The energy radiated by the Earth toward space does not compensate the incoming radiation
from the Sun leading to a small positive energy imbalance at the top of the atmosphere (0.4 …

This paper presents the ECCO v4 non-linear inverse modeling framework and its baseline
solution for the evolving ocean state over the period 1992–2011. Both components are …

Abstract The Amundsen Sea sector is experiencing the largest mass loss, glacier
acceleration, and grounding line retreat in Antarctica. Enhanced intrusion of Circumpolar …

For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic,
and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook …

Abstract The Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (ECCO) project was
established in 1998 as part of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) with the …

This paper describes the sea ice component of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
general circulation model (MITgcm); it presents example Arctic and Antarctic results from a …

The problem of oceanographic state estimation, by means of an ocean general circulation
model (GCM) and a multitude of observations, is described and contrasted with the …

Scales, Growth Rates, and Spectral Fluxes of Baroclinic Instability in the Ocean in: Journal of
Physical Oceanography Volume 41 Issue 6 (2011) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

Understanding the ocean requires determining and explaining global integrals and
equivalent average values of temperature (heat), salinity (freshwater and salt content), sea …

This work characterizes patterns of temporal variability in surface waters of the central Gulf of
Mexico. We examine remote-sensing based observations of sea surface temperature (SST) …