Eric Oliver
Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Top SchoolEric Oliver is an Assistant Professor of Physical Oceanography at Dalhousie University with 11 years of experience studying ocean and climate variability, from marine heatwaves and storms to the predictability of climate modes like the Madden–Julian Oscillation. He combines observational and modeling approaches to explore how climate change alters the mean state, variability, and extremes of the ocean–atmosphere system. Based in Halifax and with prior postdoctoral work at the University of Tasmania, he brings an international perspective to regional and global questions. Of Inuit descent with roots in Nunatsiavut, he is committed to research and teaching that serve northern and Indigenous communities. His work bridges fundamental climate dynamics and applied prediction, aiming to improve resilience to extreme ocean events. Colleagues know him for rigorous physical insight and for translating complex variability into actionable understanding for coastal stakeholders.
11 years of coding experience
Dalhousie University
Github Skills (6)
pressure10
python9
ocean9
oceanography4
r4
r-package4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ecjoliver/marineHeatWaves
Dec 2017 - May 2022
marineHeatWaves is a module for python which implements the Marine Heatwave (MHW) definition of Hobday et al. (2016, Prog Ocean).
Contributions:5 releases, 8 commits, 45 pushes in 4 years 6 months
python
ecjoliver/MHW_Drivers
Mar 2019 - Nov 2020
Contributions:7 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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