Highlighted Publications
Marine heatwaves and their depth structures on the Northeast U.S. continental shelf
Großelindemann, H., Ryan, S., Ummenhofer, C., Martin, T., & Biastoch, A., 2022. Marine heatwaves and their depth structures on the Northeast U.S. continent. Frontiers in Climate, 4, 857937. https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.857937 Marine Heatwaves (MHWs) are…
Read MoreWater mass transformation in the Iceland Sea: Contrasting two winters separated by four decades
Våge, K., Semper, S., Valdimarsson, H., Jónsson, S., Pickart, R., & Moore, G., 2022. Water mass transformation in the Iceland Sea: Contrasting two winters separated by four decades. Deep Sea…
Read MoreInteractions between a marine heatwave and tropical cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal in 2020
Rathore, S., Goyal, R., Jangir, B., Ummenhofer, C., Feng, M., & Mishra, M. (2022). Interactions between a marine heatwave and tropical cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal in 2020.…
Read MoreLocal and remote forcing of interannual sea-level variability at Nantucket Island
Wang, O., T. Lee, C. G. Piecuch, I. Fukumori, I. Fenty, T. Frederikse, D. Menemenlis, R. M. Ponte, and H. Zhang, 2022. Local and Remote Forcing of Interannual Sea-Level Variability…
Read MoreArrival of new Great Salinity Anomaly weakens convection in the Irminger Sea
Biló, T., Straneo, F., Holte, J., & Le Bras, I., 2022. Arrival of new Great Salinity Anomaly weakens convection in the Irminger Sea. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(11). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022gl098857 Salinity trends…
Read MoreOcean Reference Stations: Long-term, open ocean observations of surface meteorology and air-sea fluxes are essential benchmarks
Weller, R., Lukas, R., Potemra, J., Plueddemann, A., Fairall, C., & Bigorre, S., 2022. Ocean Reference Stations: Long-term, open ocean observations of surface meteorology and air-sea fluxes are essential benchmarks.…
Read MoreTwo distinct modes of climate responses to the anthropogenic aerosol forcing changes
Shi, J.-R., Kwon, Y.-O., & Wijffels, S. E., 2022. Two Distinct Modes of Climate Responses to the Anthropogenic Aerosol Forcing Changes. Journal of Climate, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-21-0656.1 Anthropogenic aerosols (AAs) have a…
Read MoreA Ka-band wind geophysical model function using doppler scatterometer measurements from the air-sea interaction tower experiment
Polverari, F., Wineteer, A., Rodríguez, E., Perkovic-Martin, D., Siqueira, P., Farrar, J., Adam, M., Closa Tarrés, M., & Edson, J., 2022. A Ka-band wind geophysical model function using doppler scatterometer…
Read MoreWind fetch and direction effects on Langmuir turbulence in a coastal ocean
Wang, X., Kukulka, T., Plueddemann, A., 2022. Wind fetch and direction effects on Langmuir turbulence in a coastal ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127, e2021JC018222. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021jc018222 The strength of…
Read MoreDecadal observations of internal wave energy, shear, and mixing in the western Arctic Ocean
Fine, E., Cole, S., 2022. Decadal observations of internal wave energy, shear, and mixing in the western Arctic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, 127. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021jc018056 Changes in the Arctic…
Read MoreUpwelling of Atlantic water in Barrow Canyon, Chukchi Sea
Li, S., Lin, P., Dou, T., Xiao, C., Itoh, M., Kikuchi, T., & Qin, D., 2022. Upwelling of Atlantic water in Barrow Canyon, Chukchi Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127(3), e2021JC017839. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017839…
Read MoreHigh-tide floods and storm surges during atmospheric rivers on the US west coast
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) drive hydrological hazards over land related to extreme precipitation.
Read MoreMesoscale and submesoscale shelf-ocean exchanges initialize an advective Marine Heatwave
Chen, K., Gawarkiewicz, G., Yang, J., 2022. Mesoscale and submesoscale shelf-ocean exchanges initialize an advective Marine Heatwave. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127, e2021JC017927. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017927 Bottom intensified intrusion as revealed…
Read MoreMixed 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…
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