Olivia Cheriton

I am a physical oceanographer who studies waves, hydrodynamics, and transport processes in coral reef environments. I also have expertise in internal waves and water-column dynamics. I use direct measurements to answer questions about how physical processes -across a range of temporal and spatial scales- affect coastal ecosystems.

Research Interests:

• Waves, hydrodynamics, and transport processes in coral reef environments
• Effects of changing conditions on coastal physical and biological processes
• Coastal ocean physical processes and effects on nearshore ecosystems
• Internal tides and nonlinear internal waves over continental shelves
• Fine-scale gradients in biological and suspended particulate material