Peter D. Bromirski
      Associate Research Oceanographer

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      Education

      • M.S. Humboldt State University, 1988
      • Ph.D. University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1993

      Curriculum Vitae

      Research Interests

      • Sea Level Change
        Sea level variability in the Northeast Pacific related to climate change
      • Storms, Ocean Waves, and Coastal Impacts
        Interdecadal variability and characteristics of waves and storms of the North Pacific
      • Seismology
        Spatial and temporal variability of wave-induced seismic signals, and ocean bottom seismology
      • Antarctic Ice Shelf Dynamics
        Wave-induced ice shelf vibrations: North Pacific - Antarctic connections

      Selected Publications

      Bromirski, P.D. and R.A. Stephen (2012).
      Response of the Ross Ice Shelf to gravity wave forcing,
      Ann. Glaciol.      , 53(60), doi:10.3189/2012AoG60A058.

      Bromirski, P.D., A.J. Miller, R.E. Flick, and G. Auad (2011).
      Dynamical suppression of sea level rise along the Pacific coast of North America: Indications for imminent acceleration,
      J. Geophys. Res. - Oceans      , 116, C07005, doi:10.1029/2010JC006759.

      Bromirski, P.D., O.V. Sergienko, D.R. MacAyeal (2010).
      Transoceanic infragravity waves impacting Antarctic ice shelves,
      Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L02502, doi:10.1029/2009GL041488.

      Bromirski, P.D. (2009). Earth vibrations,
      Science, 324, 1026-1027.

      Bromirski, P.D. and P. Gerstoft (2009).
      Dominant source regions of the Earth's hum are coastal,
      Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L13303, doi:10.1029/2009GL038903.

      Bromirski, P.D. and J.P. Kossin, (2008).
      Increasing hurricane wave power along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts,
      J. Geophys. Res. - Oceans      , 113, C07012, doi:10.1029/2007JC004706.

      Bromirski, P.D., F. K. Duennebier and R. A. Stephen (2005).  Mid-ocean microseisms,
      Geochem. Geophys. Geosys., 2, Q04009, doi:10.1029/2004GC00768.

      Bromirski, P.D., D.R. Cayan, and R.E. Flick (2005).
      Wave spectral energy variability in the northeast Pacific,
      J. Geophys. Res., 110(C3), C03005, doi:10.1029/2001JB000265.

      Bromirski, P.D. and S. Chuang (2003).
      SeisDig : Software to Digitize Analog Seismogram Images, User's Manual,
      Scripps Institution of Oceanography Technical Report ,
      http://repositories.cdlib.org/sio/techreport/9, pp. 28.

      Bromirski, P.D., R.E. Flick, and D.R. Cayan (2003).
      Storminess variability along the California coast: 1858-2000,
      J. Clim., 16, 982-993.

      Bromirski, P.D. and F.K. Duennebier (2002).
      The near-coastal microseism spectrum: Spatial and temporal wave climate relationships,
      J. Geophys. Res., 107(B8), 2166, doi:10.1029/2001JB000265.

      Bromirski, P.D. (2001). Vibrations from the "Perfect Storm",
      Geochem. Geophys. Geosys., 2(7), doi:10.1029/2000GC000119.

      Bromirski, P.D., R.E. Flick, and N. Graham (1999).
      Ocean wave height determined from inland seismometer data:
      Implications for investigating wave climate changes in the NE Pacific      ,
      J. Geophys. Res., 104(C9), 20,753-20,766.

      Contact Information

      Peter D. Bromirski
      Associate Research Oceanographer
      Integrative Oceanography Division
      Center for Coastal Studies - 0209
      Scripps Institution of Oceanography
      University of California, San Diego
      9500 Gilman Drive
      La Jolla, CA 92093-0209

      Tel: (858) 822-0552
      Fax: (858) 534-0300
      Email: pbromirski@ucsd.edu
      Center for Coastal Studies

      Last Revised: August 2012