
Research Highlights
Francis Bringas, PhD.
Oceanographer, Physical Oceanography Division
305.361.4316
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149
Francis Bringas is an Oceanographer at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in the Physical Oceanography division. He works with the Hurricane Glider Project, the XBT Network, and Saildrone.
- Good, S., B. Mills, T. Boyer, F. Bringas, G. Castelão, R. Cowley, G. Goni, V. Gouretski, and C.M. Domingues. Benchmarking of automatic quality control checks for ocean temperature profiles and recommendations for optimal sets. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9:1075510, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1075510 2023
Ref. 4231 - Lumpkin, R., F. Bringas, G. Goni, and B. Qiu. Surface currents. In Chapter 3, State of the Climate in 2022. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(9):S177-S180, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0076.2 2023
Ref. 4312 - Zhang, C., G.R. Foltz, A.M. Chiodi, C.W. Mordy, C.R. Edwards, C. Meinig, D. Zhang, E. Mazza, E.D. Cokelet, E.F. Burger, F. Bringas, G.J. Goni, H.G. Hristova, H.-S. Kim, J.A. Trinanes, J.A. Zhang, K.E. Bailey, K.M. O’Brien, M. Morales-Caez, N. Lawrence-Slavas, R. Jenkins, S.S. Chen, and X. Chen. Hurricane observations by uncrewed systems. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-21-0327.1 2023
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Department of Commerce Gold Medal 2022
For the successful experimental application of uncrewed surface vehicles, i.e., saildrones, to observe conditions in Atlantic tropical cyclones.
Department of Commerce Bronze Medal 2021
For the successful coordination and operation of a “picket fence” of underwater gliders during the 2019 hurricane season for improved forecasting.
Department of Commerce Bronze Medal 2016
For contributions on the rapid and successful implementation of an array of underwater gliders geared towards Caribbean Sea and tropical Atlantic Ocean hurricane research and forecasts.
NOAA Administrator’s Award 2016
For developing and implementing an Iridium-based, real-time transmission system for oceanographic and meteorological observations from ships.