Arnoldo Valle-Levinson Professor Division: Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering Specializations:Hydrodynamics of estuaries and continental shelves. Exchange processes between estuaries and adjacent ocean. bathymetric effects on stratified flows. Observations, analytical and numerical models. Centers & Affiliations: Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering Program Office Phone: (352) 392-9537 ext. 1479 Location: 558 Weil Email Address: arnoldo@coastal.ufl.edu Personal Page:http://users.coastal.ufl.edu/~arnoldo/arnoldo.html Vita:

Education Ph.D., Oceanography, SUNY at Stony Brook, 1992 M.S., Marine Environmental Sciences, SUNY at Stony Brook, 1988 B.S., Oceanology, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexico, 1985 Years of Service on this Faculty 2008-Present: Professor 2005-2008: Associate Professor Professional Registration Principal Publications Valle-Levinson, A., Density-driven exchange flow in terms of the Kelvin and Ekman numbers, J. Geophys. Res., 113, C04001, doi:10.1029/2007JC004144, 2008. Valle-Levinson, A., C. Reyes and R. Sanay, Effects of bathymetry, friction and Earth’s rotation on estuary/ocean exchange, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 33(11), 2375-2393, 2003. Valle-Levinson, A., K.C. Wong, and K.M.M. Lwiza, Fortnightly variability in the transverse dynamics of a coastal plain estuary, J. Geophys. Res, 105(C2), 3413-3424, 2000. Valle-Levinson, C. Li, T. Royer, and L. Atkinson. Flow patterns at the Chesapeake Bay entrance. Continental Shelf Research, 18(10), 1157-1177, 1998. Valle-Levinson, A. and K.M.M. Lwiza. 1995. Effects of channels and shoals on the exchange between the lower Chesapeake Bay and the adjacent ocean. J. Geophys. Res., 100(C9), 18,551-18,563.