Professor
of Marine Science Department of Marine Science 1020 Balch Blvd. Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-9904 phone: 228-688-3091 fax: 228-688-1121 vladimir.kamenkovich@usm.edu
EDUCATION
1949-1954:
Undergraduate: Moscow State University, Department
of Mechanics and Mathematics. Major: Fluid
Mechanics. Moscow. Russia.
1954-1957:
Graduate: Institute of Oceanology of the USSR
Academy of Sciences. Moscow. Russia.
SCIENTIFIC DEGREES
1978:
Professor of Geophysics. Moscow Institute
of Physics and Technology. Dolgoprudnyi. Russia.
1969:
Doctor of Physical-Mathematical Sciences.
Title of thesis: "On the problems of nonlinear
theory of stationary oceanic currents". P.
P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the
USSR Academy of Sciences. Moscow. Russia.
1961: Candidate of Physical-Mathematical Sciences.
Title of thesis: "On the theory of the Antarctic
Circumpolar Current". Moscow State University.
Moscow. Russia.
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Large-scale
ocean circulation
Coastal
dynamics
I am primarily interested in process oriented studies. In my research I am using both analytical and numerical methods of investigations. Currently I am working on the following two projects:
I. Physical processes controlling the water, heat, and salt exchange between the Pacific and Indian Oceans The basic tool: A regional model based on the Princeton Ocean Model.
II. Model skill assessment based on the comparison of observed and simulated data. The main question is how to use the observed data for a model validation. Different numerical models are analyzed.
III. The comparison of spectral characteristics of the observed (STACS) and simulated (NLOM) Gulf Stream transports at 27N from April, 1982 to March, 1995 [STACS stands for the Subtropical Atlantic Climate Studies program]. The basic tool: Spectral analysis of short time series.
IV. Physical processes governing seasonal variations of the Florida Current. The research is based on the analysis of the HYCOM simulation data.
I invite students to work with me on these projects. This work will not only teach them the special skill required to handle such problems, but will also give them the possibility to substantially expand their knowledge in marine science. Both accomplishments will considerably help in building the successful career in the field.
David Jaffe, defended M.S. in 1998
Hong Beom Hur, defended Ph.D. in 1998 (co-advisor)
Patrick Hogan, defended Ph.D. in 2000 (co-advisor)
William Burnett, defended Ph.D. in 2000
Kevin McKone, defended Ph.D. in 2003
Kieran O'Driscoll, seeking Ph.D.
Jens Christian Roth, seeking Ph.D.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Monographs
Kamenkovich, V. M .: Fundamentals of ocean dynamics. Hydrometizdat, Leningrad , 1973, 240pp. (In Russian). English translation by Elsevier Sci. Publ. Co., 1977, 249pp.
Monin, A. S., V. M. Kamenkovich, V. G. Kort: Variability of the Oceans. Hydrometizdat, Leningrad , 1974, 262pp. (In Russian). English translation by J. Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1977, 241pp.
Kamenkovich, V. M., M. N. Koshlyakov, A. S. Monin: Synoptic eddies in the ocean. First edition. Hydrometizdat, Leningrad , 1982, 264pp. (In Russian). An expanded English translation by D. Reidel Publ. Co., 1986, 433pp.
Kamenkovich V. M., M. N. Koshlyakov, A. S. Monin: Synoptic eddies in the ocean. Second edition. Hydrometizdat, Leningrad , 1987, 511pp. (In Russian).
Publications in Major Refereed Journals in 1995-2006
Kamenkovich, V. M., V. A. Sheremet, A. R. Pastushkov, S. O. Belotserkovsky, 1995. Analysis of the barotropic model of the subtropical gyre in the ocean for finite Reynolds numbers. Part I. J. Mar. Res., 53, No 6, 959-994.
Sheremet, V. A., V. M. Kamenkovich , A. R. Pastushkov, 1995. Analysis of the barotropic model of the subtropical gyre in the ocean for finite Reynolds numbers. Part II. J. Mar. Res., 53, No 6, 995-1024.
Kamenkovich, V. M., B. V. Kharkov, 1995. Influence of synoptic eddies on recirculation gyre of the Gulf Stream . Oceanology , 35, No 1, 1-6. (Translated from Russian).
Andjelov, L. V., V. M. Kamenkovich , G. M. Reznik, 1995. On the generation of Rossby waves by a moving localized source with varying intensity. Oceanology, 35, No 3, 297-310. (Translated from Russian).
Kamenkovich, V. M., Yu. P. Leonov, D. A. Nechaev, D. A. Byrne, A. L. Gordon, 1996. On the influence of bottom topography on the Agulhas eddy. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 26, No 6, 892-912.
Garraffo, Z. D., V. M. Kamenkovich , 1996. A note on the transport of the Brazil Current. Geophys. Res. Letters, 23, No 13, 1629-1632.
Krupitsky, A., V. M. Kamenkovich , N. Naik, M. A. Cane, 1996. A linear equivalent barotropic model of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current with realistic coastlines and bottom topography. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 26, No 9, 1803-1824.
Kamenkovich, V. M ., B. I. Sebekin, 1996. On the reflection of stationary low-frequency waves from a coast in a mid latitude ocean: the rectilinear western coast. Oceanology, 35, No 5, 589-600. (Translated from Russian).
Kamenkovich, V. M ., M. A. Nusinov, 1996. On the onset of the boundary current at the western coast of an ocean. Oceanology, 36, No 4, 445-452. (Translated from Russian).
Garzoli, S. L., A. L. Gordon, V. Kamenkovich , D. Pillsbury, C. Duncombe-Rae, 1996. Variability and sources of the southeastern Atlantic circulation. J. Mar. Res., 54, No 6, 1039-1071.
Sheremet, V. A., G. R. Ierley, V. M. Kamenkovich , 1997. Eigenanalysis of the two-dimensional wind-driven ocean circulation problem J. Mar. Res., 55, No 1, 57-92.
Kamenkovich, V. M ., 1997. On the transition between different dynamical regimes of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. J. Mar. Res., 55, No 6, 1163-1169.
Cane, M. A., V. M. Kamenkovich , A. Krupitsky, 1998. On the utility and disutility of JEBAR. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 28, No 3, 519-526.
Kamenkovich, V. M ., B. V. Kharkov, 1998. On a physical mechanism of formation of the Gulf Stream recirculation gyre. Oceanology, 38, No 3, 291-299. (Translated from Russian).
Kamenkovich, V. M., 1998. On a necessary condition for existence of the western boundary layer in a two-layer model. Oceanology, 38, No 4, 402-406. (Translated from Russian).
Ivchenko, V. O., A. E. Krupitsky, V. M. Kamenkovich , N. C. Wells, 1999. Modeling the Antarctic Curcumpolar Current: A comparison of FRAM and equivalent barotropic model results. J. Mar. Res., 57, No 1, 29-45.
Cane, M.A., V. Kamenkovich , 1999. Reply. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 29, No 8, Part 2, 2119.
Kamenkovich, V. M ., 1999. On the divergence-form finite-difference approximation to the momentum advection in curvilinear orthogonal coordinates. Ocean Modelling, 1, No 2-4, 95-99.
Burnett, W. H., V. M. Kamenkovich , G. L. Mellor, A. L. Gordon, 2000. The influence of the pressure head on the Indonesian Seas circulation. Geophys. Res. Letters, 27, No 15, 2273-2276.
Burnett, W. H., V. M. Kamenkovich , D. A. Jaffe, A. L. Gordon, G. L. Mellor, 2000. Dynamical balance in the Indonesian Seas circulation. Geophys. Res. Letters, 27, No 17, 2705-2708.
Burnett, W. H., V. M. Kamenkovich , A. L. Gordon, G. L. Mellor, 2003: The Pacific/Indian Ocean pressure difference and its influence on the Indonesian seas circulation: Part I - The study with specified total transports. J. Mar. Res. 61, No 5, 577-611.
Kamenkovich, V. M. , Burnett, W. H., A. L. Gordon, G. L. Mellor, 2003: The Pacific/Indian Ocean pressure difference and its influence on the Indonesian seas circulation: Part II - The study with specified sea-surface heights. J. Mar. Res. 61, No 5, 613-634.
Vinogradov, S., N. Vinogradova, V.Kamenkovich , D. Nechaev, 2004: Temperature and salinity variability in the Mississippi Bight. Mar. Technol. Soc. Journal, 38, No 1, 52-60.
Vinogradova, N., S. Vinogradov, D. Nechaev, V. Kamenkovich , A. Blumberg, Q. Ahsan, and H. Li, 2006: Evaluation of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Littoral Initiative model based on the observed temperature and salinity in the Mississippi Bight. Mar. Technol. Soc. Journal, 39, No 2, 25-38.
PARTICIPATION IN RECENT INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu , HW , USA
European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, 2005, Vienna , Austria
Joint Assembly of AGU and other Societies, 2005, New Orleans , LA , USA
WOCE and beyond. Achievements of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment, 2002, San Antonio , TX , USA
2000 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Tokyo , Japan
2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Antonio , TX , USA
