Deadline: 01-09-2012
Nationality: Any
Nationality: Any
Job description
Inter-annual
variability in the Indian Ocean is dominated by El Niño. Observations
from a Dutch instrumented mooring array across the Mozambique Channel
(MC) have shown large transport fluctuations with an abrupt increase in
May 2006. The Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) showed comparable behaviour
but with a rapid shift 7 months later. In this program, satellite
observations will be combined with the mooring data and model
experiments to study the large-scale connections between the MC
transport, ITF and El Nino. Aim is to understand the processes involved
in the interannual variability and improve its predictability. Dedicated
model experiments and analyses will be performed using a
high-resolution global model.
PhD 1 will focus on the analysis of the field data in Mozambique Channel and east of Madagascar with the goal to unravel the dynamics of the South-West Indian Ocean current system. This research will be carried out in a four year project at Royal NIOZ, the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, located on Texel, the Netherlands. Active participation of the PhD candidate in ocean cruises is part of the project.
PhD 2 will combine analysis of satellite data with dedicated model experiments and use this to relate the field observations to El Nino and other larger-scale modes of variability. This research will be carried out in a four year project at the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU) of Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
It is expected that the two PhD candidates will work in tandem.
PhD 1 will focus on the analysis of the field data in Mozambique Channel and east of Madagascar with the goal to unravel the dynamics of the South-West Indian Ocean current system. This research will be carried out in a four year project at Royal NIOZ, the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, located on Texel, the Netherlands. Active participation of the PhD candidate in ocean cruises is part of the project.
PhD 2 will combine analysis of satellite data with dedicated model experiments and use this to relate the field observations to El Nino and other larger-scale modes of variability. This research will be carried out in a four year project at the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU) of Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
It is expected that the two PhD candidates will work in tandem.
Requirements
Candidates should have a MSc in Physical Oceanography,
Meteorology, Fluid Dynamics or related field and have a strong relevant
background in mathematical methods. Good English oral and writing
skills are essential.
No comments:
Post a Comment