Lisa Beal Explained

Lisa Beal
Alma Mater:University of Southampton
Thesis Title:Observations of the velocity structure of the Agulhas Current
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/
Thesis Year: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.[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]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lisa Beal. 2022-02-20. people.miami.edu. en.
  2. December 17, 2015. Autobiographical sketches. Oceanography. 27. 4. 58.
  3. Observations of the velocity structure of the Agulhas Current.. 1997. en. Lisa M. Beal. 53644738.
  4. Web site: 2016-07-07. Lisa Beal. 2022-02-20. MPOWIR. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2021-02-25. Introducing the New Editor in Chief of JGR: Oceans. 2022-02-20. Eos. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2019-05-22. Lisa Beal. https://web.archive.org/web/20231218183032/https://public-old.wmo.int/en/resources/gender-equality/women-weather-water-and-climate/lisa-beal. dead. December 18, 2023. 2022-02-20. public.wmo.int. en.
  7. Beal. Lisa M.. Bryden. Harry L.. 1997-09-01. Observations of an Agulhas Undercurrent. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. en. 44. 9. 1715–1724. 10.1016/S0967-0637(97)00033-2. 1997DSRI...44.1715B. 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. 10.1029/1998jc900056. 1999JGR...104.5151B. 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. en. 472. 7344. 429–436. 10.1038/nature09983. 21525925. 2011Natur.472..429B. 4424886. 0028-0836.
  10. Web site: Purcell. Conor. November 13, 2019. A Sharper View of the World's Oceans. 2022-02-20. Scientific American. en.
  11. Cheng. Yu. Putrasahan. Dian. Beal. Lisa. Kirtman. Ben. 2016-10-01. Quantifying Agulhas Leakage in a High-Resolution Climate Model. Journal of Climate. en. 29. 19. 6881–6892. 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0568.1. 2016JCli...29.6881C. 0894-8755. free.
  12. Beal. Lisa M.. Elipot. Shane. 2016. Broadening not strengthening of the Agulhas Current since the early 1990s. Nature. en. 540. 7634. 570–573. 10.1038/nature19853. 27828944. 2016Natur.540..570B. 4451613. 0028-0836.
  13. Web site: Chakravorty. Adityarup. February 7, 2017. Broadening ocean current could carry less heat poleward with climate change. 2022-02-20. www.earthmagazine.org.
  14. Web site: 2016-11-10. Indian Ocean's widening current to impact climate change. 2022-02-20. The Indian Express. en.
  15. Beal . L. M. . Hormann . V. . Lumpkin . R. . Foltz . G. R. . The Response of the Surface Circulation of the Arabian Sea to Monsoonal Forcing . Journal of Physical Oceanography . 1 September 2013 . 43 . 9 . 2008–2022 . 10.1175/JPO-D-13-033.1 . 2013JPO....43.2008B . 129835577 . en . 0022-3670. free .
  16. Web site: Ghosh. Sahana. 2021-05-07. Improved monitoring proposed in the Indian Ocean as climatic and oceanic changes increase. 2022-02-20. Mongabay-India. en-US.
  17. Web site: 2021-01-17. Researchers offer guide to improve ecological perceptions in Indian ocean. 2022-02-20. Hindustan Times. en.
  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. en. 101. 11. E1891–E1913. 10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0209.1. 2020BAMS..101E1891B. 225682650. 0003-0007. free. 1912/26841. free.
  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. 10.1029/2007jc004154. 2008JGRC..113.6001B. 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. en. 40. 7. 1575–1581. 10.1175/2010JPO4447.1. 2010JPO....40.1575R. 0022-3670. free.
  21. Web site: Quynh. Jacqueline. 2021-11-02. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava During Climate Summit:'We're Often The Canary In The Coal Mine'. 2022-02-20. en-US.
  22. Web site: September 3, 2019. Western border currents in climate change. 2022-02-20. www.geomar.de. en.

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