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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

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

Recent Posts: Sam Jones

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, […]

DY120 cruise animation

Following on from our recent successful completion of the OSNAP cruise on board RRS Discovery, I made a little animation showing how the objectives of the cruise were completed, and how compliant the weather was throughout. The North Atlantic, not known for respecting cruise schedules during the autumn and winter, allowed us a window just […]

The history of AMOC study, blog post written during the DY120 cruise

Sam Jones 16/10/20 The world’s oceans are in constant circulation. Like a vast, stately conveyer belt, water flows from the tropics to polar regions where it cools and becomes denser, pouring back along the basins and valleys of the seabed towards the lower latitudes. This flow encompasses every ocean basin and takes many hundreds of […]

Animated poster at MASTS conference, October 2019

Animated poster at MASTS conference, October 2019

This is a presentation of my recent work on bathymetric controls on the North Atlantic Current. The MASTS (Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland) conference allows you to submit e-posters which are displayed on large TVs, thus opening up the possibilities for including animated media.  View in Youtube for higher res version.

New ICES ocean climate and atmosphere report published

New ICES ocean climate and atmosphere report published

The ICES Working Group on Ocean ​​Hydrography (WGOH), of which I am a chair-invited member, has just published its annual report on North Atlantic ocean conditions in 2018.  The report comprises several dozen multi-year time series of ocean observations around the North Atlantic Basin, which together paint a coherent picture of the current status of […]

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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