Oceanographer, climate modeler, Southern Ocean evangelist & Mama: Supercomputers, satellites & robot floats! Distinguished Professor @UArizona (she/her)

Tucson, Arizona
Joined July 2017
Please share with interested students and colleagues! I will be giving the keynote and Rutgers will live stream the plenary talks! Registration is open for the Rutgers Climate Symposium 2025 on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025! More details and registration: ruclimatesymposium.rutgers.e…
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Celebrate the Power of the Sun during SunDay, Sept. 21! Third Act Arizona and the Arizona Institute for Resilience are hosting an afternoon of talks, tours, art, information and activities for the whole family provided by researchers, local leaders, and community groups.
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Celebrate the Power of the Sun on 9/21/25 3-5 PM in Tucson! Join us for Sun Day, a national day of action celebrating the unstoppable rise of clean energy. All are invited to learn more about solar energy through talks, tours, art, and activities. RSVP: bit.ly/sundaytucson
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Join me on Tuesdays in Green Valley for my Polar Paradox class series! Our first class is on October 14th at 1pm! Check out the flyer or visit olli.arizona.edu for more information on the Fall Osher Life Long Learning Institute catalog!
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New AI approach sharpens picture of carbon export in the Southern Ocean: MBARI news story
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Tucson: Home to the University of Arizona and ranked as one of the best college towns for outdoor recreation in the country! bit.ly/402ZsNA
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🌊 Urgent Call for Action: International scientists unite for Southern Ocean research amid the climate crisis. The inaugural @SOOSocean symposium was concluded with a crucial joint statement. ➡️Read the 'SOOS Statement 2023' here: bit.ly/SOOS_Statement_2023
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🚀 #2 at our Summer listening brings Joellen Russell from @uarizona, oceanographer insights into climate change spacewatch.global/2021/10/th… @DeepBlueSeaNext @NASA @esa @DLR_en @timmermansr @mmooslechner @ruajournalist @NirmaSuper @thatspacegirl___ @FaletiJoshua @TKriening
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250+ people frm 25 nations will meet in #Hobart next wk for the 1st @SOOSocean symposium, themed Southern Ocean in a Changing World. And it's perfect timing, w #Antarctic sea ice at record winter lows & new research charting shifts in vital deep currents ❄️bit.ly/3KySSb2
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#SOOSSymposium2023 full program released! 📺View the program here: soossymposium2023.au/program ⌛️There is still time to register: soossymposium2023.au/registr… 🖼️Late poster submission closes 17 Aug: soossymposium2023.au/call-fo… See you soon!
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Ariaan Purich (@ariaanpurich) explains how Antarctic meltwater affects climate (both surface ocean and precipitation) in the southern hemisphere in the ACCESS model. In a terrific session chaired by @DeepBlueSeaNext! @MonashEAE @saef_arc @AntarcticSciAus @ProfMattEngland
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The desert is beautiful, but it gets hot this time of year. Need something fun to do while escaping the summer heat? @UArizona is here for our local communities. Keep an eye on this thread for opportunities to Beat the Heat in Tucson, on campus and around southern Arizona.
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The world is getting warmer, windier, and wilder. cc: @DeepBlueSeaNext
When I look at this jet stream the word insane comes to mind. It's even more astonishing when you consider it's mid June! This configuration, likely enhanced by climate heating, is fueling a record heat dome so extreme that even experts are astonished!
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The University of Arizona Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecasts game, which lets amateur forecasters compete against one another with their monsoon season predictions, is back for its third year. bit.ly/469Vbus
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At last! Our Southern Ocean Review paper is out online! rdcu.be/dd8XA Have a look and read our comprehensive review of how the Southern Ocean helped drive deglacial events.
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Powerful presentation by oceanographer and prof @DeepBlueSeaNext at last night’s @SciEntExchange event. I learned so much about the ocean’s connection to #climate change and am fully inspired by her work and advocacy. 🌊🌍
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The alarming anomaly in #Antarctic sea-ice extent continues to increase. But there's something even more extraordinary going on... (a short thread) Graphic: Phil Reid, @BOM_au
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Is this sudden shift in the @_SouthernOcean a response to #climate change? We need to know how the #Antarctic system is changing – and why. ▶️ aapp.shorthandstories.com/on…
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