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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

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

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lisa Beal". people.miami.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. ^ "Autobiographical sketches". Oceanography. 27 (4): 58. December 17, 2015.
  3. OCLC 53644738
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  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. ISSN 0967-0637
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  8. ISSN 0148-0227
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  9. S2CID 4424886
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  10. ^ Purcell, Conor (November 13, 2019). "A Sharper View of the World's Oceans". Scientific American. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  11. ISSN 0894-8755
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  12. S2CID 4451613
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  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. S2CID 129835577
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  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. S2CID 225682650
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  19. ISSN 0148-0227
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  20. ISSN 0022-3670
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  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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