Ph.D. MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
Joint Program in Oceanography, 2003.
M.S. Florida State University, Oceanography, 1997.
M.A. New Mexico State University, Literature, 1989.
B.A. California State University, Northridge, Fine Arts, 1983.
Research Interests
Physical processes of inner shelf marine habitats
Inner shelf circulation effects on larval
distribution, pollutant dispersion,
and bouyant plume transport
Connectivity of marine populations
Groundwater and nearshore circulation modeling
Design and monitoring of marine protected areas
Professional Activities
Coastal and nearshore transport modeling of the
Southern California Bight (ROMS)
Modeling population connectivity between nearshore marine habitats in
Southern California (NSF; Lisa Levin, Julia Muccino Co-PIs)
Observations of circulation & environmental variability in
La Jolla kelp forest (Quest for Truth Foundation)
Design and implematation of long term ecological research and monitoring of the La Jolla/Scripps Areas of Special Biological Significance (SIO, City of San Diego, Calif Dept of Water Resources; Ed Parnell, co-investigator)
Bacterial transport in Bodega Harbor, Physical circulation study (Bodega Harbor Marine Lab, UC Davis)
Rasmussen, L., J. Chanton, D.
Furbish, S. Meacham, and W. Burnett (accepted). Groundwater flow, tidal
mixing, and haline
convection in coastal sediments: Field and modeling studies. Continental Shelf Research.
Linda L. Rasmussen
Integrative Oceanography Division
Scripps Institution of
Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Mailcode 0218
La Jolla, CA 92093-0218
