LINDA RASMUSSEN (Raz)
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.
Email: "raz at ucsd.edu"
Links
Raz Personal Homepage
Lisa Levin's Lab
Bivalve Population Connectivity Site
Last Revised: August 2009