Professor Mitchum has been a faculty member in the College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida since 1996. Prior to coming to the USF he was a faculty member in the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaii where he was also the Director of the University of Hawaii Sea Level Center. His interest in sea level rise began there in the mid-1980’s, and he remains especially interested in the study of 20th century sea level rise. Professor Mitchum’s research focuses on the use of satellite and in situ data to study sea level variations and climate change. In addition, he also works on a wide variety of problems in the general area of ocean physics, including ocean eddies, the El Nino phenomenon, internal tides and various types of ocean waves. He also has a long-standing interest in the application of ocean physics to improve our understanding of fisheries.

Selected Publications

Mitchum, G.T., R. S. Nerem, M.A. Merrifield and R. Gehrels, 20th Century Sea Level Change Estimates From Tide Gauges and Altimeters, accepted by the Cambridge University Press (book chapter). Will appear in 2008.

Holland, C., and G.T. Mitchum, Interannual Volume Variability in the Tropical Pacific and Lagrangian Heat Transport Pathways, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 109, C03017, doi: 10.1029/2004JC002466. 2005

Mitchum, G.T., R. Cheney, L.-L. Fu, C. Le Provost, Y. Menard and P. Woodworth, The future of sea surface height observations. In Observing the Ocean for Climate in the 21st Century, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia. 2001

Nerem, R., and G.T. Mitchum, Sea Level Change, in Satellite Altimetry and Earth Sciences, L. Fu and A. Cazenave (eds.), Academic Press. 2001

Mitchum, G.T., Monitoring the stability of satellite altimeters with tide gauges. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 15, 721-730. 1998

Ray, R., and G.T. Mitchum, Surface manifestation of internal tides generated near Hawaii. Geophys. Res. Lttrs., 23, 2101-2104. 1996

Polovina, J.J., and G.T. Mitchum, Spiny lobster recruitment and sea level revisited: Results of a 1990 forecast. Fish. Bull. U.S., 92, 203 205. 1994

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