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Tommy G. Jensen Associate Researcher[Past Staff] International Pacific Research Center School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Email: |
Education
- 1978 - B.Sc. (Physics and Geophysics), University of Aarhus, Denmark.
- 1981 - Cand. Scient. degree (Physical Oceanography), University of Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy, Physics and Geophysics.
- 1986 - Ph.D. (Physical Oceanography) University of Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy, Physics and Geophysics. Advisor: Gunnar Kullenberg
- 1989 - Ph.D. (Geophysical Fluid
Dynamics), The Florida State
University.
Dissertation title: A Numerical Study of the Seasonal Variability of the Somali Current, December, 1989. Advisor: James J. O'Brien
Research Interests
- Numerical modeling of oceans
- coupled ocean-atmosphere models (GCMs)
- Equatorial dynamics
- Geophysical fluid dynamics
- Air-sea interaction
- Coastal oceanography
Scientific Work Experience
University of Hawaii, SOEST, International Pacific Research Center:
- Associate Researcher, since May 1998
- Research Affiliate, Dept. of Oceanography, since August 2001
Colorado State University, Dept. of Atmospheric Science:
- Research Scientist, July 1996 – May 1998
- Research Associate, Nov 1989 – June 1996
- Lecturer in Physical Oceanography, ( AT770 Graduate course), Fall 1990 – Spring 1998
International Research Centre for Computational Hydrodynamics, Danish Hydraulic Institute, Denmark:
- Visiting Scientist, 8/1/94 – 2/1/95, 5/1/95 – 7/1/95 and 4/1/96 – 6/15/96
The Florida State University:
- Graduate Research Assistant, Supercomputer Computations Research Institute (SCRI)
- and Mesoscale Air-Sea Interaction Group (MASIG), 1987 – 89
- Graduate Research Assistant, MASIG, 1985 – 87
University of Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy, Physics and Geophysics, Dept. of Physical Oceanography:
- Lecturer in Physical Oceanography, Spring 1985
- University Graduate Fellow, 1983 – 85
- Research Assistant, Nordic Council for Physical Oceanography, 1980 – 83
- Assistant Teacher in Physical Oceanography, 1979 – 84
Professional Service
- Editor, Journal of Climate, 2003 – 2006.
- Associate Editor, Journal of Climate, 2001 – 2003.
- Contributor, SMP-Evaluation Project, NERSC, Lawrence Livermore National Lab., 1995.
- Science Team Member, Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics and Model Physics (CHAMMP) program, DOE, 1992 – 2001.
- Course in Programming the Connection Machine System, Los Alamos, 1992.
- Invited Lecturer in Equatorial Dynamics, WOCE Short Course for Latin American Students, Instituto Oceanografico Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1990.
Reviewer
U.S. Dept of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Louisiana State Board of Regents DEPSCoR Program, Gulf of Maine Regional Marine Research Program, Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Physical Oceanography, Monthly Weather Review, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Journal of Computational Physics, Journal of Climate, Oceanography, National Weather Digest, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Deep-Sea Research, Ocean Modelling, Journal of Marine Research, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
Selected Publications
- Jensen, T.G., 2007: Introduction: Special Issue on Indian Ocean Climate. J. Climate, 20, 2869 – 2871.
- Jensen, T.G., 2007: Wind-driven response of the northern Indian Ocean to climate extremes. J. Climate, 20, 2978 – 2993.
- McCreary, J. P., T. Miyama, R. Furue, T. Jensen, H.-W. Kang, B. Bang, and T. Qu, 2007: Interactions between the Indonesian Throughflow and circulations in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Progr. in Oceanography, 75 (1), 70 – 114.
- Haertel, P.T., D.A. Randall, and T.G. Jensen, 2004: Simulating upwelling in a large lake using slippery sacks. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 66 – 77.
- Kim, Y.Y., T. Qu, T. Jensen, T. Miyama, H. Mitsudera, H.-W. Kang, and A. Ishida, 2004: Seasonal and interannual variations of the North Equatorial Current bifurcation in a high-resolution OGCM. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 109, C03040, doi:10.1029/2003JC002013.
- Jensen, T.G., 2003: Barotropic mode errors in an Indian Ocean model associated with the GWR method. Global and Planetary Change, 37, 1 – 18.
- Jensen, T.G., 2003: Cross-equatorial pathways of salt and tracers from the northern Indian Ocean: Modelling results. Deep Sea Research, 50, 2111 – 2128.
- Miyama, T., J.P. McCreary, T.G. Jensen, J. Loschnigg, S. Godfrey, and A. Ishida, 2003: Structure and dynamics of the Indian-Ocean cross-equatorial cell. Deep Sea Research, 50, 2023 – 2048.
- Jensen, T.G., 2001: Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal exchange of salt and tracers in an ocean model. Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 3967 – 3970.
- Jensen, T.G., 2001: Application of the GWR method to the tropical Indian Ocean. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 470 – 485.
- Bounoua, L., G. Collatz, P. Sellers, D. Randall, D. Dazlich, S. Los, J. Berry, I. Fung, C. Tucker, C. Field, and T. Jensen, 1998: Interactions between Vegetation and Climate: Radiative and Physiological Effects of Doubled CO2. J. Climate, 12, 301 – 324.
- Jensen, T., 1998: Open boundary conditions in stratified ocean models. J. Mar. Sys., 16, 297 – 322.
- Jensen, T.G., 1998: Sensitivity of the tropical Pacific Ocean circulation to inaccuracies in surface flux forcing. Ninth Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere, Phoenix, Arizona, 87 – 90.
- Jensen, T.G., 1996: Artificial Retardation of Barotropic Waves in Layered Ocean Models. Mon. Wea. Rev., 124, 1272 – 1283.
- Sellers, P., L. Bounoua, G. Collatz, D. Randall, D. Dazlich, S. Los, J. Berry, I. Fung, C. Tucker, C. Field, and T. Jensen, 1996: A Comparison of the Radiative and Physiological Effects of Doubled CO2 on the Global Climate. Science, 271, 1402 – 1406.
- Jensen, T.G., D. Dazlich, and D.A. Randall, 1995: A one-dimensional mixed layer ocean and sea ice model with prescribed oceanic heat transport. Atmospheric Science Paper No. 593, Colorado State University, 46.
- Jensen, T.G., 1994: A Quasi-Isopycnal Upper Ocean Model for Climate Modelling. Fifth Symposium on Climate Change Studies, American Meteorological Society, Nashville, 77 – 80.
- Jensen, T.G., 1993: Equatorial Variability and Resonance in a Wind-Driven Indian Ocean Model Journal of the Geophysical Research, 98, 22,533 – 22,552.
- Jensen, T.G., 1991: Modeling the Seasonal Undercurrents in the Somali Current System. Journal of the Geophysical Research, 96, 22,151 – 22,167.