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Lisa Beal
Alma materUniversity of Southampton
Scientific career
ThesisObservations of the velocity structure of the Agulhas Current (1997)

Lisa M. Beal is a professor at the University of Miami known for her work on the Agulhas Current. She is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.

Education and career[edit]

Beal grew up in the United Kingdom,[1] and was first attracted to aeronautical engineering as an undergraduate at University of Southampton before changing to oceanography.[2] She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Southampton working on the Agulhas Current.[3] Following her Ph.D. she did postdoctoral work at Columbia University and Scripps Institution of Oceanography before moving to the University of Miami in 2003.[1][4] In 2021 Beal was named editor-in-chief for the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.[5] She formerly served as editor for the ocean section of Geophysical Research Letters from 2014 until 2017.[6][1]

Research[edit]

Beal is known for her work on the Agulhas current, a western boundary current in the southwest Indian Ocean. She first worked on Agulhas Undercurrent[7] and determined the velocity of the current using acoustic measurements.[8] Her work has defined the role of the Agulhas Current in global climate,[9][10] particularly through her development of high resolution models[11] She has quantified recent widening of the current and its subsequent impact on transport of heat.[12][13][14] Her other work in the area includes investigations into monsoons in the Arabian Sea[15] and monitoring climate change in the Indian Ocean using the Indian Ocean Observing System.[16][17][18] In Florida, Beal has used cruise ships such as the Explorer of the Seas to examine water currents in the Florida Straits[19][20] and worked on sea level rise in the area around Miami.[21]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Cunningham, Stuart A.; Kanzow, Torsten; Rayner, Darren; Baringer, Molly O.; Johns, William E.; Marotzke, Jochem; Longworth, Hannah R.; Grant, Elizabeth M.; Hirschi, Joël J.-M.; Beal, Lisa M.; Meinen, Christopher S.; Bryden, Harry L. (17 August 2007). "Temporal Variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5°N". Science. 317 (5840): 935–938. Bibcode:2007Sci...317..935C. doi:10.1126/science.1141304. PMID 17702940. S2CID 129048818.
  • Beal, Lisa M.; De Ruijter, Wilhelmus P. M.; Biastoch, Arne; Zahn, Rainer (April 2011). "On the role of the Agulhas system in ocean circulation and climate". Nature. 472 (7344): 429–436. Bibcode:2011Natur.472..429B. doi:10.1038/nature09983. PMID 21525925. S2CID 4424886.
  • Johns, W. E.; Baringer, M. O.; Beal, L. M.; Cunningham, S. A.; Kanzow, T.; Bryden, H. L.; Hirschi, J. J. M.; Marotzke, J.; Meinen, C. S.; Shaw, B.; Curry, R. (15 May 2011). "Continuous, Array-Based Estimates of Atlantic Ocean Heat Transport at 26.5°N". Journal of Climate. 24 (10): 2429–2449. Bibcode:2011JCli...24.2429J. doi:10.1175/2010JCLI3997.1. hdl:11858/00-001M-0000-0012-3173-2. ISSN 0894-8755. S2CID 4824522.
  • Beal, Lisa M.; Bryden, Harry L. (15 March 1999). "The velocity and vorticity structure of the Agulhas Current at 32°S". Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 104 (C3): 5151–5176. Bibcode:1999JGR...104.5151B. doi:10.1029/1998jc900056. ISSN 0148-0227.
  • Beal, Lisa M.; Ffield, Amy; Gordon, Arnold L. (15 April 2000). "Spreading of Red Sea overflow waters in the Indian Ocean". Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 105 (C4): 8549–8564. Bibcode:2000JGR...105.8549B. doi:10.1029/1999jc900306. ISSN 0148-0227.

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Lisa Beal". people.miami.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. ^ "Autobiographical sketches". Oceanography. 27 (4): 58. December 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Beal, Lisa M (1997). Observations of the velocity structure of the Agulhas Current (Thesis). OCLC 53644738.
  4. ^ "Lisa Beal". MPOWIR. 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. ^ "Introducing the New Editor in Chief of JGR: Oceans". Eos. 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  6. ^ "Lisa Beal". public.wmo.int. 2019-05-22. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  7. ^ Beal, Lisa M.; Bryden, Harry L. (1997-09-01). "Observations of an Agulhas Undercurrent". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 44 (9): 1715–1724. Bibcode:1997DSRI...44.1715B. doi:10.1016/S0967-0637(97)00033-2. ISSN 0967-0637.
  8. ^ Beal, Lisa M.; Bryden, Harry L. (1999-03-15). "The velocity and vorticity structure of the Agulhas Current at 32°S". Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 104 (C3): 5151–5176. Bibcode:1999JGR...104.5151B. doi:10.1029/1998jc900056. ISSN 0148-0227.
  9. ^ Beal, Lisa M.; De Ruijter, Wilhelmus P. M.; Biastoch, Arne; Zahn, Rainer (2011). "On the role of the Agulhas system in ocean circulation and climate". Nature. 472 (7344): 429–436. Bibcode:2011Natur.472..429B. doi:10.1038/nature09983. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 21525925. S2CID 4424886.
  10. ^ Purcell, Conor (November 13, 2019). "A Sharper View of the World's Oceans". Scientific American. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  11. ^ Cheng, Yu; Putrasahan, Dian; Beal, Lisa; Kirtman, Ben (2016-10-01). "Quantifying Agulhas Leakage in a High-Resolution Climate Model". Journal of Climate. 29 (19): 6881–6892. Bibcode:2016JCli...29.6881C. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0568.1. ISSN 0894-8755.
  12. ^ Beal, Lisa M.; Elipot, Shane (2016). "Broadening not strengthening of the Agulhas Current since the early 1990s". Nature. 540 (7634): 570–573. Bibcode:2016Natur.540..570B. doi:10.1038/nature19853. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 27828944. S2CID 4451613.
  13. ^ Chakravorty, Adityarup (February 7, 2017). "Broadening ocean current could carry less heat poleward with climate change". www.earthmagazine.org. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  14. ^ "Indian Ocean's widening current to impact climate change". The Indian Express. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  15. ^ Beal, L. M.; Hormann, V.; Lumpkin, R.; Foltz, G. R. (1 September 2013). "The Response of the Surface Circulation of the Arabian Sea to Monsoonal Forcing". Journal of Physical Oceanography. 43 (9): 2008–2022. Bibcode:2013JPO....43.2008B. doi:10.1175/JPO-D-13-033.1. ISSN 0022-3670. S2CID 129835577.
  16. ^ Ghosh, Sahana (2021-05-07). "Improved monitoring proposed in the Indian Ocean as climatic and oceanic changes increase". Mongabay-India. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  17. ^ "Researchers offer guide to improve ecological perceptions in Indian ocean". Hindustan Times. 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  18. ^ Beal, L. M.; Vialard, J.; Roxy, M. K.; Li, J.; Andres, M.; Annamalai, H.; Feng, M.; Han, W.; Hood, R.; Lee, T.; Lengaigne, M. (2020-11-01). "A Road Map to IndOOS-2: Better Observations of the Rapidly Warming Indian Ocean". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 101 (11): E1891–E1913. Bibcode:2020BAMS..101E1891B. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0209.1. hdl:1912/26841. ISSN 0003-0007. S2CID 225682650.
  19. ^ Beal, Lisa M.; Hummon, Julia M.; Williams, Elizabeth; Brown, Otis B.; Baringer, Warner; Kearns, Edward J. (2008-06-03). "Five years of Florida Current structure and transport from the Royal Caribbean Cruise ShipExplorer of the Seas". Journal of Geophysical Research. 113 (C6). Bibcode:2008JGRC..113.6001B. doi:10.1029/2007jc004154. ISSN 0148-0227.
  20. ^ Rousset, Clément; Beal, Lisa M. (2010-07-01). "Observations of the Florida and Yucatan Currents from a Caribbean Cruise Ship". Journal of Physical Oceanography. 40 (7): 1575–1581. Bibcode:2010JPO....40.1575R. doi:10.1175/2010JPO4447.1. ISSN 0022-3670.
  21. ^ Quynh, Jacqueline (2021-11-02). "Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava During Climate Summit:'We're Often The Canary In The Coal Mine'". Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  22. ^ "Western border currents in climate change". www.geomar.de. September 3, 2019. Retrieved 2022-02-20.

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