Dr. Marvin Lorenz

My research focuses on studying the physics of estuaries and coastal seas. I use numerical models to perform idealized and realistic simulations to better understand driving mechanisms and interactions. Special interest lies on the Total Exchange Flow theory (TEF) which can be used to describe the exchange flow of an estuary with the ambient ocean in terms of bulk values. Furthermore, I am interested in storm surges in the Baltic Sea and coastal lagoons, e.g., the Bodden.

My current focus:

• Isohaline properties of estuaries
• Water Mass Transformation in estuaries and the coastal ocean
• Surge modelling in the Western Baltic Sea
• Influence of mean sea level rise on storm surges in shallow coastal lagoons

Together with Florian Börgel I programmed a python package: pyTEF, which can be used to analyze the exchange flows using model data.