Experts Guide

Albert Hine is a geological oceanographer who studies sedimentary geology/stratigraphy problems from the estuarine system out to the base of slope — primarily in carbonate or mixed siliciclastic/carbonate environments. His team has defined the response of coastal and shelf depositional systems to sea-level fluctuations, climate changes, western boundary currents, antecedent topography and sediment supply.

Galperin's research areas include atmospheric, oceanic and planetary turbulence, theory, modeling and experiments. His group uses develops novel analytical tools to describe turbulence – wave interactions and develop models that can be used in codes describing oceanic and atmospheric circulations on different scales. One tool -- the Quasi-Normal Scale Elimination model -- has been implemented in state-of-the-art numerical weather research and forecasting developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Liu is the director of the Ocean Circulation Lab at the USF College of Marine Science. An oceanographer, he aims to better understand the coastal ocean circulation and air-sea interactions on the West Florida Shelf, including the exchanges of water properties between the estuaries, the shelf and the offshore (Loop Current) system of the Gulf of America. He can discuss ride tide forecasts, pollutant tracking, storm surge, oil spills and other issues related to our oceans.