The Gulf of Mexico can be a complicated body of water. We know
the water is hot but there are various currents and eddies that are
sometimes cold. All of these can have big impacts on hurricanes
both good and bad.
Dr. Nan Walker is a James P. Morgan Distinguished
Professor of Coastal Studies in the Department of Oceanography
& Coastal Sciences at Louisiana State University. She is also
Director of LSU’S Earth Scan Laboratory.
Her areas of expertise include physical oceanography,
satellite oceanography, air-sea interactions and tropical cyclone
intensities, the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current and eddy
circulations.
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