Elizabeth Maroon
Expert on the ocean's role in climate variability, change, and prediction
Assistant Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences College of Letters and Science Work: 608-262-0514 — Home and cell phones available upon request emaroon@wisc.edu Twitter: @lizthered
Topics
- Physical climate science including climate change and climate variability
- Gulf Stream, Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, thermohaline circulation, North Atlantic oceanography
- Climate prediction on timescales of seasons to a decade
- Oceanic climate extremes, long-lasting marine heatwaves, and marine coldspells/cold blobs
- Global climate models, Earth system models, general circulation models
Achievements
- Funded by NSF and NOAA
- Teaches highly rated classes on physical oceanography and climate data analysis