Laboratory of geophysical boundary layers

Head: Dr. Alexey Zimin

The main areas of research:

Extreme (rogue) waves: statistics, mechanics and probabilistic forecast methods.
Investigation of nonlinear and short-period internal waves by contact and remote methods.
Coupled modelling of the atmospheric boundary layer and ocean wind waves.
Parametrization of ocean – atmosphere interaction for weather and climate models.
Geodynamic analysis of deep sedimentary basins.

Laboratory for modeling ocean biogeochemical cycles

Head: Dr. Anton Dvornikov

The main areas of research:

Modeling changes, including extreme ones, in biogeochemical cycles in the high-latitude seas of Russia.
Modeling the distribution of pollutants in the ocean, seas, lakes and river estuaries.
Study of the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems and eutrophication of inland seas and lakes.

Laboratory of ocean and atmospheric optics

Head: Dr. Maxim Rodionov

The main areas of research:

Fundamental and applied investigations of the optical methods of World ocean study.
New directions of research. Within the framework of the main theme, it is planned to conduct full-scale experiments to study the spatial inhomogeneities of hydrooptical characteristics and record hydrophysical processes using the developed radiometric lidar.

Laboratory of numerical experiments in ocean dynamics

Head: Dr. Dmitriy Romanenkov

The main areas of research:

Modelling of the surface and internal tides in the Arctic Ocean.
Influence of the White Sea on tides in the adjacent seas of the North European Basin.
Role of the spatial inhomogeneity of the bottom hydrodynamical roughness on tidal dynamics and energetics in shallow adjacent seas.
Spectral method of construction and numerical solution of non-hydrostatic hydrodynamic models with an open boundary.

Laboratory complex

Head: Dr. Konstantin Filin

Main areas of research:

Performing experimental studies of dynamic processes taking into account the rotation of the Earth and complex geomorphological conditions of coastal waters and the sea shelf. The pool can be used to study the dynamics and structure of vortices in a homogeneous, multilayer, saline-stratified fluid. Parameterization of ocean-atmosphere interactions for weather and climate forecast models.
Study of acoustic phenomena in liquid.
Physical modeling of hydrophysical processes in the depths of the marine environment, at the “water-air” and “water-bottom” interfaces.
Study of surface and internal waves, the interaction of waves with each other, the interaction of internal waves with the bottom, as well as wave-vortex and turbulent processes in a stratified fluid.

Center for Applied Hydrophysical Research

Head: Dr. Sergey Malkov

Main areas of research: 
Carrying out fundamental, exploratory and applied research commissioned by government and commercial organizations. Development of proposals for the implementation of the results of hydrophysical research and development in economic, environmental, defense and other areas of state activity. Development of proposals for launching new R&D in the field of applied hydrophysical research. Promotion of St. Petersburg branch of the IO RAS as a performer of R&D and expert-analytical activities in the field of applied hydrophysical research and development.