Highlighted Publications
Ocean 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…
Read MoreTropical volcanic eruptions and low frequency Indo-Pacific variability drive extreme Indian Ocean Dipole events
Tiger, B. H., & Ummenhofer, C. C., 2023. Tropical Volcanic Eruptions and Low Frequency Indo-Pacific Variability Drive Extreme Indian Ocean Dipole Events. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(19), e2023GL103991. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103991 Top: Initial sea surface temperature…
Read MoreEvaluating altimetry-derived surface currents on the south Greenland shelf with surface drifters
Coquereau, A., & Foukal, N. P., 2023. Evaluating altimetry-derived surface currents on the south Greenland shelf with surface drifters. Ocean Science, 19(5), 1393–1411. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1393-2023 The pathways and fate of freshwater in the East…
Read MoreThe competition between anthropogenic aerosol and greenhouse gas climate forcing is revealed by North Pacific water-mass changes
Shi, J.-R., Wijffels, S. E., Kwon, Y.-O., Talley, L. D., & Gille, S. T. (2023). The competition between anthropogenic aerosol and greenhouse gas climate forcing is revealed by North Pacific water-mass changes. Science…
Read MoreFormation and circulation of newly ventilated winter water in the western Beaufort Sea
Lin, P., Pickart, R. S., Weingartner, T. J., Simmons, H. L., Itoh, M., & Kikuchi, T., 2023. Formation and circulation of newly ventilated winter water in the western Beaufort Sea. Progress in…
Read MoreFreshwater contributions to decadal variability of the Indonesian Throughflow
Wang S, Ummenhofer CC, Oppo D, Murty SA, Wagner P, Böning CW, and Biastoch A., 2023. Freshwater contributions to decadal variability of the Indonesian Throughflow. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:10.1029/2023GL103906. Average SSS in…
Read MoreStructure and variability of the Barrow Canyon outflow from two high‐resolution shipboard surveys in 2018
Huang, J., Pickart, R., Foukal, N., Spall, M., & Lin, P., 2023. Structure and variability of the Barrow Canyon outflow from two high‐resolution shipboard surveys in 2018. Journal of Geophysical…
Read MoreCategorization of high‐wind events and their contribution to the seasonal breakdown of stratification on the Southern New England shelf
Lobert, L., Gawarkiewicz, G., & Plueddemann, A., 2023. Categorization of high‐wind events and their contribution to the seasonal breakdown of stratification on the Southern New England shelf. Journal of Geophysical…
Read MoreOcean temperature observations in Hurricane Dorian (2019)
Densmore, C. R., Sanabia, E. R., & Jayne, S. R., 2023. Ocean Temperature Observations in Hurricane Dorian (2019). Monthly Weather Review. https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-22-0271.1 This study examined in situ and satellite ocean…
Read MoreThe Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 35°N from deep moorings, floats, and satellite altimeter
Le Bras, I. A.-A., Willis, J., & Fenty, I., 2023. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 35°N from deep moorings, floats, and satellite altimeter. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(10), e2022GL101931. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101931 From 2004…
Read MoreIncreased Gulf Stream warm core ring formations contributes to an observed increase in salinity maximum intrusions on the Northeast Shelf
Silver, A., Gangopadhyay, A., Gawarkiewicz, G., Fratantoni, P., & Clark, J., 2023. Increased Gulf Stream warm core ring formations contributes to an observed increase in salinity maximum intrusions on the…
Read MoreOceanic bottom mixed layer in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone: potential influence on deep-seabed mining plume dispersal
Chen, S.-Y. S., Ouillon, R., Muñoz-Royo, C., & Peacock, T. (2023). Oceanic bottom mixed layer in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone: Potential influence on deep-seabed mining plume dispersal. Environmental Fluid Mechanics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-023-09920-6 (Image…
Read MoreHeat stored in the Earth system 1960–2020: Where does the energy go?
von Schuckmann, K., Minière, A., Gues, F., Cuesta-Valero, F. J., Kirchengast, G., Adusumilli, S., Straneo, F., Ablain, M., Allan, R. P., Barker, P. M., Beltrami, H., Blazquez, A., Boyer, T.,…
Read MoreShelf break exchange processes influence the availability of the northern shortfin squid, Illex illecebrosus, in the Northwest Atlantic
Salois, S. L., Hyde, K. J. W., Silver, A., Lowman, B. A., Gangopadhyay, A., Gawarkiewicz, G., Mercer, A. J. M., Manderson, J. P., Gaichas, S. K., Hocking, D. J., Galuardi,…
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