Gregory Foltz Research Scientist NOAA/Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab. 4301 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami, FL 33149 305-361-4430 gregory.foltz at noaa.gov CV

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Foltz, G.R., and R.R. Rodrigues, 2011: Role of wind-driven upwelling in the Atlantic Meridional Mode. Geophys. Res. Lett., submitted. [PDF] Bingham, F.M., G.R. Foltz, and M.J. McPhaden, 2011: Characteristics of the seasonal cycle of surface layer salinity in the global ocean. Ocean Science, submitted. [PDF] Hormann, V., R. Lumpkin, and G.R. Foltz, 2011: Interannual North Equatorial Countercurrent variability and its relation to tropical Atlantic climate modes. J. Geophys. Res., submitted. [PDF] Evan, A.T., G.R. Foltz, and D. Zhang, 2011: Physical response of the tropical-subtropical North Atlantic Ocean to decadal-multidecadal forcing by African dust. J. Climate, in revision. [PDF] Perez, R.C., R. Lumpkin, W.E. Johns, G.R. Foltz, and V. Hormann, 2011: Interannual variations of Atlantic tropical instability waves. J. Geophys. Res., in revision. [PDF] Wang, C., S. Dong, A.T. Evan, G.R. Foltz, and S.-K. Lee, 2011: Multidecadal co-variability of North Atlantic sea surface temperature, African dust, Sahel rainfall and Atlantic hurricanes. J. Climate, in revision. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., M.J. McPhaden, and R. Lumpkin, 2011: A strong Atlantic Meridional Mode event in 2009: The role of mixed layer dynamics. J. Climate, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00150.1, in press. [PDF] Evan, A.T., G.R. Foltz, D. Zhang, and D.J. Vimont, 2011: Influence of African dust on ocean-atmosphere variability in the tropical Atlantic. Nature Geosci., 4, 762-765, doi:10.1038/ngeo1276. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., and M.J. McPhaden, 2010: Abrupt equatorial wave-induced cooling of the Atlantic cold tongue in 2009. Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L24605, doi:10.1029/2010GL045522. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., and M.J. McPhaden, 2010: Interaction between the Atlantic meridional and Niño modes. Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L18604, doi:10.1029/2010GL044001. [PDF] Bingham, F.M., G.R. Foltz, and M.J. McPhaden, 2010: Seasonal cycles of surface layer salinity in the Pacific Ocean. Ocean Sci., 6, 775-787, doi:10.5194/os-6-775-2010. [PDF]    [presentation] Foltz, G.R., J. Vialard, B.P. Kumar, and M.J. McPhaden, 2010: Seasonal mixed layer heat balance of the southwestern tropical Indian Ocean. J. Climate, 23, 947-965. [PDF]    [presentation] McPhaden, M.J., G.R. Foltz, T. Lee, V.S.N. Murty, M. Ravichandran, G.A. Vecchi, J. Vialard, J.D. Wiggert, and L. Yu, 2009: Ocean-atmosphere interactions during cyclone Nargis. Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 88, 53-55. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., and M.J. McPhaden, 2009: Impact of barrier layer thickness on SST in the central tropical North Atlantic. J. Climate, 22, 285-299. [PDF]    [presentation] Foltz, G.R., and M.J. McPhaden, 2008: Trends in Saharan dust and tropical Atlantic climate during 1980-2006. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L20706, doi:10.1029/2008GL035042. [PDF]    [presentation] Vialard, J., G.R. Foltz, M.J. McPhaden, J.P. Duvel, and C. de Boyer Montégut, 2008: Strong Indian Ocean sea surface temperature signals associated with the Madden-Julian oscillation in late 2007 and early 2008. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L19608, doi:10.1029/2008GL035238. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., and M.J. McPhaden, 2008: Impact of Saharan dust on tropical North Atlantic SST. J. Climate, 21, 5048-5060. [PDF]    [presentation] Foltz, G.R., and M.J. McPhaden, 2008: Seasonal mixed layer salinity balance of the tropical North Atlantic Ocean. J. Geophys. Res., 113, C02013, doi:10.1029/2007JC004178. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., 2008: Equatorial Countercurrent; Thermocline, in Philander, S.G. (Editor-in-Chief), Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, Sage, Thousand Oaks. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., and M.J. McPhaden, 2006: The role of oceanic heat advection in the evolution of tropical North and South Atlantic SST anomalies. J. Climate, 19, 6122-6138. [PDF]    [presentation] Foltz, G.R., and M.J. McPhaden, 2006: Unusually warm sea surface temperatures in the tropical North Atlantic during 2005. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L19703, doi:10.1029/2006GL027394. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., and M.J. McPhaden, 2005: Mixed layer heat balance on intraseasonal time scales in the northwestern tropical Atlantic Ocean. J. Climate, 18, 4168-4184. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., and M.J. McPhaden, 2004: The 30-70 day oscillations in the tropical Atlantic. Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L15205, doi:10.1029/2004GL020023. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., S.A. Grodsky, J.A. Carton, and M.J. McPhaden, 2004: Seasonal salt budget of the northwestern tropical Atlantic Ocean along 38°W. J. Geophys. Res., 109, C03052, doi:10.1029/2003JC002111. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., J.A. Carton, and E.P. Chassignet, 2004: Tropical instability vortices in the Atlantic Ocean. J. Geophys. Res., 109, C03029, doi: 10.1029/2003JC001942. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., S.A. Grodsky, J.A. Carton, and M.J. McPhaden, 2003: Seasonal mixed layer heat budget of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. J. Geophys. Res., 108, 3146, doi:10.1029/2002JC001584. [PDF] Foltz, G.R., and J.A. Carton, 2003: Latent Heat, Fusion, and Evaporation; Sun, Radiant Energy of, in Nybakken, J. (Editor-in-Chief), Encyclopedia of Oceanography and Marine Science, Fitzroy-Dearborn, New York.