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Rym MsadekResearch ScientistClimate Change, Variability & Prediction Group 201 Forrestal Road |
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My research focuses on the role of the ocean in climate variability. I am particularly interested in the predictability of climate changes at intermediate time scales between seasonal predictions and centennial projections. My work is mainly focused on the North Atlantic, which is the region where multidecadal oceanic fluctuations are the most potentially predictable, particularly those associated with the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Because the AMOC is the main oceanic contributor to the northward heat transport and is thus a major component of the climate system, identifying the processes that drive its variability is essential to assess the predictability of the climate system. I am also interested in the meridional connectivity across the Atlantic basin, from the multi-year predicitons of North Atlantic hurricane frequency to the role of the South Atlantic in the interocean exchanges. Because of the lack of long-term continuous observations of oceanic transports, I mostly use climate models to explore the oceanic response to climatic changes. However I do collaborate whenever possible with observational oceanographers and use available observations to assess the realism of our climate models and better understand the interaction between the ocean circulation and the whole climate system. |
