Photograph of Emma Worthington
Group
Open Ocean Physics
Site
Southampton
Biography
  • Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography (2022) from the University of Southampton, thesis title "A reconstruction of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 26°N".
  • M.Sc. in Ocean Sciences (Physical Oceanography and Climate Change, 2017) from the University of Southampton.
  • B.Sc. in Mathematics from the Open University (2016).
  • I am a Research Scientist at NOC, and my current research for the MEZCAL project involves estimating the AMOC (Atlantic meridional overturning circulation) at all latitudes in the North Atlantic using existing methods that make use of indirect (i.e, non-mooring) observations, such as the Argo global drifter network (https://argo.ucsd.edu/) and satellite altimetry.
  • Before joining NOC, I was a post-doctoral associate at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science, University of Miami, within OSNAP (Overturning in the Sub-Polar North Atlantic Programme). I researched the circulation and volume transports of the deep overflow waters in the sub-polar region.
Current projects
  • MEZCAL (Methods for Extending the Horizontal Coverage of the AMOC Latitudinally and retrospectively) project, part of the CCROC (US-UK Climate Consequences of Rapid Ocean Changes) programme.
  • Nereide Arctic Carbon: how glacial meltwater influences Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) cycling and microbial biodiversity in Greenland fjords.
Future projects
  • EXPAND: Will nitrogen fixation offset nitrogen depletion in expanding ocean deserts? Starting January 2026
  • FIN-POD: Fjords as natural incubators to understand polar ocean diazotrophy. Starting 2026.
Previous projects
  • OSNAP (Overturning in the Sub-Polar North Atlantic Programme)