Welcome to the UCLA Dynamical Oceanography Group website
2024 Group Photo. Left to right: Andrew Stewart, Huaiyu Wei, Cheng-Yang (Sunny) Yeh, Kaylie Cohanim, Alex Akin, Madeleine Youngs, Emily Murrell, Garrett Finucane, Eliza Lerman, Wyatt Cottriel, Mia Thorp. Previous group photos.
Our research broadly addresses the physics of the ocean circulation, with an emphasis on its dynamics at high latitudes, particularly around the Antarctic margins. We study the ocean's intrinsic behavior and its interaction with the atmosphere, sea ice and ice sheets, primarily via the application of state-of-the art simulation tools. You can read more about our work on the Research page, and find individual researchers via the Group Members page. We also maintain a list of our group's scientific Publications.
Prospective students and postdocs interested in joining the group are encouraged to Contact us directly.
Recent Publications
- Tidal effects on Antarctic Bottom Water formation in a changing climate
- Symmetric Instability in the Sub-Ice Shelf Pycnocline
- High coastal eddy activity around Antarctica revealed by SWOT
- Full-depth Reconstruction of Long-Term Meridional Overturning Circulation Variability from Satellite-Measurable Quantities via Machine Learning
- Observed regimes of submesoscale dynamics in the Southern Ocean seasonal ice zone
- Marine mammal-based observations of subsurface-intensified eddies in the seasonally sea ice-covered Southern Ocean