Research Interests
- Using sea-going physical oceanography efforts and large scale global repeat hydrographic programs (e.g. US GO-SHIP) to understand large scale ocean circulation and hydrographic changes
- Observing circulation and hydrographic changes to the Deep Atlantic Ocean
- Understanding heat and freshwater advection between the Subpolar and Subtropical North Atlantic
Leah Chomiak, PhD.
Postdoctoral Associate (University of Miami/CIMAS), Physical Oceanography Division
305.735.9312
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149
“Understanding the intertwined nature of our oceans with the global climate has been the passion steering me towards a life-long career in oceanography. Getting the chance to first-handedly observe and collect measurements of the ocean in real time is the cherry on top- when you do what you love and love what you do, you’ll never have to work a day in your life!”
Dr. Leah Chomiak is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Cooperative Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami and NOAA AOML’s Physical Oceanography Division. Leah is a sea-going physical oceanographer studying large scale circulation and hydrographic changes of the deep Atlantic Ocean working to understand links to our changing climate through observations collected at sea.
Current Work
Deep Atlantic Ocean Circulation and Variability (US GO-SHIP Program)
AOML Western Boundary Time Series Program
AOML Deep Ocean Temperature (DeepT) Group
2024, Ph.D. Physical Oceanography and Meteorology, University of Miami Rosenstiel School or Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Virginia Key, FL
2017, B.S. Marine Science, Chemistry, and Meteorology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
- Aguilar, C., I.C. Enochs, K. Cohen, L. Chomiak, G. Kolodziej, A. Baker, and D. Manzello. Understanding differential heat tolerance of the threatened mountainous star coral Orbicella faveolata from inshore and offshore reef sites in the Florida Keys using gene network analysis. PLOS Climate, 3(11):e0000403, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000403 2024
Ref. 4472 - Chomiak, L., D.L. Volkov, and C. Schmid. The interior spreading story of Labrador Sea Water. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10:1270463, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1270463 2023
Ref. 4349 - Volkov, D.L., D.A. Smeed, M. Lankhorst, S. Dong, B.I. Moat, J. Willis, W. Hobbs, T. Bilo, W. Johns, and L. Chomiak. Meridional overturning circulation and heat transport in the Atlantic Ocean. In Chapter 3, State of the Climate in 2022. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(9):S181-S184, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0076.2 2023
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