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Brink, Kenneth Emeritus Research Scholar, Physical Oceanography

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Emeritus Research Scholar, Physical Oceanography , Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 2016 -

Shelf dynamics including coastal trapped waves, coastal upwelling, and the coupling between shelf and ocean circulation; dynamics of wind-driven ocean currents; influence of abrupt topography on low-frequency currents.

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- Comparison of marine and terrestrial ecosystems: suggestions of an evolutionary perspective influenced by environmental variation. ICES Journal of Marine Science ICES Journal of Marine Science. 76:50-59. 2019
- Comparison of marine and terrestrial ecosystems: suggestions of an evolutionary perspective influenced by environmental variation. ICES Journal of Marine Science ICES Journal of Marine Science. 76:355-355. 2019
- Understanding large-scale energy flows through end-to-end shelf ecosystems - the importance of physical context. Journal of Marine Systems. 187:235-249. 2018
- Rossby Waves with Continuous Stratification and Bottom Friction. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 48:2209-2219. 2018
- Shelf Flows Forced by Deep-Ocean Anticyclonic Eddies at the Shelf Break. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 48:1117-1138. 2018
- Rectified flow in a stratified coastal ocean. Journal of marine research. 76:1-22. 2018
- A New Era for The Sea. Journal of marine research. 75:99-99. 2017
- Some considerations about coastal ocean observing systems. Journal of marine research. 75:161-188. 2017
- The Sea: The Science of Ocean Prediction. Journal of marine research. 75:101-102. 2017
- Surface Cooling, Winds, and Eddies over the Continental Shelf. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 47:879-894. 2017
- Offshore Transport of Shelf Water by Deep-Ocean Eddies. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 46:3599-3621. 2016
- A physically coupled end-to-end model platform for coastal ecosystems: Simulating the effects of climate change and changing upwelling characteristics on the Northern California Current ecosystem. Ecological Modelling. 331:86-99. 2016
- Pathways and mechanisms of offshore water intrusions on the Espírito Santo Basin shelf (18°S–22°S, Brazil) 2016
- Continental Shelf Baroclinic Instability. Part I: Relaxation from Upwelling or Downwelling. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 46:551-568. 2016
- Continental Shelf Baroclinic Instability. Part II: Oscillating Wind Forcing. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 46:569-582. 2016
- Cross-Shelf Exchange.. Annual Review of Marine Science. 8:59-78. 2016
- Water column structure and statistics of Denmark Strait Overflow Water cyclones. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 84:110-126. 2014
- Instability of an idealized tidal mixing front: Symmetric instabilities and frictional effects. Journal of marine research. 71:425-450. 2013
- Instability of a tidal mixing front in the presence of realistic tides and mixing. Journal of marine research. 71:227-251. 2013
- What determines the spatial pattern in summer upwelling trends on the U.S. West Coast?. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS. 117:n/a-n/a. 2012
- Baroclinic instability of an idealized tidal mixing front. Journal of marine research. 70:661-688. 2012
- Buoyancy Arrest and Shelf–Ocean Exchange. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 42:644-658. 2012
- The coastal Robinson. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans. 52:4-7. 2011
- Topographic rectification in a stratified ocean. Journal of marine research. 69:483-499. 2011
- Observations of storm-induced mixing and Gulf Stream Ring incursion over the southern flank of Georges Bank: Winter and summer 1997. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS. 115. 2010
- Evaporative dense water formation and cross-shelf exchange over the northwest Australian inner shelf. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS. 115. 2010
- Managing Marine Resources Sustainably. Environment. 52:44-52. 2010
- Topographic rectification in a forced, dissipative, barotropic ocean. Journal of marine research. 68:337-368. 2010
- Buoyancy Arrest and Bottom Ekman Transport. Part I: Steady Flow. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 40:621-635. 2010
- Buoyancy Arrest and Bottom Ekman Transport. Part II: Oscillating Flow. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 40:636-655. 2010
- Long-term moored array measurements of currents and hydrography over Georges Bank: 1994–1999. Progress in Oceanography. 82:191-223. 2009
- Coastal Ocean Processes Program: Advancing Interdisciplinary Research and Technology Development. Oceanography. 21:18-21. 2008
- Alongshore currents and mesoscale variability near the shelf edge off northwestern Australia. Journal of Geophysical Research. 112. 2007
- Coastal-trapped waves with finite bottom friction. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans. 41:172-190. 2006
- Bottom boundary layer flow and salt injection from the continental shelf to slope. Geophysical Research Letters. 33. 2006
- Shelfbreak Circulation and Thermohaline Structure in the Northern South China Sea—Contrasting Spring Conditions in 2000 and 2001. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 29:1131-1143. 2004
- A large-amplitude meander of the shelfbreak front during summer south of New England: Observations from the Shelfbreak PRIMER experiment. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS. 109. 2004
- Properties of flow and pressure over Georges Bank as observed with near-surface drifters. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS. 108. 2003
- Mesoscale eddies, coastal upwelling, and the upper-ocean heat budget in the Arabian Sea. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 49:2231-2264. 2002
- Interaction of a Slope Eddy with the Shelfbreak Front in the Middle Atlantic Bight*. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 31:2783-2796. 2001
- Geostrophic Turbulence over a Slope. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 30:1305-1324. 2000
- A view of the 1993-1994 California Current based on surface drifters, floats, and remotely sensed data. Journal of Geophysical Research. 105:8575-8604. 2000
- The Northeast Monsoon's impact on mixing, phytoplankton biomass and nutrient cycling in the Arabian Sea. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 47:1353-1385. 2000
- The Northeast Monsoon’s impact on mixing, phytoplankton biomass and nutrient cycling in the Arabian Sea (vol 47, pg 1353, 2000). Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 47:3A-4A. 2000
- The upper-ocean response to monsoonal forcing in the Arabian Sea: seasonal and spatial variability. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 47:1177-1226. 2000
- Island-trapped waves, with application to observations off Bermuda. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans. 29:93-118. 1999
- High-frequency internal waves on a sloping shelf. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS. 104:5283-5299. 1999
- Science and the policy-making process. Sea Technology. 40:101-101. 1999
- Comments on "The non-wavelike response of a continental shelf to wind" by G. T. Csanady. Journal of marine research. 56:789-792. 1998
- Variability of the near-surface eddy kinetic energy in the California Current based on altimetric, drifter, and moored current data. Journal of Geophysical Research. 103:13067-13083. 1998
- Comments on “Direct Atmospheric Forcing of Geostrophic Eddies. Part II: Coherence Maps”. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 28:1003-1009. 1998
- Time-dependent motions and the nonlinear bottom Ekman layer. Journal of marine research. 55:613-631. 1997
- Scales of variability of bio-optical properties as observed from near-surface drifters. Journal of Geophysical Research. 100:13345-13345. 1995
- Tidal and lower frequency currents above Fieberling Guyot. Journal of Geophysical Research. 100:10817-10817. 1995
- Diurnal-period currents trapped above Fieberling Guyot: observed characteristics and model comparisons. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 41:643-658. 1994
- The effect of short-scale wind variations on shelf currents. Journal of Geophysical Research. 99:3305-3305. 1994
- Cold-water filaments in the California Current system. African journal of marine science. 12:53-60. 1992
- Drifter observations of a cold filament off Point Arena, California, in July 1988. Journal of Geophysical Research. 97:3593-3593. 1992
- Statistical properties of near-surface flow in the California Coastal Transition Zone. Journal of Geophysical Research. 96:14693-14693. 1991
- The Coastal Transition Zone program. Journal of Geophysical Research. 96:14637-14637. 1991
- The physical structure of cold filaments near Point Arena, California, during June 1987. Journal of Geophysical Research. 96:14859-14859. 1991
- Descriptive oceanography during the Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment: Medium- to large-scale variability. Journal of Geophysical Research. 96:8553-8553. 1991
- Coastal-Trapped Waves and Wind-Driven Currents Over the Continental Shelf. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 23:389-412. 1991
- On the generation of seamount-trapped waves. DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART A-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS. 37:1569-1582. 1990
- Coastal-Trapped Waves off the Coast of South Africa: Generation, Propagation and Current Structures. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 20:1206-1218. 1990
- On the Damping of Free Coastal-Trapped Waves. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 20:1219-1225. 1990
- Observations of phytoplankton and nutrients from a Lagrangian drifter off northern California. Journal of Geophysical Research. 95:9393-9393. 1990
- Energy Conservation in Coastal-Trapped Wave Calculations. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 19:1011-1016. 1989
- Observations of the Response of Thermocline Currents to a Hurricane. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 19:1017-1022. 1989
- The effect of stratification on seamount-trapped waves. DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART A-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS. 36:825-844. 1989
- Evidence for wind-driven current fluctuations in the western North Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research. 94:2029-2029. 1989
- A comparison of empirical and dynamical hindcasts of low-frequency, wind-driven motions over a continental shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research. 93:12409-12409. 1988
- The asymmetric distribution of chlorophyll associated with a coastal upwelling center. Continental Shelf Research. 8:1155-1170. 1988
- On the effect of bottom friction on internal waves. Continental Shelf Research. 8:397-403. 1988
- Shelf and slope circulation induced by fluctuating offshore forcing. Journal of Geophysical Research. 92:11741-11741. 1987
- Upwelling fronts: implications and unknowns. African journal of marine science. 5:3-9. 1987
- Shipboard acoustic Doppler profiler velocity observations near Point Conception: Spring 1983. Journal of Geophysical Research. 92:3925-3925. 1987
- A stochastic model for wind-driven currents over the continental shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research. 92:1783-1783. 1987
- Coastal ocean physical processes. Reviews of Geophysics. 25:204-204. 1987
- THE BENGUELA AND COMPARABLE ECOSYSTEMS - COMMENT. African journal of marine science. 5:954-954. 1987
- Mean Currents Driven by Topographic Drag over the Continental Shelf and Slope. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 16:2159-2171. 1986
- Topographic Drag Due to Barotropic Flow over the Continental Shelf and Slope. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 16:2150-2158. 1986
- Mesoscale hydrographic variability in the vicinity of Points Conception and Arguello during April–May 1983: The OPUS 1983 experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research. 91:12899-12899. 1986
- Mesoscale Wind Variability near Point Conception, California during Spring 1983. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE AND APPLIED METEOROLOGY. 25:1241-1254. 1986
- Scattering of long coastal-trapped waves due to bottom irregularities. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans. 10:149-164. 1986
- Circulation in the Point Conception-Santa Barbara Channel region. Journal of Geophysical Research. 91:877-877. 1986
- On the dynamical structure of the midshelf water column off northwest Africa. Continental Shelf Research. 5:629-644. 1986
- The Nantucket Shoals Flux Experiment (NSFE79). Part I: A Basic Description of the Current and Temperature Variability. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 15:713-748. 1985
- The Response of Stratified, Frictional Flow of Shelf and Slope Waters to Fluctuating Large-Scale, Low-Frequency Wind Forcing. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 15:439-453. 1985
- Observations of the Coastal Upwelling Region near 34°30?N of California: Spring 1981. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 14:378-391. 1984
- Some Effects of Stratification on Long Trench Waves. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 13:496-500. 1983
- Low-Frequency Free Wave and Wind-Driven Motions Over a Submarine Bank. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 13:103-116. 1983
- Reply. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 13:149-150. 1983
- The near-surface dynamics of coastal upwelling. Progress in Oceanography. 12:223-257. 1983
- The physical environment of the Peruvian upwelling system. Progress in Oceanography. 12:285-305. 1983
- A Comparison of Long Coastal Trapped Wave Theory with Observations off Peru. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 12:897-913. 1982
- The Effect of Bottom Friction on Low-Frequency Coastal Trapped Waves. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 12:127-133. 1982
- Propagation of Barotropic Continental Shelf Waves over Irregular Bottom Topography. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 10:765-778. 1980
- Circulation in the Peruvian upwelling system near 15°S. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERES. 85:4036-4036. 1980
- A Study of Low-Frequency Fluctuations Near the Peru Coast. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 8:1025-1041. 1978
- On the Effect of Bottom Friction on Barotropic Motion Over the Continental Shelf. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 8:919-922. 1978
- A laboratory study of open ocean barometric response. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans. 2:153-183. 1978
- CIRCULATION IN PERUVIAN COASTAL UPWELLING SYSTEM NEAR 15-DEGREES-S. TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION. 59:1103-1103. 1978
- SOME DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF COASTAL CIRCULATION OFF PERU. TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION. 58:1159-1159. 1977
- COASTAL PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY. OCEANUS. 35:86-87.
- Changing winds and ocean mixing: Studies of the Arabian Sea monsoon. OCEANUS. 39:24-24.
- George Veronis: An appreciation. Journal of marine research. 68:III-XIX.
- NEW (COASTAL) DIRECTIONS FOR NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH. OCEANUS. 36:55-55.
- Richard W. Garvine (1940-2007). Journal of marine research.
- Science and the policy making process. Marine Technology Society Journal. 32:94-95.
- THE COASTAL OCEAN PROCESSES (COOP) EFFORT. OCEANUS. 36:47-49.
- Untitled. Journal of marine research.
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