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Sam Jones

oceanographer, photographer, artist based in Argyll, Scotland

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About

I’m a postdoctoral physical oceanographer currently working at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, in Oban, Scotland.  I completed a PhD at SAMS in April 2016.  Prior to this, I worked as a data scientist for the British Oceanographic Data Centre, maintaining the real-time data systems for UK Argo between 2009 and 2012.  I completed a Master’s degree in Oceanography in 2009.

On this site you can find my CV as well as a presentation of my research interests and publications.

Data visualisation

A page dedicated to the artistic or graphical visualisation of scientific data.  

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CV

Here you can find an online version of my CV. Please contact me at sam@samcjones.com for a PDF version

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Research

A summary of my current research interests.  I have an observational oceanographic background, but have become increasingly interested in modelling, robotic platforms and data visualisation.  I’m currently funded by the OSNAP project.  

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Oceanography gallery – SEE SAMCJONES.COM/PHOTOGRAPHY-AND-ART/ FOR MORE INFORMATION

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Glider at the surface, waiting to be rescued!
Glider at the surface, waiting to be rescued!
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Reflections, Sound of Mull
Reflections, Sound of Mull

Landscape gallery – SEE SAMCJONES.COM/PHOTOGRAPHY-AND-ART/ FOR MORE INFORMATION

Aurora sequence over Ben Nevis
Aurora sequence over Ben Nevis
Aurora, Dunstaffnage
Aurora, Dunstaffnage
Lightning, Dunstaffnage
Lightning, Dunstaffnage
Beachbreak, Tiree
Beachbreak, Tiree
Deep snow, Ben Cruachan
Deep snow, Ben Cruachan
Waterfall
Waterfall
Heavy beachbreak, black and white
Heavy beachbreak, black and white
Buchaille Etive Mor, winter sunshine
Buchaille Etive Mor, winter sunshine
Taynuilt and Oban from Stob Dearg
Taynuilt and Oban from Stob Dearg
The Everest group from Gokyo Ri
The Everest group from Gokyo Ri
Summer sunset, Cornwall
Summer sunset, Cornwall
Sunset, east from Ben Cruachan
Sunset, east from Ben Cruachan
Sunrise over Loch Etive
Sunrise over Loch Etive
Sunset panorama, Chamonix
Sunset panorama, Chamonix
Icicles, Ben Sgulaird
Icicles, Ben Sgulaird
Buchaille Etive Mor winter 1
Buchaille Etive Mor winter 1
Spindrift, Blaven
Spindrift, Blaven
Buchaille Etive Beag, winter sunshine
Buchaille Etive Beag, winter sunshine
Camping on Buchaille Etive Mor
Camping on Buchaille Etive Mor
Bidean Nam Bian from Aonach Eagach
Bidean Nam Bian from Aonach Eagach
Winter sunset, Ben Cruachan
Winter sunset, Ben Cruachan
Stob Dearg from Ben Cruachan
Stob Dearg from Ben Cruachan
Whitsand Bay, Cornwall
Whitsand Bay, Cornwall
Heavy beachbreak
Heavy beachbreak
Aurora from Ben Cruachan
Aurora from Ben Cruachan
Nevis Aurora 2
Nevis Aurora 2
Blaven summit
Blaven summit
Gannet, North Atlantic
Gannet, North Atlantic
Spring storm, Islay
Spring storm, Islay
Summer storm, Tiree
Summer storm, Tiree
Above the clouds, Ben Cruachan
Above the clouds, Ben Cruachan
Reflections, Sound of Mull
Reflections, Sound of Mull
Winter sunshine, Cruachan horseshoe
Winter sunshine, Cruachan horseshoe
Beachbreak, Tiree
Beachbreak, Tiree
Buchaille Etive Mor winter 2
Buchaille Etive Mor winter 2
Sunset from Ben Cruachan
Sunset from Ben Cruachan
Buchaille Etive Mor from Rannoch Mor
Buchaille Etive Mor from Rannoch Mor
Sunset from Ben Sgulaird
Sunset from Ben Sgulaird
Gannet, North Atlantic
Gannet, North Atlantic
Ben Cruachan from Ben Dorain
Ben Cruachan from Ben Dorain
Gannet, black and white
Gannet, black and white
Aurora over Ben Nevis
Aurora over Ben Nevis
Wet sand, Tiree
Wet sand, Tiree
Hawthorn, Dartmoor
Hawthorn, Dartmoor
Aurora, Ben Cruachan
Aurora, Ben Cruachan
Force 8, North Atlantic
Force 8, North Atlantic
Buchaille Etive Beag, winter sunshine
Buchaille Etive Beag, winter sunshine
Camping on Ben Fhionnlaidh
Camping on Ben Fhionnlaidh
Storm clouds over Mull
Storm clouds over Mull
Ben Nevis sunrise
Ben Nevis sunrise
Snow on Rannoch Moor
Snow on Rannoch Moor
Kitesurfer at Balephuil, Tiree
Kitesurfer at Balephuil, Tiree
Ben Sgulaird
Ben Sgulaird

Recent Posts: Sam Jones

Glencoe Mountain Rescue stretcher build

Glencoe Mountain Rescue stretcher build

Summary of a project to develop a Kevlar shield for a mountain rescue stretcher

New paper published: “Exceptional atmospheric conditions in June 2023 generated a northwest European marine heatwave which contributed to breaking land temperature records”

This paper was led by the UK Met Office and breaks down the nature, causes and future likelihood of the extreme marine heatwave to impact UK shelf waters in June 2023. I contributed robotic glider observations illustrating the onset and deepening of the warm surface waters west of the UK. Abstract: The Northwest European shelf […]

Slot on Channel 5 news talking about the recent marine heat wave

Slot on Channel 5 news talking about the recent marine heat wave

Following the extensive press coverage of the recent marine heatwave around UK waters, we were contacted by Channel 5 News to do a short segment on our deep water observations of the heatwave using robotic underwater gliders. Professor Stuart Cunningham described the context of the current heatwave and I talked about the role of gliders […]

New paper published: “Observation-based estimates of volume, heat, and freshwater exchanges between the subpolar North Atlantic interior, its boundary currents, and the atmosphere”

New paper published: “Observation-based estimates of volume, heat, and freshwater exchanges between the subpolar North Atlantic interior, its boundary currents, and the atmosphere”

This is work we published in Ocean Science in early 2023. While much has been written on the transformation of water north of the OSNAP or RAPID lines, we decided to isolate and investigate the role of the subpolar gyre interior as delineated by the 1000 m isobath, using a boundary dataset comprised of Argo, […]

Climate science showcase at Dynamic Earth (COP26)

Climate science showcase at Dynamic Earth (COP26)

A few weeks late but I thought I should add some photos of the event we attended as part of the COP26 activities. We had a great day chatting with the public about our work and demonstrating some of the robots and instruments used for physical oceanography. Dynamic Earth reported 1400 visitors throughout the day, […]

Email: sam@samcjones.com

Contact information

Dr Sam Jones
Scottish Association for Marine Science,
Dunstaffnage Marine Institute,
Oban,
Argyll,
PA37 1QA
01631 559322
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