GeoVerse Lab
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Physical Oceanography Center

Reproduces ocean circulation, waves, tides, and thermohaline circulation through general-circulation-model (GCM) simulation to reveal the interaction between climate and marine systems.

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Research Fields 12
Wind-Driven Circulation
🌬️ Wind-Driven Circulation
Wind-driven circulation is the theory of ocean currents forced by surface wind stress, fro…
Tidal Dynamics
🌙 Tidal Dynamics
Tidal dynamics is the study of the ocean's periodic response to the gravitational attracti…
Ocean Wave Dynamics
🌊 Ocean Wave Dynamics
Ocean wave dynamics is the study of wind-generated surface waves: how wind transfers energ…
El Niño–Southern Oscillation Dynamics
🔁 El Niño–Southern Oscillation Dynamics
El Niño–Southern Oscillation dynamics is the study of the tropical Pacific's dominant inte…
Geostrophic Circulation & Water Mass Dynamics
🧊 Geostrophic Circulation & Water Mass Dynamics
Geostrophic circulation is the large-scale ocean flow in which the Coriolis force balances…
Polar Oceanography
❄️ Polar Oceanography
Polar oceanography is the study of the ice-covered and ice-influenced seas of both hemisph…
Oceanographic Instrumentation & Water Mass Research
🌡️ Oceanographic Instrumentation & Water Mass Research
Oceanographic instrumentation is the engineering of measurement at sea, the sensors, sampl…
Pacific Ocean Circulation & Observation
🌏 Pacific Ocean Circulation & Observation
Pacific circulation observation is the systematic measurement and description of the large…
Rotating Frame Dynamics
🌀 Rotating Frame Dynamics
Rotating frame dynamics is the formulation of mechanics for observers who, like everyone o…
Theoretical Ocean Dynamics
📓 Theoretical Ocean Dynamics
Theoretical ocean dynamics is the body of mathematics that explains why the ocean moves as…
Ocean Mixing & Wave-Turbulence Interaction
🫧 Ocean Mixing & Wave-Turbulence Interaction
Ocean mixing is the study of the small-scale turbulent and wave motions that blend the sea…
Tidal Harmonic Analysis & General Circulation Theory
〰️ Tidal Harmonic Analysis & General Circulation Theory
This field joins two nineteenth-century achievements: the harmonic analysis of tides, the …