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
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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
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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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Andrew Majda, 1949-2021
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Centennial response of Greenland’s three largest outlet glaciers
Jan. 5, 2021
David Holland and colleagues have used historical photographs to extend the climate record of ice loss in Greenland back beyond the modern satellite era to almost a century and a half ago. The study significantly improves the temporal resolution of ice loss during that period showing a complex multi decadal pattern of increased and lessened loss rates. Read More
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Heat and carbon coupling reveals ocean warming due to circulation changes
Sept. 23, 2020
Laure Zanna and Ben Bronselaer developed a new method to analyze the global uptake of heat and carbon in the ocean. Their results show that ocean warming patterns will increasingly be influenced by simple uptake of atmospheric warming, making them easier to predict. This is in contrast to the past 60 years, over which time circulation changes have been viewed as key factors in shaping ocean warming patterns. Read More
Upcoming Events
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Multi-resolution Remote-Sensing and Data Fusion for Multi-Modal Estimation of Mesoscale Terrestrial Atmospheric Scattering Fields: Statistical Models and Applications to Risk Domains
Atmosphere Ocean Science Colloquium
David K. A. Mordecai, RiskEcon Lab, NYU
3:30PM, Warren Weaver Hall 1302
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Atmosphere Ocean Science Student Seminar
Marguerite Brown, CAOS
4PM, Warren Weaver Hall 1314
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Atmosphere Ocean Science Student Seminar
Claire Valva, CAOS
4PM, Warren Weaver Hall 1314
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TBD
Atmosphere Ocean Science Colloquium
Kim Carlson, Environmental Studies, NYU
3:30PM, Location TBA
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Atmosphere Ocean Science Student Seminar
Cai Maitland-Davies, CAOS
4PM, Warren Weaver Hall 1314
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TBD
Atmosphere Ocean Science Colloquium
Dan Chavas, Purdue University
3:30PM, Location TBA
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Hassan Mason, CAOS
4PM, Warren Weaver Hall 1314
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The tropical symmetric bias
Atmosphere Ocean Science Colloquium
Ofer Shamir, Courant, NYU
3:30PM, Location TBA