Jonas Nycander Professor of Physical oceanography

My PhD degree was in plasma physics, but I later switched to physical oceanography. Since 2000 I have been working at the Dept. of Meteorology (MISU). Here are some research themes I have been persuing since then.

• Internal waves generated by tides.
• Analysis of overturning circulation. By projecting the circulation on various coordinates it is possible to tell whether it is mechanically or thermally forced, and to diagnose the water mass transformation.
• Effects on the nonlinear equation of state on the ocean circulation.
• The ocean carbon cycle and its role for the low atmospheric CO2 concentration during the ice ages.
• .Vegetation dynamics, in particular the direct effect of CO2.
• Climate economics.