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Mark R. Petersen

Research Scientist
Los Alamos National Laboratory


e-mail:
mpetersen (at) lanl (dot) gov


Affiliations:

Climate, Ocean, and Sea Ice Modeling
Computer and Computational Science Division
Center for Nonlinear Studies, Theoretical Division

Research Interests:

  • numerical methods for ocean models;
  • climate change assessment using global climate models;
  • Lagrangian-averaged Navier-Stokes alpha turbulence model;
  • direct numerical simulation of shock-turbulence interaction;
  • forcing methods for compressible turbulence;
  • quasi-geostrophic turbulence;
  • planetary formation in protoplanetary disks;
  • education in science and engineering