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Tamay M. Özgökmen

Tamay M. Özgökmen

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
47
Citations
6923
World Ranking
4082
National Ranking
1583

Overview

Tamay M. Özgökmen is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research spans several key areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Oceanography as the predominant subfield. The scientist's work extensively covers Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, as well as Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation, reflecting a broad engagement with environmental and marine science challenges.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

The prominent subfields of their research are:

  • Oceanography
  • Pollution
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering

Core topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

Tamay M. Özgökmen has contributed research articles to numerous reputable venues. Frequent publication platforms are:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Ocean Modelling
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Recent significant papers authored or coauthored by the scientist include:

  • Progress in Operational Modeling in Support of Oil Spill Response, 2020, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Frontal Convergence and Vertical Velocity Measured by Drifters in the Alboran Sea, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Transport of Oil Droplets in the Upper Ocean: Impact of the Eddy Diffusivity, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Drifter Observations Reveal Intense Vertical Velocity in a Surface Ocean Front, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • The Gulf of Mexico: An Overview, 2021, Oceanography

The researcher has worked collaboratively with multiple frequent coauthors, who include:

  • Pierre-Marie Poulain
  • Ananda Pascual
  • Simón Ruíz
  • Daniel R. Tarry
  • Eric A. D'Asaro

In addition to journal publications, Tamay M. Özgökmen has contributed to book publications, including a report published by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution eBooks titled "CALYPSO 2019 Cruise Report: field campaign in the Mediterranean" released in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Ocean convergence and the dispersion of flotsam.

    Eric A. D’Asaro;Andrey Y. Shcherbina;Jody M. Klymak;Jeroen Molemaker

  • Submesoscale dispersion in the vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon spill.

    Andrew C. Poje;Tamay M. Özgökmen;Bruce L. Lipphardt;Brian K. Haus

  • Seasonality of the submesoscale dynamics in the Gulf Stream region

    Jean Alberto Mensa;Zulema Garraffo;Annalisa Griffa;Tamay Mehmet Özgökmen

  • Improving Oceanic Overflow Representation in Climate Models: The Gravity Current Entrainment Climate Process Team

    Sonya Legg;Bruce Briegleb;Yeon Chang;Eric P. Chassignet

  • Advances in the Application of Surface Drifters.

    Rick Lumpkin;Tamay Özgökmen;Luca Centurioni

  • A Biodegradable Surface Drifter for Ocean Sampling on a Massive Scale

    Guillaume Novelli;Cédric M. Guigand;Charles Cousin;Edward H. Ryan

  • Assimilation of drifter observations for the reconstruction of the Eulerian circulation field

    Anne Molcard;Leonid I. Piterbarg;Annalisa Griffa;Tamay M. Özgökmen

  • The latmix summer campaign: Submesoscale stirring in the upper ocean

    Andrey Y. Shcherbina;Miles A. Sundermeyer;Eric Kunze;Eric A. D'Asaro

  • Drifter motion in the Gulf of Mexico constrained by altimetric Lagrangian coherent structures

    M. J. Olascoaga;F. J. Beron-Vera;G. Haller;J. Triñanes

  • Observations of Near-Surface Current Shear Help Describe Oceanic Oil and Plastic Transport

    Nathan J. M. Laxague;Tamay M. Özgökmen;Brian K. Haus;Guillaume Novelli

  • Three-Dimensional Turbulent Bottom Density Currents from a High-Order Nonhydrostatic Spectral Element Model

    Tamay M. Özgökmen;Paul F. Fischer;Jinqiao Duan;Traian Iliescu

  • The Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, six years after the Macondo oil well blowout

    Samantha B. Joye;Annalisa Bracco;Tamay M. Özgökmen;Jeffrey P. Chanton

  • Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics

    Annalisa Griffa;A. D. Kirwan;Arthur J. Mariano;Tamay Özgökmen

  • Relative dispersion from a high-resolution coastal model of the Adriatic Sea

    Angelique C. Haza;Andrew C. Poje;Tamay M. Özgökmen;Paul Martin

  • On the Connection between the Mediterranean Outflow and the Azores Current

    Tamay M. Özgökmen;Eric P. Chassignet;Claes G. H. Rooth

  • Resolution dependent relative dispersion statistics in a hierarchy of ocean models

    Andrew C. Poje;Angelique C. Haza;Tamay M. Özgökmen;Marcello G. Magaldi

  • Large eddy simulation of stratified mixing in two-dimensional dam-break problem in a rectangular enclosed domain

    Tamay M. Özgökmen;Traian Iliescu;Paul F. Fischer;Ashwanth Srinivasan

  • On the Predictability of Lagrangian Trajectories in the Ocean

    Tamay M. Özgökmen;Annalisa Griffa;Annalisa Griffa;Arthur J. Mariano;Leonid I. Piterbarg

  • Relative dispersion in the Liguro-Provençal basin: From sub-mesoscale to mesoscale

    K. Schroeder;A.C. Haza;A. Griffa;T.M. Özgökmen

  • Progress in operational modeling in support of oil spill response

    Christopher H. Barker;Vassiliki H. Kourafalou;C. J. Beegle-Krause;Michel Boufadel

  • Submesoscale Dispersion in the Vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon Spill

    Tamay Ozgokmen

Frequent Co-Authors

Annalisa Griffa
Annalisa Griffa National Research Council (CNR)
Brian K. Haus
Brian K. Haus University of Miami
Paul Fischer
Paul Fischer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Arthur J. Mariano
Arthur J. Mariano University of Miami
Eric P. Chassignet
Eric P. Chassignet Florida State University
Shuyi S. Chen
Shuyi S. Chen University of Washington
Traian Iliescu
Traian Iliescu Virginia Tech
Jinqiao Duan
Jinqiao Duan Great Bay University
Pierre-Marie Poulain
Pierre-Marie Poulain National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
Michel C. Boufadel
Michel C. Boufadel New Jersey Institute of Technology

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