LINDA RASMUSSEN (Raz)
Asst. Project Scientist
Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
Joint Program in Oceanography, 2003.
M.S., Florida State University, Oceanography, 1997.
M.A., New Mexico State University, English/Linguistics, 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 buoyant 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)
Modeling ocean outfall plume transport and dispersion.
(City of San Diego, NOAA)
Selected Publications
Rasmussen, L., B. Cornuelle, L. Levin, J. Largier, and E. Di Lorenzo.
(2009)
Effects of small-scale features and local wind forcing on tracer dispersion and estimates of population connectivity in a regional scale circulation model.
J. Geophysical Research
, doi:10.1029/2008JC004777.
Parnell, P.E., P. Dayton , C. Lennert-Cody , L. Rasmussen , J. Leichter.
(2006)
Marine Reserve Design: Optimal Size, Fine-Scale Habitats, Species Affinities, Diversity, and Ocean Microclimate.
Ecological Applications
16(3):945-962.
Rasmussen, L., G. Gawarkiewicz, W. B. Owens, M.S. Lozier,
(2005)
Slope water, Gulf Stream and seasonal influences on southern Mid-Atlantic Bight circulation during the fall-winter transition.
J. Geophysical Research,
110, C02009, doi:10.1029/2004JC002311.
Contact Information
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
Email:
"raz at ucsd.edu"
Office:
1262 Sverdrup Hall
Phone:
1-858-822-1816
Fax:
1-858-822-0562
Links
Raz Personal Homepage
Lisa Levin's Lab
Bivalve Population Connectivity Site
Last Revised: August 2009
