Prof. Laxague received his Ph.D. in 2016 from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami and his B.S. in 2011 from the University of Miami. Prior to joining UNH, he was a postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
Prof. Laxague makes field and laboratory measurements to explore the fundamental physical interactions between the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans. He is particularly interested in ocean surface waves and their mediation of air-sea fluxes, looking to leverage the best-available engineering solutions in order to improve in-situ observational techniques.
Courses Taught
- ME 603: Heat Transfer
- ME 795/895: SpcTop/Experimentl Fluid Dynam
- ME 999: Doctoral Research
- OE 400: Ocean Engineering Seminar
- OE 401: Ocean Engineering Seminar
- OE 754/854: Ocean Waves and Tides
- OE 999: Doctoral Research
Research Interests
- Coastal & Ocean Engineering
- Fluid Mechanics
- Physical Oceanography
- Surface Waves
Selected Publications
Laxague, N. J. M., Zappa, C. J., Soumya, S., & Wurl, O. (2024). The suppression of ocean waves by biogenic slicks.. J R Soc Interface, 21(220), 20240385. doi:10.1098/rsif.2024.0385
Mahoney, A. R., Turner, K. E., Hauser, D. D. W., Laxague, N. J. M., Lindsay, J. M., Whiting, A. V., . . . Zappa, C. J. (2021). Thin ice, deep snow and surface flooding in Kotzebue Sound: landfast ice mass balance during two anomalously warm winters and implications for marine mammals and subsistence hunting. JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY, 67(266), 1013-1027. doi:10.1017/jog.2021.49
Witte, C. R., Zappa, C. J., Mahoney, A. R., Goodwin, J., Harris, C., Schaeffer, R. J., . . . Whiting, A. (2021). The Winter Heat Budget of Sea Ice in Kotzebue Sound: Residual Ocean Heat and the Seasonal Roles of River Outflow. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126(9). doi:10.1029/2020jc016784
Hauser, D. D. W., Whiting, A. V., Mahoney, A. R., Goodwin, J., Harris, C., Schaeffer, R. J., . . . Zappa, C. J. (2021). Co-production of knowledge reveals loss of Indigenous hunting opportunities in the face of accelerating Arctic climate change. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 16(9). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac1a36
Laxague, N. J. M., & Zappa, C. J. (2020). The Impact of Rain on Ocean Surface Waves and Currents. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 47(7). doi:10.1029/2020GL087287
D'Asaro, E. A., Shcherbina, A. Y., Klymak, J. M., Molemaker, J., Novelli, G., Guigand, C. M., . . . Ozgokmen, T. M. (2018). Ocean convergence and the dispersion of flotsam. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 115(6), 1162-1167. doi:10.1073/pnas.1718453115
Laxague, N. J. M., Ozgokmen, T. M., Haus, B. K., Novelli, G., Shcherbina, A., Sutherland, P., . . . Molemaker, J. (2018). Observations of Near-Surface Current Shear Help Describe Oceanic Oil and Plastic Transport. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 45(1), 245-249. doi:10.1002/2017GL075891
Novelli, G., Guigand, C. M., Cousin, C., Ryan, E. H., Laxague, N. J. M., Dai, H., . . . Ozgokmen, T. M. (2017). A Biodegradable Surface Drifter for Ocean Sampling on a Massive Scale. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY, 34(11), 2509-2532. doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-17-0055.1
Jacobs, G. A., Bartels, B. P., Bogucki, D. J., Beron-Vera, F. J., Chen, S. S., Coelho, E. F., . . . Wei, M. (2014). Data assimilation considerations for improved ocean predictability during the Gulf of Mexico Grand Lagrangian Deployment (GLAD). OCEAN MODELLING, 83, 98-117. doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2014.09.003
Johnson, N., Carran, S., Botner, J., Fontaine, K., Laxague, N., Nuetzel, P., . . . Tivnan, B. (2011). Pattern in Escalations in Insurgent and Terrorist Activity. SCIENCE, 333(6038), 81-84. doi:10.1126/science.1205068
