Dr. Jae-Hun Park (left), Stuart Bishop (middle), and Amy Fearing (right) on the SIO R/V Melville June 2006.

Stuart Bishop
PhD Candidate
Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
215 South Ferry Road, Watkins 219
Narragansett, RI 02882
sbishop@gso.uri.edu/

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Research Intersts

I am interested in the dynamics of strong current systems such as the Kuroshio Extension, Gulf Stream, and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Particularly, how mesoscale eddies and their fluxes of heat and PV affect the mean flow of these currents. Eddy heat fluxes are a primary source of uncertainty in the climate problem and the goal of my dissertation has been to determine what role mesoscale eddy heat fluxes play in the dynamics of the Kuroshio Extension from observations made during the Kuroshio Extension System Study (KESS).

Academic Background

B.Sc. Physics with a Concentration in Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, 2006.

Ph.D. Candidate Physical Oceanography, Graduate School of Oceanography (URI), 2006-present.

Field Experience

2011 - R/V Pelican, PI Jim Singer (SAIC), Gulf of Mexico Loop Current, PIES recovery operations, 13 days.

2006 - R/V Melville, PIs D.Randolph Watts (URI) and Kathleen Donohue (URI), Kuroshio; KESS CPIES recovery operations, 35 days.



Publications

Bishop, S.P., D.R. Watts, J.-H. Park, and N.G. Hogg. Evidence of bottom-trapped currents in the Kuroshio Extension region. J. Phys. Oceanogr , 42: 321-328, 2012. (doi:10.1175/JPO-D-11-0144.1) pdf

Manuscripts in Preparation

Bishop, S.P. and D.R. Watts. Divergent eddy heat fluxes in the Kuroshio Extension at 143o-149oE. Part I: Mean structure. To be submitted to J. Phys. Oceanogr.
Bishop, S.P. and D.R. Watts. Divergent eddy heat fluxes in the Kuroshio Extension at 143o-149oE. Part II: Temporal variability. To be submitted to J. Phys. Oceanogr.
Bishop, S.P. and D.R. Watts. Eddy forcing in the Kuroshio Extension at 143o-149oE. To be submitted to J. Phys. Oceanogr.

Presentations

Bishop, S.P., D.R. Watts, and K.A. Donohue. Divergent eddy heat fluxes in the Kuroshio Extension at 143o-149oE. Ocean Sciences Conference poster, Salt Lake City, UT, February 2012.

Bishop, S.P. and D.R. Watts. January 17, 2012. Divergent eddy heat fluxes in the Kuroshio Extension at 143o-149oE. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Seminar Series (Invited).

Bishop, S.P. and D.R. Watts. December 21, 2011. Divergent eddy heat fluxes in the Kuroshio Extension at 143o-149oE. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics Oceanography Section. pdf

Bishop, S.P. and D.R. Watts. April 4, 2011. Oceanic eddy heat fluxes in the Kuroshio jet east of Japan. University at Albany SUNY, Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences Joint Colloquium Series (Invited).

Bishop, S.P., D.R. Watts, and K.A. Donohue. Meridional eddy heat fluxes in the Kuroshio Extension system. Ocean Sciences Conference poster, Portland, OR, February 2010.

Links

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My Research Group
Physical Oceanography at URI

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