Dr. Yao Fu

Dr. Yao Fu

Physical Oceanographer

Research highlights

A stable Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in a changing North Atlantic since the 1990s

Published in Science Advances, 2020

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)and water mass property changes in the north Atlantic are jointly studied using a compilation of hydrographic section data, array observation, satellite altimetry, and ocean syntheses pruduct. The results indicate that water mass property and overturning circulation do not vary at the same pace, suggesting a higher degree of decoupling between the two processes than we previously expect.

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On the meridional ageostrophic transport in the tropical Atlantic

Published in Ocean Science, 2017

his work examine the meridional Ekman volume, heat and salt transport in the tropical Atlantic using ship-board and satellite observations, e.g., CTD, underway-CTD, ADCP, and wind data. We find that the top of the pycnocline is the best representation fo the penetration depth of the Ekman flow in the tropical Atlantic.

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