This page presents a list of the scientific publications (peer-reviewed articles) published (top) and in preparation (bottom).

Published articles

1. Occurrence of an unusual extensive ice-free feature within the pack ice of the central Weddell Sea, Antarctica. Authors: Babula Jena, John Turner, Tylei Reeves-Francois, C. C Bajish, Caroline Holmes, Thomas Caton Harrison, Tony Phillips & Zhaomin Wang. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, Vol. 7. Published: 29 June 2024.

2. An Ocean Practices Maturity Model: From Good to Best Practices. Authors: Carlo Mantovani, Jay Pearlman, Anna Rubio, Rachel Przeslawski, Mark Bushnell, Pauline Simpson, Lorenzo Corgnati, Enrique Alvarez, Simone Cosoli. Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol. 11. Published: 20 August 2024.

3. The Crucial Role of the Subpolar North Atlantic for Skillful Decadal Climate Predictions. Authors: Annika Drews, Torben Schmith, Tian Tian, Yiguo Wang, Marion Devilliers, Noel S. Keenlyside, Shuting Yang, Steffen M. Olsen. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 51, No. 16. Published: 20 August 2024.

4. The Coldest And Densest Overflow Branch Into The North Atlantic is Stable in Transport, But Warming. Authors: Karin M. H. Larsen, Bogi Hansen, Hjálmar Hátún, Guðrið E. Johansen, Svein Østerhus, Steffen M. Olsen. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 51, No. 16. Published: 21 August 2024.

5. The Ocean Carbon Sink Enhances Countries’ Inclusive Wealth and Reduces the Cost of National Climate Policies. Authors: Wilfried Rickels, Felix Meier, Sonja Peterson, Sina Rühland, Sneha Thube, Johannes Karstensen, Conny Posern, Claudia Wolff, Athanasios T. Vafeidis, Patricia Grasse, Martin Quaas. Nature, Communications Earth and Environment, Vol. 5. Published: 17 September 2024.

6. Marine Heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea: A Literature Review. Authors: Sofia Darmaraki, Dimitra Denaxa, Iason Theodorou, Eleni Livanou, Dionysia Rigatou, Dionysios Raitsos E., Orestis Stavrakidis-Zachou, Donna Dimarchopoulou, Giulia Bonino, Ronan McAdam, Emanuele Organelli, Alexia Pitsouni, Antonios Parasyris. Mediterranean Marine Science, Vol. 25, No. 3. Published: 7 October 2024.

7. Assessing the Representation of Arctic Sea Ice and the Marginal Ice Zone in Ocean–Sea Ice Reanalyses. Authors: Francesco Cocetta, Lorenzo Zampieri, Julia Selivanova, Doroteaciro Iovino. The Cryosphere, Vol. 18, No. 10. Published: 15 October 2024.

8. A Novel Ensemble-Based Parameter Estimation for Improving Ocean Biogeochemistry in an Earth System Model. Authors: Tarkeshwar Singh, François Counillon, Jerry Tjiputra, Yiguo Wang. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Vol. 17. Published: 25 February 2025.

9. Ocean heat content in 2024. Authors: Yuying Pan, Audrey Minière, Karina von Schuckmann, Zhi Li, Yuanlong Li, Lijing Cheng, Jiang Zhu. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Vol. 6, 249–251 (2025). Published: 11 April 2025.

10. On the wind-driven European shelf sea-level variability and the associated oceanic circulation. Authors: Sam T. Diabaté, Neil J. Fraser, Martin White, Barbara Berx, Louis Marié, Gerard D. McCarthy. Continental Shelf Research, Vol. 291. Published: 15 April 2025.

11. Constraining CMIP6 simulations for Atlantic Water in the Arctic using an AMOC-SST index. Authors: Marion Devilliers, Steffen M. Olsen, Helene R. Langehaug, Chuncheng Guo, Rashed Mahmood, Tian Tian, Shuting Yang. Frontiers in Climate, Vol. 7. Published: 30 April 2025.

12. Kuroshio Extension and Gulf Stream dominate the Eddy Kinetic Energy intensification observed in the Global Ocean. Authors: Bàrbara Barceló-Llull, Pere Rosselló, Vincent Combes, Antonio Sánchez-Román, M. Isabelle Pujol, Ananda Pascual. Scientific Reports, Vol. 15. Published: 1 July 2025.

13. Mediterranean summer marine heatwaves triggered by weaker winds under subtropical ridges. Authors: Giulia Bonino, Ronan McAdam, Panos Athanasiadis, Leone Cavicchia, Regina R. Rodrigues , Enrico Scoccimarro, Stefano Tibaldi, Simona Masina. Nature Geoscience. Published: 14 August 2025.

14. Surface and subsurface biogeochemical impacts of the 2019 Northeast Pacific marine heatwave. Authors: C. Kohlman, S. Mogen, J. T. Cohen, J. Araujo, E. Beaudin, G. Bonino, A. Gagliardi, and N. S. Lovenduski. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 52. Published: 18 August 2025.

15. Reduced transport of overflow water in the West Greenland boundary current system: The role of upstream entrainment. Authors: Yan Sun, Robert S. Pickart, Peigen Lin, Astrid Pacini, Andreas Macrander, Karin-Margretha H. Larsen, Hjálmar Hátún, Eleanor Frajka-Williams, Jian Lan, Ahmad Fehmi Dilmahamod. Journal of Physical Oceanography, Vol. 55, No. 11. Published: 21 August 2025.

16. Tracking Marine Heatwaves in the Balearic Sea: Temperature Trends and the Role of Detection Methods, Authors: B. Fernández-Álvarez, Barceló-Llull, B., and Pascual, A. Ocean Science, Vol. 21, No. 5. Published: 15 September 2025.

17. Dispersion monitoring services in the Mediterranean Sea: A multi-model statistical approach. Authors: Beatrice Maddalena Scotto, Andrea Lira Loarca, Antonio Novellino, Giovanni Besio. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 222. Published: 24 September 2025.

18. Northern North Atlantic climate variability controls on ocean carbon sinks in EC-Earth3-CC. Authors: Anna Pedersen, Carolin R. Löscher, and Steffen M. Olsen. Biogeosciences, Vol. 22, No. 18. Published: 26 September 2025.

19. Characterizing the interannual variability of North Atlantic subpolar overturning. Authors: Yao Fu, M. Susan Lozier, Amy Bower, Kristin Burmeister, Tiago Carrilho Biló, Frédéric Cyr, Stuart A. Cunningham, Brad deYoung, Ahmad Fehmi Dilmahamod, M. Femke de Jong, Nora Fried, N. Penny Holliday, Neil J. Fraser, William E. Johns, Feili Li, Johannes Karstensen, Robert S. Pickart, Fiammetta Straneo, Igor Yashayaev. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 52, No. 19. Published: 27 September 2025.

20. Global ocean change in the era of the triple planetary crisis. Authors: Karina Von Schuckmann, Flora Gues, Lorena Moreira, Aurélien Liné and Alvaro de Pascual. State of the Planet, Vol. 6-osr9. Published: 30 September 2025.

21. Ocean change in the northeastern Atlantic and adjacent seas: A multi-dimensional challenge for the environment, society, and economy. Authors: Karina Von Schuckmann, Flora Gues, Lorena Moreira, Aurélien Liné and Alvaro de Pascual. State of the Planet, Vol. 6-osr9. Published: 30 September 2025.

22. Characteristics of Mesoscale-to-Submesoscale Eddies in the Labrador Sea: Insights from Ship Observations. Authors: Arne Bendinger, Ahmad Fehmi Dilmahamod, Aurélie Albert, Julien Le Sommer, Johannes Karstensen. Journal of Physical Oceanography, Vol. 55, No. 11. Published: 20 October 2025

23. Global Ocean Indicators: Marking Pathways at the Science-Policy Nexus. Authors: Karina von Schuckmann, Alex Godoy-Faundez, Véronique Garçon, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Karen Evans, Ward Appeltans, Narissa Bax, Lisandro Benedetti Cecchi, Anthony Bernard, Kim Bernard, Jarret Byrnes, Gabrielle Canonico, Lucille Chapuis, Malcolm R. Clark, Audrey M. Darnaude, Claire Davies, Pia Englyst, Agneta Fransson, Samantha Hallam, Emma Heslop, Elisabeth Holland, Maria Hood, Stefan Kern, Aurélien Liné, Ana Lara-Lopez, Nora Loose, Belén Martín Míguez, Clive R. McMahon, Lina Mtwana Nordlund, Joanna Post, Sabrina Speich, Adrienne Sutton, Toste Tanhua, Maciej Telszewski, Dimitris Poursanidis, Weidong Yu. Marine Policy Journal, Vol. 184. Published: 31 October 2025.

24. The role of North Pacific teleconnection in the sea level change of the Canadian Basin. Authors: Yang Liu, Jianqi Sun, Roshin P. Raj, Stine K. Rose, Ole B. Andersen, Sourav Chatterjee. Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters, in press. Published: 17 November 2025.

25. Observed large-scale and deep-reaching compound ocean state changes over the past 60 years. Authors: Zhetao Tan, Karina von Schuckmann, Sabrina Speich, Laurent Bopp, Jiang Zhu, Lijing Cheng. Nature Climate Change, Vol. 16. Published: 25 November 2025.

26. Hidden vortices: near-equatorial low-oxygen extremes driven by high-baroclinic-mode vortices. Authors: Florian Schütte, Johannes Hahn, Ivy Frenger, Arne Bendinger, Ahmad Fehmi Dilmahamod, Marco Schulz, and Peter Brandt. Ocean Science, Vol. 22, No. 1. Published: 13 January 2026.

27. Enhancing sea ice knowledge through assimilation of sea ice thickness from ENVISAT and CS2SMOS. Authors: Nicholas Williams,
Yiguo Wang, and François Counillon. The Cryosphere, Vol. 20, No. 2. Published: 3 February 2026.

28. Eddy Kinetic Energy Variability From 30 Years of Altimetry in the Mediterranean Sea. Authors: Paul Hargous, Vincent Combes, Bàrbara Barceló-Llull, Ananda Pascual. Ocean Science, Vol. 22, No. 1. Published: 12 February 2026.

29. Sea surface temperature and chlorophyll concentration effects on suspended blue mussel Mytilus sp. health biometrics in Irish waters, 1992-2022. Authors: Kirsty J. Morris, Brendan McHugh, Samantha Hallam, Rebecca O’Neill, Gerard McCarthy. Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 779. Published: 19 February 2026.

30. The Scotland-Canada overturning array (SCOTIA): twenty years of meridional overturning in the subpolar North Atlantic. Authors: Alan D. Fox, Neil J. Fraser, Kristin Burmeister, Sam C. Jones, Stuart A. Cunningham, Lewis A. Drysdale, Ahmad Fehmi Dilmahamod, and Johannes Karstensen. Ocean Science, Vol. 22, No. 3. Published: 8 May 2026.

31. High-Latitude Eddy statistics from SWOT assessed by in situ observations. Authors: Charly de Marez, Arne Bendinger, and Ahmad Fehmi Dilmahamod. Ocean Science, Vol. 22, No. 3. Published: 13 May 2026.

32. Marine Heatwaves and NAO-Related Ocean–Atmosphere Variability in the North Atlantic. Authors: Beatriz Lopes, Ana Oliveira, Fabíola Silva, João Paixão and Célia Gouveia. Remote Sensing, Vol. 18, No. 14. Published: 15 July 2026.

33. Pathways and Upstream Origins of Warming Dense Waters Supplying the Faroe Bank Channel Overflow. Authors: Ilana Schiller-Weiss, Hjálmar Hátún, Steffen M. Olsen, Karin Margretha H. Larsen, Hauke Schulz. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Vol. 131. Published: 19 July 2026.

34. Water mass modification of the warm Atlantic Inflow towards the Arctic across the Iceland-Faroe Ridge. Authors: Guðrið Eriksdóttir, Bogi Hansen, Karin Margretha H. Larsen, Steffen M. Olsen, Andrea M. U. Gierisch, Sólveig R. Ólafsdóttir. Ocean Science, Vol. 22, No. 4. Published: 12 August 2026.

35. Iceland-Faroe Overflow revealed by in-situ Observations. Authors: Karin Margretha H. Larsen, Guðrið Eriksdóttir, Bogi Hansen, Hjálmar Hátún, Steffen M. Olsen & Svein Østerhus. Nature communications, Vol. 17. Published: 27 August 2026.

36. The added value of Med-CORDEX Coupled High-Resolution Regional Climate Models in representing Sea Surface Temperature and Marine Heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea. Authors: Francesco De Rovere, Giulia Bonino, Ronan McAdam, Enrico Scoccimarro, Samuel Somot, Iván Manuel Parras-Berrocal, Bodo Ahrens, Vladimir Djurdjevic, Laurent Li, Simona Masina. Ocean Science, Vol. 22, No. 5. Published: 9 September 2026.

37. Ocean changes and the impacts in the Polar Regions. Authors: Karina von Schuckmann, Flora Gues, Mahé Butel, Gilles Garric, Alvaro de Pascual, Axel Alonso Valle, Aurélien Liné, and Lorena Moreira Mendez. State of the Planet, Vol. 7-osr10. Published: 30 September 2026.

38. Ocean change in Small Island Developing States. Authors: Flora Gues, Karina von Schuckmann, Mahé Butel, Samantha Hallam, Alvaro de Pascual, Axel Alonso Valle, Aurélien Liné, and Lorena Moreira Mendez. State of the Planet, Vol. 7-osr10. Published: 30 September 2026.

39. Establishing a monitoring approach for marine heatwaves in the Black and Mediterranean Seas. Authors: Leonardo Lima, Rafael Gomes de Menezes, Ehsan Sadighrad, Ronan McAdam, Filipe Costa, Pietro Miraglio, Mehmet Ilicak, Eric Jansen, Ali Aydogdu, Francesco Maicu, and Emanuela Clementi. State of the Planet, Vol. 7-osr10. Published: 30 September 2026.

40. Freshening of the Barents Sea during the recent decade and its impact on the outflow of dense waters. Authors: Freshening of the Barents Sea during the recent decade and its impact on the outflow of dense waters. State of the Planet, Vol. 7-osr10. Published: 30 September 2026.

41. Mediterranean Sea Warming and Marine Heatwaves in 2024. Authors: Blanca Fernández-Álvarez, Bàrbara Barceló-Llull, and Ananda Pascual. State of the Planet, Vol. 7-osr10. Published: 30 September 2026.

42. Marine Heat Waves and Cold Spells – Multiple Analysis/Definitions (MHW-MAD): A Multi-Definition Global Marine Heatwave Database from Satellite Sea Surface Temperature Data. Authors: Alex Hayward, Nishka Dasgupta, Ronan McAdam, Mark R. Payne, Roshin P. Raj, Giulia Bonino, Sourav Chatterjee, Vincent Combes, Dimitra Denaxa, Francesco De Rovere, Pia Englyst, Veera Haapaniemi, Paul Hargous, Jacob Høyer, K. Ajith Joseph, Beatriz Lopes, Ana Oliveira, João Paixão, Fabiola Silva, Saradhy Surendran, Artemis Zegna-Rata, Steffen M. Olsen. Earth System Science Data, Vol. 18, No. 10. Published: 30 September 2026

In preparation and/ or in review

Suppression of local upwelling in the Gulf of Panama predicted a season in advance. Authors: Ronan McAdam, Antonella Sanna, Giulia Bonino, and Enrico Scoccimarro. Preprint available: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5138

Increasing hurricane intensity in the Caribbean is linked to rising subsurface ocean temperatures. Authors: Samantha Hallam, Jake Hallam, Randy Aird, Donovan Campbell, Gerard D. McCarthy, Mark Guishard. Preprint available: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8680876/v1