Staff profile

• Asymptotic methods
• Geophysical fluid dynamics
• High performance computing
• Numerical methods
• Turbulence

Chapter in book

• Two-Dimensional Turbulence
  
  Kafiabad, H., & Rodda, C. (2025). Two-Dimensional Turbulence. In Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-96026-7.00216-2

Journal Article

• Lagrangian filtering for wave–mean flow decomposition
  
  Baker, L. E., Kafiabad, H. A., Maitland-Davies, C., & Vanneste, J. (2025). Lagrangian filtering for wave–mean flow decomposition. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1009, Article A40. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2025.42
• Inhomogeneity-induced wavenumber diffusion
  
  Cox, M. R., Kafiabad, H. A., & Vanneste, J. (2025). Inhomogeneity-induced wavenumber diffusion. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1007, Article A15. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2025.23
• Efficient Lagrangian averaging with exponential filters
  
  Minz, A., Baker, L. E., Kafiabad, H. A., & Vanneste, J. (2025). Efficient Lagrangian averaging with exponential filters. Physical Review Fluids, 10(7). https://doi.org/10.1103/4d4f-38wx
• Computing Lagrangian means
  
  Kafiabad, H. A., & Vanneste, J. (2023). Computing Lagrangian means. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 960, Article A36. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2023.228
• Inertia-gravity-wave diffusion by geostrophic turbulence: the impact of flow time dependence
  
  Cox, M. R., Kafiabad, H. A., & Vanneste, J. (2023). Inertia-gravity-wave diffusion by geostrophic turbulence: the impact of flow time dependence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 958, Article A21. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2023.83
• Grid-based calculation of the Lagrangian mean
  
  Kafiabad, H. A. (2022). Grid-based calculation of the Lagrangian mean. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 940, Article A21. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.233
• Inertia-gravity-wave scattering by three-dimensional geostrophic turbulence
  
  Savva, M. A. C., Kafiabad, H. A., & Vanneste, J. (2021). Inertia-gravity-wave scattering by three-dimensional geostrophic turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 916, Article A6. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.205
• Interaction of Near-Inertial Waves with an Anticyclonic Vortex
  
  Kafiabad, H., Vanneste, J., & Young, W. R. (2021). Interaction of Near-Inertial Waves with an Anticyclonic Vortex. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 51(6), 2035-2048. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-20-0257.1
• Wave-averaged balance: a simple example
  
  Kafiabad, H. A., Vanneste, J., & Young, W. R. (2021). Wave-averaged balance: a simple example. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 911, Article R1. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2020.1032