Benjamin Jaimes, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate
Division of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
University of Miami

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Shay, L. K., B. Jaimes, J. K. Brewster, P. Meyers, E. C. McCaskill, E. Uhlhorn, F. Marks, G. R. Halliwell Jr., O. M. Smedstad, and P. Hogan, 2011: Airborne ocean surveys of the Loop Current complex from NOAA WP-3D in support of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., vol. 195, edited by Y. Liu et al., pp. 131-151, AGU, Washington, D. C., doi:10.1029/2011GM001101.

Jaimes, B., L. K. Shay, and G. R. Halliwell, 2011: The response of quasigeostrophic oceanic vortices to tropical cyclone forcing. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 41, 1965-1985. PDF

Jaimes, B., and L. K. Shay, 2010: Near-inertial wave wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita over mesoscale oceanic eddies. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 40, 1320-1337. PDF

Jaimes, B., and L. K. Shay, 2009: Mixed layer cooling in mesoscale oceanic eddies during hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, 4188-4207. PDF

Vidal, V. V. M., F. V. Vidal, E. Meza, J. Portilla, L. Zambrano, and B. Jaimes, 1999: Ring-slope interactions and the formation of the western boundary current in the Gulf of Mexico. J. Geophys. Res., 104(C9), 20523-20550.

Vidal, F. V., V. M. V. Vidal, P. F. Rodriguez, L. Zambrano, J. Portilla, R. J. Rendon, and B. Jaimes, 1999: Circulacion del Golfo de Mexico. Rev. Soc. Mex. Hist. Nat., 49, 1-15. (In Spanish.)

Thesis and Dissertation

Jaimes, B., 2009: On the response to tropical cyclones in mesoscale oceanic eddies. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Miami, 145 pp. PDF

Jaimes, B., 2005: Energetics of the wind and Loop Current-driven circulation in the Gulf of Mexico. M.S. thesis, University of Miami, 128 pp. PDF

Conference Abstracts and Proceedings

Jaimes, B., and L. K.Shay, 2010: Upwelling and mixed layer deepening in mesoscale oceanic eddies during the passage of tropical cyclones, 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Paper 12A.3, AMS, 10-14 May, Tucson, AZ.

Jaimes, B., and L. K.Shay, 2010: Upper ocean cooling in the Loop Current system during hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Eos Trans. AGU, 91(26), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract P051B-05.

Jaimes, B., and L. K. Shay, 2008: Hurricane-induced differential mixed layer cooling over strong oceanic background flows. 28th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Paper 2D.4, AMS, 28 Apr-May 2 2008, Orlando, FL.

Jaimes, B., and L. K. Shay, 2008: Modulation of hurricane-induced mixed layer cooling in Gulf of Mexico's mesoscale oceanic eddies, Ocean Sci. Meet., Abstract 2386, 2-7 March 2008, Orlando, FL.

Jaimes, B., L. K. Shay, E. Uhlhorn, T. M. Cook, J. Brewster, G. Halliwell, and P. G. Black, 2006: Influence of Loop Current ocean heat content on hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Paper C3.4, AMS 24-28 April 2006, Monterey, CA.

Jaimes, B., E. P. Chassignet, and L. M. Cherubin, 2006: Influence of Loop Current rings on the western boundary current in the Gulf of Mexico. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS250-07.

Jaimes, B., F. V. Vidal, and V. M. V. Vidal, 2000: An oceanographic and meteorological meta database for the southern Gulf of Mexico. In: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Management Information Systems. C. A. Brebbia and P. Pascolo eds., Wessex Institute of Technology Press, 425-434.

Jaimes, B., F. V. Vidal, and V. M. V. Vidal, 2000: Tropical cyclones activity analysis system. In: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Hydraulic Engineering Software. W. R. Blain and C. A. Brebbia eds., Wessex Institute of Technology Press, 415-422.

Technical Reports

Jaimes, B., Vidal, V. F., and Vidal, V. V. M., 1999: Characterization of the dynamical oceanography and climatology of the Gulf of Mexico' Mexican oil region: elements to improve the PEMEX normative criteria to design, construct, and operate marine platforms and pipelines. Project FIES-97-05-IV Technical Report No. 3, 38 pp., IPN/CICATA Grupo de Estudios Oceanograficos, Cuernavaca, Mexico. (In Spanish.)

Jaimes, B., Vidal, V. F., and Vidal, V. V. M., 1999: Characterization of the dynamical oceanography and climatology of the Gulf of Mexico' Mexican oil region: elements to improve the PEMEX normative criteria to design, construct, and operate marine platforms and pipelines. Project FIES-97-05-IV Technical Report No. 2, 49 pp., IPN/CICATA Grupo de Estudios Oceanograficos, Cuernavaca, Mexico. (In Spanish.)

Jaimes, B., Vidal, V. F., and Vidal, V. V. M., 1998: Characterization of the dynamical oceanography and climatology of the Gulf of Mexico's Mexican oil oegion: elements to improve the PEMEX normative criteria to design, construct, and operate marine platforms and pipelines. Project FIES-97-05-IV Technical Report No. 1, 89 pp., IPN/CICATA Grupo de Estudios Oceanograficos, Cuernavaca, Mexico. (In Spanish.)