flows. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30, 1669-1678.
D'Asaro, E.A., R.C. Lien
(2000), Lagrangian measurements of waves and turbulence in stratified flows, J.
Phys. Ocean., 30, 641-655.
Evens, T.J., D.J. Chapman,
R.A. Robbins and E.A. D'Asaro (2000), An analytical flat-plate photobioreactor
with a spectrally attenuated light source for the incubation of phytoplankton
under dynamic light regimes, Hydrobiologia, 434: 55-62.
D'Asaro, E., et al. (2000),
Fully Lagrangian floats in Labrador Sea deep convection: Comparison of Numerical and
experimental results, J. Phys. Oceanogr., in press.
D'Asaro,
E.A. (2000), Langmuir circulation and oil spills: A tale of two tribes, Spill Science & Technology
Bulletin,
Vol. 6, No. 3/4, p. 207-211.
Harcourt, R.R., E. L.
Steffen, R. W. Garwood, E. A. D'Asaro (2002), Fully Lagrangian floats in
Labrador Sea deep convection:
Comparison of numerical and experimental results. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32, 493 - 510.
Lien,
R.-C., E.A. D'Asaro and M.J. McPhaden (2002), Internal waves and turbulence in
the upper central equatorial Pacific:
Lagrangian and Eulerian observations, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32, 2619-2639.
D'Asaro, E.A., K.B. Winters,
and R-C Lien (2002), Lagrangian analysis of a convective mixed layer, J.
Geophys. Res., 107(C5),
10.1029/2000JC000247.
Lien,
R-C. and E.A. D'Asaro (2002), The Kolmogorov constant for the Lagrangian
velocity spectrum and structure function, Phys. of Fluids, 14, 4456-4459.
Steffen, E.L. and E.A.
D'Asaro (2002), Deep convection in the Labrador Sea as observed by Lagrangian
floats. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32, 475-492.
D'Asaro, E.A. (2001),
Turbulent vertical kinetic intensity in the ocean mixed layer, J. Phys.
Oceanogr., 31, 3530-3537.
D'Asaro, E.A. (2002),
Performance of autonomous Lagrangian floats, J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 20, 6, 896-911
Lilly,
J. M., P. B. Rhines, F. Schott, K. Lavender, J. Lazier, U. Send, and E. D'Asaro
(2003). Observations of the Labrador Sea eddy field. Progress in
Oceanography
59(1),
75-176.
D'Asaro, E.A. (2003), The
ocean boundary layer below Hurricane Dennis, J Phys. Oceanogr., 33, 561-579.
Steffen, E.L. and E.A.
D'Asaro (2004), Meso-and submesoscale structure of a convecting field. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 34(1), 44-60.
D'Asaro, E.A., (2004), Air-Sea Heat flux measurements
from nearly neutrally buoyant floats, J. Atmos. & Oceanic Tech., Vol. 21, No. 7, pp. 1086–1094.
D'Asaro, E. A.
and K.B. Winters, K. B. and R.C. Lien, (2004), Lagrangian estimates of
diapycnal mixing in a simulated KH instability, J. Atmos. & Oceanic Tech., 21, 5, pp. 799–809.
Ren-Chieh Lien
and Eric A. D'Asaro. 2004, Lagrangian spectra and diapycnal mixing in
stratified flow. J. Phys.
Oceanogr., 34, 4, pp.
978–984.
D'Asaro, E.A.
(2004), Lagrangian trajectories on the Oregon Shelf during upwelling, Continental
Shelf Research, 24, Issues 13-14, 1421-1436.
Ruo-Shan Tseng
and Eric A. D'Asaro. 2004, Measurements of turbulent vertical kinetic energy in
the ocean mixed layer from Lagrangian floats. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 34, No. 9, pp. 1984–1990.
Lamb, Micheal P.,
Eric D’Asaro,and Jeffrey D. Parsons, 2004, Turbulent structure of high-density
suspensions formed under waves, J. Geophys., Res. 109, C12026,
doi:10.1029/2004JC002355
E.A. D’Asaro, Kraig B.
Winters and Lien, Ren-Chieh (2004), Lagrangian estimates of diapycnal mixing in
a simulated K-H instability, J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 21,
799-809
Alford, M.H.,
M.C. Gregg and E. D'Asaro, (2005) Mixing, 3-D mapping and Lagrangian evolution
of a thermohaline intrusion, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol.
35, No. 9, pp. 1689–1711
Ren-Chieh Lien
and Eric A. D'Asaro, 2006, Measurement of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation
rate with a Lagrangian float, J. Atmos. & Oceanic Tech., 23, 964-976
McNeil, Craig,
Eric D’Asaro, Bruce Johnson, and Matthew Horn, 2006, A Gas Tension Device with
response times of minutes, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Vol. 23, No. 11, pages
1539–1558
R.-C.
Lien,1 T. Y. Tang, M. H. Chang, and E. A. D’Asaro, 2005, Energy of nonlinear
internal waves in the South China Sea, Geophys. Research Letters, VOL. 32, L05615,
doi:10.1029/2004GL022012.
Ming-Huei Chang, Ren-Chieh Lien, Tswen-Yung Tang, Eric A. D’Asaro,
Yiing-Jang Yang, 2006, Energy flux
of nonlinear internal waves in northern South China Sea, Geophys. Res. Letters , Vol. 33, doi:10.1029/2005GL025196
D’Asaro, Eric, Ren-Chieh Lien, 2007, Measurement of Scalar
variance dissipation from Lagrangian floats, , J. Atmos.
& Oceanic Tech., 24,
1066-1077
Black,
Peter G., Eric A. D’Asaro, William M. Drennan, Jeffrey R. French4
Pearn
P. Niiler, Thomas B. Sanford, Eric J. Terrill, Edward J. Walsh and Jun A.
Zhang, 2007, Air-Sea Exchange in Hurricanes: Synthesis of Observations from the
Coupled Boundary Layer Air-Sea Transfer Experiment, Bull. Am. Met. Soc, 88, 3, 357-74
DOI:10.1175/BAMS-88-3-357
D’Asaro, Eric, Craig McNeil, 2007, Air-Sea gas exchange at extreme
wind speeds, J. Marine Sys., 66 (2007) 92–109
McNeil, Craig, Eric and D’Asaro, 2007, Parameterization of Air-Sea
gas fluxes at extreme wind speeds, J. Marine Sys., 66 (2007) 110–121
D’Asaro,
E.A., Thomas B. Sanford,1 P. Peter Niiler,2 and Eric J. Terrill, 2007, Cold
Wake of Hurricane Frances, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L15609,
doi:10.1029/2007GL030160
D'Asaro,
Eric A., 2007, Convection and the seeding of the North Atlantic Bloom, J. Mar. Systems, doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.08.005
D’Asaro, Eric, Ren-Chieh Lien, Frank Henyey, 2007, High frequency
internal waves on the Oregon Continental Shelf, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 37,
1956-1967
D’Asaro, Eric, 2007, Solar Power for Autonomous Floats, J. Atmos. & Oceanic Tech., 24, 1309- 1314
Harcourt, R,
Eric D’Asaro, 2008, Large Eddy Simulation of Langmuir Turbulence in pure wind
seas, J. Phys. Oceanogr.,
submitted
D’Asaro, E.A.,
2008, A Diapycnal Mixing Budget on the Oregon Shelf, Limnology and
Oceanography, submitted
Rehm,
Eric, Eric A. D’Asaro and Rick A. Reynolds, 2008, Measurements and modeling of
primary production in a coastal inlet, , Limnology
and Oceanography, submitted
Non-refereed Publications
D'Asaro, E.A., A. Spencer,
and L. Armi (1981), The benthic boundary layer experiment on the Hatteras
Abyssal Plain: Current and
temperature observations. Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution
Technical Report, WHOI-8112.
D'Asaro, E.A. (1983), XCP
measurement off California in October 1982: Cruise report and preliminary results. APL/UW Technical Report
8310.
D'Asaro, E.A. (1984), Recent
observations of near-inertial frequency internal waves. Proceedings of the
Second 'Aha Huliko'a Hawaiian Winter Workshop. University of Hawaii,
Institute of Geophysics.
D'Asaro, E.A. (1987),
Horizontal scales of wind forced inertial motions. Dynamics of the ocean surface Mixed Layer Proc. 'Aha
Huliko'a Hawaiian Winter Workshop, TECHNICAL REPORTS, pp. 159-179, P. Muller and D. Henderson (Eds.).
D'Asaro, E.A., T.B. Sanford,
R.G. Drever, M.D. Morehead and G.L. Welsh (1990), Air expendable current
profiling during the OCEAN STORMS Experiment. APL-UW Technical Report, TR8916: 56 pp.
D'Asaro, Eric A. (1992), A
strategy for investigating and modeling internal wave sources and sinks. Proceedings
of Hawaii Winter Workshop.
D'Asaro, E.A. and K.B.
Winters (1996), On estimating mixing rate from temperature microstructure
measurements, Proceedings, Microstructure Sensors Workshop, 23-25 October
1996, Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood.,
pp. 151-153.
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