25th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics

Abstract Information

Abstracts are closed! The deadline was 27 August 2025 at 5:00 PM ET

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All presenters must also register for the meeting.

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The 25th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics is hosted by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics. 

The AMS Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics brings together researchers from the U.S. and around the world to exchange ideas, present research, and connect as a scientific community. Our focus is on understanding the physical processes that govern the ocean and atmosphere, from wave-mean flow interactions and mesoscale ocean dynamics to polar processes and tropical circulation. This year’s meeting features sessions on theory, modeling, machine learning applications, and planetary atmospheres, as well as joint sessions with the Middle Atmosphere conference. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all participants, and we especially encourage early career researchers to engage and take part in the discussions.

Call for Papers

The program committee for this conference considered contributions on all aspects of Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, including but not limited to:

  • Mesoscale and Submesoscale Ocean Dynamics
  • Waves, Mean Flow, and The General Circulation 
  • Coupling Between Moisture, Clouds and Circulation 
  • Dynamics in the Polar Regions 
  • Idealized Model Approaches to the Atmosphere and Ocean Circulation 
  • Machine Learning Applied to Geophysical Flows
  • Modeling and Theory of the Middle Atmosphere (joint with Middle Atmosphere) 
    • Fluid dynamics manifests itself in a distinct way in the stratosphere and mesosphere due to their unique basic states, resulting in several intriguing features that only exists in the middle atmosphere, such as the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO), Stratospheric Sudden Warming (SSW), Semi-Annual Oscillation(SAO) and the Brewer-Dobson circulation. We welcome recent advances in the theoretical understanding of the middle atmosphere dynamics. Efforts of simulating middle atmospheric features in idealized models as well as in comprehensive models are especially encouraged.  
  • Planetary Atmospheres and Oceans 
  •  Storm Tracks and Jets
  • Turbulence in Coupled Atmospheric-Oceanic Boundary Layers
  • Theory of Climate 
  • Tropical Atmospheric and Oceanic Dynamics 
  • Waves and Circulation: Connection Across Scales (joint with Middle Atmosphere) 
    • Interaction between waves and circulations is a fundamental aspect of the atmospheric and oceanic fluid dynamics. Examples of such interactions are ubiquitous in the atmosphere and ocean, from the tropics to the pole, and occurring on both weather and climate scales. This session welcomes recent advances on this topic from theoretic, observational and modeling aspects.

Student Award Opportunities

Student Presentation Awards

The 25th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics is proud to provide outstanding student presentation awards at the AMS 106th Annual Meeting. Monetary awards of up to $200 will be distributed for oral presentations and poster presentations in addition to a PDF certificate from AMS. Students must be enrolled at a college or university at the time of submission and must be the lead author or presenter of the work. Submitters should indicate their eligibility for student awards when submitting their abstracts. Award recipients will be informed of the committee's decision by late February 2026.

Student Presenter Travel Allowances

The 25th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics is awarding one (1) travel grant of up to $500 to allow a student presenter to attend the AMS 106th Annual Meeting in Houston, TX 25 - 29 January 2026. The award should be used to offset travel related expenses only (registration fees, transportation, lodging and food). To apply, students (Undergraduate and Post-Graduate) should prepare a short written statement (no more than one page) declaring their financial need and circumstance, relevance of their research to the conference, how they will benefit from attending the conference and a copy of their abstract for the meeting. Students who wish to apply must submit their application to the program chairs via email with the subject line “AMS 106th Annual Meeting - Student Presenter Travel Allowance Application”: Lia Siegelman (lsiegelman@ucsd.edu) and Talia Tamarin-Brodsky (talia_tb@mit.edu).

Deadline for applications: Applications Closed

Conference Contacts

For additional information, please contact Lia Siegelman (lsiegelman@ucsd.edu), Talia Tamarin-Brodsky (talia_tb@mit.edu), Lei Wang (wanglei@purdue.edu) and Rei Chemke (rei.chemke@weizmann.ac.il).