Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht

The research programme at IMAU is built around three chairs with five themes:
Meteorology with themes:
Ice & Climate and Atmospheric Dynamics and the Hydrological Cycle.
Physical Oceanography with themes:
Oceans & Climate and Coastal and Shelf Sea Dynamics.
Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry with the theme:
Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry.

• Ice & Climate

  Within this theme the role of land ice in the Earth's climate system is investigated. Topics vary between interaction between atmosphere and glacier surfaces, glacier dynamics, sea level change, and ice core records.
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• Atmospheric Dynamics and ...

  Atmospheric Dynamics and the Hydrological Cycle
  Within this theme the structure of the atmospheric boundary layer and the dynamics of the free atmosphere are investigated.
  
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• Oceans & Climate

  The ultimate goal of this theme is to understand and correctly simulate the ocean component of the climate system.
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• Coastal and Shelf Sea Dynamics

  Research in this theme focuses on the interactions between the water motion, sediment transport and bottom changes in coastal seas and estuaries.
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• Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry

  Research in this theme focuses on the chemical composition of the atmosphere, the change in its composition due to anthropogenic emissions, and interactions between atmospheric chemistry and the Earth's climate.
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