This Project Grant award of $895,896 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support research by the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) to investigate the dynamics and heat transport of the Agulhas Return Current (ARC) in the Southern Ocean. The research aims to advance understanding of how the ARC, its eddies and meanders, are affected by climate change and differential warming in the Indian and Southern Oceans. It will utilize observational data, climate model simulations, and numerical experiments to examine the ARC's interannual-to-decadal variability and poleward eddy heat flux. The findings will improve knowledge of how oceanic heat transport into the Southern Ocean is changing, with potential implications for regional climate patterns. The University of Miami RSMAS division is the prime recipient of this 3-year award, which commenced on March 1, 2025.
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