Physical Oceanography

Research Group

The Physical Oceanography group uses analytical theory, numerical models and ocean observations to understand the circulation of the oceans and their role in the climate system. It includes scientists in both the Earth Sciences Department and in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics.

We have a wide range of interests including polar oceanography, the meridional overturning circulation, eddies, boundary current separation, marine pollution and fundamental geophysical fluid dynamics.

For details of current Physical Oceanography group members in AOPP, see the group information on the AOPP website.  Also part of the crew is Charlotte Reed, over in the Oxford Robotics Institute in Engineering.

Each year we welcome some of our Oxford Earth Sciences 4th year students to join us for their research project. This year's Masters student: Tom Hill.  We also host rotation projects for ILESLA and Intelligent Earth doctoral training programme students.

Visitors: Anna-Marie Strehl, Alice Richards, Rita Markina, Ollie Tooth, Alex Albinski

Previous PhD and postdoc members of the group: Lesley Allison, Xiaoming Zhai, Lars Czeschel, Helen Pillar, Peter Davis, David Munday, Renske Gelderloos, Camille Lique, Liam Brannigan, Thomas Millgate, Graeme MacGilchrist,  Laura Cimoli, Helene Asbjornsen, Yavor Kostov, Sam Cornish, Claudia Jones, Twm Jonathan, Alice Richards, Fraser Goldsworth, Adam Stanway, James Boneham, Noam Vogt-Vincent, Rita Markina, Ollie Tooth

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