The Experimental Oceanography group aims to advance our understanding of ocean dynamics and circulation in a changing climate. We are a seagoing group, specialising in physical oceanographic measurements and using approaches that leverage traditional observations with new platforms and satellite data. Using a range of observational platforms enables us to address problems spanning scales (from micro- to large-scale), and spanning spheres (from the ocean to biogeosphere, cryosphere and atmosphere). We are driven by scientific curiosity, and motivated by problems with the potential to address societal needs.
The Experimental Oceanography working group is led by Prof. Eleanor Frajka-Williams.
Ocean circulation & processes
Methods & technology
Climate change
The Experimental Oceanography group is hiring a seagoing technician at the University Hamburg (deadline to apply: 4 April 2025). Please contact Eleanor with any questions or to discuss.
To apply, please see the advert on the University webpage: https://bit.ly/seagoing-technician
The AEI-DFG DS-MIXSED project (Denmark Strait - Mixing and Sediment Dynamics) will be starting in 2025 with collaborators David Amblas, Anna Sanchez, Wilken-Jon von Appen and Lola Perez Hernandez. This is a 3-year project to study mixing in the Denmark Strait overflow waters downstream of Denmark Strait, and the influence of currents on seabed morphology (and vice versa). More information will be forthcoming in the new year.
The DS2 mooring was successfully redeployed in the Denmark Strait by Andreas and Chiara onboard the Sarmiento de Gamboa. The Denmark Strait mooring array is maintained by us and Andreas Macrander at the Marine & Freshwater Research Institute of Iceland.