Physical Oceanography Seminar: Dr. Yanxu Chen
Friday, January 31, 2025 10:30–11:30 AM
- LocationNarragansett Bay Campus, Corless Auditorium (Watkins Laboratory)
- DescriptionTitle: Eddy-Induced Air-Sea Coupling in Momentum and Heat BudgetsSpeaker: Dr. Yanxu Chen, Postdoctoral Investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionAbstract: The debate surrounding air-sea coupling focuses on determining whether the ocean or the atmosphere is the primary driver of momentum and heat transfers, and on elucidating the mechanisms that govern these processes across different scales. In this presentation, I will discuss two studies that examine eddy-induced air-sea coupling: (1) analyzing why mesoscale eddy signatures in sea surface height and sea surface temperature may exhibit seemingly paradoxical signs, and (2) investigating the impact of balanced vortices (eddies) on the nonlinear responses of the ocean Ekman layer to wind stress in an idealized setting. These two studies are “coupled” to illustrate how the sea surface heat budget can either be coupled with or decoupled from the momentum budget.
- Websitehttps://events.uri.edu/event/physical-oceanography-seminar-dr-yanxu-chen