Joseph Pedlosky Senior Scientist Doherty Professor of Oceanography
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Joseph Pedlosky Senior Scientist Doherty Professor of Oceanography Geophysical Fluid Dynamicist Department of Physical Oceanography Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution B.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960 M.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960 Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963 Research Engineer, Summer 1958, M.I.T. Naval Supersonics Laboratory Sponsored Research Staff, 1959 and 1961, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summer Fellowship in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, 1960, 1962, W.H.O.I. Fulbright Fellowship, 1961−1962, International Institute of Meteorology, Stockholm Assistant Professor, 1963−1967; Associate Professor, 1967−1968, Department of Mathematics, M.I.T. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, 1967−1968, Visitor, Department of Mathematics, Imperial College, London Associate Professor of Meteorology, 1968−1972; Department of Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago Professor of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, 1972−1979, Department of Geophysical Sciences, The Uni- versity of Chicago Guggenheim Fellow, Guest Investigator, 1977−1978, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Senior Scientist and Doherty Professor of Oceanography, 1979–, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Visiting Scientist, Istituto per lo Studio delle Grandi Masse, Venice, 1984−1985, 1994−1995 Visiting Scientist, University of Washington as JISAO (Joint Institute for Study of the Atmosphere & Ocean) Distinguished Scientist, January, 1988 Meisinger Award, American Meteorological Society, 1970 Fellow, American Meteorological Society, 1981 Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1985 Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, 1975–1979; Scientific Program Evaluation Committee, 1980– 1981, National Center for Atmospheric Research Member, Committee on Atmospheric Science, National Academy of Sciences, 1976–1979 Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 1986 Fulbright Fellow, 1994–1995 Victor Starr Lecturer (M.I.T.), 1995 Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1996 Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science, 1997 Foreign Member, Earth & Cosmic Sciences Section of Academia Europaea, 2000 Research Interests: Baroclinic instability and general stability problems in fluid dynamics; nonlinear dynamics of finite amplitude waves; general circulation of the ocean, especially mid-latitude gyres; geophysical fluid dynamics; equatorial oceanic circulation, abyssal ocean circulation. Author or co-author of about 122 refereed publications. March, 2003 Pedlosky − 2 Refereed Publications Pedlosky, Joseph, 1962. Spectral considerations in two-dimensional incompressible flow. Tellus, 14, 125–132. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1963. Baroclinic instability in two-layer systems. Tellus, 15, 20–25. Charney, Jule G., and Joseph Pedlosky, 1963. On the trapping of unstable planetary waves in the atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research, 68, 6441–6442. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1964. The stability of currents in the atmosphere and the ocean. Part I. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 21, 201–219. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1964. The stability of currents in the atmosphere and the ocean. Part II. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 21, 342–353. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1964. An initial value problem in the theory of baroclinic instability. Tellus, 16, 12– 17. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1965. On the stability of baroclinic flows as a functional of the velocity profile. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 22, 137–145. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1965. A note on the western intensification of the oceanic circulation. Journal of Marine Research, 23, 207–209. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1965. A necessary condition for the existence of an inertial boundary layer in a baroclinic ocean. Journal of Marine Research, 23, 69–72. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1965. A study of the time dependent ocean circulation. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 22, 267–272. Pedlosky, Joseph, and H. P. Greenspan, 1967. A simple laboratory model for the oceanic circulation. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 27, 291–304. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1967. Fluctuating winds and the ocean circulation. Tellus, 19, 250–257. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1967. The spin up of a stratified fluid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 28, 463–480. Barcilon, V., and Joseph Pedlosky, 1967. Linear theory of rotating stratified fluid motions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 29, 1–16. Barcilon, V., and Joseph Pedlosky, 1967. A unified theory of homogeneous and stratified rotating fluids. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 29, 609–621. Barcilon, V., and Joseph Pedlosky, 1967. On the steady motions produced by a stable stratification in a rapidly rotating fluid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 29, 673–690. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1968. An overlooked aspect of the wind-driven oceanic circulation. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 32, 809–821. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1968. Linear theory of the circulation of a stratified ocean. Journal of Fluid Mech- anics, 35, 185–205. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1969. Axially symmetric motion of stratified, rotating fluid in a spherical annulus of narrow gap. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 36, 401–415. Pedlosky − 3 Pedlosky, Joseph, 1970. Finite-amplitude baroclinic waves. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 27, 15– 30. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1971. A note on the role of the buoyancy layer in a rotating stratified fluid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 48, 181–182. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1971. Finite-amplitude baroclinic waves with small dissipation. Journal of the Atmos- pheric Sciences, 28, 587–597. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1972. Limit cycles and unstable baroclinic waves. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 29, 53–63. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1972. Finite-amplitude baroclinic wave packets. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 29, 680–686. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1974. On coastal jets and upwelling in bounded basins. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 4, 3–18. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1974. Longshore currents, upwelling and bottom topography. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 4, 214–226. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1974. Longshore currents and the onset of upwelling over bottom slope. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 4, 310–320. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1975. The development of thermal anomalies in a coupled ocean–atmosphere model. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences , 32, 1501–1514. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1975. Reply to R. K. Smith's note on vacillating baroclinic waves Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 32, 2027. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1975. A note on the amplitude of baroclinic waves in the mid-ocean. Deep-Sea Research, 22, 575–576. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1975. On secondary baroclinic instability and the meridional scale of motion in the ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 5, 603–607. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1975. The amplitude of baroclinic wave triads and mesoscale motion in the ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 5, 608–614. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1976. Finite amplitude baroclinic disturbances in downstream varying currents. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 6, 335–344. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1976. On the dynamics of finite-amplitude baroclinic waves as a function of supercriticality. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 78(3), 621–637. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1977. On the radiation of mesoscale energy in the mid-ocean. Deep-Sea Research, 24, 591–600. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1977. A model of wave amplitude vacillation. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 34, 1898–1912. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1978. An inertial model of steady coastal upwelling. Journal of Physical Oceanog- raphy, 8, 171–177. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1978. A nonlinear model of the onset of upwelling. Journal of Physical Oceanog- raphy, 8, 178–187. Pedlosky − 4 Pedlosky, Joseph, 1979. Finite amplitude baroclinic waves in a continuous model of the atmosphere. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 36, 1908–1924. Pedlosky, Joseph, and Christopher Frenzen, 1980. Chaotic and periodic behavior of finite-amplitude baroclinic waves. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences , 37(6), 1177–1196. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1980. The destabilization of shear flow by topography. Journal of Physical Oceanog- raphy, 10(11), 1877–1880. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1981. The nonlinear dynamics of baroclinic wave ensembles. Journal of Fluid Mech- anics, 102, 169–209. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1981. The effect of β on the chaotic behavior of unstable baroclinic waves. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 38(4), 717–731. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1981. Resonant topographic waves in barotropic and baroclinic flows. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 38(12), 2626–2641. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1982. Finite-amplitude baroclinic waves at minimum critical shear. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 39(3), 555–562. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1982. A simple model for nonlinear critical layers in an unstable baroclinic wave. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 39(10), 2119–2127. Luyten, J. R., J. Pedlosky, and H. Stommel, 1983. The ventilated thermocline. Journal of Physical Ocean- ography, 13(2), 292–309. Luyten, J., J. Pedlosky, and H. Stommel, 1983. Climatic inferences from the ventilated thermocline. Climatic Change, 5, 183–191. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1983. The growth and decay of finite-amplitude baroclinic waves. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 40(8), 1863–1876. Pedlosky, Joseph, and William R. Young, 1983. Ventilation, potential-vorticity homogenization and the structure of the ocean circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 13(11), 2020–2037. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1983. Eastern boundary ventilation and the structure of the thermocline. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 13(11), 2038–2044. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1983. On the relative importance of ventilation and mixing of potential vorticity in mid-ocean gyres. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 13(11), 2121–2122. Pedlosky, Joseph, 1984. The equations for