Profile

Raymond W. Schmitt

Senior Scientist

Physical Oceanography

Office Phone: +1 508 289 2426

Fax: +1 508 457 2181

rschmitt@whoi.edu

» CV

Endowed Observations
Seismic Oceanography

Microstructure Group Site
Introduction to the Global Water Cycle

Education

B.Sc. Carnegie-Mellon University, Physics
Ph.D. University of Rhode Island, Physical Oceanography

Research Interests

Ocean mixing and microstructure; double-diffusive convection; relationships between small scale mixing processes and large-scale temperature and salinity distributions; the thermohaline circulation of the ocean; development of microprofiling instrumentation. Oceanic freshwater budget, autonomous profiling floats, the salinity distribution and its measurement. Seismic Oceanography (See Science Article)

Affiliations

Ocean Studies Board, National Academy of Sciences, 2005-2007.
Panel on Advancing the Science of Climate Change, America's Climate Choices, National Academy of Sciences, 2009-2010.
Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Assessment Committee, National Academy of Sciences, 2011-2012.
NASA Salinity Science Team, 2011-

Awards

J. S. Guggenheim Fellow, 1997-1998.
Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 2012.
Van Allen Clark Sr. Chair for Excellence in Oceanography, 2012.