Physical Oceanography Division

Education

• MS in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, University of Miami, USA (in progress) .
• BS in Oceanography, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil (2010) .

Research Focus

• Ocean dynamics and variability.
• Observational Oceanography.

Experience

• NOAA/AOML: Physical Oceanography Division (2011 - Present)
• Brazilian Navy: The Brazilian Ocean Modeling and Observation Network (2010 - 2011)
• Trainee: Physical Oceanography (2008 - 2010)

Awards

• Admiral Franco Award, Brazilian Navy - 2009.

Projects

• High Density XBT Transects
• NOAA/AOML Satellite-Derived Products
• Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential
• Sustained Ocean Observations with Gliders

Current Scientific Investigations

• The Florida Current Transport Variability (manuscript in preparation)
• Some insight's on the Influence of the Upper Ocean Heat Content on Tropical Cyclones (manuscript in preparation)
• The variability of preferred spawning grounds for Bluefin tuna and Auxis spp. in the Gulf of Mexico during 1993-2011 (in progress)

Publications

Domingues, R., G. Goni, S. Swart, and S. Dong (2014), Wind forced variability of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current south of Africa between 1993 and 2010, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 119, doi:10.1002/2013JC008908 [link]

Codato, G., L. Calado, N. Martins, W. Watanabe, R. Domingues, and S. Jesus(2012), Acoustic prediction using a feature-oriented regional modeling system and acoustic inversion, Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Vol. 17, p. 070052

Calado, L., R. Domingues, W. Watanabe, G. Serrato, E. Oliveira, L. Nascimento (2012), Desenvolvimento da Tecnica de previsao da Corrente do Brasil na regiao sudeste, A Ressurgencia (ISSN:1982-2790), v. 6, p. 40-45

Oliveira, E., L. Calado, W. Watanabe, R. Domingues (2011), Deteccao de Feicoes Oceanograficas a partir de Dados Orbitais: Validacao de Modelos Numericos, A Ressurgencia (ISSN:1982-2790), v. 5, p. 18-20