Helen Phillips Email & Phone Number

Hobart, Tas, Au

I'm an observational Physical Oceanographer interested in the role of ocean circulation in the climate system. I use novel instruments to measure fine detail in the currents not able to be seen with traditional observing methods, and not resolved in global climate models. In this detail is information about how the ocean absorbs heat from the atmosphere, mixes it, moves it from one place in the ocean to another, and releases some of it back to the atmosphere. Understanding these small-scale processes is a vital step in both understanding how the ocean influences climate, and in making more robust predictions of the future climate.My present focus is on the variability of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, and currents in the South Indian Ocean. I supervises PhD students working on related projects, and contribute to mentoring other early career researchers.