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Curriculum Vitae of Bruce L. Gotwols

Bruce L. Gotwols received a B.S. degree in physics from Drexel University in 1963, and an M.S. in physics and astronomy from the University of Maryland in 1970. He joined the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in 1966. His early work was in solar radio astronomy and studies of the interplanetary medium using the scintillation of small diameter radio sources. In 1977 he switched fields and began research in remote sensing of the ocean using optical and radar techniques. He was PI or co-PI on several optical and radar instruments, and has participated in many measurement campaigns using these instruments. He is currently on the Principal Professional Staff of JHU/APL. His interests are broad, ranging from designing the instruments, to taking the data and constructing relevant theories. He has published more than 30 peer reviewed papers in his career.

Some representative publications:

  1. Gotwols, B. L., E. Aarholt, R. D. Chapman, and R. E. Sterner II, Optical, radar and in situ measurements of internal wave dispersion, IGARSS'96 Proceedings, in press, 1996.
  2. Keller, M. R., B. L. Gotwols, W. J. Plant, and W. C. Keller, Comparison of optically-derived spectral densities and microwave cross sections in a wind-wave tank, Journ. Geoph. Res., v.100, N C8, pp. 16,163-16,178, 1995.
  3. Gotwols, B. L. and D. R. Thompson, Ocean microwave backscatter distributions, Journ. Geophys. Res., v.99, pp. 9741-9750, 1994.
  4. Gotwols, B.L., and R.E.Sterner II. Measurement of surface wave modulation from internal waves during the SAR internal wave signature experiment. Journ. Geoph. Res., v.93, N C10, pp. 12.330-12.338, 1988.
  5. Gotwols, B.L., R. E. Sterner II, and D. R. Thompson, Measurement and interpretation of surface roughness changes induced by internal waves during the joint Canada-U.S. ocean wave investigation project. Journ. Geoph. Res. v.93, N C10, pp. 12.265-12.281, 1988.
  6. Irani, G. B., B. L. Gotwols, and A. W. Bjerkaas, The 1978 ocean wave dynamics experiment, in Wave Dynamics and Radio Probing of the Ocean Surface, O. M. Phillips and K. Hasselmann, eds., Plenum Press, New York, pp. 165-179, 1986.
  7. Keller, W. C. and B. L.Gotwols. Two-dimensional optical measurement of wave slope. Applied Optics, v.22, N 22, pp. 3476-3478, 1983.