2011 - Ph.D., Oceanography, University of Hawai`i, USA
Dissertation: On the dynamics of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation in idealized models forced by differential heating and winds
2005 - Diploma, Physical Oceanography, Leibniz-Institute for Marine Science at Kiel University (IfM-Geomar), Kiel, Germany
Thesis: The effect of topography on the seasonal cycle of circulation and propagation of planetary waves: a simplified model study
Research Interests
Ocean / Ice-Sheet Modeling
Ocean Circulation
Climate Dynamics
Lake Kauhako
Earth Science Education
Satellite Oceanography
Scientific Work Experience
Ocean/Ice-Sheet Modeling Specialist, International Pacific Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai`i, September 2015 - present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO), University of Rhode Island, 2012 - 2015
Postdoctoral Fellow, International Pacific Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai`i, 2011 - August 2012
Research Assistant, Oceanography, University of Hawai`i, 2006 - 2011
Teaching Assistant, Oceanography, University of Hawai`i, 2007, 2008
Research Assistant, IFM-Geomar, Kiel, Germany, 2000 - 2005
Refereed Publications
Wengel, C., S.-S. Lee, M.F. Stuecker, A. Timmermann, J.-E. Chu, and F. Schloesser, 2021: Future high-resolution El Nino-Southern Oscillation dynamics. Nature Climate Change, 11, 758-765, doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01132-4. IPRC-1527.
Long, X., M.J. Widlansky, F. Schloesser, P. R. Thompson, H. Annamalai, M.A. Merrifield, and H. Yoon, 2020: Higher Sea Levels at Hawaii Caused by Strong El Niño and Weak Trade Winds. J. Climate, 33, 3037-3059, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0221.1. IPRC-1452.
Schloesser, F., 2020: The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation and the cabbeling effect. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 50 (9), 2561–2572, doi:10.1175/JPO-D-20-0085.1. IPRC-1457.
Johnson, H.L., P. Cessi, D.P. Marshall, F. Schloesser, and M.A. Spall, 2019: Recent contributions of theory to our understanding of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 124 (8), 5376-5399, doi:10.1029/2019JC015330. IPRC-1393.
Schloesser, F., T. Friedrich, A. Timmermann, R.M. DeConto, and D. Pollard, 2019: Antarctic Iceberg impacts on future Southern Hemisphere Climate. Nature Climate Change, 9, 672-677, doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0546-1. IPRC-1392.
McCreary, J.P., R. Furue, F. Schloesser, T.W. Burkhardt, and M. Nonaka, 2016: Dynamics of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation and Southern Ocean in an ocean model of intermediate complexity. Progress in Oceanography, 143, 46-81, doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2016.01.001. IPRC-1166.
Schloesser, F., R. Furue, J.P. McCreary, and A. Timmermann, 2014: Dynamics of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Part 2: Forcing by winds and buoyancy. Progress in Oceanography, 120, 154-176, doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2013.08.007. IPRC-1007.
Schloesser, F., and C. Eden, 2007: Diagnosing the energy cascade in a model of the North Atlantic. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L02604, doi: 10.1029/2006GL027813.