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Benjamin Hamlington
3225 4111 MONARCH WAY
NORFOLK, 23508
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, (2011)
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Hamlington, B. D. "The Role of Decadal Climate Variability in Global and Regional Sea Level" $458,011. Federal. February 18, 2017 - February 17, 2021
- Hamlington, B. D. "Understanding Sea Level Over the Last Century: What Do We Really Know?" $231,985. Federal. March 15, 2016 - March 14, 2019
- Hamlington, B. D. "Collaborative Research: Investigating the Effect of Internal Climate Variability on Sea Level in the Indian Ocean" $292,454. Federal. January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018
- Hamlington, B. "Identifying, Quantifying, and Projecting Decadal Sea Level Change" $234,276. Federal. August 22, 2017 - August 21, 2018
- Hamlington, B. D. "Hampton Roads Sea Level Rise Initiative: NASA Spaceborne SAR Subsidence Survey" $100,000. State. July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2018
- Hamlington, B. "Hampton Roads INSAR Subsidence Survey" $10,000. Federal. June 1, 2017 - May 31, 2018
- Hamlington, B. "Sea Level Reconstruction Using Bayesian Hierarchical Models" $60,713. Federal. April 4, 2016 - March 5, 2018
- Hamlington, B. "Bayesian Hierarchical Models for Sea Level Reconstruction" $688,111. Federal. March 6, 2015 - March 5, 2018
- Hamlington, B. "Role of Decadal Climate Variability in Global and Regional Sea Level Change" $41,566. Federal. March 1, 2017 - February 28, 2018
- Hamlington, B. D. "Observation-Driven Projections of Future Regional Sea Level Change" $86,584. Federal. August 3, 2015 - June 4, 2017
- Hamlington, B. "Observation-Driven Projections of Future Regional Sea Level Change" $42,292. Higher Education. August 3, 2015 - June 4, 2017
Articles
- Cheon, S. H., Hamlington, B. and Suh, K. D. (2018). Reconstruction of sea level around the Korean Peninsula using cyclostationary empirical orthogonal functions. Ocean Science 14 (5) , pp. 959-970.
- Carson, M., Köhl, A., Stammer, D., Meyssignac, B., Church, J., Schröter, J., Wenzel, M. and Hamlington, B. (2017). Regional Sea Level Variability and Trends, 1960–2007: A Comparison of Sea Level Reconstructions and Ocean Syntheses. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 122 (11) , pp. 9068-9091.
- Nidheesh, A. G.., Lengaigne, M., Vialard, J., Izumo, T., Unnikrishnan, A. S.., Meyssignac, B., Hamlington, B. and de Boyer Montegut, C. (2017). Robustness of observation-based decadal sea level variability in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters 44 (14) , pp. 7391--7400.
- Bekaert, D. P.S., Hamlington, B., Buzzanga, B. and Jones, C. E. (2017). Spaceborne synthetic aperture radar survey of subsidence in Hampton Roads, Virginia (USA). Scientific Reports 7 (1) , pp. 14752.
- Hamlington, B., Reagar, J. T., Lo, M. H., Karnauskas, K. B. and Leben, R. R. (2017). Separating decadal global water cycle variability from sea level rise. Scientific Reports 7 , pp. 1-7.
- Hamlington, B., Cheon, S., Thompson, P., Merrifield, M., Nerem, R., Leben, R. and Kim, K. (2016). An ongoing shift in Pacific Ocean sea level. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 121 (7) , pp. 5084–5097.
- Thompson, P., Hamlington, B., Landerer, F. and Adhikari, S. (2016). Are long tide gauge records in the wrong place to measure global mean sea level rise?. Geophysical Research Letters 43 (19).
- Hamlington, B., Thompson, P., Hammond, W., Blewitt, G. and Ray, R. (2016). Assessing the impact of vertical land motion on twentieth century global mean sea level estimates. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 121 (7) , pp. 4980–4993.
- Cheng, Y., Hamlington, B., Plag, H. and Xu, Q. (2016). Influence of ENSO on the variation of annual sea level cycle in the South China Sea. Ocean Engineering 126 , pp. 343–352.
- Fasullo, J., Nerem, R. and Hamlington, B. (2016). Is the detection of accelerated sea level rise imminent?. Scientific Reports 6.
- Cheng, Y., Ezer, T. and Hamlington, B. (2016). Sea Level Acceleration in the China Seas. Water 8 (7) , pp. 293.
- Merrifield, M., Leuliette, E., Thompson, P., Chambers, D., Hamlington, B., Jevrejeva, S., Marra, J., Menéndez, M., Mitchum, G. and Nerem, R. (2016). Sea level variability and change [in “State of the Climate in 2015”]. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 97 (8 (Supplement)) , pp. S80–S82.
- Han, W., Meehl, G. A., Stammer, D., Hu, A., Hamlington, B., Kenigson, J., Palanisamy, H. and Thompson, P. (2016). Spatial Patterns of Sea Level Variability Associated with Natural Internal Climate Modes. Surveys in Geophysics , pp. 1–34.
- Aaron-Morrison, A., Ackerman, S., Adams, N., Adler, R., Albanil, A., Alfaro, E., Allan, R., Alves, L., Amador, J., Andreassen, L. and Hamlington, B. (2016). State of the Climate in 2015. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 97 (8) , pp. S1–S275.
- Hamlington, B. D., Thompson, P. R., Hammond, W., Blewitt, G. and Ray, R. (2016). Assessing the impact of vertical land motion on estimates of 20th century global mean sea level. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans 121 , pp. 4980-4993.
- Strassburg, M., Hamlington, B., Manrung, R., Lumban-Gaol, J., Nababan, B. and Kim, K. (2015). Sea level trends in Southeast Asian seas. Climate of the Past 11 (5).
- Hamlington, B., Leben, R., Kim, K., Nerem, R., Atkinson, L. P. and Thompson, P. (2015). The effect of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation on US regional and coastal sea level. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 120 (6) , pp. 3970–3986.
- Cheng, Y., Plag, H., Hamlington, B. D., Xu, Q. and He, Y. (2015). Regional sea level variability in the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, and East China Sea. Continental Shelf Research 111 , pp. 95–107.
- Kim, K., Hamlington, B. D. and Na, H. (2015). Theoretical foundation of cyclostationary EOF analysis for geophysical and climatic variables: Concepts and examples. Earth-Science Reviews 150 , pp. 201-218.
- Merrifield, M., Thompson, P., Leuliette, E., Mitchum, G., Chambers, D., Nere, S., Sweet, W. and Hamlington, B. D. (2015). [Global oceans] Sea level variability and change [in “State of the Climate in 2014”]. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 96 (7).
- Hamlington, B. D., Leben, R. R., Kim, K., Nerem, R. S., Atkinson, L. and Thompson, P. (2015). The Effect of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation on United States Regional and Coastal Sea Level. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans 120 (6) , pp. 3970–3986.
- Hamlington, B. D. and Thompson, P. R. (2015). Considerations for Estimating the 20th Century Trend in Global Mean Sea Level. Geophysical Research Letters 42 (10) , pp. 4102–4109.
- Hamlington, B. D., Milliff, R. F., van Loon, H. and Kim, K. (2015). A Southern Hemisphere Sea Level Pressure-based Precursor for ENSO Warm and Cold Events. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmosphere 120 (6) , pp. 2280-2292.
- Hamlington, B. D., Hamlington, P. E., Collins, S. G., Alexander, S. R. and Kim, K. (2015). Effects of Climate Oscillations on Wind Resource Variability in the United States. Geophysical Research Letters 42 (1) , pp. 145-152.
- Han, W., Meehl, G. A., Hu, A., Alexander, M. A., Yamagata, T., Yuan, D., Ishii, M., Pegion, P., Zheng, J., Hamlington, B. and others (2014). Intensification of decadal and multi-decadal sea level variability in the western tropical Pacific during recent decades. Climate dynamics 43 (5-6) , pp. 1357–1379.
- Strassburg, M. W., Hamlington, B. D., Leben, R. R.., Manurung, P., Nababan, B., Vignudelli, S., Lumban Gaol, J. and Kim, K. (2014). Sea level trends in South East Asian Seas (SEAS). Climate of the Past Discussions 10 , pp. 4129-4148.
- Strassburg, M. W., Hamlington, B. D., Leben, R. R. . and Kim, K. (2014). A comparative study of sea level reconstruction techniques using 20 years of satellite altimetry data. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans 119 , pp. 4068–4082.
- Merrifield, M. A., Thompson, P., Leuliette, E., Nerem, R. S., Hamlington, B. D., Chambers, D. P.., Mitchum, G. T.., McInnes, K., Marra, J. J. ., Menendez, M. and Sweet, W. (2014). [Global oceans] Sea level variability and change [in “State of the Climate in 2013”]. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 95 (7) , pp. S71-S73.
- Hamlington, B. D., Strassburg, M. W., Leben, R. R. ., Nerem, R. S., Han, W. and Kim, K. (2014). Uncovering an anthropogenic sea-level rise signal in the Pacific Ocean . Nature Climate Change 4 , pp. 782-785.
- Hamlington, B. D., Leben, R. R., Strassburg, M. W. and Kim, K. (2014). Cyclostationary Empirical Orthogonal Function Sea Level Reconstruction. Geoscience Data Journal 1 (1) , pp. 13-19.
- Hamlington, B., Leben, R., Strassburg, M., Nerem, R. and Kim, K. (2013). Contribution of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation to global mean sea level trends. Geophysical Research Letters 40 (19) , pp. 5171–5175.
- Hamlington, B., Leben, R., Godin, O., Gica, E., Titov, V., Haines, B. and Desai, S. (2012). Could satellite altimetry have improved early detection and warning of the 2011 Tohoku tsunami?. Geophysical Research Letters 39 (15).
- Hamlington, B., Leben, R. and Kim, K. (2012). Improving sea level reconstructions using non-sea level measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 117 (C10).
- Hamlington, B., Leben, R., Wright, L. and Kim, K. (2012). Regional sea level reconstruction in the Pacific ocean. Marine Geodesy 35 (sup1) , pp. 98–117.
- Hamlington, B., Leben, R., Nerem, R., Han, W. and Kim, K. (2011). Reconstructing sea level using cyclostationary empirical orthogonal functions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 116 (C12).
- Hamlington, B. (2011). Sea level hazards: Altimetric monitoring of tsunamis and sea level rise.
- Leben, R., Hamlington, B. and Haines, B. (2011). Seasat and Geosat Revisited: Using Sea Level Measurements to Improve Satellite Altimeter Orbits. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences 58 (3) , pp. 479–493.
- Hamlington, B., Leben, R., Nerem, R. and Kim, K. (2011). The effect of signal-to-noise ratio on the study of sea level trends. Journal of Climate 24 (5) , pp. 1396–1408.
- Godin, O., Irisov, V., Leben, R., Hamlington, B. and Wick, G. (2009). Variations in sea surface roughness induced by the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman tsunami. Natural Hazards and Earth System Science 9 (4).
- Chen, X., Hamlington, B. and Shen, A. Q. (2008). Isotropic-to-nematic phase transition in a liquid-crystal droplet. Langmuir 24 (2) , pp. 541–546.
- Hamlington, B., Steinhaus, B., Feng, J. J., Link, D., Shelley, M. J. and Shen, A. Q. (2007). Liquid crystal droplet production in a microfluidic device. Liquid Crystals 34 (7) , pp. 861–870.
- Shen, A. Q., Hamlington, B., Knoblauch, M., Peters, W. S. and Pickard, W. F. (2006). Forisome based biomimetic smart materials. Smart Structures and Systems 2 (3) , pp. 225–235.
Book Chapters
- Hamlington, B., Godin, O. A., Irisov, V. G. and Leben, R. R. (2011). Detection of Tsunamis from Changes in Ocean Surface Roughness The Tsunami Threat-Research and Technology InTech.
Conference Proceeding
- Kim, J. J., Kim, K., Hamlington, B. and Na, H. (2015). Seasonal Mechanism of sea ice melting in the Arctic Seas AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.
- Kim, K., Kim, J. J., Yeo, S., Na, H., Hamlington, B. and Leben, R. (2015). Understanding the Mechanism of Arctic Amplification and Sea Ice Loss AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.
- Hamlington, B., Leben, R., Godin, O., Gica, E., Titov, V. and Haines, B. (2012). Near Real-Time Tsunami Detection Using Satellite Altimetry EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (pp. 11480).
- Han, W., Meehl, G., Hu, A., Yamagata, T., Alexander, M., Deser, C., Yuan, D., Ishii, M., Quan, X., Zheng, J. and Hamlington, B. (2012). Pacific Decadal Sea Level Change Patterns associated with a Warming Indo-Pacific Warm Pool AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (pp. 0917).
- Hamlington, B., Leben, R. R., Nerem, R. Steven. and Kim, K. (2010). New method for reconstructing sea level from tide gauges using satellite altimetry Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International (pp. 781–784).
- Hamlington, B., Leben, R. R., Godin, O. A. and Irisov, V. G. (2010). On the feasibility of tsunami detection using satellite-based sea surface roughness measurements Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International (pp. 3035–3038).
- Phillips, T., Hamlington, B., Nerem, R. and Leben, R. (2010). The influence of uncertainty in past sea level reconstructions on 21st century mean sea level projections AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.
- Godin, O., Irisov, V., Leben, R., Hamlington, B. and Wick, G. (2008). Variations in the Microwave Backscatter From the Ocean Surface Induced by the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Tsunami AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (pp. 1320).
- Shen, A., Hamlington, B., Knoblauch, M., Peters, W. and Pickard, W. (2005). Forisome as biomimetic smart materials Smart Structures and Materials (pp. 97–107).
Presentations
- Hamlington, B. D. (February 1, 2017). Understanding Sea Level Using Satellite Remote Sensing Oral Presentation Hampton, VA.
- Hamlington, B. D. (December , 2016). Mapping the Causes and Impacts of Decadal Sea Level Variability Oral Presentation Fall AGU 2016 San Francisco, CA.
- Hamlington, B. D. (February , 2016). Understanding and Communicating the Timescales of Sea Level Change Oral Presentation AAAS 2016 Washington DC.
- Hamlington, B. D. (November 16, 2015). What do we really know about 20th century GMSL? Oral Presentation Science Pubs Norfolk, VA.
- Hamlington, B. D. (November 11, 2015). Vertical Land Motion and Sea Level Rise Oral Presentation NASA Sea Level Change Team Meeting Lake Arrowhead, CA.
- Hamlington, B. D. (October 19, 2015). Multivariate Sea Level Reconstruction 1900-2014 Oral Presentation NASA Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting Reston, VA.
- Hamlington, B. D. (October 19, 2015). What do we really know about 20th century GMSL? Keynote/Plenary Address NASA Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting Reston, VA.
- Hamlington, B. D. (June 20, 2015). Sea Level Science and Projections Lecture ACCO Climate Science Washington DC.
- Hamlington, B. D. (April 2, 2015). Towards Regional Sea Level Projections:Assessing the Contribution of Natural Climate Variability to Regional Sea Level Rise Oral Presentation OEAS Seminar Norfolk, VA.
- (March 12, 2015). Towards Regional Sea Level Projections:Assessing the Contribution of Natural Climate Variability to Regional Sea Level Rise Lecture Seminar at University of South Florida St. Petersburg, FL.
- Hamlington, B. D. (February 27, 2015). Towards Regional Sea Level Projections:Assessing the Contribution of Natural Climate Variability to Regional Sea Level Rise Oral Presentation University of South Carolina Seminar Columbia, SC.
- Hamlington, B. D. (December 16, 2014). Uncovering an Anthropogenic Sea Level Rise Signal in the Pacific Ocean Oral Presentation American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting San Francisco, USA.
- Hamlington, B. D. (October 29, 2014). Uncovering an Anthropogenic Sea Level Rise Signal in the Pacific Ocean Oral Presentation New Frontiers of Altimetry Konstanz, Germany.
- Hamlington, B. D. (October 28, 2014). Near Real-time and Historical Monitoring of the Earth’s Climate System Using Satellite Altimetry and Reconstructed Sea Level Oral Presentation New Frontiers of Altimetry Konstanz, Germany.
- Hamlington, B. D. (October 27, 2014). Sea Level and Climate Change Outreach for High School Students Oral Presentation New Frontiers of Altimetry Konstanz, Germany.
- Hamlington, B. D. (June 16, 2014). CSEOF-based Sea Level Height Reconstruction Oral Presentation International Conference on Coastal Engineering 2014 Seoul, South Korea.
- Hamlington, B. D. (February 24, 2014). Climate Variability Contributions to Global and Regional Sea Level, Ocean Sciences Meeting Oral Presentation Ocean Sciences Meeting Honolulu, USA.
- Hamlington, B. D. (February 11, 2014). Cyclostationary Empirical Orthogonal Function Analysis: Theory and Applications Oral Presentation Boulder Fluids Seminar Boulder, USA.
- 2016: Early Career Distinguished Research Award, Old Dominion University College of Sciences
- 2016: New Investigator Award, NASA