Our group aims to better understand how the ocean works and how the ocean is affected by and responds to the ever-changing climate

We are a group of physical oceanographers in the School of Marine Science and Policy at the University of Delaware. Our research is mainly on the roles of the global ocean in the climate system. We are particularly interested in the connection and exchange between the upper and deep layers of the global ocean and their implications for climate change. Our previous and current research generally falls into two topics: 1) influences of mesoscale eddies on the physical, biological and geological processes in the deep ocean, and 2) vertical transport of heat, salt and other tracers and its variation with climate. Our studies are mainly carried out by analyzing in situ and satellite measurements, examining ocean synthesis products, and conducting numerical simulations. The Liang Group can be reached @ xfliang at udel.edu.

Group News

2022

May

I gave a department seminar talk at UD to review the activities of our group over the past few years. A recording of the talk can be found here https://capture.udel.edu/media/SMSP+Spring+2022+Colloquia+Speaker+Series+-+Dr.+Xinfeng+Liang/1_6g3ml806/187881983

April

Our paper on the western boundary current upwelling was selected as a Research Spotlight by AGU EOS https://eos.org/research-spotlights/hidden-upwelling-systems-may-be-overlooked-branches-of-ocean-circulation

March

After a long and bumpy journey, our paper on the upwelling associated with the major Western Boundary Currents was finally accepted in JGR-Oceans. We believe this upwelling is an overlooked branch of the global ocean circulation. A preprint can be found at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358948170_Hidden_Upwelling_Systems_Associated_with_Major_Western_Boundary_Currents

 

2021

July

Our paper entitled “A Comparison of the Variability and Changes in Global Ocean Heat Content from Multiple Objective Analysis Products During the Argo Period” was accepted by the Journal of Climate. A preprint can be found at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352906970_A_Comparison_of_the_Variability_and_Changes_in_Global_Ocean_Heat_Content_from_Multiple_Objective_Analysis_Products_During_the_Argo_Period

May

Yang Zhang’s paper on the Regional Trends in Southern Ocean Eddy Kinetic Energy was published in JGR-Oceans. The paper can be found at https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JC016973

January

Minghai Huang’s paper on the roles of mesoscale eddies in connecting the tropical Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico was accepted by GRL. A preprint of this paper can be found at https://www.essoar.org/doi/10.1002/essoar.10504535.1.