Stephen Griffies Position Physical Scientist, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Role External Collaborator Website GFDL Profile Office GDFL/NOAA, 201 Forrestal Rd, Princeton NJ 08540 Bio/Description InterestsStudies of the ocean climate, physical ocean processes, and numerical ocean modeling.BiographyStephen Griffies' research interests include (1) understanding the ocean's role in the global climate system through the use of theoretical analysis and numerical modeling; (2) formulating physically and mathematically sound parameterizations and analysis tools for describing and simulating various physical ocean processes; (3) contributing to the intellectual basis of ocean climate modeling as a rationally based scientific endeavor; (4) studying climate predictability and variability, particularly that related to decadal and longer time scales.