Oceans, Atmospheres and Climates of Earth VS. Other Planets and Moons

The fluid Earth, comprising the ocean and atmosphere, regulates climate, making our planet habitable. Thomas Haine, professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University will describe and explain aspects of Earth’s heat balance, ocean currents, and atmospheric winds, and their role in controlling climate. We will place Earth’s climate system in context by comparing and contrasting Earth to other planets and moons.

Thomas Haine is a Professor in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. His teaching and research interests are in physical and dynamical oceanography and the ocean’s role in Earth’s climate. Particular interests are the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, and their rotating-stratified fluid dynamics, which are exquisite. His approaches are computational and theoretical, although he collaborates with observational oceanographers and has participated in twelve research expeditions. He is the co-author (with Barry Klinger) of a graduate level textbook in his field, entitled Ocean Circulation in Three Dimensions.

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