Olivier Pauluis

Olivier Pauluis
New York University
Courant Institute for Mathematical Sciences
251 Mercer St
New York
NY
10012
Fields of interest
General circulation of the atmosphere, Moist convection, Tropical meteorology
Description of scientific projects
My research is primarily focused on understanding the interplay between convection and atmospheric dynamics. Evaporation at the Earth's surface accounts for 80% of the atmospheric heating. However, this latent heat is only released when the water vapor condenses. This leads to a strong interplay between dynamics, which controls the transports of water vapor, and thermodynamics, which controls the atmospheric temperature distribution. My current research projects are (1) evaluating the role of thermodynamics constraints on the intensity of storms (hurricanes, thunderstorm and midlatitude weather systems) (2) building and analyzing idealized models for the interaction between moist convection and large-scale circulation, and (3) assessing the impacts of climate change on the global hydrological cycle and the intensity of the circulation.