Andrew Thompson
John S. and Sherry Chen Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering; Director, Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Global Environmental Science; Executive Officer for Environmental Science
B.S., Dartmouth College, 2000; C.A.S., University of Cambridge, 2001, M.Phil., 2002; Ph.D., Scripps Institute of Oceanography, 2006. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2011-17; Professor, 2017-24; Chen Professor, 2024-; Academic Officer, 2019-22; Director, Linde Center, 2023-; Executive Officer, 2023-.
Research Overview
Professor Thompson's research, which uses a combination of sea-going observations, idealized numerical models and theory, focuses on ocean circulation and the physical processes that transport heat, chemicals and biology within the ocean. His work specifically explores the dynamics of ocean turbulence; the role of eddies in ocean mixing and Southern Ocean circulation, with a goal of understanding how these processes govern the ocean's contribution and response to changes in Earth's climate.
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- Torres, Hector S.;Wineteer, Alexander et al. (2025) Submesoscale Eddy Contribution to Ocean Vertical Heat Flux Diagnosed From Airborne ObservationsGeophysical Research Letters
- Wilson, Earle A.;Dove, Lilian A. et al. (2024) Future priorities for observing the dynamics of the Southern OceanBulletin of the American Meteorological Society
- Sun, Shantong;Thompson, Andrew F. et al. (2024) Transient overturning changes cause an upper-ocean nutrient decline in a warming climateNature Communications
- Nayak, Manali S.;Bonan, David B. et al. (2024) Controls on the Strength and Structure of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in Climate ModelsGeophysical Research Letters
- Flexas, M. Mar;Thompson, Andrew F. et al. (2024) Pathways of Inter‐Basin Exchange From the Bellingshausen Sea to the Amundsen SeaJournal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
- Jakes, Maya I.;Phillips, Helen E. et al. (2024) Observational Evidence of Cold Filamentary Intensification in an Energetic Meander of the Antarctic Circumpolar CurrentJournal of Physical Oceanography
- Gupta, Mukund;Gürcan, Emma et al. (2024) Eddy‐Induced Dispersion of Sea Ice Floes at the Marginal Ice ZoneGeophysical Research Letters
- Prend, Channing J.;MacGilchrist, Graeme A. et al. (2024) Ross Gyre variability modulates oceanic heat supply toward the West Antarctic continental shelfCommunications Earth & Environment
- Balwada, Dhruv;Gray, Alison R. et al. (2024) Tracer Stirring and Variability in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current Near the Southwest Indian RidgeJournal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
- Wilson, Earle A.;Bonan, David B. et al. (2023) Mechanisms for Abrupt Summertime Circumpolar Surface Warming in the Southern OceanJournal of Climate