Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Leif Thomas

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Leif Thomas Professor Physical Oceanography Department of Earth System Science and, by courtesy, of Geophysics, of Civil and Environmental Engineering and of Oceans Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Stanford University Contact information: 473 Via Ortega Y2E2 Bldg., Rm 181 Stanford, CA 94305-4216 email: leift_at_stanford.edu Research interests My research interests center on the physics of the ocean circulation. Specifically, I seek to understand the dynamics of highly energetic, time-variable flows in the upper ocean, such as fronts and eddies. These flows efficiently exchange heat, salt, nutrients, and dissolved gases between the surface of the ocean and the ocean interior and hence play an important role in the Earth's climate and the oceanic sequestration of carbon. I use theory, computer modeling, and field observations to characterize the fundamental physics of the ocean circulation with the goal of improving the oceanic component of climate models. Prospective graduate students and postdocs Postdoc opening Stanford Center for Turbulence Research Postdoctoral Fellowships