{"id":92,"date":"2020-09-04T16:37:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T16:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nike.atmos.ucla.edu\/henry\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2026-05-20T20:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:29:01","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the UCLA Dynamical Oceanography Group website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2511\" height=\"1413\" src=\"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Fountain_2-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Fountain_2-edited.jpg 2511w, https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Fountain_2-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Fountain_2-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Fountain_2-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Fountain_2-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Fountain_2-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2511px) 100vw, 2511px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>2025\u00a0Group Photo. Left to right: Kaylie Cohanim, <em>Cheng-Yang (Sunny) Yeh<\/em><\/em>, <em>Andrew Stewart, <em>Huaiyu Wei<\/em>, <em>Garrett Finucane<\/em>, Reid Mendoza, Selena Yu, Aisha Mardini, (absent) Annika Renganathan. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/group-photo-archive\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/group-photo-archive\/\">Previous group photos.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research broadly addresses the physics of the ocean circulation, with an emphasis on its dynamics at high latitudes, particularly around the Antarctic margins. We study the ocean&#8217;s intrinsic behavior and its interaction with the atmosphere, sea ice and ice sheets, primarily via the application of state-of-the art simulation tools.&nbsp;You can read more about our work on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/research\/\">Research<\/a>&nbsp;page, and find individual researchers via the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/group-members\/\">Group Members<\/a>&nbsp;page. We also maintain a list of our group&#8217;s scientific&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prospective students and postdocs interested in joining the group are encouraged to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/dynamical-oceanography-group\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a>&nbsp;us directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025\u00a0Group Photo. Left to right: Kaylie Cohanim, Cheng-Yang (Sunny) Yeh, Andrew Stewart, Huaiyu Wei, Garrett Finucane, Reid Mendoza, Selena Yu, Aisha Mardini, (absent) Annika Renganathan. Previous group photos. Our research broadly addresses the physics of the ocean circulation, with an emphasis on its dynamics at high latitudes, particularly around the Antarctic margins. 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