Michael Winton

Position
Oceanographer, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Role
External Collaborator
Office
NOAA/GFDL, 201 Forrestal Rd, Princeton NJ 08540
Bio/Description

Interests

The role of air-sea fluxes in climate change, particularly in polar and subpolar ocean regions.

Biography

Michael Winton’s work is focused on the simulation of the ocean's role in transient climate sensitivity and is directed toward understanding the causes of model differences. He is the main developer of the GFDL sea ice model and was a co-leader of the team that developed GFDL's CMIP5 climate models.