Synopsis: A quantitative introduction to the field of physical oceanography, with special emphasis on the ocean’s interaction with the atmosphere and role in the global climate system. Topics include ...

ATOC faculty, graduate students, and research staff work together on a wide range of oceanographic research topics: large-scale dynamics ... Students wishing to specialize in the Oceanography track ...

Rip currents are a leading cause of near-shore drownings, but there are effective ways to survive one. And these phenomena also play important ecological roles that are an emerging research area.

Her group uses observations, numerical models and theory to study the processes leading to ocean mixing. Topics include internal tides, near inertial waves and their interaction with the mesoscale and ...

Graduates understand the climate system as a whole, crossing boundaries of traditional Earth science disciplines. Physical Oceanography (PO) Physical Oceanography deals with the mechanisms of energy ...

Boundary currents in the ocean impact our climate on a wide range of scales. The Gulf Stream, for example, being one of the prominent western boundary ...