Highlighted Publications
Past and future modulation of the ENSO teleconnection to Southeast Asian rainfall by interbasin interactions
Le Roy, E. J., & Ummenhofer, C. C. (2025). Past and Future Modulation of the ENSO Teleconnection to Southeast Asian Rainfall by Interbasin Interactions. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL111916. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL111916 ENSO’s teleconnection with rainfall in mainland…
Read MoreWhy Is the monsoon coastal upwelling signal subdued in the Bay of Bengal?
Abbott, K., Mahadevan, A. (2024). Why Is the Monsoon Coastal Upwelling Signal Subdued in the Bay of Bengal?; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(12), e2024JC022023. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC022023 A conceptual schematic of how the surface…
Read MoreIs the regime shift in Gulf Stream warm core rings detected by satellite altimetry? An inter-comparison of eddy identification and tracking products
Perez, E., Andres, M., Gawarkiewicz, G. (2024). Is the Regime Shift in Gulf Stream Warm Core Rings Detected by Satellite Altimetry? An Inter-Comparison of Eddy Identification and Tracking Products; Journal of…
Read MoreAnthropogenic fingerprint detectable in upper tropospheric ozone trends retrieved from satellite
Yu, X., Fiore, A. M., Santer, B. D., Correa, G. P., Lamarque, J.-F., Ziemke, J. R., Eastham, S. D., & Zhu, Q. (2024). Anthropogenic fingerprint detectable in upper tropospheric ozone…
Read MoreA hotspot and mechanism of enhanced bottom intrusion on the southern New England shelf
Chen, K. (2024). A hotspot and mechanism of enhanced bottom intrusion on the southern New England shelf. Environmental Research Communications, 6(7). https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad61c7 Understanding the occurrence of open ocean water intrusions onto continental shelves…
Read MoreDeep Argo Observations of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Deep Fracture Zones of the Southwest Indian Ridge
Menezes, V. V., Robbins, P., Furey, H., & Mazloff, M. (2024). Deep Argo Observations of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Deep Fracture Zones of the Southwest Indian Ridge. Journal of…
Read MoreWhat drives the mean along-shelf flow in the Northwest Atlantic coastal ocean?
Chen, K., & Yang, J. (2024). What Drives the Mean Along-Shelf Flow in the Northwest Atlantic Coastal Ocean? Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(7), e2024JC021079. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC021079 A long-standing hypothesis is…
Read MoreFrom Shelfbreak to Shoreline: Coastal Sea Level and Local Ocean Dynamics in the Northwest Atlantic
Camargo, C. M. L., Piecuch, C. G., & Raubenheimer, B. (2024). From Shelfbreak to Shoreline: Coastal Sea Level and Local Ocean Dynamics in the Northwest Atlantic. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(14), e2024GL109583. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL109583 Mean…
Read MoreTracking a large‐scale and highly toxic Arctic algal bloom: Rapid detection and risk communication
Fachon, E., Pickart, R., Sheffield, G., Pate, E., Pathare, M., Brosnahan, M., Muhlbach, E., Horn, K., Spada, N., Rajagopalan, A., Lin, P., McRaven, L., Lago, L., Huang, J., Bahr, F.,…
Read MoreIntensified currents associated with benthic storms underneath an eddying jet
Chen, S.-Y. S., Marchal, O., Gardner, W., & Andres, M. (2024). Intensified currents associated with benthic storms underneath an eddying jet. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(7), e2024JC020963. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC020963 Figure provided…
Read MoreOceanic seabirds chase tropical cyclones
Ventura, F., Sander, N., Catry, P., Wakefield, E., De Pascalis, F., Richardson, P. L., Granadeiro, J. P., Silva, M. C., & Ummenhofer, C. C. (2024). Oceanic seabirds chase tropical cyclones. Current…
Read MoreBest practices for Core Argo floats-Parts 1 and 2
Morris, T., Scanderbeg, M., West-Mack, D., Gourcuff, C., Poffa, N., Bhaskar, TVSU, Hanstein, C., Diggs, S., Talley, L., Turpin, V., Liu, Z., and Owens, B., (2024) Best practices for Core Argo…
Read MoreAutumnal Equinox shift in Arctic Surface Energy Budget: Beaufort-Chukchi Seas Case Study
Carrigg, J., Yu, L., Menezes, V. V., & Chen, Y. (2024). Autumnal Equinox shift in Arctic Surface Energy Budget: Beaufort-Chukchi Seas Case Study. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(5), e2023JC020788. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JC020788 This study examines the annual…
Read MoreOcean surface radiation measurement best practices
Riihimaki, L., Cronin, M., Acharya, R., Anderson, N., Augustine, J., Balmes, K., Berk, P., Bozzano, R., Bucholtz, A., Connell, K., Cox, C., di Sarra, A., Edson, J., Fairall, C., Farrar,…
Read MoreIntroduction to the Indian Ocean
Hood, R. R., Ummenhofer, C. C., Phillips, H. E., & Sprintall, J. (2024). Introduction to the Indian Ocean. In C. C. Ummenhofer & R. R. Hood (Eds.), The Indian Ocean and…
Read MoreChapter 3: Past, present, and future of the South Asian monsoon
Ummenhofer, C.C., Geen, R., Denniston, R.F., and Rao, M.P. (2024). Chapter 3: Past, present, and future of the South Asian monsoon. In: The Indian Ocean and its role in the…
Read MoreChapter 7 Impacts of the Indian Ocean on regional and global climate
Ummenhofer, C. C., Taschetto, A., Izumo, T., & Luo, J.-J. (2024). Chapter 7 Impacts of the Indian Ocean on regional and global climate. In C.C. Ummenhofer & R. R. Hood…
Read MoreImpact of atmospheric circulation variability on U.S. Midwest moisture sources
Carr, T., & Ummenhofer, C. C. (2024). Impact of atmospheric circulation variability on U.S. Midwest moisture sources. Journal of Climate, 37, 59-75. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0178.1 Estimates of future changes in precipitation over land are…
Read MoreOn the role of wind–evaporation–SST feedbacks in the subseasonal variability of the east Pacific ITCZ
Ganguly, I., A. O. Gonzalez, and K. B. Karnauskas, 2023: On the Role of Wind–Evaporation–SST Feedbacks in the Subseasonal Variability of the East Pacific ITCZ. J. Climate, 37, 129–143, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0849.1. Observed precipitation (shaded)…
Read MoreAn evaluation of eight global ocean reanalyses for the Northeast U.S. continental shelf
Carolina Castillo-Trujillo, A., Kwon, Y.-O., Fratantoni, P., Chen, K., Seo, H., Alexander, M. A., & Saba, V. S., 2023. An evaluation of eight global ocean reanalyses for the Northeast U.S.…
Read MoreOn the vertical structure of deep ocean subinertial variability
Toole, J. M., Musgrave, R. C., Fine, E. C., Steinberg, J. M., & Krishfield, R. A., 2023. On the vertical structure of deep ocean subinertial variability. Journal of Physical Oceanography. …
Read MoreIncreased melting of marine-terminating glaciers by sediment-laden plumes
McConnochie, C. D., & Cenedese, C., 2023. Increased Melting of Marine-Terminating Glaciers by Sediment-Laden Plumes. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(20), e2023GL103736. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103736 Measured melt rate (blue circles, left axis) and the entrainment coefficient estimated…
Read MoreMechanisms of tropical Pacific decadal variability
Capotondi, A., McGregor, S., McPhaden, M., Cravatte, S., Holbrook, N., Imada, Y., Sanchez, S., Sprintall, J., Stuecker, M., Ummenhofer, C., Zeller, M., Farneti, R., Graffino, G., Hu, S., Karnauskas, K., Kosaka,…
Read MoreWarming and lateral shift of the Gulf Stream from in situ observations since 2001
Todd, R. E., & Ren, A. S. (2023). Warming and lateral shift of the Gulf Stream from in situ observations since 2001. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01835-w Since the turn of the 21st century, the…
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