Prof. Ori Adam 

 

We study the large-scale dynamics of the atmosphere and oceans and the interactions between them. We aim to improve our understanding of variations in the present and past climates, and the governing dynamic and thermodynamic mechanisms that drive them. We also strive to mediate between theoretical and applied geophysical practices, by developing tools and methods for applications such as bias reduction in climate models, interpretation of paleo records, and quantification of variations of the tropical rain belt.

Open positions are available for graduate students and postdocs.

 

Research Methods: 

We use climate models at varying complexity of the atmospheric and oceanic components. These include idealized models of the atmosphere and oceans amenable to mathematical analysis, an intermediate-complexity general circulation model with parameterized Ekman ocean energy transport (Afargan-Gerstman and Adam, 2020), a hierarchy of global ocean  models coupled to CESM1 (Hsu et al. 2022), comprehensive climate models (CESM2), the variable resolution Ocean Land Atmosphere Model (OLAM), as well as the analysis of modern climate models participating in the climate models intercomparison project (CMIP). We also aim to anchor the research in observations. To handle the large variety of observational and modeling datasets, we use the GOAT (Geophysical Observation Analysis Tool) data management tool.

 

Research Studants: 

Dr. Amita Kumar (Postdoc)
Research: Improving sub-seasonal forecasts in the Eastern Mediterranean by implementing idealized coupled ocean-atmosphere processes in numerical weather prediction models.  

 

Dr. Ignasi Vallés Casanova (Postdoc)
Research: Effect of Sharan dust on tropical Atlantic variability

 

Sreerag Sudheendran  (Ph.D. Candidate)
Research: Understanding the Ocean’s role in the seasonal cycle of the ITCZ

 

Shubham Pachpor (Ph.D. Candidate, co-advised by Ehud Strobach and Nadav Lensky)
Research: Effect of the Sea of Galilee on local meteorology.

 

Maya Shourky (M.Sc.) 
Research: Using Lagrangian back trajectories to identify the origin of ENSO heat anomalies.

 

Ofer Cohen (M.Sc)
Research: Importance of coupled processes to sub-seasonal forecasting in the eastern Mediterranean.  

 

Contact Information:

  Ori.Adam@mail.huji.ac.il | Group website