大气和海洋科学哲学博士-空气-海洋相互作用和自然海洋学

近几十年来，我们对海洋的物理特性及其与大气的关系的理解发生了一场革命。这场革命背后的驱动力包括基于卫星的仪器中可用数据的大量增加，以及日益有效的计算机仿真所产生的见解。我们领域的科学革命的结果之一是人们日益认识到海洋环流，冰冻圈和海洋生物地球化学过程与气候之间的相互联系。该部门与海洋有关的研究主要涉及提高对这些互连的理解。该系的项目包括对遥感观测，热带气候相互作用的广泛研究，开发和应用数据同化方法的重大努力，以重建不断变化的海洋以及上层大气。
The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science offers graduate study leading to the Master of Professional Studies, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Coursework in atmospheric and oceanic sciences is also offered at the upper division and graduate level as a service to other campus graduate programs. The educational program is broadly based and involves many applications of the mathematical, physical and applied sciences that characterize modern atmospheric sciences and physical oceanography, including climate and earth system science, and multidisciplinary studies of the interrelationship among the atmosphere, the oceans, the land, and the biota. The Department's advanced degree programs are designed to prepare students for participation in contemporary research in the atmospheric and oceanic science. Research specializations include: atmospheric dynamics, atmospheric chemistry, physical oceanography, air pollution, atmospheric radiative transfer, remote sensing of the atmosphere, ocean, and land, climate variability and change, data assimilation, numerical weather prediction, severe storms, surface-atmosphere, ocean-atmosphere and biosphere-atmosphere interactions, and earth system modeling. The curriculum includes a set of Core courses to provide a fundamental background in atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, physical meteorology and atmospheric chemistry, earth system science and climate, as well as advanced specialized courses. Supervised research using state-of-the-art facilities then prepares the students for future contributions in their chosen field.<br><br>Our understanding of the physical properties of the ocean and its connection to the atmosphere has undergone a revolution in recent decades. Driving forces behind this revolution include massive increases in the data available from satellite-based instruments, as well as insights resulting from increasingly effective computer simulation. Deployment of Acoustic Doppler Current ProfilerOne consequence of the scientific revolution in our field has been an increasing appreciation of the interconnections between the ocean circulation, cryospheric and ocean bio-geochemical processes, and climate. Ocean-related research in this department primarily concerns improving understanding of these interconnections.Department projects include extensive studies of remotely sensed observations, tropical climate interactions, a major effort to develop and apply methods of data assimilation to reconstruct the changing climate of the oceans as well as the overlying atmosphere.