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Talks and Posters: Reverse chronological

  • Scannell et al., Ocetrac: morphological image processing for monitoring ocean temperature extremes. 2021 SciPy conference. August 16, 2021. [web video]
  • Nicholson et al., Storms drive outgassing of CO2 in the subpolar southern ocean. Future directions in Basin and global high-resolution ocean modelling workshop. Sep 29-Oct 1, 2021. [web abstract]
  • Whitt et al., Ocean mixing in the equatorial Pacific cold tongue. Tropical Pacific Observing Needs to Advance Process Understanding and representation in models workshop. May 24-26, 2021. [workshop website]
  • Cherian et al., Tropical instability waves force deep-cycle turbulence in the cold cusp between 3N and 5N. Tropical Pacific Observing Needs to Advance Process Understanding and representation in models workshop. May 24-26, 2021. [workshop website]
  • Eddebbar et al., Mesoscale controls on the equatorial O2 balance. Tropical Pacific Observing Needs to Advance Process Understanding and representation in models workshop. May 24-26, 2021 [workshop website]
  • Whitt, D., Watkins, C., Rehme, M. A large eddy simulation of the coastal ocean response to a hurricane. In AMS 2021 Annual Meeting. [web abstract]
  • Foster, D., Whitt, D., Gagne, D., Probabilistic Machine Learning Estimation of Ocean Mixed Layer Depth from Dense Satellite and Sparse In situ Observations. In AMS 2021 Annual Meeting. [web abstract]
  • Small, R. J., Whitt, D.B., Cerovecki, I., Mazloff, M. Air–Sea Interaction and Ocean Circulation: Processes Driving Subantarctic Mode Water Formation. In AMS 2021 Annual Meeting. [web abstract/video]
  • Brett, G.J., Whitt, D.B., Long, M.C. and Richards, K.J., Biogeochemical impacts of changes in upper-ocean physics with a warming climate: reductions in nutrient supply and new production in the northeastern North Atlantic quantitatively linked to physical changes on scales down to the submesoscale. In AGU Fall Meeting 2020. AGU [web abstract]
  • Whitt, D.B., Bachman, S.D., Cherian, D., Holmes, R., Large, W. and Lien, R.C., 2020, December. Large eddy simulations of upper-ocean turbulence across the equatorial Pacific Cold Tongue. In AGU Fall Meeting 2020. AGU. [web abstract]
  • Cherian, D., Bachman, S.D., Holmes, R., Lien, R.C., Large, W. and Whitt, D.B., 2020, December. Off-equatorial deep cycle turbulence forced by Tropical Instability Waves in the equatorial Pacific cold tongue. In AGU Fall Meeting 2020. AGU. [web video]
  • Feloy, K., Whitt, D.B., Brett, G.J. and Richards, K.J., 2020, February. The impact of climate change on submesoscale instabilities in the surface ocean. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. AGU[web abstract]
  • Eddebbar, Y., Subramanian, A., Whitt, D. B., Long, M. C., Verdy, A., Mazloff, M. R., Merrifield, M. A. (2020, December). Mesoscale Controls on the Equatorial Pacific Oxygen Balance: A Model Study. In AGU Fall Meeting 2020. AGU [web abstract]
  • December 1, 2020. CGD Seminar (Virtual). "Exploring the impacts of circulation on biogeochemistry and ecosystems in a warming ocean ." [youtube video]
  • July 23, 2020. NASA Ames Earth Science Seminar (Virtual). "Exploring the impacts of circulation on biogeochemistry and ecosystems in a warming ocean ."
  • February 16-21, 2020. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA. "Submesoscales enhance storm-driven vertical mixing of nutrients: insights from a biogeochemical large eddy simulation ."
  • February 16-21, 2020. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA. "The impact of climate change on submesoscale instabilities in the surface ocean" *Presented by Kate Feloy
  • February 16-21, 2020. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA. "SubAntarctic Zone winter mixed layers and Mode Water formation in high-resolution CESM" *Presented by Justin Small
  • February 16-21, 2020. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA. "Biological Impacts of Physics through Idealized Tracers: Changes in the seasonal cycle of vertical exchange from early to late 21st century" *Presented by Jay Brett
  • February 16-21, 2020. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA. "Synoptic-scale Weather Imprints on Upper-Ocean Physics and Phytoplankton Blooms in the Southern Ocean" *Presented by Magdalena Carranza
  • February 16-21, 2020. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA. "Horizontal, Vertical and Temporal Structure of Vertical Mixing Modulated by Tropical Instability Waves" *Presented by Deepak Cherian
  • February 16-21, 2020. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA. "Storms link vertical turbulent mixing to CO2 outgassing in the Southern Ocean" *Presented by Sarah Nicholson
  • November 23-26, 2019. APS Fluid Dynamics Meeting, Seattle, WA. "Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Coherent Structures in a Storm-forced Surface Ocean Mixed Layer ." *Presented by Cliff Watkins
  • October 15, 2019. Dynamics Seminar, Stanford Earth system science. "On the projected changes in the North Atlantic ocean circulation during the 21st century and the implications for biogeochemistry ."
  • September 6, 2019. PO Seminar, UW Oceanography. "On the projected changes in the North Atlantic ocean circulation during the 21st century and the implications for biogeochemistry ."
  • June 18, 2019. CESM Workshop, Boulder, CO. "Mesoscale-resolving simulations of marine climate change in the RCP8.5 scenario."
  • January 11-16, 2019. Microscale ocean biophysics workshop, Whistler, BC. "Large eddy simulations of ocean bio-physical interactions: bridging the gap from microscale to submesoscale."
  • December 12, 2018. 2018 AGU Meeting. "On the role of the Gulf Stream in the changing Atlantic nutrient circulation during the 21st century."
  • June 26, 2018. Naval Postgraduate School. Monterey, CA. "Physical and biogeochemical dynamics at the ocean submesoscale."
  • June 19, 2018. 2018 CESM Workshop, Boulder, CO. "On the role of the Gulf Stream in the changing Atlantic nutrient circulation during the 21st century." [pdf]
  • May 15, 2018. Rutgers, NJ. "Physical and biogeochemical dynamics at the ocean submesoscale."
  • February 13, 2018. 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR. "Low-frequency and high-frequency winds synergistically enhance nutrient entrainment and phytoplankton at fronts."
  • February 5, 2018. NC State, Raleigh, NC. "How oceanic submesoscales (0.1-10km) modify the ocean’s physical and biogeochemical response to a storm."
  • September 11, 2017. University of Cape Town, Cape Town, SA. "How storms enhance mixing and disturb plankton ecosystems at submesoscale fronts."
  • August 28, 2017. IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA Joint Conference, Cape Town, SA. "Synoptic-to-planetary scale atmospheric variability enhances phytoplankton at ocean fronts."
  • June 26-30, 2017. 21st Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics Conference, Portland, OR. "Ekman Suction Enhances Entrainment at Fronts."
  • May 15-17, 2017. Walter Munk 100th birthday, La Jolla, CA. "Low frequency and high-frequency oscillatory winds synergistically enhance phytoplankton at fronts."
  • April 10-13, 2017. NCAR Southern Ocean Workshop, Boulder, CO. "Low frequency and high-frequency oscillatory winds synergistically enhance phytoplankton at fronts."
  • February 16, 2017. NCAR CGD Seminar, Boulder, CO. "Exploring mesoscale-to-submesoscale Earth system dynamics in the upper ocean: How unsteady winds fuel phytoplankton growth at ocean fronts."
  • December 13, 2016. LOCEAN Seminar, Paris, FR. "How unsteady winds can fuel phytoplankton blooms at submesoscale fronts"
  • December 7, 2016. SFB 754 Colloquium GEOMAR, Kiel, DE. "How winds fuel phytoplankton growth at upper-ocean fronts", *Travel support
  • October 13, 2016. Hjort Guest Lecture, Nansen Center, Bergen, NO. "High and low frequency oscillatory winds synergistically enhance nutrient entrainment and phytoplankton at fronts. "
  • September 30, 2016. Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate (AOC) Seminar, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. "Physical and biogeochemical dynamics at a front forced by unsteady winds." *Travel support
  • September 5-9, 2016. ORCAS Meeting, NCAR, Boulder, CO. "Ocean Mixed Layer Dynamics in the Southern Ocean."
  • June 8, 2016. Seminar, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK. "How unsteady winds can fuel phytoplankton blooms at fronts in the upper-ocean."
  • May 26, 2016. Submesoscale processes: mechanisms, implications, and new frontiers, Liege, Belgium "How unsteady winds can fuel phytoplankton blooms at submesoscale fronts." *Travel support
  • April 11-13, 2016. 2016 Energy transfers in the Atmosphere and Ocean, Hamburg, DE "How high-frequency winds can stimulate kinetic energy transfers from geostrophic flows to near-inertial motions in the upper ocean"
  • March 2, 2016. Ocean Science Brownbag, NCAR, Boulder, CO "How unsteady winds can fuel phytoplankton blooms at fronts in the upper ocean"
  • February 21-27, 2016. 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, LA " Observations of a summertime phytoplankton bloom in the northeastern subtropical Pacific" *Presented by Gert Van Dijken
  • February 21-27, 2016. 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, LA " Dimensions of biodiversity of oceanic nitrogen cycling: nutrient co-limitation, nitrogen substrate preferences and more." *Presented by Jon Zehr
  • February 21-27, 2016. 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, LA "Physical and biogeochemical dynamics in a submesoscale front forced by high-frequency winds."
  • January 8, 2016. Dynamics of rotating fluids, UCL, London "Resonant generation and energetics of wind-forced near-inertial motions in a geostrophic flow."
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  • December 8, 2015. Atmosphere Ocean Group Seminar, Imperial College, London, UK "Near-inertial waves in strongly baroclinic currents: theory and oceanic application."
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  • October 26, 2015. Geophysical and Environmental Processes Seminar, DAMTP, Cambridge, UK "Near-inertial waves and turbulence in the winter Gulf Stream."
  • October 16, 2015. New Wave: New Challenges in Internal Wave Dynamics, Lyon, FR "Resonant generation and energetics of wind-forced near-inertial motions in a geostrophic flow."
  • September 23, 2015. NOC PO Colloquium, Southampton, UK "Near-inertial waves and turbulence in the winter Gulf Stream." *Travel support
  • September 22, 2015. Challenger Ocean Modeling meeting, Cambridge, UK "Physical and biogeochemical dynamics in a submesoscale front forced by high frequency winds."
  • June 15-19, 2015. 20th AMS Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics Conference, Minneapolis, MN. "Breaking near-inertial waves in the Gulf Stream: Interpreting observations with theory and models." [html/video]
  • April 14, 2015. LOCEAN Seminar, UPMC, Paris "Near-inertial waves and turbulence in the winter Gulf Stream."
  • March 30-April 3, 2015. Student Post-doc Exchange at Capital Normal University "An introduction to oceanic waves." *Travel support.[pdf notes][pdf slides]
  • February 23-27, 2015. ASLO Meeting "Physical and biogeochemical dynamics in a submesoscale front forced by high frequency winds."
  • December 15-19, 2014. AGU Annual Meeting "Resonant generation and energetics of wind-forced near-inertial motions in a geostrophic flow." [pdf poster]
  • July 29, 2014. Stanford University PhD Dissertation Defense, Stanford, CA "Near-inertial waves in oceanic fronts: from generation to dissipation."
  • June 24, 2014. Physics of Oceans and Atmospheres Seminar Series, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR "The life-cycle of wind generated near-inertial waves in strong ocean fronts."
  • April 15, 2014. McWilliams Ocean Research Group, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA "The life-cycle of wind generated near-inertial waves in strong ocean fronts."
  • April 11, 2014. School of Earth Sciences Research Review, Stanford, CA "Internal Wave breaking and mixing in the winter Gulf Stream."
  • April 5, 2014. MARINE Oceans Colloquium, Moss Landing Marine Lab, Moss Landing, CA "Internal Wave breaking and mixing in the winter Gulf Stream."
  • March 12, 2014. CAOS Colloquium, Courant Institute, New York, NY "The life-cycle of wind generated near-inertial waves in strong ocean fronts." *Travel support
  • February 23-28, 2014. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI. "Near-inertial wave surf zone in strong fronts." (talk)
  • June 5, 2013. 33rd CNLS Annual Conference, Ocean Turbulence, Santa Fe, NM. "Near-inertial waves in baroclinic currents: linking theory and observations to explain enhanced turbulence in the Gulf Stream thermocline." *Travel Support
  • April 23, 2013. Internal Wave seminar at Stanford. "Inertia-gravity waves in strongly baroclinic currents."
  • April 19, 2013. Stanford EESS Department Grad/Post-doc seminar . "Ocean mixing at the submesoscale: what we know, why it matters, and the role of inertia-gravity waves."
  • April 12, 2013. Stanford School of Earth Sciences Research Review . "Enhanced mixing in the Gulf Stream driven by near-inertial waves."
  • February 7, 2013. UCSC GFD/AFD Seminar, Santa Cruz, CA . "Near-inertial waves in strongly baroclinic currents." *Travel support
  • January 9, 2013. LATMIX Meeting 2013, Stanford, CA . "Breaking near-inertial shear in the Gulf Stream upper thermocline."
  • December 6, 2012. AGU Annual Meeting 2012, San Francisco, CA . "Strong near-inertial shear in the Gulf Stream front."
  • November 8, 2012. Workshop on Inertial Oscillation Physics and Lagrangian Methods, Miami, FL . "Near-inertial waves in strongly baroclinic currents."
  • June 7, 2012. Invited talk for Stanford Engineering Research Administration, Stanford, CA. "The effects of commercial aviation on climate and air quality."
  • November 3, 2011. EESS PhD/Post-doc seminar, Stanford, CA. "Near-inertial waves in baroclinic ocean currents."
  • October 30, 2011. 5th Annual Graduate Climate Conference, Woods Hole, MA. "Near-inertial waves in strong ocean currents."
  • June 14, 2011. AMS Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, Spokane, WA. "On the generation and propagation of near-inertial waves in strongly baroclinic geostrophic ocean currents."
  • March 1, 2011. SIAM Computational Science and Engineering 2011, Reno, NV . "Vertical mixing of cruise-altitude commercial aviation emissions."
  • February 22, 2011. FAA ACCRI Symposium, Atlanta, GA . "Vertical transport of cruise-altitude commercial aircraft emissions."
  • December 17, 2010. AGU Fall 2010 Annual Meeting . "Vertical mixing of commercial aviation emissions in the upper-troposphere and lower-stratosphere." [pdf]
  • November 2, 2010. Stanford Atmosphere / Energy Seminar . "Vertical Mixing of Commercial Aviation Emissions."
  • July 24, 2009. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO. "Numerical Approximation of Coordinate Transformations."
  • October 1, 2008. Applied Math Undergraduate Seminar APMA 4903. "Mathematical Models of Running." Associated Handout of Computations.
  • September 24, 2008 Columbia Undergraduate Math Society. "Mathematical Models of Running." [pdf-paper] [pdf-talk] [pdf-notes]