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Don P. Chambers

Professor
Physical Oceanography
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1996
Office Phone: 727.553.3351
Email: donc@usf.edu
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Satellite Oceanography Laboratory

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Research: Using satellite observations to understand climate change and ocean dynamics

Specialties: Sea Level Rise, Global Climate Change, Greenland and Antarctica Ice Mass Balance, Large-Scale Ocean Circulation, Glaciers

Dr. Chambers specializes in using satellite observations such as radar altimetry and satellite gravimetry to better understand ocean dynamics. His primary research focus is quantifying and understanding sea level variability, especially trying to separate natural climate variability from anthropogenic climate change. He is in interested in all the dynamical processes that cause sea level change, including ocean circulation, ocean heat storage, ocean mass redistribution, and influx of fresh water from the continents and ice sheets.

Dr. Chambers has over 25 years of experience in the field of sea level science. He is an internationally recognized expert in the use of satellite and ocean temperature observations to understand the relative contributions of thermal expansion and mass input from glaciers and ice sheets to changes in global mean sea level. Dr. Chambers has served on numerous national and international science committees related to sea level, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change from 2010-2014 and the National Academy of Sciences Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space from 2016–2018.