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Franck Ghomsi is a physical oceanographer and geophysicist passionate about sea-level variability and extreme events, with a strong commitment to protecting coastal communities and both terrestrial and marine ecosystems from the impacts of climate change, especially...
In a world where climate systems are becoming increasingly volatile and artificial intelligence (AI) shapes more aspects of daily life, the appointment of two University of Cape Town (UCT) scholars – Professors Babatunde Abiodun and Tommie Meyer – as South African...
This November, some of the world’s leading ocean scientists convened in Paris for OceanPredict ’24, a conference dedicated to advancing ocean prediction science. Aligned with the UN Ocean Decade goals, the symposium showcases groundbreaking research, fosters...
Dr. Issufo Halo received the Bjerknes Visiting Fellowship, giving him support to travel to visit the Bjerknes Centre in Bergen, Norway for two weeks. The Bjerknes Centre consists of four partners, of which three are also partners in the Nansen Tutu Centre. The visit...
CROCO is a modeling platform to study the regional, coastal and nearshore ocean (ocean dynamics, sedimentary dynamics, biogeochemistry) on time scales ranging from event to multi-decadal, and spatial scales ranging from kilometric to metric resolutions. CROCO’s...
The HYCOM model (Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model) is a highly sophisticated, global ocean circulation model designed to simulate ocean currents, temperature, salinity, and other oceanic processes. It combines different types of coordinate systems to capture various...