John Largier Professor Coastal Oceanography Bodega Marine Laboratory P.O. Box 247 Bodega Bay , CA 94923 Phone: (707) 875-1930 Fax: (707) 875-2009 Email:

Education and Training:

• B.S. (Applied Mathematics, Physics) University of Cape Town, 1981
• B.S. Hons. (Applied Mathematics) University of Cape Town, 1983
• Ph.D. (Oceanography), University of Cape Town, 1987

Research Interests:

My research is in coastal oceanography and ecology, specifically field-based study of water motion and the associated transport of water-borne material. This includes oceanographic study of bays in upwelling regions (open and enclosed bays), small "west coast" estuaries characterized by arid summers, bar-built mouths and pulsed winter inflow, and nearshore circulation (e.g., outflow from rivers, shoaling internal tides, and wind/wave-driven flows). My interest in environmental and ecological issues include larval/juvenile dispersal, coastal water quality (e.g., beach pollution), and primary productivity (including harmful algal blooms). My long-term goal is to better understand coastal ocean systems – to obtain an integrative view of how the diverse components, processes, and scales fit together.

Also see BOON: Bodega Ocean Observing Node

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