Christopher J. Zappa

Remote Sensing

Lamont Associate Research Professor

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Ocean and Climate Physics

206B Oceanography

61 Route 9W - PO Box 1000

Palisades

10964-8000

Phone:

(845) 365-8547

Fax:

(845) 365-8157

zappa@ldeo.columbia.edu

View Website

Fields of interest:

Air-sea interaction, wave dynamics and wave breaking, effect of near-surface turbulence on heat, gas, and momentum transport, infrared remote sensing, upper-ocean processes, coastal and estuarine processes.

Polarization ( details )

Education

List of degrees from highest to lowest:

Ph.D.

University of Washington

1999

M.S.E.

University of Washington

1994

B.S.M.E.

Columbia University

1992

Honors & Awards:

Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award 2004 to Present

Lorenz B. Straub Award 2001

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Postdoctoral Scholar Award 1999-2002

Lamont Projects:

icePod: Development of an Ice Imaging System for Monitoring Changing Ice Sheets Mounted on the NYANG LC-130

Referenced in the Following News Items:

Investigating a Tropical Weather Pattern with Global Reach