Long-range propagation of ocean swell – Upcoming Seminar by William Young
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Date: 24 OCTOBER 2025 from 14:00 to 15:00
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Event location: University of Bologna Geophysics Library, Viale Berti Pichat 8 - In presence and online event - In presence and online event
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Type: Other
On October 24, the Decade Collaborative Centre for Coastal Resilience, in collaboration with the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Bologna, is pleased to host a seminar by Professor William Young from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.
Title: Long-range propagation of ocean swell
Abstract:
About sixty years ago, Munk and Snodgrass showed that low-frequency surface gravity waves (swell) propagate from sources in the Southern Ocean to Californian beaches. However, the apparent location of some sources on Antarctica can only be mirages. Using modern data, Professor Young will discuss the hypothesis that these mirages result from the refraction of swell by surface currents.
Speaker’s Bio:
William Young is a Professor of Physical Oceanography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. His research focuses on geophysical fluid dynamics and dynamical oceanography. He earned his Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography through the joint program between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and has been a faculty member at Scripps since 1988.