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Audine Laurian Postdoctoral Fellow[Past Staff] International Pacific Research Center School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Email: |
Education
- 2007 - Ph.D. (Physical Oceanography), LOCEAN, University P. et M. Curie (Paris 6), Paris, France
Thesis: Pluri-decadal variability of salinity and exchanges between tropics, subtropics and high latitudes - 2004 - Masters (Physical Oceanography), LOCEAN, University P. et M. Curie (Paris 6), Paris, France
Thesis: Formation and poleward propagation of a salinity anomaly in the North Atlantic Ocean
(DEA, "Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies" degree preceding a doctorate) - 2002 - Masters (Applied Mathematics)
- Second year: University P. et M. Curie (Paris 6), Paris, France
- First year: McGill University, Montreal, Canada
(DEA, "Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies" degree preceding a doctorate)
Research Interests
- Thermohaline circulation
- Abrupt climate change
- Large-scale water mass formation and circulation
- Spiciness anomalies
- Climate variability and predictability
- Paleo-modeling
Professional Experience
- Postdoctoral Fellow, International Pacific Research Center (IPRC), SOEST, University of Hawaii, USA, January 2010 - January 2012
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Climate Research & Seismology (Global Climate Division), De Bilt, The Netherlands, January 2008-December 2009
- Research assistant, LOCEAN, University P. et M. Curie (Paris 6), France, October 2004-December 2007
- Research assistant, Atomic Energy Centre/Direction of Military Applications, Department of Theoretical and Applied Physics, Bruyères-le-Châtel, France, October 2003-June 2004
Sea Expeditions
- North Atlantic Ocean (11/2004), M/V "Skogafoss", SURATLANTE campaign, XBT and water samplings
- Eastern Tropical Atlantic Ocean (09/2005), R/V "Le Suroit", AMMA-EGEE2 campaign, CTD, XBT and water sampling
Journal Reviews
- Journal of Climate
- NOAA proposals
- Geophysical Research Letters
Refereed Publications
- Laurian, A., and S.S. Drijfhout, 2010: Response of the South Atlantic circulation to an abrupt collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Clim. Dyn., DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0890-3.
- Laurian, A., S.S. Drijfhout, W. Hazeleger, and R. van Dorland, 2009: The atmospheric fast feedback response to a collapse of the thermohaline circulation. Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L20708, DOI: 10.1029/2009GL040938.
- Laurian, A., S.S. Drijfhout, W. Hazeleger, and B. van den Hurk, 2009: Response of the western European climate to a collapse of the thermohaline circulation. Clim. Dyn., DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0513-4.
- Laurian A., A. Lazar, and G. Reverdin, 2009: Generation mechanism of spiciness anomalies: an OGCM analysis in the North Atlantic subtropical gyre. J. Phys. Oceanogr. , 39, DOI:10.1175/2008JPO3896.1.
- Laurian A., A. Lazar, G. Reverdin, K. Rodgers, and P. Terray, 2006: Poleward propagation of spiciness anomalies in the North Atlantic Ocean. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026155.