Presentations

The SCOAR Lab regularly presents its research at national and international conferences, workshops, and seminars to disseminate new findings and foster scientific collaboration. Our presentations span air–sea interaction, surface waves, offshore wind energy, extreme weather, regional climate, and coupled physical processes. This work integrates observations and numerical models with advanced statistical methods, dynamical modeling, and data-driven approaches.

For earlier work, see selected presentations prior to 2024 from WHOI
Authors in bold were SCOAR Lab members at the time of presentation.

Browse by year: 2026 · 2025 · 2024

2026

First slide of the directional wave–wind coupling presentation

Directional Wave–Wind Coupling, Drag Coefficient Rolloff, and Air–Sea Fluxes Under Tropical Cyclones

H. Seo, C. Sauvage, R. W. Pauly, S. Yoshida, B. W. Barr, S. Mitarai, C. A. Clayson, and J. Davis

Invited oral presentation · IRC–MABL–ASI Workshop
Seoul National University · Seoul, South Korea · June 22–23, 2026

First page of the SNU seminar slides

Stratified Shelf Ocean and Fetch-Dependent Sea-State Responses to Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farms on the U.S. East Coast

H. Seo, C. Sauvage, C. Renkl, J. K. Lundquist, A. Kirincich, J. B. Edson, C. A. Clayson, and S. Zippel

Invited seminar · Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Seoul National University · Seoul, South Korea · June 25, 2026

First page of the Cyclone Biparjoy wake-recovery presentation

Monsoon–Frontal–Wave Interactions Drive Cyclone Biparjoy’s Wake Recovery in the Arabian Sea

S. Kerhalkar, A. Kannad, A. Kinsella, H. T. Pham, C. Sauvage, A. Tandon, J. Sprintall, S. Sarkar, H. Seo, and C. M. Lee

Oral presentation · Gordon Research Conference and Seminar on Ocean Mixing
South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA · June 13–19, 2026

First page of the Wave–Wind Misalignment poster

Wave–Wind Misalignment and Drag Coefficient Rolloff in Tropical Cyclones

C. Sauvage, H. Seo, B. W. Barr, R. W. Pauly, S. Kerhalkar, S. Yoshida, C. A. Clayson, T. Bhirawa, H. Wu, and S. Mitarai

Poster · Japan Geoscience Union Meeting
Chiba, Japan · May 28, 2026

First page of the momentum-flux presentation

Momentum Flux Estimated from In-Situ Wave Spectra in the Northern Indian Ocean

S. Kerhalkar, A. Tandon, J. MacKinnon, and coauthors including H. Seo

Oral presentation · ONR EKAMSAT Science Meeting
Herndon, Virginia, USA · May 12–13, 2026

First page of the offshore wind farm ocean-response presentation

Ocean Response to Offshore Wind Farms off the Coast of New England

C. Sauvage, H. Seo, C. Renkl, J. K. Lundquist, A. Kirincich, J. B. Edson, C. A. Clayson, and S. Zippel

Invited seminar · Department of Oceanography
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA · May 7, 2026

First page of the ocean-surface-wave presentation

Ocean Surface Waves’ Impact on Air–Sea Momentum Flux

C. Sauvage, H. Seo, B. W. Barr, J. B. Edson, and C. A. Clayson

Oral presentation · CICESE–CROCO Summer School: Ocean–Atmosphere–Wave Courses
Virtual · May 1, 2026

First page of the sea-spray heat-flux poster

Understanding and Constraining Bulk and Sea-Spray Heat Fluxes in High Winds Using Direct-Covariance Observations

B. W. Barr, H. Seo, J. B. Edson, C. A. Clayson, C. Sauvage, S. S. Chen, S. F. Zippel, B.-M. Kim, E. J. Thompson, and C. W. Fairall

Poster · AMS 37th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology
San Diego, California, USA · March 30–April 3, 2026

First page of the Cyclone Biparjoy poster

Monsoon–Frontal–Wave Interactions Drive Cyclone Biparjoy’s Wake Recovery in the Arabian Sea

S. Kerhalkar, A. Kannad, A. Kinsella, C. Sauvage, A. Tandon, J. Sprintall, H. Seo, and C. M. Lee

Poster · AMS 37th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology
San Diego, California, USA · March 30–April 3, 2026

First slide of the high-wind tropical-cyclone wave–wind presentation

Wave–Wind Misalignment and Drag Coefficient Rolloff in High-Wind Tropical Cyclones

C. Sauvage, H. Seo, B. W. Barr, R. W. Pauly, S. Kerhalkar, C. Reyes, S. Yoshida, T. Bhirawa, H. Wu, S. Mitarai, and C. A. Clayson

Oral presentation · AMS 37th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology
San Diego, California, USA · March 30–April 3, 2026

First page of the Northern Indian Ocean wave-state poster

Seasonal Variability of Wave States and Their Influence on Air–Sea Fluxes in the Northern Indian Ocean

S. Kerhalkar, H. Seo, C. Sauvage, and A. Tandon

Poster · Breakthroughs: Uehiro–Oceanography Yearly Symposium (BUOYS)
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA · March 12–13, 2026

First page of the tropical-cyclone wave–wind-regimes poster

Wave–Wind Interaction Regimes in Tropical Cyclones Revealed by Clustering of Spotter-Buoy Observations

R. W. Pauly, C. Sauvage, S. Kerhalkar, B. W. Barr, and H. Seo

Poster · Breakthroughs: Uehiro–Oceanography Yearly Symposium (BUOYS)
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA · March 12–13, 2026

2025

Improving Air–Sea Flux Parameterizations for the Diabatic Effects of Ocean and Surface Waves in Atmospheric Rivers

H. Seo and C. Sauvage

Oral presentation · ONR SA3NDBAR Review
Monterey, California, USA · December 8–12, 2025

Misaligned Wind–Waves Behind Atmospheric Cold Fronts

C. Sauvage, H. Seo, B. W. Barr, C. A. Clayson, and J. B. Edson

First page of the atmospheric-cold-front wind–wave poster

Poster · ONR SA3NDBAR
Monterey, California, USA · December 2025

First page of the Northern Indian Ocean wave-state presentation

Seasonal Variability of Wave States and Their Influence on Air–Sea Fluxes in the Northern Indian Ocean

H. Seo, S. Kerhalkar, C. Sauvage, and A. Tandon

Oral presentation · International Indian Ocean Science Conference 2025
INCOIS · Hyderabad, India · December 1–5, 2025

Impacts of Surface Waves on Air–Sea Flux and Marine Boundary-Layer Processes

C. Sauvage, H. Seo, B. W. Barr, J. B. Edson, and C. A. Clayson

First page of the marine boundary-layer presentation

Invited oral presentation · AGU 2025 Fall Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · December 2025

Impacts of Salinity Stratification and Wave-Based Formulations on SST in the Indian Ocean Mini-Warm Pool

S. Kerhalkar, A. Tandon, J. MacKinnon, and H. Seo

Oral presentation · ONR EKAMSAT Science Meeting
Herndon, Virginia, USA · September 9–10, 2025

Sea-Surface Warming and Mesoscale Ocean-to-Atmosphere Feedback Driven by Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farms

H. Seo, C. Sauvage, C. Renkl, J. K. Lundquist, A. Kirincich, J. B. Edson, C. A. Clayson, and S. Zippel

Oral presentation · Mini-Workshop on Mesoscale and Submesoscale Ocean Dynamics and Air–Sea Interaction
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA · August 18–19, 2025

Impacts of Surface Waves on Air–Sea Flux and Marine Boundary-Layer Processes

C. Sauvage, H. Seo, B. W. Barr, J. B. Edson, and C. A. Clayson

First page of the mesoscale air–sea interaction presentation

Oral presentation · Mesoscale and Submesoscale Ocean Dynamics and Air–Sea Interaction
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA · August 18–19, 2025

Wave-Mediated Air–Sea Flux Parameterizations in Nonequilibrium Sea States and High Winds

H. Seo, C. Sauvage, and B. W. Barr

Oral presentation · MARBLES Workshop
Seoul, South Korea · June 25–26, 2025

First page of the atmospheric-cold-front wind–wave presentation

Misaligned Wind–Waves Behind Atmospheric Cold Fronts

C. Sauvage, H. Seo, B. W. Barr, J. B. Edson, and C. A. Clayson

Oral presentation · Waves in Sea Environments (WISE) Meeting
Seattle, Washington, USA · May 2025

Surface-Wave Response to Offshore Wind Farms off the Coast of New England

C. Sauvage, H. Seo, and S. Zippel

First page of the offshore-wind-farm surface-wave poster

Poster · Waves in Sea Environments (WISE) Meeting
Seattle, Washington, USA · May 2025

Ocean Surface Waves’ Impact on Air–Sea Momentum Flux

C. Sauvage, H. Seo, B. W. Barr, J. B. Edson, and C. A. Clayson

First page of the air–sea momentum-flux presentation

Invited oral presentation · International Climate AND Ocean Sciences Meeting (ICANDO)
Virtual · January 2025

2024

Surface-Drag Effects of Wave–Wind Misalignment: Examples, Parameterizations, and Impacts

H. Seo

Oral presentation · ASTraL Science Update
Virtual · April 1, 2024

Coupled Effects of Offshore Wind Farms

H. Seo

Oral presentation · BOEM California Upwelling Workshop
Santa Cruz, California, USA · March 1, 2024

Improving Wave-Mediated Air–Sea Momentum-Flux Parameterization

H. Seo

Oral presentation · Geophysical Flows: From the Field to the Lab Discussion Meeting
Chennai, India · January 11, 2024