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Member Since 2008
Leah Johnson
Senior Oceanographer, Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington
Member, Ewing Medal Committee
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Professional Experience
Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington
Senior Oceanographer
2021 - Present
University of Washington Seattle
Student
2011 - 2018
Education
University of Washington Seattle
Doctorate
2018
Leah's AGU Research
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Subinertial Tidal Forcing of Turbulence and Mixing at the Jan Mayen Ridge
SPICE AND MIXING: UNTANGLING THE ROLE OF ISOPYCNAL PROCESSES IN HEAT, SALT, AND NUTRIENT TRANSPORT I POSTER
physical oceanography | 26 february 2026
Effects of Variable Mixed Layer Depth on the Fate of Wind Energy in the Upper Ocean
MULTISCALE TURBULENT MIXING OF THE OCEAN SURFACE BOUNDARY LAYER I POSTER
physical oceanography | 26 february 2026
Seasonal Variability of Turbulent Mixing in Jan Mayen Channel from High-Resolution Thermistors
OVERTURNING CIRCULATION AND WATER MASS TRANSFORMATION IN THE NORTHERN OCEANS II POSTER
high latitude environments | 25 february 2026
Comparing sinking fluxes and advective fluxes at an eddy edge
MARINE SNOW ACROSS SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALES: INSIGHTS INTO THE BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, AND PHYSICAL MECHANISMS THAT GOVERN ITS FORMATION AND FATE I ORAL
ocean biology and biogeochemistry | 23 february 2026
Assessing Marine Snow Dynamics During the Demise of the North Atlantic Spring Bloom Using In Situ Particle Imagery
GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
19 november 2025
Spatiotemporal Topic Modeling Reveals Storm‐Driven Advection and Stirring Control Plankton Community Variability in an Open Ocean Eddy
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: OCEANS
07 november 2024
Physical Mechanisms Sustaining Silica Production Following the Demise of the Diatom Phase of the North Atlantic Spring Phytoplankton Bloom During EXPORTS
GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
16 july 2024
The impact of mixed layer variability on SST prediction
ARABIAN SEA CIRCULATION AND ITS IMPACT ON AIR-SEA INTERACTIONS, BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, AND ECOLOGY II ORAL
air-sea interactions | 23 february 2024
Volunteer Experience
2026 - 2027
Member
Ewing Medal Committee
Honors & Awards
Ocean Sciences Early Career Award
Received December 2024