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HENDERSHOTT, MYRL

Professor of Oceanography

Degrees:

• B.S., University of Wyoming
• M.S., Harvard University
• Ph.D., Harvard University

Research Interests:

• Solution of Laplace's tidal equations for deep-sea tides including solid Earth loading
• Mean circulation of the Adriatic Sea
• Continental-shelf circulation
• Two-dimensional and quasi-geostrophic turbulence
• Internal waves and fine structure
• Tides and ocean normal modes
• Large-scale ocean circulation

Courses Recently Taught:

• ESYS102: The Solid & Fluid Earth
• SIO 211A: Ocean Waves I
• SIO 214A: Intro To Fluid Mechanics
• SIO 30: The Oceans
• SIO101: California Coast Oceanography
• SIO210: Physical Oceanography
• SIO211A: Ocean Waves I
• SIO214A: Intro To Fluid Mechanics
• SIO215A: Applied Math for Oceanogrph I
• SIO215B: Applied Math for Oceanogrph II
• SIO215C: Applied Math Oceanogrph III
• SIO219: Spec Topics/Physical Oceanogra
• SIO30: The Oceans

Honors and Awards:

• A.B. Wood Medal and Prize, the Institute of Physics, London, 1973
• Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, 1967-69
• Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to Harvard, 1958-59
• Election to Phi Beta Kappa

Mentoring:

• Auad, Guillermo (Graduate; 1990-1996)
• Rodriguez-Sero, Juan (Masters; 1982-1982)
• Boyd, Timothy (Graduate; 1981-1989)
• Paden, Cynthia (Graduate; 1981-1990)
• Barale, Vittorio (Graduate; 1980-1986)
• Dorkins, Anne (Masters; 1980-1984)
• Miller, Arthur (Graduate; 1980-1986)
• Kelly, Kathryn (Graduate; 1979-1983)
• Chapman, David (Graduate; 1976-1981)
• Van Woert, Michael (Graduate; 1976-1983)
• McPhaden, Michael (Graduate; 1974-1980)
• Wielicki, Bruce (Graduate; 1974-1980)
• Parke, Michael (Graduate; 1973-1978)
• Rizzoli, Paola (Graduate; 1973-1978)
• Agnew, Duncan (Graduate; 1972-1979)
• Green, Lloyd (Masters; 1972-1975)
• Holloway, Greg (Graduate; 1972-1976)
• McCreary, Julian (Graduate; 1972-1977)
• Salmon, Richard (Graduate; 1971-1976)
• Stock, Gerard (Graduate; 1970-1976)
• Behringer, David (Graduate; 1966-1972)

Hendershott, M. C., 1998. Model results, p. 147-186 in Analysis and Acquisition of Observations of the Circulation on the California Continental Shelf, Minutes of Meeting, Quality Review Board, 4-6 February 1998, MMS/SIO QRB No. 6, 383 pp., Center for Coastal Studies, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif. REPORT

Lerczak, J., C. Winant and M. Hendershott, 1998. A study of dissipative, shoaling high frequency internal waves in shallow water. The 1998 WHOI/ONR Internal Solitary Waves Workshop, 27-29 October 1998, WHOI-99-07, p. 116-122. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Lerczak, J., M. Hendershott and C. Winant, 1999. Observations of the internal tide on the Southern California shelf, 1999. Proceedings Hawaiian Winter Workshop, Dynamics of Oceanic Internal Gravity Waves, II, 18-22 January 1999, p. 9-19. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Lerczak, J.A., M.C. Hendershott, and C.D. Winant. 2001. Coherence between the semidiurnal baratropic tide and internal tidal currents on the southern California shelf and slope. J. Phys. Oceanog., 30 ms. pp. Research Article.

Hendershott, M.C. 2007. Characteristic patterns of upper ocean circulation in a model of the Santa Maria Basin-Santa Barbara Channel Region of the California Coast. 30 pages. Research Article.

Hendershott, M. C. 2007. Conditionally averaged flow patterns in the Santa Barbara Channel. 30 pages. Research Article. In Preparation.

Miller, A.J., D.J. Neilson, D.S. Luther, M.C. Hendershott, B.D. Cornuelle, P.F. Worcester, M.A. Dzieciuch, B.D. Dushaw, B.M. Howe, J.C. Le in, H.G. Arango, and D.B. Haidvogel. 2007. Barotropic Rossby wave radiation from a model Gulf Stream. 17 pages. Research Article. In Preparation.