Photograph of Dr Tillys Petit
Group
Open Ocean Physics
Site
Southampton
Email
Tillys.Petit at noc.ac.uk
Biography
Research Interests
  • Variability and connectivity of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)
  • Relationships between atmosphere, sea ice and ocean dynamics
  • Impact of surface forced water mass transformation on ocean dynamics
  • Role of topography in modulating the ocean circulation

Full list of publications

Fieldwork
  • RREX2017 – hydrographic cruise along and across the Reykjanes Ridge – R/V Atalante
  • RAPID2024 – RAPID moorings along eastern and western boundaries at 26degN – RRS Discovery

PhD student 
  • Evan Hambly (current): The role of ocean mixing in driving deep convection in the North Atlantic subpolar gyre

MSc and Undergraduate students 
  • Genia V Fernanda (MSc – 2024): Does The Time Series of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) at 26°N Enable Improved Sub-Annual Predictions of Atlantic Sea-Surface Temperatures?
  • Nathan Ng (Undergraduate – 2023): Investigating future changes in North Atlantic sea surface temperature
  • Shelby Mantle (Undergraduate – 2022): Role of abrupt changes in temperature over the North Atlantic ocean on future changes to West Africa precipitation
Current Research Projects
RAPID and RAPID-Evolution – programme monitoring the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26N
SORTED – Subpolar gyre Observations, models and AI to Resolve Tipping points and provide Early warning Detection
POLEMIX – Autonomous profiling observations to unravel the role of mixing in North Atlantic climate tipping points

Past Research Projects
SNAP-DRAGON – Subpolar North Atlantic Processes - Dynamics and pRedictability of vAriability in Gyre and OverturNing
OSNAP – Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program
RREX – Reykjanes Ridge EXperiment