Peter C. Chu

Distinguished Professor of Oceanography
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA  93943

BOOK CHAPTERS

(18) Chu, P.C., and C.W. Fan, 2010: Wave effect on the trajectory of a high-speed rigid body in a water column. Advances in Fluid Mechanics, 8, edited by M. Rahman and C.A. Brebbia, WIT Press (ISSN-1746-4471), 383-393 (download).

(17) Chu, P.C., 2009: First passage time analysis for climate prediction. In: Stochastic Physics and Climate Modelling, edited by T. N. Palmer and P. Williams, Chapter 6, Cambridge University Press (ISBN-13:9780521761055), 157-190 (download).

(16) Chu, P.C., C.W. Fan, P. Gefken, 2008: Semi-empirical formulas of drag/lift coefficients for high-speed rigid body maneuvering in water column. Advances in Fluid Mechanics, 7, edited by M. Rahman and C.A. Brebbia, WIT Press (ISSN-1743-3533), 163-172 (download).

(15) Chu, P.C., and G. Ray, 2006: Prediction of high-speed rigid body maneuvering in air-water-sediment. Advances in Fluid Mechanics, 6, edited by M. Rahman and C.A. Brebbia, WIT Press (ISBN-1-84564-163-9), 43-52 (download).

(14) Chu, P.C., P. Pauly, and M. Ward, 2006: Wind effect on chemical dispersion in San Andrew Bay, Chapter 5, Coastal Environment and Water Quality, edited by Y. Jun Xu and Vijay P. Singh, Water Resources Publications (ISBN-13: 978-1-887201-47-6), 47-68 (download).

(13) Chu, P.C., K. Kyriakidis, and M. Ward, 2006: Two chemical dispersion regimes in tide-dominated San Diego Bay, Chapter 6, Coastal Environment and Water Quality, edited by Y. Jun Xu and Vijay P. Singh, Water Resources Publications (ISBN-13: 978-1-887201-47-6), 69-90 (download).

(12) Chu, P.C., E.L. Gottshall, and T.E. Halwaches, 2005: Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) support for determining safe current in magnetic sea mine sweeping. Applications of Technology to Demining, Part 2 Naval Mine Countermeasure, edited by A.M. Bottoms and C. Scandrett, Society for Counter-Ordnance Technology, 359- 368 (paper download).

(11) Chu, P.C., T. B. Smith, and S.D. Haeger, 2005: Mine impact burial experiment. Applications of Technology to Demining, Part 2 Naval Mine Countermeasure, edited by A.M. Bottoms and C. Scandrett, Society for Counter-Ordnance Technology, 127- 136 (paper download).

(10) Chu, P.C., and C.W. Fan, 2004: 3D rigid body impact burial prediction model (IMPACT35). Advances in Fluid Mechanics, 5, edited by C.A. Brebbia, A.C. Mendes, and M. Rahman, WIT Press (ISBN-1-85312-704-3), 123-132 (download).

(9) Chu, P.C., S.H. Lu, C.W. Fan, and C.S. Kim, 2003: A numerical simulation on Japan/East Sea (JES) thermohaline structure and circulation. Advances in Coastal Sea Modeling (edited by Lakhan), Chapter 16, Elsevier (ISBN-0-444-51149-0), Amsterdam, 431-466 (download).

(8) Chu, P.C., C.J. Cintron, S.D. Haeger, D. Schneider, R.E. Keenan, and D.N. Fox, 2002: Yellow Sea acoustic uncertainty caused by hydrographic data errors. In: Impact of Littoral Environment Variability on Acoustic Prediction and Sonar Performance, edited by N.G. Pace and F. B. Jensen. Kluwar Academic Publisher (ISBN-10-1402008163), Boston, 563-570 (download).

(7) Chu, P.C., A.F. Gilles, C.W. Fan, J. Lan, and P. Fleischer, 2002: Hydrodynamics of falling cylinder in water column. Advances in Fluid Mechanics, 4, WIT Press (ISBN-1-85312-910-0), edited by M. Rahman, R. Verhoeven, and C.A. Brebbia, 163-181 (download).

(6) Chu, P.C., 2001: Toward accurate coastal ocean prediction. In: Advances in Mathematical Modeling of Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics, edited by P.E. Hodnett, Kluwer Scientific Publishing Co. (ISBN-0-7923-7075-9), 131-136 (download).

(5) Chu, P.C., S.H. Lu, and C.W. Fan, 2001: An air-ocean coupled nowcast/forecast system for the East Asian marginal seas. In: Advances in Mathematical Modeling of Atmosphere and Ocean, edited by P.E. Hodnett, Kluwer Scientific Publishing Co. (ISBN-0-7923-7075-9), 137-142 (download).

(4) Chu, P.C., C.W. Fan, and S.D. Haeger, 1996: Central South China Sea baroclinic eddies detected from an airborne expendable bathythermograph survey, in: East Asia and Western Pacific Meteorology and Climate, edited by C.P. Chang, J.C.L. Chan, and J.T. Wang, World Scientific (ISBN-981-02-3047-8), New Jersey, 364-370 (download).

(3) Collins, C.A., and P.C. Chu, 1995: Oceanography. In: Encyclopedia of Applied Physics, American Institute of Physics, 47-76 (download).

(2) Chu, P.C., 1991: Geophysics of deep convection and deep water formation in oceans, in: Deep Convection and Deep Water Formation in Oceans, edited by P.C. Chu and J.C. Gascard, Elsevier (ISBN-0-444-88764-4), New York, 3-16 (download).

(1) Chu, P.C., 1991: Vertical cells driven by vortices - a possible mechanism for the preconditioning of open-ocean deep convection, in: Deep Convection and Deep Water Formation in Oceans, edited by P.C. Chu and J.C. Gascard, Elsevier (ISBN-0-444-88764-4), New York, 267-281 (download).