Paul Myers, PhD
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
- pmyers@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-6706
- Address
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3-273 Centennial Ctr For Interdisciplinary SCS II
11335 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Science - Deans Office
- sciadrsi@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-3169
- Address
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6-195 Centennial Ctr For Interdisciplinary SCS II
11335 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
Research
Research area
Physical Oceanography, High Latitude Oceanography, Numerical Modelling and Numerical Model Development
Research interest
Paul Myers is a physical oceanographer who is interested in the ocean's role in climate (past and present). The ocean plays a key role in the global system, as an important element of the climate system and as a provider for resources (from fisheries to undersea floor resources). Studies of the ocean include the analysis of both ocean observational data and numerical model development and simulation. Regional studies concentrate on the high latitude oceans bounding Canada, including the Labrador Sea and sub-polar North Atlantic, modelling of the Canadian Arctic and the northwest passage, the North Pacific as well as the Mediterranean.
Research opportunity
I am seeking graduate students who would be interested in studying and working in one of the below areas
- 1) The role of Freshwater in the High-Latitude Oceans
- 2) Regional Ocean Modelling (Labrador Sea and Subpolar North Atlantic)
- 3) Links Between the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans
- 4) Upper Ocean Variability in the Gulf of Alaska
- 5) Finite Element Methods in Oceanography
- 6) Paleoceanography
- 7) Mediterranean Oceanography
Courses
EAS 371 - Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean I
An introduction to fluid dynamics on the rotating earth with reference to the atmosphere and ocean; equations of motion and their simplification; vorticity; the atmospheric boundary layer; waves in the atmosphere and ocean. Prerequisites: EAS 270 and MATH 214. [Faculty of Science]
EAS 471 - Atmosphere-Ocean-Climate Modelling
Dynamics and physics of general circulation models. Numerical Weather Prediction models, ocean models, limited area models. Finite difference methods; spectral methods, and numerical stability. Prerequisites: EAS 373 and MATH 215. [Faculty of Science]
EAS 571 - Advanced Atmosphere-Ocean-Climate Modelling
Dynamics and physics of general circulation models. Numerical Weather Prediction models, ocean models, limited area models. Finite difference methods; spectral methods, and numerical stability. Class concurrent with EAS 471. Not available to students with credit in EAS 471. [Faculty of Science]