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
George Ide Chase Professor of Physical Sciences, Chair -
Tim Herbert
Professor -
Christopher Horvat
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
Senior Associate Dean of Dean of the Faculty, Professor -
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
Professor
Research Facilities & Resources
Oceans, Ice, and Atmospheres News
Postdoc Lily Dove explains how seals have become valuable allies with scientists who are studying how the oceans are changing in the remote reaches of the Southern Ocean. Tags on the seals' heads collects data while the seal dives and transmits its location and the scientific data back to researchers via satellite when the seal surfaces for air.
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New research shows that, rather than an opening of the passage, the safe shipping season declined along several “choke points” through the Canadian Arctic, especially on the northern route. The finding matches expectations that ice will survive longest in the Canadian Arctic, noted DEEPS Professor Amanda Lynch, who was not involved with the study.
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Climate Change AI
Climate Change AI Announces 2023 Innovation Grantees
Climate Change AI has announced the grantees for the 2023 Innovation Grants program, including "EMPIRIC_AI: AI-enabled ensemble projections of cyclone risk for health infrastructure in Pacific Island Countries and Territories" lead by Visiting Assistant Professor (Research) Chris Horvat. The EMPIRIC_AI project aims to develop higher resolution climate models and targeted cyclone risk projections to support health resilience for frontline communities.
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