Center for Atmosphere-Ocean Science

The Center for Atmosphere Ocean Science is a unit of the Department of Mathematics, within the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.  Our mission is to advance our understanding of and ability to predict the coupled atmosphere, ocean and ice system through the use of mathematical and computational tools and analysis of observations; and to train the next generation of leading theoretical and computational climate scientists to face one of the most consequential problems of the 21st century.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: The Center for Atmosphere Ocean Science comprises students, postdocs and faculty. Our program values equity, diversity and inclusion as essential elements of an effective, safe and ethical research and educational environment.   It is our responsibility to remove barriers to knowledge and resources that limit access for marginalized groups;  to create a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all our members and the communities with which we interact; and to continually evaluate ourselves, our program, and our educational and research outcomes to ensure we live up to these standards.

News & Research


  • Emergence and sensitivity of hurricane-like vortices in an idealized atmosphere

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Mu-Hua Chien, Olivier M. Pauluis, and coauthors investigated the emergence and sensitivity of hurricane-like vortices in a numerical simulation of an idealized atmospheric system. Read More

  • Multiple faculty positions in Climate and Mathematics at Courant

    Oct. 27, 2022

    CAOS seeks candidates for several open-rank faculty positions, anticipated to begin September 2023. We aim to fill core faculty positions in the CAOS group, as well as two new multi-department cluster positions under the initiative Predicting Climate Change and its Impacts: From the Global to Urban Scale that seeks to create a diverse, inter-disciplinary cohort to devise cutting edge research and curricular development at NYU.   Read More

  • A novel prediction framework to forecast extreme meteorological events

    Nov. 4, 2021

    Jonathon Weare and Ed Gerber with a graduate student at the University of Chicago: Justin Finkel just published a study adopting a novel prediction framework from computational chemistry to forecast extreme meteorological events. The paper is published in Monthly Weather Review. Read More

  • Faculty position in Climate and Mathematics at Courant

    Oct. 6, 2021

    CAOS seeks candidates for an open-rank faculty position at the intersection of climate science and mathematics, anticipated to begin in September 2022. This search is part of a multi-department cluster hire in Predicting Climate Change and its Impacts: From the Global to Urban Scale that seeks to create a diverse, inter-disciplinary cohort to devise cutting edge research and curricular development.   Read More

     

  • NYU to Join NSF-Backed AI-Based Climate Modeling Center

    Oct. 1, 2021

    New York University will join a new, NSF-supported center, Learning the Earth with Artificial Intelligence and Physics (LEAP), that will develop the next generation of data-driven, physics-based climate models. Zanna, a co-director of LEAP’s research arm, and her NYU colleagues will focus specifically on machine learning models for ocean processes. Read More

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Upcoming Events


Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Friday, March 24, 2023
  • TBA
    Atmosphere Ocean Science Student Seminar
    TBA
    4PM, Warren Weaver Hall 1314

Monday, March 27, 2023
  • TBA
    Atmosphere Ocean Science Colloquium
    Pedram Hassanzadeh, Rice U
    2:30PM, 60 Fifth Avenue 7th Floor Open Space

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Friday, March 31, 2023
  • TBA
    Atmosphere Ocean Science Student Seminar
    Ryan Shìjié Dù, CAOS
    4PM, Warren Weaver Hall 1314

Monday, April 3, 2023
  • TBA
    Atmosphere Ocean Science Colloquium
    Georgy Manucharyan, U Washington
    3:30PM, Warren Weaver Hall 1302

Wednesday, April 5, 2023
  • TBA
    Atmosphere Ocean Science Colloquium
    Channing Prend, U Washington
    3:30PM, Location TBA

Friday, April 7, 2023
  • TBA
    Atmosphere Ocean Science Student Seminar
    Andrew Brettin, CAOS
    4PM, Warren Weaver Hall 1314

All Events