Welcome to the UCLA Dynamical Oceanography Group website
2025 Group Photo. Left to right: (top row) Garrett Finucane, Kaylie Cohanim, Andrew Stewart, Cheng-Yang (Sunny) Yeh, (bottom row) Selena Yu, Alex Akin, Huaiyu Wei, Aisha Mardini, (absent) Annika Renganathan. 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
- Quantifying climatic forcing versus meltwater feedbacks on the Antarctic Ice Shelf melt
- Antarctic Bottom Water in a Changing Climate
- Satellite altimetry reveals nonlocal energy cascade in the global ocean
- Full-Depth Scale-Dependent Eddy Diffusivities in the Kuroshio Extension
- Regimes of Oceanic Mesoscale Energy Dissipation at Western Boundaries
- Tidal effects on Antarctic Bottom Water formation in a changing climate