معرفی
Carlos Moffat is Associate Professor of Physical Oceanography in the School of Marine Science & Policy, University of Delaware. His work focuses on high-latitude coastal oceanography, glacier–ocean interactions, and the physical drivers of change along Antarctic and Patagonian continental margins.
Education
- Ph.D., Physical Oceanography, MIT-WHOI Joint Program, 2007
- B.S., Marine Biology, University of Concepción (Chile), 1998
Research Interests
Dr. Moffat investigates how climate change alters polar oceans through processes such as glacier-driven freshwater discharge, buoyancy-driven coastal currents, and the influence of submarine topography on shelf circulation. His recent emphasis lies in understanding the coupled ice–ocean system of the West Antarctic Peninsula and the role of fjords as conduits for heat and freshwater exchange.
Publication Trends
Across more than 50 peer-reviewed papers spanning 2000–2025, his research increasingly centers on West Antarctic Peninsula shelf dynamics, submarine melting, glacier retreat drivers, and ecosystem responses to warming. A clear methodological progression is evident from early process-oriented studies of upwelling off Chile to recent integrative observational-modeling campaigns leveraging autonomous gliders and remote sensing to quantify ice-ocean interactions and long-term change.
Funding & Awards
Specific awards are not listed in available text, but his continuous NSF and international project support is implied by sustained field campaigns in Antarctica and Patagonia.
Laboratory & Field Teams
Dr. Moffat leads multi-institutional expeditions in Antarctica and Chilean Patagonia, deploying autonomous gliders, shipboard hydrographic sections, and moored instrumentation to capture high-resolution ocean variability critical to understanding rapid cryospheric change.
