Barbara Berx

I am a physical oceanographer interested in the ocean circulation of the sub-polar North Atlantic and European continental shelf, and its role in the global climate. My research focuses on observing the circulation of Atlantic water masses around Scotland, and in particular, the inflow to the northern North Sea and the exchange with the Nordic Seas in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. The main focus of my research is the analysis and presentation of volume, heat and salt transport of Atlantic Water through the Faroe Shetland Channel, by combining observations of current speed (ADCP) and water properties (CTD). This research is currently part-funded by the Blue-Action research project. More recently, I have also started to explore exchange across the ocean-shelf sea interface, and the northern North Sea. I am also interested in coastal and shallow sea dynamics, by investigating the variability of water column stratification and its drivers coastal locations.