Highlighted Publications
Mixed layer depth climatology over the Northeast U.S. continental shelf (1993-2018)
Cai, C., Y.-O. Kwon, Z. Chen, and P. Fratantoni, 2021. Mixed layer depth climatology over the Northeast U.S. continental shelf (1993-2018). Continental Shelf Research, 231, 104611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2021.104611 A new mixed…
Read MoreProgress in understanding of Indian Ocean circulation, variability, air–sea exchange, and impacts on biogeochemistry
Phillips, H. E. and Coauthors, 2021. Progress in understanding of Indian Ocean circulation, variability, air–sea exchange, and impacts on biogeochemistry. Ocean Sciences, 17, 1677-1751. doi:10.5194/os-17-1677-2021 Over the past decade, our…
Read MoreFate of warm Pacific water in the Arctic basin
Lin, P., Pickart, R. S., Våge, K., & Li, J., 2021. Fate of warm Pacific water in the Arctic basin. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL094693. https://doi. org/10.1029/2021GL094693 The Barrow Canyon…
Read MoreAdvective pathways and transit times of the Red Sea Overflow Water in the Arabian Sea from Lagrangian simulations
Menezes, V. V., 2021. Advective pathways and transit times of the Red Sea Overflow Water in the Arabian Sea from Lagrangian simulations. Progress in Oceanography, 199, 102697. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102697. The…
Read MoreObserved deep cyclonic eddies around Southern Greenland
As part of the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program, 135 acoustically-tracked RAFOS (Range And Fixing of Sound, floats were released…
Read MoreAre the impacts of the observed Arctic Sea-ice variability on the cold season atmospheric circulation underestimated in AGCM experiments?
Liang, Y.-C., C. Frankignoul, Y.-O. Kwon, G. Gastineau, E. Manzini, G. Danabasoglu, L. Suo, S. Yeager, Y. Gao, J.J. Attema, A. Cherchi, R. Ghosh, D. Matei, J.V. Mecking, T. Tian,…
Read MoreSpatial and temporal variability of the Gulf Stream near Cape Hatteras
Andres, M. (2021). Spatial and temporal variability of the Gulf Stream near Cape Hatteras. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126, e2021JC017579. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017579 As part of the NSF-funded Processes driving Exchange at Cape Hatteras (PEACH)…
Read MoreAn idealized modeling study of the midlatitude variability of the wind-driven meridional overturning circulation
Spall, M.A., 2021: An Idealized Modeling Study of the Midlatitude Variability of the Wind-Driven Meridional Overturning Circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2425-2441, https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-20-0317.1 The amplitude of the wind-forced meridional overturning…
Read MoreState of the Observatory Report gives an overview of the 20 year history of the observatory and outlines possible paths for the future of MVCO and its assets
Kirincich, A. (2021) Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory 2021: State of the Observatory Report. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Schematic drawing of MVCO’s assets, the Air-Sea Interaction Tower, Offshore Node, Meteorological Mast,…
Read MoreSeasonal prediction of bottom temperature on the Northeast U.S. continental shelf
Chen, Z., Y.-O. Kwon, K. Chen, P. Fratantoni, G. Gawarkiewicz, T.J. Joyce, T.J. Miller, J.A. Nye, V.S. Saba, and B.C. Stock, 2021: Seasonal Prediction of Bottom Temperature on the Northeast…
Read MoreLong-distance radiation of Rossby waves from the equatorial current system
Farrar, J. T., Durland, T., Jayne, S. R., and Price, J. F., 2021. Long-Distance Radiation of Rossby Waves from the Equatorial Current System. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 51(6):1947-1966. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-20-0048.1 Satellite…
Read MoreIntraseasonal sea level variability in the Persian Gulf
Piecuch, C.G., Fukumori, I., and Ponte, R. M., 2021. Intraseasonal Sea Level Variability in the Persian Gulf. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 51(5), 1687-1704. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-20-0296.1 The Persian Gulf is one of…
Read MoreClimate did not drive Common Era Maldivian sea-level lowstands
Piecuch, C.G., Kemp, A.C., Gebbie, G., and Meltzner, A. J., 2021. Climate did not drive Common Era Maldivian sea-level lowstands. Nature Geoscience, 14, 273–275. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00731-2 Reconstructions of sea level during…
Read MoreUnderstanding physical drivers of the 2015/16 marine heatwaves in the Northwest Atlantic
Perez, E., Ryan, S., Andres, M. et al, 2021. Understanding physical drivers of the 2015/16 marine heatwaves in the Northwest Atlantic. Scientific Reports 11, 17623. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97012-0 The authors of this…
Read MoreHow much Arctic fresh water participates in the subpolar overturning circulation?
Le Bras, I., F. Straneo, M. Muilwijk, L. H. Smedsrud, F. Li, M. S. Lozier, and N. P. Holliday, 2021: How much Arctic fresh water participates in the subpolar overturning…
Read MoreGulf Stream mean and eddy kinetic energy: Three‐dimensional estimates from underwater glider observations
Todd, R.E. 2021, Gulf stream mean and eddy kinetic energy: Three-dimensional estimates from underwater glider observations, Geophysical Research Letters, 48(6), e2020GL090281, doi: 10.1029/2020GL090281. Energy is a key metric of the…
Read MoreMicrostructure mixing observations and finescale parameterizations in the Beaufort Sea
Fine, E. C., J. A. MacKinnon, M. H. Alford, J. M. Mickett (2021). Microstructure mixing observations and finescale parameterizations in the Beaufort Sea, J. Phys. Oceanogr. 51, 19-35 https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-19-0233.1 In…
Read MoreBetter observations of the rapidly-warming Indian Ocean
Beal, L. M., and Coauthors, 2020. A roadmap to IndOOS-2: Better observations of the rapidly-warming Indian Ocean. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0209.1. Indian Ocean main oceanographic features and…
Read MoreSources and upstream pathways of the densest overflow water in the Nordic Seas
Huang, J., Pickart, R.S., Huang, R.X. et al. 2020. Sources and upstream pathways of the densest overflow water in the Nordic Seas. Nature Communications, 11, 5389, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19050-y The pathways of…
Read MoreImpact of multidecadal variability in Atlantic SST on winter atmospheric blocking
Kwon, Y.-O., H. Seo, C.C. Ummenhofer, and T.M. Joyce, 2020. Impact of multidecadal variability in Atlantic SST on winter atmospheric blocking. Journal of Climate, 33, 867-892. https://journals.ametsoc.org/jcli/article/33/3/867/346256/Impact-of-Multidecadal-Variability-in-Atlantic-SST Lag between AMV…
Read MoreLong‐term SST variability on the northwest Atlantic continental shelf and slope
Chen, Z., Kwon, Y.‐O., Chen, K., Fratantoni, P., Gawarkiewicz, G., & Joyce, T. M. 2020. Long‐term SST variability on the northwest Atlantic continental shelf and slope. Geophysical Research Letters, 47,…
Read MoreCharacteristics of an advective marine heatwave in the Middle Atlantic Bight in early 2017
Gawarkiewicz, G., Chen, K., Forsyth, J., Bahr, F., Mercer, A. M., Ellertson, A., Han, L. 2019. Characteristics of an advective marine heatwave in the Middle Atlantic Bight in early 2017.…
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