Mediterranean circulation
Investigating circulation, water-mass formation, and variability across the Mediterranean Sea.
Physical oceanographer
Understanding a changing ocean.
I’m Muhammad Saad, a physical oceanographer and PhD candidate at the University of Bologna, working in ocean modelling at CMCC. Based in Bologna, Italy, I use numerical modelling and simulations to investigate ocean dynamics.
Research focus.
Physical oceanographyRiver–ocean interactions
Examining how changes in freshwater discharge influence salinity, stratification, and regional dynamics.
Numerical ocean modelling
Using high-resolution simulations and ocean reanalyses to study past and present ocean states.
Research spotlight
A changing Nile.
A connected sea.
Exploring the relationship between Nile discharge and the Mediterranean Sea.
View conference abstract ↗Conference presentations.
Talks & posters04 November 2026
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
MonGOOS 2026 General Assembly and Workshop
Modeling the Impacts of Nile River Runoff Changes Following the Aswan High Dam on the Mediterranean Sea
06 May 2026
Vienna, Austria
Vienna, Austria
EGU General Assembly 2026
Modeling the Impacts of Aswan High Dam Driven Nile Discharge Reduction on the Mediterranean Sea
Interests.
Methods & dynamicsHigh-resolution modelling
Resolving fine-scale ocean circulation and exploring how eddies and fronts interact with the larger-scale flow.
Quasi-nonhydrostatic methods
Exploring numerical approaches beyond the hydrostatic approximation, with an interest in vertical dynamics.