Brian Powell, Ph.D. 

2005: Ph.D., University of Colorado, Physical Oceanography
2000: M.S., University of Colorado, Computer Science
1993: B.S., University of Colorado, Aerospace Engineering

2008-present: Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography, University of Hawai`i, Manoa
2006-2008: Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Marine Science, University of California, Santa Cruz
2005-2006: Postdoctoral Scientist, CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder
2001-2005: Graduate Research Assistant, CCAR, University of Colorado, Boulder
1997-2001: President, OS, Inc.
1996-1997: Senior Developer: InfoNow, Corp.
1994-1996: Engineer: TRW, Inc.
1990-1994: Research Assistant, CCAR, University of Colorado, Boulder

American Meteorological Society
American Geophysical Society
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Powell, B. S., A. Moore, H. Arango, E. Di Lorenzo, R. Milliff, and R. R. Leben: “Near real-time Assimilation and Prediction in the Intra-Americas Sea with the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS)”, Dynam. Atmos. Oceans, in press, 2008.
Powell, B. S. and A. Moore: “Estimating the 4DVAR Analysis Error of GODAE Products”, Ocean Dynam., in press, 2008.
Broquet, G., C. A. Edwards, A. Moore, B. S. Powell, M. Veneziani, and J. D. Doyle: “Application of 4D-Variational data assimilation to the California Current System”, Dynam. Atmos. Oceans, in press, 2008.
Powell, B. S., H. Arango, A. Moore, E. Di Lorenzo, R. Milliff, and D. Foley: “4DVAR Data Assimilation in the Intra-Americas Sea with the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS)”, J. Ocean Mod., 23:130–145, 2008.
E. D. Lorenzo, A. M. Moore, H. G. Arango, B. D. Cornuelle, A. J. Miller, B. S. Powell, B. S. Chua, and A. F. Bennett: “Weak and Strong Constraint Data Assimilation in the inverse Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS): development and application for a baroclinic coastal upwelling system.” J. Ocean Mod., 16:160–187, 2007.
Powell, B. S., R. R. Leben, and N. L. Guinasso: “Comparison of Buoy and Altimeter-derived Shelf Currents using an Optimal Operator” Geosci. Remote Sens. Let., 3:192–196, 2006.
Powell, B. S., and R. R. Leben: “An optimal filter for geostrophic mesoscale currents from along-track satellite altimetry.” J. Oceanic and Atmos. Tech., 21:1633–1642, 2004.
Leben, R. R. and B. S. Powell: “Accuracy assessment of Jason-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon along-track sea surface slope.” Marine Geodesy, 26:355–366, 2003.

Powell, B. S. and A. M. Moore, “Real-time Data Assimilation and Ensemble Prediction System in the Intra-Americas Sea”, GODAE Data Assimilation in Support of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems, Fall Meet., 2007.
Powell, B. S. and A. M. Moore, “Assimilation of Fine-Scale Data in the Development of a Real-Time Ocean Prediction System”, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A43F-08, 2006.
Powell, B. S. and A. M. Moore “Issues from the Assimilation of Fine-Scale Data in the Development of a Real-Time Ocean Prediction System”, Adjoint Applications in Dynamic Meteorology, 2006.
Powell, B. S. “Interpolating topography from sparse measurements while maintaining dynamics.” Santa Fe Institute Proceedings of the Complex Systems Summer School, 2004.
Powell, B. S. and R. R. Leben, “Secular trend in Global EKE using accurately resolved mesoscale currents from satellite altimetry.” TOPEX/Poseidon Jason Science Working Team Meeting, 2003.