Doug Luther

Luther, Douglas

Professor; CIMAR Director
Physical Oceanography
Office: MSB 434A
Ph: (808) 956-5875

Research Interests

  • Tide Dynamics and Energy Flow
  • Mixing in the Abyssal Ocean
  • Circulation and Energy Fluxes in the North Atlantic
  • Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) Dynamics and Fluxes
  • Waves Trapped to Topography (e.g., Islands and Ridges)
  • Atmospherically-Forced Mesoscale Variability
  • Dynamics of Equatorial Circulation and Variability
  • Long-Period Tides: Resonance vs Equilibrium (Miller et al., 1993)