Search Results - "Progress in oceanography"

A hierarchical approach to defining marine heatwaves by Hobday, Alistair J., Alexander, Lisa V., Perkins, Sarah E., Smale, Dan A., Straub, Sandra C., Oliver, Eric C.J., Benthuysen, Jessica A., Burrows, Michael T., Donat, Markus G., Feng, Ming, Holbrook, Neil J., Moore, Pippa J., Scannell, Hillary A., Sen Gupta, Alex, Wernberg, Thomas

“…•Marine heatwaves cause a range of ecological impacts.•Consistent definition of marine heatwaves will advance comparison.•Metrics are defined to uniquely…”
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Increases in the Pacific inflow to the Arctic from 1990 to 2015, and insights into seasonal trends and driving mechanisms from year-round Bering Strait mooring data by Woodgate, Rebecca A.

“…•The Bering Strait inflow to the Arctic increased from 2001 (∼0.7 Sv) to 2014 (∼1.2 Sv).•This is due to increasing far-field, pressure-head forcing, not local…”
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An overview of approaches and challenges for retrieving marine inherent optical properties from ocean color remote sensing by Werdell, P. Jeremy, McKinna, Lachlan I.W., Boss, Emmanuel, Ackleson, Steven G., Craig, Susanne E., Gregg, Watson W., Lee, Zhongping, Maritorena, Stéphane, Roesler, Collin S., Rousseaux, Cécile S., Stramski, Dariusz, Sullivan, James M., Twardowski, Michael S., Tzortziou, Maria, Zhang, Xiaodong

“…•Ocean color algorithms for obtaining marine inherent optical properties are reviewed.•Known uncertainties associated with each approach and knowledge gaps are…”
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Continued increases in Arctic Ocean primary production by Arrigo, Kevin R., van Dijken, Gert L.

“…•Declines in sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean can fundamentally alter marine ecosystems.•Annual NPP in the Arctic Ocean rose 30% between 1998 and…”
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The establishment of a pelagic Sargassum population in the tropical Atlantic: Biological consequences of a basin-scale long distance dispersal event by Johns, Elizabeth M., Lumpkin, Rick, Putman, Nathan F., Smith, Ryan H., Muller-Karger, Frank E., T. Rueda-Roa, Digna, Hu, Chuanmin, Wang, Mengqiu, Brooks, Maureen T., Gramer, Lewis J., Werner, Francisco E.

“…•Sargassum was exported to the tropical Atlantic during the 2009–2010 NAO anomaly.•Windage is required to reproduce the observed Sargassum…”
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System controls of coastal and open ocean oxygen depletion by Pitcher, Grant C., Aguirre-Velarde, Arturo, Breitburg, Denise, Cardich, Jorge, Carstensen, Jacob, Conley, Daniel J., Dewitte, Boris, Engel, Anja, Espinoza-Morriberón, Dante, Flores, Georgina, Garçon, Véronique, Graco, Michelle, Grégoire, Marilaure, Gutiérrez, Dimitri, Hernandez-Ayon, José Martin, Huang, Huai-Hsuan May, Isensee, Kirsten, Jacinto, María Elena, Levin, Lisa, Lorenzo, Alberto, Machu, Eric, Merma, Lander, Montes, Ivonne, SWA, Naqvi, Paulmier, Aurelien, Roman, Michael, Rose, Kenneth, Hood, Raleigh, Rabalais, Nancy N., Salvanes, Anne Gro V., Salvatteci, Renato, Sánchez, Sonia, Sifeddine, Abdelfettah, Tall, Abdoul Wahab, Plas, Anja K. van der, Yasuhara, Moriaki, Zhang, Jing, Zhu, ZY

“…•The epoch of the Anthropocene, a period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment, has witnessed a decline in…”
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Wave modelling in coastal and inner seas by Cavaleri, L., Abdalla, S., Benetazzo, A., Bertotti, L., Bidlot, J.-R., Breivik, Ø., Carniel, S., Jensen, R.E., Portilla-Yandun, J., Rogers, W.E., Roland, A., Sanchez-Arcilla, A., Smith, J.M., Staneva, J., Toledo, Y., van Vledder, G.Ph, van der Westhuysen, A.J.

“…•A summary of the present state of the art in enclosed sea wave modelling.•Many examples of present modelling capability and limitations.•A deep discussion and…”
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Small pelagic fish in the new millennium: A bottom-up view of global research effort by Peck, Myron A., Alheit, Jürgen, Bertrand, Arnaud, Catalán, Ignacio A., Garrido, Susana, Moyano, Marta, Rykaczewski, Ryan R., Takasuka, Akinori, van der Lingen, Carl D.

“…•Small pelagic fish populations respond strongly to bottom-up forcing.•A review of greater than 900 studies from 2001 to 06 and 2011–16 identified recent…”
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Marine species distribution shifts on the U.S. Northeast Continental Shelf under continued ocean warming by Kleisner, Kristin M., Fogarty, Michael J., McGee, Sally, Hare, Jonathan A., Moret, Skye, Perretti, Charles T., Saba, Vincent S.

“…•Future changes in suitable thermal habitat for marine species on the U.S. NE Shelf.•Increasing ocean temperatures results in northward shifts for many…”
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Climate effects on temporal and spatial dynamics of phytoplankton and zooplankton in the Barents Sea by Dalpadado, Padmini, Arrigo, Kevin R., van Dijken, Gert L., Skjoldal, Hein Rune, Bagøien, Espen, Dolgov, Andrey V., Prokopchuk, Irina P., Sperfeld, Erik

“…•The Barents Sea is undergoing unprecedented changes in temperature and sea ice cover.•Less sea ice leads to more open water and longer growing seasons for…”
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Occurrence of phthalate acid esters (PAEs) in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea and the Rhone River by Paluselli, Andrea, Aminot, Yann, Galgani, François, Net, Sopheak, Sempéré, Richard

“…•First estimation of phthalate concentration in the Marseilles Bay.•First vertical profile (0–1500m) of PAEs in offshore water.•Variation of PAE composition…”
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Variability and decadal trends in the Isfjorden (Svalbard) ocean climate and circulation – An indicator for climate change in the European Arctic by Skogseth, R., Olivier, L.L.A., Nilsen, F., Falck, E., Fraser, N., Tverberg, V., Ledang, A.B., Vader, A., Jonassen, M.O., Søreide, J., Cottier, F., Berge, J., Ivanov, B.V., Falk-Petersen, S.

“…•A shift in Isfjorden ice cover is linked to decadal trends in heat and salt content.•The fjord has a crucial impact on the local terrestrial…”
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Occurrence of microplastics in surface waters of the Gulf of Lion (NW Mediterranean Sea) by Schmidt, Natascha, Thibault, Delphine, Galgani, François, Paluselli, Andrea, Sempéré, Richard

“…•High temporal and spatial variability in MP concentrations in the Gulf of Lion.•Max. concentration: 1 · 106 items per km2 in Marseille (station #2).•MP size…”
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Progress on circulation dynamics in the East China Sea and southern Yellow Sea: Origination, pathways, and destinations of shelf currents by Liu, Zhiqiang, Gan, Jianping, Hu, Jianyu, Wu, Hui, Cai, Zhongya, Deng, Yongfei

“…•The interaction of Kuroshio and Taiwan Strait Current have been extensively studied.•Taiwan Warm Current has inshore and offshore branches over the East China…”
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Kuroshio intrusion into the South China Sea: A review by Nan, Feng, Xue, Huijie, Yu, Fei

“…•Past efforts on the Kuroshio intrusion into the SCS were reviewed in this work.•Results of observation, laboratory, theoretical analyses, and a range of…”
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Marine cold-spells by Schlegel, Robert W., Darmaraki, Sofia, Benthuysen, Jessica A., Filbee-Dexter, Karen, Oliver, Eric C.J.

“…•A large body of literature exists on extreme cold ocean temperature events.•These events have well documented negative impacts but no consistent…”
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Global observations of nonlinear mesoscale eddies by Chelton, Dudley B, Schlax, Michael G, Samelson, Roger M

“…Sixteen years of sea-surface height (SSH) fields constructed by merging the measurements from two simultaneously operating altimeters are analyzed to…”
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Incorporating tides and internal gravity waves within global ocean general circulation models: A review by Arbic, Brian K.

“…•We review global ocean models with simultaneous tidal and atmospheric forcing.•Tidal interactions with other earth system components can be studied in such…”
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A review of ocean color remote sensing methods and statistical techniques for the detection, mapping and analysis of phytoplankton blooms in coastal and open oceans by Blondeau-Patissier, David, Gower, James F.R., Dekker, Arnold G., Phinn, Stuart R., Brando, Vittorio E.

“…The need for more effective environmental monitoring of the open and coastal ocean has recently led to notable advances in satellite ocean color technology and…”
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Variability and change in the west Antarctic Peninsula marine system: Research priorities and opportunities by Henley, Sian F., Schofield, Oscar M., Hendry, Katharine R., Schloss, Irene R., Steinberg, Deborah K., Moffat, Carlos, Peck, Lloyd S., Costa, Daniel P., Bakker, Dorothee C.E., Hughes, Claire, Rozema, Patrick D., Ducklow, Hugh W., Abele, Doris, Stefels, Jacqueline, Van Leeuwe, Maria A., Brussaard, Corina P.D., Buma, Anita G.J., Kohut, Josh, Sahade, Ricardo, Friedlaender, Ari S., Stammerjohn, Sharon E., Venables, Hugh J., Meredith, Michael P.

“…•The WAP shelf ecosystem is regionally important for krill and higher trophic levels.•Long-term climate change and short-term natural variability control sea…”
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