Research Highlights
Research Interests
Tropical Atlantic mean circulation and circulation variability.
Equatorial wave dynamics.
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and Subtropical-Tropical Cells.
Franz “Philip” Tuchen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Physical Oceanography Division
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“Observing oceanographic phenomena and key parameters is essential for a better understanding of climate variability. That is why sea-going oceanography has a big share in addressing the most pressing scientific questions. Experiencing the vastness and the strength of the ocean on a research vessel keeps amplifying my fascination about sea-going physical oceanography.”
Dr. Franz Philip Tuchen is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Physical Oceanography Division of NOAA/AOML. His current research is funded by an NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateship Award and focuses on the long-term variability of Atlantic Tropical Instability Waves and how it projects on climate variability.
Current Work
Investigating the long-term variability of Atlantic Tropical Instability Waves and their impact on regional climate variability
Quantifying transports and pathways of the tropical segment of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
Estimating the Atlantic Subtropical Cells from observations and model projections
Investigating deep intraseasonal variability in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean from observations and model simulations
2013, B.S. Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, Kiel University/GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany
2016, M.S. Physical Oceanography, Kiel University/GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany
2020, Ph.D. Physical Oceanography, Kiel University/GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany
- Lee, S.-K., H. Lopez, F.P. Tuchen, D. Kim, G.R. Foltz, and A.T. Wittenberg. On the genesis of the 2021 Atlantic Niño. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(16):e2023GL04452, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL104452 2023
Ref. 4303 - Fu, Y., P. Brandt, F.P. Tuchen, J.F. Luebbecke, and C. Wang. Representation of the mean Atlantic subtropical cells in CMIP6 models. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 127(3):e2021JC018191, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC018191 2022
Ref. 4088 - Heukamp, F.O., P. Brandt, M. Dengler, F.P. Tuchen, M.J. McPhaden, and J.N. Moum. Tropical instability waves and wind-forced cross-equatorial flow in the central Atlantic Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(19):e2022GL099325, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099325 2022
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