Earth’s climate results from an array of interacting processes. We study the atmospheric circulation, chemistry, and water cycle; the physics, biology, and reservoirs of heat and carbon in the world’s oceans; and how the oceans and atmosphere interact with the frozen, icy parts of the earth and other planets. We use models, observations, and many other tools to investigate fundamental processes and interactions among these systems on timescales from seconds to geological. Through this work, we develop new understanding of how these systems vary naturally on Earth and other planets, and predict how they will change in the future through human activities.
Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences
Oceans, Ice and Atmospheres
Examining change and variability of the oceans, ice, and atmospheres on Earth and across the solar system.
Oceans, Ice and Atmospheres
Examining change and variability of the oceans, ice, and atmospheres on Earth and across the solar system.
Faculty
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Karianne Bergen
Assistant Professor -
Steven Clemens
Professor (Research) -
Kim Cobb
Director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Professor -
Emanuele Di Lorenzo
Professor -
Baylor Fox-Kemper
Professor -
Mara Freilich
Assistant Professor -
Meredith Hastings
Professor -
Tim Herbert
Professor -
Christopher Horvat
Visiting Assistant Professor (Research) -
Yongsong Huang
Professor -
Daniel Ibarra
Manning Assistant Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences and Environment and Society -
Harriet Lau
Assistant Professor -
Jung-Eun Lee
Associate Professor -
Amanda Lynch
Sloan Lindemann and George Lindemann, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies -
John Mustard
Professor -
James Russell
Royce Family Professor in Teaching Excellence & Chair -
Laurence C. Smith
John Atwater and Diana Nelson University Professor of Environmental Studies in the Institute at Brown for Environment & Society (IBES) and the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences (DEEPS) -
Victor Tsai
Associate Professor
Research Facilities & Resources
Oceans, Ice, and Atmospheres News
A study led by Brown researchers showed how melting ice water from massive glaciers can ultimately lead to droughts and flooding in East Africa and Indonesia.
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC Climate Change in Data with Baylor Fox-Kemper
Professor Baylor Fox-Kemper explains the effects of different emissions scenarios on our ocean & frozen parts of our planet. Fox-Kemper was one of the Coordinating Lead Authors for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, Chapter 9: "Ocean, Cryosphere and Sea Level Change."
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Brown Daily Herald
Brown study Breathe Providence monitors local air quality
To better understand the local distribution of air quality, University researchers (including professor Meredith Hastings) are setting up air pollution monitors across Providence in a study called Breathe Providence. Funded by the Clean Air Fund, the study aims to provide communities — especially those of lower socioeconomic status — with data to inform pollution reduction initiatives.
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