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Thomas Decloedt

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow 

Department of Oceanography 
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology 
University of Hawai`i at Manoa 
1000 Pope Road 
Marine Sciences Building 
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-2418 

E-mail:thomas.decloedt@gmail.com

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Education

  • MSci 2001- Physics, Imperial College, London, UK 
  • M.S. 2006 - Physical Oceanography, University of Hawai'i, USA  
  • Ph.D. 2009 - Oceanography, University of Hawai'i, USA  

Curriculum Vitae

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Publications

  • Decloedt T. and D.S. Luther, 2010: On a Simple Empirical Parameterization of Topography-Catalyzed Diapycnal Mixing in the Abyssal Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography , 40, pp. 487-508 pdf



  • Friedrich T., A. Timmermann, T. Decloedt, D.S. Luther, A. Mouchet, 2011: The effect of topography-enhanced diapycnal mixing on ocean and atmospheric circulation and marine biogeochemistry. Ocean Modelling , doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2011.04.012 . pdf



  • Decloedt T., 2009: On the Spatial Distribution of Diapycnal Mixing in the Abyssal Ocean: An Empirical Study. Ph. D. Dissertation. University of Hawaii at Manoa.



  • Decloedt T. and D.S. Luther: On the Power Consumed by Spatially-Varying Diapycnal Mixing in the Abyssal Ocean. In Preparation.



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    Presentations

  • Abyssal Recipes and Variable Mixing.
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    Matlab files:

    Matlab files of topographic roughness and the diapycnal diffusivity based on the RDM (Roughness Diffusivity Model, see Decloedt and Luther, 2010) can be downloaded here . The file contains global topographic roughness, boundary diffusivity and diapycnal diffusivity at 100 m depth intervals. Values are 0.5 degree averages. This m-file is provided to illustrate the structure of the data. Feel free to contact me if you have any queries, or want a higher resolution grid for a particular region.

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    Interesting mixing links:

  • Jody Klymak's homepage (University of Victoria)
  • Max Nikurashin's homepage (Princeton University/GFDL)
  • Kurt Polzin's homepage (WHOI)
  • Eric Kunze's homepage (University of Victoria)
  • Andreas Thurnherr's homepage (Columbia University)
  • Jennifer MacKinnon's homepage (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
  • Louis St. Laurent's homepage (Florida State University)
  • Oleg Saenko's homepage (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis)
  • Oregon State University mixing group
  • APL, University of Washington mixing group
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution mixing group
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    Just Cool Science

  • Origami, its mathematics and applications
  • Ole Peters' work on complex systems, from rainfall to decision-making
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    Go to the Physical Oceanography Div., Dept. of Oceanography, or SOEST Home Page

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