Ross Vennell
Associate Professor
Marine science
Otago University
New Zealand
Biography
BE (Eng. Science, Auckland) PhD (MIT/WHOI, Physical Oceanography)
Research Interest
Coastal and regional physical oceanography. Tidal physics of jets and channels. Interpolation of Sparse Velocity Data and ADCP tidal analysis with RBFs. Long Period Ocean Waves Generated by Atmospheric Pressure systems. Secondary Currents in Curved Flows. Drag on Human Swimmers. Variability of the subtropical frontal zone inferred from satellite data. Renewable energy production from large arrays of tidal turbines.
Publications
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Vennell, R. (2010). Resonance and trapping of topographic transient ocean waves generated by a moving atmospheric disturbance. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 650, 427-442. doi: 10.1017/S0022112009993739
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Vennell, R. (2010). Tuning turbines in a tidal channel. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 663, 253-267. doi: 10.1017/s0022112010003502
