Physical Oceanographer

I am an Oceanographer at the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington . I study processes that occur at the interface between the ocean and the atmosphere. These processes influence the movement and mixing of heat, salt, momentum and biogeochemical tracers in the upper ocean and are essential for understanding how the ocean and atmosphere communicate. This is a multi-scale problem, understanding how small-scale mixing and movement integrate to influence the weather and climate systems.

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Publications

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L. Johnson, B. Fox-Kemper, (2024) Modification of boundary layer turbulence by submesoscale flows Flow pdf

Johnson et al. (2024) Assessment of oceanographic conditions during the North Atlantic EXport processes in the ocean from RemoTe sensing (EXPORTS) field campaign. Progress in Oceanography pdf

L Johnson, B Fox-Kemper, Q Li, HT Pham, S Sarkar, (2023) A finite-time ensemble method for mixed layer model comparison Journal of Physical Oceanography pdf

Johnson, L., Lee, C.M. and D’Asaro, E.A., Wenegrat, J.O., Thomas, L.N., (2020) Restratification at a California Current upwelling front II: Dynamics. Journal of Physical Oceanography pdf

Johnson, L., Lee, C.M. and D’Asaro, E.A., Thomas, L.N., Shcherbina, A., (2020) Restratification at a California Current upwelling front, I: Observations. Journal of Physical Oceanography pdf

Johnson, L., Lee, C.M. and D’Asaro, E.A., (2016) Global estimates of lateral springtime restratification. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 46(5), pp.1555-1573 pdf

Contact

  • Address

    University of Washington
    Applied Physics Laboratory
    1013 NE 40th Street
    Seattle, WA 98105
    United States
  • Phone

    206-543-1300
  • Email

    leahjohn_AT_uw.edu