Ocean Observing and Climate
Climate
The research of the Climate sub-group is primarily concerned with using a wide range of observations to increase understanding of the ocean's role within the Earth's climate system.
We are particularly interested in changes in ocean climate over recent decades, for example freshening and warming of the North Atlantic, and the causes of these changes. Our research is closely linked to work carried out within the Ocean Modelling and Forecasting group and we make use of model output in our analyses of ocean variability.
Main research areas:
- Determination and explanation of recent changes in ocean climate (circulation, temperature and salinity).
- Changes in surface forcing fields and their impact on the ocean.
- Sea level variability - particularly in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean.
- Links between oceanic Rossby / Kelvin waves and climate processes.
Examples of Recent Research:
- Polar and Subpolar oceans
- Precipitation Over the Oceans
- Evaluating El Nino in an Ocean Model
- Causes of North Atlantic Freshening
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- A wide variety of datasets are employed in our research, including the NOC surface flux climatology and the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis.
- We are also involved in repeat hydrographic measurements that provide an important climate resource: The Extended Ellett Line; the Scotland to Iceland hydrographic time series
- Cimate sub-group members belong to the following international panels: CLIVAR Global Synthesis and Observations Panel, ICES Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography
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- A wide variety of datasets are employed in our research, including the NOC surface flux climatology and the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis.
- We are also involved in repeat hydrographic measurements that provide an important climate resource: The Extended Ellett Line; the Scotland to Iceland hydrographic time series
- Cimate sub-group members belong to the following international panels: CLIVAR Global Synthesis and Observations Panel, ICES Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography
