U.S. AMOC Science Team
In January 2007, the White House Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (SOST) identified the improved understanding of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) as a near-term priority. In response, a panel of scientists developed a five-year implementation plan as the groundwork for an inter-agency program that will develop the initial components of an AMOC monitoring system and AMOC prediction capability. The supporting agencies (NASA, NOAA, NSF and DoE) created a U.S. AMOC Science Team.
This Science Team, comprised of principal investigators performing relevant research designated by the funding agencies, bears the responsibility of accomplishing the program objectives with guidance and oversight from the supporting agencies. The Science Team produces annual progress reports that facilitate the dissemination of recent research results, help the agencies and scientific community identify gaps in understanding and measurement of the AMOC, and aid the coordination of efforts across agencies.
| U.S. AMOC Science Team Members | |
| Gokhan Danabasoglu, chair | National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| Molly Baringer | NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
| Lisa Beal | University of Miami |
| Amy Bower | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Grant Branstator | National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| James Carton | University of Maryland |
| Paola Cessi | UCSD/Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Ping Chang | Texas A&M University |
| Wei Cheng | University of Washington |
| Alan Condron | University of Massachuetts |
| Kerry Cook | University of Texas |
| Ruth Curry | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Tom Delworth | NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
| Shenfu Dong | University of Miami/NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
| Kathleen Donohue | University of Rhode Island |
| Alexey Fedorov | Yale University |
| Sarah Gille | UCSD/Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Gustavo Goni | NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
| Sirpa Hakkinen | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| George Halliwell | University of Miami/NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
| Patrick Heimbach | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Chris Hill | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Aixue Hu | National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| Bill Johns | University of Miami |
| Terry Joyce | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Igor Kamenkovich | University of Miami |
| Kathryn Kelly | University of Washington |
| Jong Kim | Argonne National Lab |
| Yochanan Kushnir | Columbia University/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
| Young-Oh Kwon | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Felix Landerer | Caltech/NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Craig Lee | University of Washington |
| Tong Lee | Caltech/NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Jonathan Lilly | NorthWest Research Associates |
| W. Timothy Liu | Caltech/NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Zhengyu Liu | University of Wisconsin |
| Susan Lozier | Duke University |
| Julian McCreary | University of Hawaii |
| Michael McPhaden | NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory |
| Chris Meinen | NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
| Vikram Mehta | Center for Research on the Changing Earth System |
| Peter Minnett | University of Miami |
| Rym Msadek | NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
| Robert Pickart | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Peter Rhines | University of Washington |
| Irina Rypina | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Tony Rosati | NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
| Thomas Rossby | University of Rhode Island |
| R. Saravanan | Texas A&M University |
| Uwe Send | UCSD/Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| C.K. Shum | Ohio State University |
| Fiamma Straneo | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Luanne Thompson | University of Washington |
| John Toole | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Anastasios Tsonis | University of Wisconsin |
| Eli Tziperman | Harvard University |
| Wilbert Weijer | Los Alamos National Lab |
| Joshua Willis | Caltech/NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Carl Wunsch | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Xiao-Hai Yan | University of Delaware |
| Jiayan Yang | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Steve Yeager | National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| Rong Zhang | NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |