Department
Polar Science Center - Applied Physics Laboratory
Organization
University of Washington
Email
dickm@apl.washington.edu

Location

Kapaa , Hawaii 96746
United States

Bio

B.A., M.A. Colorado 1974, 1978. M.Sc., M.Ph., Ph.D Yale 1978,1988. Polar Science Center APL University of Washington 1980-2014. Meteorology, U. Wisconsin-Madison, 1988-1990. Director, SHEBA Project Office 1995-2002. Chair CSM Polar Climate Working Group 1996-2005.

Interests

Sea Ice

Science Specialties

Physics of sea ice, Climate Dynamics, Arctic Ocean, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

Current Research

Kinematics of rigid plates in pack ice . Spatial and temporal variations of sea ice thickness distribution. Coupled modeling of the Arctic Ocean-atmosphere-ice system.