Research activities

I am interested in the nonlinear dynamics of atmospheric and oceanic eddies under various aspects:

Transport and mixing properties of tracers Spatial organisation of transport by vortices Retroaction of active tracers (e.g. potential vorticity, water vapor) on the dynamics

Dynamics of the upper oceanic layers Dispersion of quasi-inertial waves forced by the wind Surface frontogenesis Reconstruction of ocean currents from sea surface temperature. Effective SQG method

Dynamics of atmospheric storms at synoptic scales Effects of moist processes on the dynamics of storms Parameterisation of heat transport Variability of weather regime in a moist atmosphere. Moist dynamical adjustment of the equatorial atmosphere. Nonlinear instabilities and predictability of moist atmospheric storms.

Ocean-atmosphere interactions Impact of oceanic eddies on the atmospheric boundary layer and on the storm tracks.