Professor

Geophysical turbulence; Ocean circulation modeling



Research:

My early research centered on aerodynamics of jet engines, turbulence and turbulent boundary layers. During the last forty years I have contributed to the understanding and modeling of atmospheric and oceanic turbulent boundary layers which are controlled by density stratification and the Earth's rotation. More recently this information has been incorporated into quite general, numerical ocean models of estuaries, regional models of coastal waters, and larger domains such as the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean. In the latter case, models that deal with the ice covered ocean have been developed. A recent interest is surface gravity waves and their coupling with circulation models.

List of all Publications


The following papers are available in pdf form. Click on title.
Mellor, G. L., 2003: The three dimensional, current and surface wave equations. J. Phys.Oceanogr., 33, 1978-1089.
Mellor, G. L., 2005: Some consequences of the three-dimensional current and surface wave equations. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 35, 2291-2298.
Mellor, G. L., M. A. Donelan, and L-Y. Oey, 2008: A surface wave model for coupling with numerical ocean circulation models. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 25, 1785-1807.

Information on the textbook "Introduction to Physical Oceanography"


RESEARCH PROJECTS:

• ECOFS - The East Coast Ocean Forecast System
• DAMEE - Data Assimilation and Model Evaluation Experiments
• ACCP - The Atlantic Climate Change Program
• POM - The Princeton Ocean Model Users Group

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Address:
AOS Program
Princeton University
216A Sayre Hall
P.O. Box CN710
Princeton NJ 08544-0710
Phone: (609) 258-6570

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Email: glmellor@princeton.edu


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Last Update: 1 Dec 2010