气态巨行星大气风暴与热量重新分配机制博士研究员
How do giant storms form, and how is heat redistributed across the atmospheres of fast-rotating planets?
原帖优先：申请材料、截止时间与资格以原帖和学校官方说明为准。
博士招生与资助公告
- 申请年度
- 2027；原帖说明：How to apply Apply now You need to: • choose programme type (Research), 2027/28, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences • select Full time or Part time • search for programme PhD Physics (7089) • add name of the supervisor in section 2 of the application Applications should include: • your CV (resumé) • 2 academic references • degree transcripts and certificates to date • English language qualification (if applicable)
- 最近申请截止
- 2027-03-31
- 全部申请截止
- （Europe/London）
- 资助原文
- Fees and funding We offer a range of funding opportunities for both UK and international students. Horizon Europe fee waivers automatically cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for qualifying students. Competition-based Presidential Bursaries from the University cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for top-ranked applicants. Competition-based studentships offered by our schools typically cover UK-level tuition fees and a stipend for living costs for top-ranked applicants. Funding will be awarded on a rolling basis, so apply early for the best opportunity to be considered. For more information, please visit our postgraduate research funding pages.
- 资助条件
- 原帖为竞争性或附条件资助说明，未确认本项目获资助及申请人能获奖；不作为保证全奖。
- 原帖材料说明
- • your CV (resumé)
- • 2 academic references
- • degree transcripts and certificates to date
- • English language qualification (if applicable)
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- 研究内容
- 本项目利用先进的三维气候模拟程序OASIS研究木星及类木行星上的云物理过程、湍流和大气环流如何相互作用，以揭示气态巨行星强劲急流和巨型风暴的成因及热量再分配机制。研究内容包括云物理对风暴发展的贡献、氨的全球分布控制因素、恒星能量变化对大气环流的影响，以及空间分辨率对模拟湍流的影响。研究旨在改进巨行星大气模拟，检验木星天气背后的物理机制，理解行星气候多样性。
- 申请条件
- 申请人必须拥有英国2:1荣誉学士学位或其国际同等学历。
- 待遇
- 提供多元化的资助机会，涵盖英国本土及国际学生。欧洲地平线（Horizon Europe）学费减免可自动为符合条件的优秀学生补齐海外学费与英国学费的差额。大学竞争性总统奖学金可为顶尖申请者补齐海外与英国学费差额。各学院提供的竞争性奖学金通常涵盖英国本土学费及生活费津贴。资助以滚动方式发放，建议尽早申请。
- 申请方式
- 申请人需通过学校系统申请，选择项目类型（Research）、2027/28学年、工程与物理科学学院，选择全职或兼职，搜索“PhD Physics (7089)”项目，并在申请的第二部分添加导师姓名。
- 材料清单
- 个人简历（CV / resumé）
- 2封学术推荐信
- 至今为止的学位成绩单与证书
- 英语语言资格证明（如适用）
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岗位信息
- 最终轮次截止
- 2027-03-31
- 学科
- 地球与环境
- 合同类型
- 项目资助
- 本站收录
- 内容更新
- 导师
- Dr Joao Manuel Mendonca
- 来源
- 南安普顿大学博士研究项目招生 · 最近核对 2026-10-10
- 详情核验
判定依据（原文摘录）
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You must have a UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
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Postgraduate research project
How do giant storms form, and how is heat redistributed across the atmospheres of fast-rotating planets?
Funding
Competition funded
Competition funded
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Type of degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Entry requirements
2:1 honours degree
2:1 honours degree
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Faculty graduate school
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Closing date
31 Mar 2027
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About the project
Potential supervisors
Entry requirements
Fees and funding
How to apply
Contact us
About the project
What drives Jupiter’s powerful jets and giant storms? Use advanced three-dimensional climate simulations to explore how clouds and turbulence shape giant planets’ weather. Develop skills in atmospheric physics and scientific computing, with access to high-performance computing facilities, international collaborations and overseas research visits, in Southampton’s growing Planetary Climate Physics group.
Explaining how Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere generates and sustains its powerful jets and giant storms remains a major challenge in planetary science. This project aims to move beyond reproducing the appearance of these features to testing the physical mechanisms behind them through quantitative comparisons with observations.
This PhD will use OASIS, a computational model of planetary climates, to investigate how cloud processes, turbulence and atmospheric circulation interact on Jupiter and Jupiter-like planets. You will perform high-resolution, three-dimensional simulations to explore how turbulent motions organise into large-scale weather patterns.
Research questions include how cloud physics contributes to the development of storms, what controls the global distribution of ammonia, and how atmospheric circulation changes when giant planets receive more energy from their stars. You will also assess how increasing spatial resolution affects simulated turbulence and agreement with observations.
The intended outcomes are improved simulations of giant-planet atmospheres, stronger tests of the mechanisms driving Jupiter’s weather, and a clearer understanding of how these mechanisms operate under different planetary conditions. These findings will help explain the diversity of giant-planet climates and test how well climate models capture atmospheric physics beyond Earth.
You will join the new and growing Planetary Climate Physics group at the University of Southampton. The project offers access to high-performance computing facilities, international collaborations and visits to partner research groups abroad, alongside advanced training in atmospheric dynamics, numerical modelling, scientific computing and data analysis.
The School of Physics & Astronomy is committed to promoting equality, diversity inclusivity as demonstrated by our Athena SWAN award. We welcome all applicants regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or age, and will give full consideration to applicants seeking flexible working patterns and those who have taken a career break. The University has a generous maternity policy, onsite childcare facilities, and offers a range of benefits to help ensure employees’ well-being and work-life balance. The University of Southampton is committed to sustainability and has been awarded the Platinum EcoAward.
Potential supervisors
Lead supervisor
Dr Joao Manuel Mendonca
Associate Professor
Entry requirements
You must have a UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
Fees and funding
We offer a range of funding opportunities for both UK and international students. Horizon Europe fee waivers automatically cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for qualifying students.
Competition-based Presidential Bursaries from the University cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for top-ranked applicants.
Competition-based studentships offered by our schools typically cover UK-level tuition fees and a stipend for living costs for top-ranked applicants.
Funding will be awarded on a rolling basis, so apply early for the best opportunity to be considered.
For more information, please visit our postgraduate research funding pages.
How to apply
Apply now
You need to:
• choose programme type (Research), 2027/28, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
• select Full time or Part time
• search for programme PhD Physics (7089)
• add name of the supervisor in section 2 of the application
Applications should include:
• your CV (resumé)
• 2 academic references
• degree transcripts and certificates to date
• English language qualification (if applicable)
Contact us
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
For questions about applying, email our Doctoral College (doctoralcollege-admissions@soton.ac.uk).
Project leader
For an initial conversation, email Dr Joao Manuel Mendonca (j.mendonca@soton.ac.uk).