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Neil Malan
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Oceanographer interested in western boundary currents, marine heatwaves cross-shelf dynamics and all sorts of other oceany stuff.
Proud African, water sports enthusiast.
Based at the Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
A privilege to be part of a great team looking at the impacts of the extreme MHW season in 2023/2024
March 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Nothing like finishing reviewing a paper, only to find it has been withdrawn. Feels like a waste in a time where everyone is struggling to find reviewers. A notification would have been nice!
December 20, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Reposted by Neil Malan
Happy 25th birthday to the #Argo program! 🥳
As one of the original Argo member institutions, we're proud to maintain ~10% of the global float array. Here's to the next 25 years, which will bring us #OneArgo, #BiogeochemicalArgo #DeepArgo! Find out what it's all about ⤵️
Argo, the 'crown jewel' of ocean observing systems, turns 25
Somewhere in the middle of the ocean, a merchant mariner lowers a cylindrical robotic ocean observing instrument from a ship into the sea to record ocean temperature and salinity. Another instrument i...
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December 11, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Recently out - turns out that baselines are more complicated than we thought. Happy to have been part of a great group of authors thinking through all the implications.
What is the best way to define a baseline for marine heatwave (MHW) research – or extreme events in general? A new study from a wide range of experts highlights that the choice of baseline matters and should be tailored to the specific application.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Baseline matters: Challenges and implications of different marine heatwave baselines
Marine heatwaves (MHWs), prolonged periods of unusually high ocean temperatures, significantly impact global ecosystems. However, there is ongoing deb…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:29 AM