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Biography
Lecturer December 2007 to presentNational University of Ireland Galway, IrelandSchool of PhysicsAssistant Professor April 2006 to December 2007Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USACenter for Coastal Physical Oceanography and Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric SciencesVisiting Investigator September 2005 to April 2006Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA, USAApplied Ocean Physics amp; Engineering (AOPE) DepartmentPost-doctoral Investigator April 2002 to September 2005Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA, USAApplied Ocean Physics amp; Engineering (AOPE) DepartmentPost-doctoral Associate January 2001 to April 2002NOAA - Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Miami, FL, USAOcean Chemistry Division (OCD)Marie Curie Post-doctoral Fellow January 1999 to January 2001University of Bergen, NorwayNansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center
Research Interests
Exchange of heat, energy, gases, and water is constantly occurring between the sea and air. The ocean-atmosphere system is therefore one of the most critical components of the climate system.At the Air-Sea Laboratory we research the processes that are responsible for air-sea exchange. This is achieved by carrying out measurements in the open ocean with specialised instruments, as well as modelling using computational fluid dynamics.
Education/Academic qualification
B.Sc., Ph.D.
External positions
Lecturer, NUIG
17 Dec 2007 → …
Accepting PhD Students
- Accepting PhD Students
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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In situ observation of a strong diurnal warming event in the Labrador sea undetected by satellites
Hauser, S. F., Ten Doeschat, A., Ward, B. & Esters, L., 10 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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High-latitude cabbeling observations along the east Greenland polar front
McGraw, K., Morley, A. & Ward, B., 23 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Anomalously large latent heat fluxes in low to moderate wind conditions within the eddy-rich zone of the Northwestern Pacific
Kang, S. K., Kim, E. J., Kim, S., Cione, J., Lee, D., Landwehr, S., Kang, H. W., Kim, K. O., Hong, C. S., Kwon, M. H., Oh, K. H., Lee, J. H., Noh, S., So, J. K., Kang, D. J., Kim, D., Park, J. H., Nam, S. H., Cho, Y. K. & Ward, B. & 1 others, , 2024, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 11, 1298641.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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The North Equatorial Current and rapid intensification of super typhoons
Kang, S. K., Kim, S. H., Lin, I. I., Park, Y. H., Choi, Y., Ginis, I., Cione, J., Shin, J. Y., Kim, E. J., Kim, K. O., Kang, H. W., Park, J. H., Bidlot, J. R. & Ward, B., Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 1742.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Southern ocean carbon and heat impact on climate
The SO-CHIC consortium, 26 Jun 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 381, 2249, 20220056.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
Open Access21 Citations (Scopus)
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Invited Talk: University of Gothenburg
Ward, B. (Other)
15 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation (Unpublished) › Invited Talk
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Ocean Sciences
Ward, B. (Other)
15 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation (Unpublished) › Oral Presentation
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Ocean Sciences
Ward, B. (Conference Organising Committee Chairperson)
15 Feb 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Leonie Esters University of Galway
Ward, B. (Primary Supervisor)
2018 → 2022Activity: Other › Postgraduates Supervised
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Airsea Gas Flux: Progress and Future Prospects
Ward, B. (Keynote Address)
5 Sep 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...