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Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

Affiliated Faculty

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photo of Pierre Gentine
Full-Time Faculty

Pierre Gentine

Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dept Earth & Environmental Eng

Research Interest

Atmospheric Science
Biogeoscience
Geochemistry
Modern and Future Climate
Atmospheric Systems Modeling
Biogeochemistry
Ecophysiology
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Hydrology
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photo of Alexey Kaplan
Affiliated Faculty

Alexey Kaplan

Lamont Associate Research Professor in the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Research Interest

Modern and Future Climate
Oceanography
Paleoclimate
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimatology
Ocean System Modeling
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photo of Christopher J. Zappa
Affiliated Faculty

Christopher J. Zappa

Lamont Research Professor in the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Research Interest

Atmospheric Science
Oceanography
Arctic Studies
Cryosphere
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Polar Studies

Affiliated Graduate Students

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Andrew Marshall Fagerheim

PhD Student

Research Interest

Modern and Future Climate
Oceanography
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
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Jae Won Lee

PhD Student

Research Interest

Atmospheric Science
Atmospheric Chemistry
Atmospheric Systems Modeling
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
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