Centre for Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Director: Professor Keke Zhang

Academic Staff:
Dr Bob Beare, Professor Mitchell Berger, Dr Andrew Gilbert, Dr Frank Kwasniok, Professor Andrew Soward, Professor John Thuburn, Professor Keke Zhang

Visiting Honorary Professor:
Professor Chris Jones

Research Staff and Students:
Dr Kit Hung Chan, Dr Matthew Turner, Ed Blockley, Dan Holdaway, James Kent, David Long, Rebecca Mitchell, Xiaoya Zhan

CGAFD This centre provides a focus for a wide range of research activity in applied mathematics, theoretical geophysics and astrophysics, and numerical modelling relevant to weather, climate and magnetic field generation, all of which are determined by fluid flow from local to planetary scales. These are important for understanding and predicting a wide range of physical processes, from the flows within the sun that generate its magnetic field to global weather systems on the Earth and other planets. A common theme running through this research is the study of fundamental properties of rotating fluids and its numerical simulation. All members of the staff are involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the University of Exeter, giving opportunities for students at Exeter to learn about GAFD.

Members of the centre include internationally leading researchers, and there are formal links to the Met Office in Exeter. For example, Professor John Thuburn (Met Office Chair) is developing numerical methods for use in the Met Office Weather and Climate model. The staff also includes an FRS and the editors of several leading journals in the area. The research is funded from several sources, including the UK Research Councils and the Met Office.

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