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My research focuses on the fluid dynamics of the ocean. I am particularly interested in ocean turbulence and mixing, ocean fronts and the surface boundary layer, and the impact of turbulence on micro-organisms. Recent work has uncovered a fascinating and poorly-understood collection of processes occurring at relatively small scales (<O(10km)) where the vertical motion is strong but stratification and the Earth's rotation are important factors. Since these motions are too small to be directly resolved by global ocean and climate models, understanding their impact on the structure and dynamics of the ocean is one of the most pressing topics in physical oceanography. Currently, I am studying the dynamics of upper ocean fronts, the turbulent boundary layer beneath melting ice shelves, stratified turbulence, and the influence of physical processes on biogeochemical dynamics. Please see my homepage (linked on the right) for more information.

Publications

Symmetric instability in the Gulf Stream
LN Thomas, JR Taylor, R Ferrari, TM Joyce
– Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
(2013)
91,
96
Symmetric instability in the Gulf Stream
LN Thomas, JR Taylor, R Ferrari, TM Joyce
– Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
(2013)
91,
96
Trade-offs of chemotactic foraging in turbulent water
JR Taylor, R Stocker
– Science (New York, N.Y.)
(2012)
338,
675
Ocean fronts trigger high latitude phytoplankton blooms
JR Taylor, R Ferrari
– Geophysical Research Letters
(2011)
38,
n/a
Ocean fronts trigger high latitude phytoplankton blooms
JR Taylor, R Ferrari
– Geophysical Research Letters
(2011)
38,
Shutdown of turbulent convection as a new criterion for the onset of spring phytoplankton blooms
JR Taylor, R Ferrari
– Limnology and Oceanography
(2011)
56,
2293
Reduction of the usable wind-work on the general circulation by forced symmetric instability
LN Thomas, JR Taylor
– Geophysical Research Letters
(2010)
37,
L18606
Buoyancy and Wind-Driven Convection at Mixed Layer Density Fronts
JR Taylor, R Ferrari
– Journal of Physical Oceanography
(2010)
40,
1222
Large eddy simulation of a stratified boundary layer under an oscillatory current
B Gayen, S Sarkar, JR Taylor
– Journal of Fluid Mechanics
(2009)
643,
233
On the equilibration of a symmetrically unstable front via a secondary shear instability
JR Taylor, R Ferrari
– Journal of Fluid Mechanics
(2009)
622,
103
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Research Group

High-Reynolds-Number Fluid Flow

Room

H1.14

Telephone

01223 337030