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Mesoscale Eddies: The Weather of the Ocean

Julius Busecke

Graduate Research Assistant
Columbia University

Julius Busecke is a Ph.D. candidate at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University. He received his B.Sc. from the University of Kiel, Germany in 2010. His interests include the ocean's role in the global freshwater cycle, mixing and transport by ocean eddies, and the influence of ocean eddies on the oceanic surface variability.

Webinar Clip
Most maps and schematics depicting ocean circulation are averaged over time, to give us the viewer an idea of how things work at a large scale. It is important to realize, however, that the ocean is a complex and dynamic ecosystem: constantly changing and moving water from one region to the other. In this clip, Julius Busecke explains that through his research, he is trying to determine how freshwater is carried throughout the ocean and how mesoscale eddies in the ocean are affecting properties like ocean salinity

Full webinar: Changes In Latitude

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