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LPO: Laboratoire de Physique des Océans (Brest)



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The Laboratoire de Physique des Océans has a long record of expertise with oceanographic data collection and analysis to elucidate the observed ocean circulation, water masses, and to understand the physical processes underlying this circulation.  Within LPO, Xavier Carton is part of team 1 (physical processes at mesoscale and submesoscale, and for climate change).  Xavier Carton has expertise on the analytical and numerical models of jets, vortices and boundary currents.  He has also worked on bifurcations for both mesoscale flow dynamics and ecosystems in the ocean.  He has been in charge of several oceanographic cruises, for the study of the Mediterranean Water boundary currents in the Gulf of Cadiz.  In this context, the paths, structure and stability of these currents were investigated.

His record includes two review articles on oceanic vortices and jet stability, 9 internationally refereed articles on jet and boundary current stability, 9 internationally refereed articles on oceanographic data analysis, among about 50 internationally refereed articles in the last 20 years.  He has participated in 6 oceanographic cruises (that he has lead) and has been the director of two international programs on vortex dynamics and flow stability.

In brief, Xavier Carton will provide expertise on oceanographic data analysis, and on analytical and numerical models of oceanic boundary current structure and stability.  


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