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.

This year's Masters students: Chris Faulkner and Suyue Li

Visitors: Alice Richards, Noam Vogt-Vincent

For details of current Physical Oceanography group members in AOPP, see the group information on the AOPP website.

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.

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