Physical Oceanography

Don P. Chambers

Professor
Physical Oceanography
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1996
Office Phone: 727.553.3351
Email: donc@usf.edu
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Research: Using satellite observations to understand climate change and ocean dynamics

Specialties: Sea Level Rise, Global Climate Change, Greenland and Antarctica Ice Mass Balance, Large-Scale Ocean Circulation, Glaciers

Dr. Chambers specializes in using satellite observations such as radar altimetry and satellite gravimetry to better understand ocean dynamics. His primary research focus is quantifying and understanding sea level variability, especially trying to separate natural climate variability from anthropogenic climate change. He in interested in all the dynamical processes that cause sea level change, including ocean circulation, ocean heat storage, ocean mass redistribution, and influx of fresh water from the continents and ice sheets.

Dr. Chambers has been a member of several NASA satellite Science Teams, including TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1, and is currently a member of the NASA Ocean Surface Topography and GRACE Science Teams, and is one of four U.S. scientists to serve on the joint NASA/European Space Agency Gravity Constellation Science Team. He has been a member of U.S. CLIVAR and is currently a Lead Author on the latest climate assessment by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Dr. Chambers was selected as the Bowie Lecturer for the 2013 Fall AGU Meeting.