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Prof. Stuart Andrew Cunningham
Head of Environmental Physics and Autonomous Technology
The preeminent scientific challenge of the 21st Century is to understand and quantify Earth¿s current and future climate. How will climate variability impact the ocean¿s sustainable resources and what are the human impacts of such change? Observing, modelling and quantifying marine systems is key to understanding their response to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide. Oceans¿ determine the rate, extent and character of climate by their long-term storage and transport of heat and carbon and dominance of the global fresh-water cycle. A critical challenge is to integrate our understanding of ocean systems on different timescales and across disciplines and to propose testable hypothesis of how these systems interact.
New technology, particularly the development of observing platforms and novel sensors will likely provide sustained observations of physical, chemical, biological and geological properties, and so play a critical role in this challenge for the 21st century.
I am an observational Physical Oceanographer with a B.Sc. (Astrophysics, University of Edinburgh) a M.Sc. (Physical Oceanography, University College of North Wales) and a Ph.D. (Ocean Inverse Modelling, University of Liverpool). I joined the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences in 1990 and then the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. In August 2012 I joined SAMS as the MASTS appointment in Physical Oceanography. As an observational physical oceanographer I have participated in 32 research cruises (800+ days at sea). I have written or co-authored 35 refereed scientific publications including three in Nature or Science. From 2004 to 2012 I was Principal Investigator for the NERC/NSF funded RAPID-WATCH programme for sustained observations of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5°N. Over several years I have been advocating and proposing basin-wide observations in the subpolar gyre because of the relevance to the UK. I collaborate widely: as a leader or major partner in UK and EU programmes (Thermohaline Overturning at Risk? and North Atlantic Climate Variability); and in international programs interacting with funding and co-ordination agencies (e.g. NSF, NOAA, CLIVAR, OceanObs and the UK MCCIP). I am a contributing author for the International Panel on Climate Change. I provide national and international leadership through the adoption and exploitation of new technology, and through leadership of science programs and the promotion of large-scale observing programmes.
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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):
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Science, Physical Oceanography - The Clyde Sea & Clyde Sea Front, University College of North Wales
Award Date: 1 Jan 1990
Bachelor of Science, Astrophysics, The University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1989
Doctor of Science, Physical Oceanography : Circulation and volume flux of the North Atlantic using synoptic hydrographic data in a Bernoulli inverse, University of Liverpool
Award Date: 1 Jan 1989
Keywords
- Marine Processes and Climate
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Observation-based estimates of volume, heat, and freshwater exchanges between the subpolar North Atlantic interior, its boundary currents, and the atmosphere
Jones, S. C., Fraser, N. J., Cunningham, S. A., Fox, A. D. & Inall, M. E., 22 Feb 2023, In: Ocean Science. 19, 1, p. 169-192 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Author Correction: Subpolar North Atlantic western boundary density anomalies and the Meridional Overturning Circulation (Nature Communications, (2021), 12, 1, (3002), 10.1038/s41467-021-23350-2)
Li, F., Lozier, M. S., Bacon, S., Bower, A. S., Cunningham, S. A., de Jong, M. F., deYoung, B., Fraser, N., Fried, N., Han, G., Holliday, N. P., Holte, J., Houpert, L., Inall, M. E., Johns, W. E., Jones, S., Johnson, C., Karstensen, J., Le Bras, I. A., Lherminier, P., & 12 others, 2 Feb 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, 1 p., 739.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Climate-Relevant Ocean Transport Measurements in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans
Berx, B., Volkov, D., Baehr, J., Baringer, M., Brandt, P., Burmeister, K., Cunningham, S., De Jong, M., De Steur, L., Dong, S., Frajka-williams, E., Goni, G., Holliday, P., Hummels, R., Ingvaldsen, R., Jochumsen, K., Johns, W., Jónsson, S., Karstensen, J., Kieke, D., & 25 others, 7 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Oceanography. 34, 4, p. 10-11 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exceptional freshening and cooling in the eastern subpolar North Atlantic caused by reduced Labrador Sea surface heat loss
Fox, A., Handmann, P., Schmidt, C., Fraser, N., Rühs, S., Sanchez-Franks, A., Martin, T., Oltmanns, M., Johnson, C. L., Rath, W., Holliday, N. P., Biastoch, A., Cunningham, S. & Yashayaev, I., 21 Oct 2022, In: Ocean Science. 18, 5, p. 1507–1533 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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North Atlantic Current and European Slope Current circulation in the Rockall Trough observed using moorings and gliders
Fraser, N. J., Cunningham, S. A., Drysdale, L. A., Inall, M. E., Johnson, C., Jones, S. C., Burmeister, K., Fox, A. D., Dumont, E., Porter, M. & Holliday, N. P., 8 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 127, 12, 20 p., e2022JC019291.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reinventing Observations of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation with Fetch AZA
West, G., Burmeister, K. & Cunningham, S., 2022, In: The Journal of Ocean Technology. 17, 3, p. 9-17 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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120 Years of AMOC Variability Reconstructed From Observations Using the Bernoulli Inverse
Fraser, N. J. & Cunningham, S. A., 20 Sep 2021, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 48, 18, 10 p., e2021GL093893.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Oceanography Award by the Society for Underwater Technology in recognition of my “major and outstanding contribution to operational oceanography"
Cunningham, Stuart (Recipient), 1 Nov 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Predicting droughts and floods: why we’re studying 19th-century ocean records
Stuart Cunningham (Member), Robert Marsh (Member), Simon A. Josey (Member) & W. John Gould (Member)
26 Jul 2021Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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We can predict the effects of climate change by the salt in our oceans
Stuart Cunningham (Member), W. John Gould (Member), Robert Marsh (Member) & Simon A. Josey (Member)
26 Jul 2021Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Workshop on Subpolar North Atlantic Eastern Boundary
Stuart Cunningham (Participant) & Gerard McCarthy (Organiser)
14 Oct 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference
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Ocean predictions and observations in response to the climate emergency
Stuart Cunningham (Keynote speaker), Noel Keenlyside (Keynote speaker), Steffen Olsen (Keynote speaker), Barbara Berx (Speaker) & Mark Payne (Keynote speaker)
16 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Ocean heat content and fluxes of energy in the Labrador Sea: 1992 to 2014
Stuart Cunningham (Speaker), B. Berx (Speaker), Clare Johnson (Speaker), Loic Houpert (Speaker) & Stefan Gary (Speaker)
Nov 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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ATLAS: Adding chemical sensors to the eastern portion of the OSNAP array
Clare Johnson (Speaker), Stuart Cunningham (Speaker) & Stefan Gary (Speaker)
Nov 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Estimates of the seasonal variability of volume, heat and freshwater fluxes in the Rockall Trough
Stefan Gary (Speaker), Stuart Cunningham (Speaker), Clare Johnson (Speaker), N. Penny Holliday (Speaker), Loic Houpert (Speaker), Erik Behrens (Speaker), Claus W. Böning (Speaker) & Arne Biastoch (Speaker)
Apr 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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New AMOC data reveals how ocean currents influence climate
28/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Data Discovery Reveals How Powerful Ocean Currents Influence Climate
20/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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We can predict the effects of climate change by the salt in our oceans
2/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Predicting droughts and floods: why we’re studying 19th-century ocean records
28/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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MIL-OSI Global: Predicting droughts and floods: why we’re studying 19th-century ocean records
26/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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The earliest round-the-world marine research voyages give new insights on climate change
25/05/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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Marine climate change impacts: 10 years' experience of science to policy reporting
Stuart Cunningham (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts
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NERC Holyrood Reception Briefing
Stuart Cunningham (Participant), Loic Houpert (Participant) & Mark Inall (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts
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Pennie Latin talks to Professor Stuart Cunningham named oceanographer of the year in 2014, in Brainwaves,
Stuart Cunningham (Participant)
Impact: Social Impacts
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The UK's Sixth National Communication and First Biennial Report under the UNFCCC
Stuart Cunningham (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts
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