Sarah Larson
Bio
I am a climate scientist studying climate variability and change, dynamics, and predictability. Please visit my lab webpage.
I typically teach MEA 421 Atmospheric Dynamics 1 (undergrad) and a Climate Predictability course for graduates and upper-level undergrads.
Education
Ph.D. Meteorology and Physical Oceanography University of Miami 2016
B.S. Meteorology University of South Alabama 2011
Area(s) of Expertise
My research interests include tropical and extra-tropical variability, the role of the ocean in climate variability and change, climate prediction and predictability, and coupled atmosphere-ocean modeling. I work with earth system models to pick apart the fundamental drivers of climate variability and specialize in developing novel modeling methodologies to confront my hypotheses.
A few select topics I am currently interested in:
1) How ocean and atmosphere variability impact our ability to predict El Nino and La Nina events
2) How the tropical oceans impact the extra-tropical atmosphere, and vice versa
3) The role of the wind driven ocean in pacing climate change
4) How ocean realism in models impacts simulations of climate