Lisa Beal
Oceanographer
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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.
Lisa Beal | |
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| Alma mater | University of Southampton |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Observations of the velocity structure of the Agulhas Current (1997) |
Education and career
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
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
- 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
- In 2019, Beal delivered the Marie Tharpe lecture at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel.[22]