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MACKINNON, JENNIFER

Associate Professor

Degrees:

• B.A., Swarthmore College
• M.S., University of Washington
• Ph.D., University of Washington

Research Interests:

• Internal waves
• Turbulence and mixing
• Coastal dynamics

Courses Recently Taught:

• SIO 212A: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I
• SIO210: Physical Oceanography
• SIO212A: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I
• SIO219: Spec Topics/Physical Oceanogra

Honors and Awards:

• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, 1997-2000
• Bachelors with Distinction in Physics, Swarthmore College, 1995
• National Merit Finalist, 1991
• Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Fellowship: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Summer 1999

Mentoring:

• Beitzel, Tamara (Graduate; 2008-)
• Jeffrey, Polton (Post Doc; 2007-2007)
• Andres, Tejada-Martinez (Post Doc; 2006-2007)

MacKinnon, J.A., T.M. Shaun Johnston, and R. Pinkel, 2008: Strong transport and mixing of deep water through the Southwest Indian Ridge, Nature Geosciences, 2008, Vol. 1, 755 - 758, doi:10.1038/ngeo340

Polton, J. A., J.A. Smith, J.A. MacKinnon and A. E. Tejada-Martinez, 2008: Rapid generation of high-frequency internal waves beneath a wind and wave forced oceanic surface mixed layer, Geophys. Res. Lett., 5, L13602, doi:10.1029/2008GL033856.

Alford, M.H., J.A. MacKinnon, Z. Zhao, R. Pinkel, J. Klymak, and T. Peacock, 2007: Internal waves across the Pacific, Geophys. Res. Lett. 34, L24601, doi:10.1029/2007GL031566

Thompson, Andrew F., Sarah T. Gille, J.A. MacKinnon, and Janet Sprintall, 2007: Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Small-Scale Mixing in Drake Passage, J. Phys Oceanogr., 37 (3), 572-592.

MacKinnon, J. A. and M.C. Gregg, 2005.: Near-Inertial Waves on the New England Shelf: the role of evolving stratification, turbulent dissipation, and bottom drag, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 35 (12), 2408-2424. MacKinnon, J. A. and M.C. Gregg, 2005.: Spring Mixing on the New England Shelf. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 35(12), 2425-2443

MacKinnon, J.A. and K.B. Winters, 2005: Subtropical Catastrophe: significant loss of low-mode tidal energy at 28.9 degrees, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 32, No. 15, VOL. 32, L15605, doi:10.1029/2005GL023376,

Winters, K.B., J.A. MacKinnon. and B. Mills, 2004: A spectral model for process studies of rotating, density-stratified flows, J. Atmos. Ocean. Technol., 21 (1): 69-94

MacKinnon, J. A. and M.C. Gregg, 2003.: Shear and Baroclinic Energy Flux on the Summer New England Shelf, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 33(7), 1462-1475.

MacKinnon, J. A. and M.C. Gregg, 2003: Mixing on the Late-Summer New England Shelf - Solibores, Shear and Stratification, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 33(7) 1476-1492.