Biography
Kern E. Kenyon

DEGREES

BS & MS, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 1961, Geology and Geophysics

Ph.D., Scripps Inst.of Oceanography, UCSD, San Diego, CA, 1966, Physical Oceanography

POSITIONS

Jan., 1983 - present

Self-employed Physical Scientist

June, 1973 - Dec., 1982 Assistant Research Oceanographer

Scripps Inst. of Oceanography UCSD, San Diego, CA

Jan., 1967 - July, 1973 Assistant Professor of Oceanography

Graduate School of Oceanography University of Rhode Island Narragansett, RI

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Sigma Xi

American Geophysical Union

Oceanographical Society of Japan

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Meteorological Society


JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (not up to date):

Cone, R.A., N.S. Neidell and K.E. Kenyon, 1963. The natural history of the Hardangerfjord, 5, Studies of the deep-water sediments with the continuous seismic profiler.  Sarsia, 14, 61-78.


Cook, J.C. and K.E. Kenyon, 1963.  Fast-response thermistor probes for temperature microstructure studies at sea.  Rev. Sci. Inst., 34, 496-499.


Kenyon, K.E., 1967.  Discussion of a paper by Longuet-Higgins and Gill.  Proc. Roy. Soc., A, 299, 141-144.


Kenyon, K.E., 1968.  Wave-wave interactions of surface and internal waves. J. Mar. Res., 26, 208-231.


Kenyon, K.E., 1969.  Note on Stokes' drift velocity for edge waves.  J. Geophys. Res., 74, 5533-5535.


Kenyon, K.E., 1969.  Stokes' drift velocity for random gravity waves. J. Geophys. Res., 74, 6991-6994.


Kenyon, K.E., 1970.  Stokes transport.  J. Geophys. Res., 75, 1133-1135.


Kenyon, K.E., 1970.  Wave-particle velocities.  J. Mar. Res., 28, 367-370.


Kenyon, K.E., 1970.  A note on conservative edge wave interactions.  Deep-Sea Res.,17, 197-201.


Kenyon, K.E., 1971. Wave refraction in ocean currents.  Deep-Sea Res., 18, 1023-1034.


Kenyon, K.E., 1972.  Edge waves with current shear.  J. Geophys. Res., 77, 6599-6603.


Lambert, R.B., D.R. Kester, M.E.Q. Pilson and K.E. Kenyon, 1973. In situ disolved oxygen measurements in the North andWest Atlantic Ocean.  J. Geophys. Res., 78, 1479-1483.


Levine, E.R. and K.E. Kenyon, 1975.  The tidal energetics ofNarragansett Bay. J. Geophys. Res., 80, 1683-1688.


Kenyon, K.E., 1975.  The influence of longitudinal variations in wind stress curl on the steady ocean circulation.  J. Phys. Oceanogr., 5, 334-346.


Barnett, T.P. and K.E. Kenyon, 1975.  Recent advances in the study of wind waves. Rep. on Prog. in Phys., 38, 667-729.


Kenyon, K.E., 1977.  A large-scale longitudinal variation in surface temperature in the North Pacific. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 7, 256-263.


Millero, F.J., D. Forsht, D. Means, J. Gieskes and K.E. Kenyon, 1978.  The density ofNorth Pacific Oceanwaters. J. Geophys. Res., 83, 2359-2364.


Kenyon, K.E., 1978.  The surface layer of the North Pacific in winter. J. Geophys. Res., 83, 6115-6122.


Kenyon, K.E., 1978.  The shallow salinity minimum of the eastern North Pacific in winter. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 8, 1061-1069.


Kenyon, K.E., 1978.  Indirect evidence of deep flow east of a North Pacific sea mount. J. Oceanogr. Soc.Japan, 34, 288-294.


Kenyon, K.E., 1980.  North Pacific sea surface temperature observations: a history.  In:  Oceanography, The Past.  Edited by M. Sears and D. Merriman, pp. 267-279,Springer-Verlag,NY.


Kenyon, K.E., 1981.  A shallow northeastward current in the North Pacific. J. Geophys. Res., 86, 6529-6536.


Kenyon, K.E., 1983.  Pacific vertical sections along 35N. Deep-Sea Res., 30, 349-369.


Kenyon, K.E., 1983.  Property differences in the central northeastern Pacific between April, 1976 and July, 1977. J. Oceanogr. Soc.Japan, 39, 73-81.


Kenyon, K.E., 1983.  On the depth of wave influence.  J. Phys. Oceanogr., 13, 1968-1970.


Kenyon, K.E., D. Sheres and R.L. Bernstein, 1983.  Short waves on long waves.  J. Geophys. Res., 88, 7589-7596.


Sheres, D., K.E. Kenyon, R.L. Bernstein and R.C. Beardsley, 1985.  Large horizontal surface velocity shears in the ocean obtained from images of refracting swell and in situ moored current data.   J. Geophys. Res., 90, 4943-4950.


Kenyon, K.E., 1987.  Why a corrugated coast only influences a longshore current within a wave length of the coast.  J. Oceanogr. Soc.Japan, 43, 135-138.


Kenyon, K.E., 1989.  Diurnal variation of air temperature across the North Pacific. Atmos. Res., 22, 285-295.


Sheres, D. and K.E. Kenyon, 1989.  A double vortex along theCaliforniacoast.  J. Geophys. Res., 94, 4989-4997.


Kenyon, K.E., 1989.  Lift theory for level flight using Bernoullli's principle and cross-stream acceleration.  Phys. Essays, 2, 241-245.


Kenyon, K.E. and D.C. Kenyon, 1989.  An elementary model of a tornado.  Geophys. Res. Letters, 16, 1281-1283.


Sheres, D. and K.E. Kenyon, 1990.  An eddy, coastal jets and incoming swell all interactiong near Pt. Conception,California.  Int. J. Remote Sensing, 11, 5-25.


Sheres, D. and K.E. Kenyon, 1990.  Swell refraction by the Pt. Conception ,Californiaeddy.  Int. J. Remote Sensing, 11, 27-40.


Kenyon, K.E. and D. Sheres, 1990.  Stable gravity wave of arbitrary amplitude in finite depth.  Int. J. Theor. Phys., 29, 101-108.


Kenyon, K.E., 1991.  Cyclostrophic balance in surface gravity waves.  J. Oceanogr. Soc.Japan, 47, 45-48.


Kenyon, K.E., 1993.  Kepler's first law: a short derivation.  Phys. Essays, 6, 564-566.


Kenyon, K.E., 1994.  Kepler's laws deduced from a force balance.  Phys. Essays, 7, 464-467.


Kenyon, K.E. and D. Sheres, 1994.  Solitary wave elevations and depressions of finite and infinitesimal amplitude.  Phys. Essays, 7, 146-152.


Kenyon, K.E. and D. Sheres, 1996.  Angular momentum and action in surface gravity waves:  Application to wave-current interaction.   J. Geophys. Res., 101, 1247-1252.


Kenyon, K. E., 1996.  Shallow water gravity waves: a note on the particle orbits.   J. Oceanogr., 52, 353-357.


Kenyon, K.E., 1996.  Bi-daily variation of meteorological properties at sea level across the Pacific along 35N.   Atmos. Res., 43, 31-46.


Kenyon, K. E., 1996.  Gravity torques for surface waves.  J. of Oceanogr., 53, 89-92.


Kenyon, K. E., 1997  Inertial air flows over the North Pacific at mid-latitudes in spring. Atmos. Res., 43, 167-172.


Kenyon, K.E. and D. Sheres, 1997.  Einstein’s gravity wave method applied to a two-layer fluid with current shear.   Phys. Essays, 10, 55-63.


Kenyon, K.E., 1997.  Do surface gravity waves have spin angular momentum?  Phys. Essays, 10, 22-26.


Kenyon, K.E., 1997.  Cyclostrophic balance in surface gravity waves:  Essay on Coriolis effects, J. of Oceanogr., 53, 311-315.


Kenyon, K. E., 1998.  Capillary waves understood by an elementary method.  J. of Oceanogr., 54, 343-346.


Kenyon, K. E., 1998.  Roll wave theory.  Phys. Essays, 11, 531-540.


Kenyon, K.E., 1999.  North Pacific High:  An hypothesis. Atmos. Res., 51, 15-34.


Kenyon, K. E., 1999. Newton’s hypothetical orbits independently derived.  Phys. Essays, 12, 39-43.


Kenyon, K. E., 1999.  The n-Body problem solved in two dimensions.  Phys. Essays, 12, 197-203.


Kenyon, K.E., 1999.  The surface wave as a set of springs. Phys. Essays, 12, 775-780.


Kenyon, K.E., 2001.  Exciting a rotating mass on a spring without change to its rotation rate.  Euro. J. Phys., 22, 471-475.


Kenyon, K.E., 2001.  Stability of Solitary Waves.  Phys. Essays, 14, 266-269.


Kenyon, K.E., 2001.  Exciting a revolving mass on a string at constant tension.  Phys. Essays, 14, 309-313.


Kenyon, K.E., 2002.  Equilibrium and perturbation forms of a rotating self-gravitating mass.  Phys. Essays, 15, 290-296.


Kenton, K.E., 2003.  Curvature Boundary Layer.  Physics Essays, 16, 74-85.


Kenyon, K.E., 2004.  Shoaling surface gravity waves cause a force and a torque on the bottom.  J. O., 60, 1045-1052.


Kenyon, K.E., 2004.  Force and torque on a wall from reflected surface gravity waves.  Phys. Essays, 17, 95-102 .


Kenyon, K.E., 2005.  Torques on solid boundaries caused by inviscid laminar flows.  Phys. Essays, 18, 103-111.


Kenyon, K.E., 2005. Newton’s third law for rotary motion derived.  Phys. Essays, 18, 174-176.


Kenyon, K.E., 2006.  Reaction forces of fluid flows on solid boundaries.  Phys. Essays, 19, 507-516.


Kenyon, K.E. and D. Sheres, 2006.  Wave force on an ocean current.  J. Phys. Oceanogr., 36, 212-231.


Kenyon, K.E., 2006. Gravity forcing of surface waves.  Phys. Essays, 19, 83-90.


Kenyon, K.E., 2006.  Shoaling waves: A discussion.  J. Oceanogr., 62, 923-927.


Kenyon, K.E., 2007.  Evapero-osmotic circulation.  Phys. Essays, 20, 127-130.


Kenyon, K.E., 2007.  Oscillatingtemperature pump for water.  Phys. Essays, 20, 521-526.


Kenyon, K.E., 2007.  Wind wave frequencies decrease during growth and decay.  Phys. Essays, 21, 252-259.


Kenyon, K.E., 2007.  Upwelling by a wave pump.  J. Oceanogr., 63, 327-331.


Sturges, W. and K.E. Kenyon, 2008.  Mean flow in theGulf of Mexico.  J. Phys. Oceanogr., 38, 1501-1514.


Kenyon, K.E., 2007.  Steady top-heavy shear flows.  Phys. Essays 22, 19-21.


Kenyon, K.E., 2008.  Momentum of sound waves.  Phys. Essays, 21, 68-69.


Kenyon, K.E. 2008.  Static underwater air bubbles.  Phys. Essays (accepted).


Kenyon, K.E. 2011.  Drag of large bubbles.  Phys. Essays, 24, No. 4.


Kenyon, K.E. 2010.  Vena contracta and surface tension.  Phys. Essays, 23, 579-583.


Kenyon, K.E. 2010.  Erratum.  Phys. Essays, 23, 532.


Kenyon, K.E., 2010. North Pacific Cool-Down: 1940s-1960s.  Natural Science, 2, 911-914.



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