Publication list for Rick Lumpkin, NOAA/AOML
Last updated 11 February 2013
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Submitted
Beal, L., V. Hormann, R. Lumpkin and G. R. Foltz: The surface monsoon circulation of the Arabian Sea. J. Phys. Oceanogr., submitted February 2013.
Foltz, G. R., C. Schmid and R. Lumpkin: Seasonal cycle of the mixed layer heat budget in the northeastern tropical Atlantic Ocean. J. Climate, submitted January 2013.
Fox-Kemper, B., R. Lumpkin and F. Bryan: Lateral Transport in the Ocean. Chapter 3.5 of "Ocean Circulation and Climate (Second edition)", ed. G. Siedler, J. Church, J. Gould and S. Griffies, Academic Press (Elsevier) (in revision).
Hormann, V., R. Lumpkin and R. C. Perez: A generalized method for estimating the structure of the equatorial Atlantic cold tongue: application to drifter observations. J. Atmos. Oceanic Techn., revision submitted December 2012.
Le Hénaff, M., V. H. Kourafalou, R. Dussurget and R. Lumpkin: Cyclonic activity in the eastern Gulf of Mexico: characterization from along-track altimetry and in situ drifter trajectories. Progress in Oceanogr., submitted November 2012.
Lumpkin, R. and P. Flament: On the extent and energetics of the Hawaiian Lee Countercurrent. Oceanography, revision submitted February 2012.
Lumpkin R., G. Goni and K. Dohan, 2013: State of the Ocean in 2012: Surface Currents. In "State of the Climate in 2012", Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, submitted February 2013.
Lumpkin, R. and G. Johnson: Global Ocean Surface Velocities from Drifters: Mean, Variance, ENSO Response, and Seasonal Cycle. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, revision submitted January 2012.
Maximenko, N., R. Lumpkin and L. Centurioni: Ocean Surface Circulation. Chapter 4.2 of "Ocean Circulation and Climate (Second edition)", ed. G. Siedler, J. Church, J. Gould and S. Griffies, Academic Press (Elsevier) (in revision).
Smith, R., E. Johns, G. J. Goni, J. Trinanes, R. Lumpkin, A. M. Wood, C. R. Kelble, S. R. Cummings, J. T. Lamkin and S. Privoznik: Oceanographic conditions in the Gulf of Mexico in July 2010, during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Continental Shelf Research, submitted September 2012 (in revision).
Accepted/In Press
Letscher, R. T., D. A. Hansell, C. A. Carlson and R. Lumpkin, 2013: Dissolved organic nitrogen in the global surface ocean: distribution and fate. Global Biogeochem. Cycles, doi:10.1029/2012GB004449.
Published
Lumpkin, R., S. Grodsky, M.-H. Rio, L. Centurioni, J. Carton and D. Lee, 2013: Removing spurious low-frequency variability in surface drifter velocities. J. Atmos. Oceanic Techn., 30 (2), 353—360, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00139.1
Foltz, G. R., M. J. McPhaden and R. Lumpkin, 2012: A strong Atlantic Meridional Mode event in 2009: the role of mixed layer dynamics. J. Climate, 25, 363—380, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00150.1.
Hormann, V., R. Lumpkin and G. Foltz, 2012: Interannual North Equatorial Countercurrent Variability and its Relation to Tropical Atlantic Climate Modes. J. Geophys. Res., 117, C04035, doi:10.1029/2011JC007697.
Lumpkin R., G. Goni and K. Dohan, 2012: State of the Ocean in 2011: Surface Currents. In "State of the Climate in 2011", M. Gregg and J. Levy (eds), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 93 (7), S75-S78.
Lumpkin, R., N. Maximenko and M. Pazos, 2012: Evaluating where and why drifters die. J. Atmos. Ocean. Techn., 29 (2), 300—308, doi: 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00100.1.
Perez, R. C., R. Lumpkin, W. E. Johns, G. R. Foltz and V. Hormann, 2012: Interannual variations of Atlantic tropical instability waves. J. Geophys. Res., 117, C03011, doi: 10.1029/2011JC007584.
Dong, C., Y. Liu, R. Lumpkin, M. Lankhorst, D. Chen, J. McWilliams and Y. Guan, 2011: A Scheme to Identify Loops from Trajectories of Oceanic Surface Drifters: Application to the Kuroshio Extension Region. J. Atmos. Ocean. Techn., 28, 1167–1176, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-10-05028.1.
Grodsky, S., R. Lumpkin and J. Carton, 2011: Spurious trends in global surface drifter currents. Geophys. Res. Letters, 38, L10606, doi:10.1029/2011GL047393.
Lumpkin R., G. Goni and K. Dohan, 2011: State of the Ocean in 2010: Surface Currents. In "State of the Climate in 2010", J. Blunden, D. S. Arndt and M. O. Baringer (eds), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 92, S92-S95.
Lumpkin, R. and S. L. Garzoli, 2011: Interannual to Decadal Variability in the Southwestern Atlantic’s Surface Circulation. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 116, C01014, doi:10.1029/2010JC006285.
Nalli, N. R., E. Joseph, V. Morris, C. Barnet, W. Wolf, D. Wolfe, P. J. Minnett, M. Szczodrak, M. Izaguirre, R. Lumpkin, H. Xie, A. Smirnov and J. Wei, 2011: Multi-year observations of the tropical Atlantic atmosphere: Multidisciplinary applications of the NOAA Aerosols and Ocean Science Expeditions (AEROSE). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 92, 765–789, doi: 10.1175/2011BAMS2997.1.
Brassington, G. B., N. Summons and R. Lumpkin, 2010: Observed and simulated Lagrangian and eddy characteristics of the East Australian Sea and Tasman Sea. Deep-Sea Res. II, 58, 559—573, doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.10.001.
Brandt, P., V. Hormann, A. Körtzinger, M. Visbeck, G. Krahmann, L. Stramma, R. Lumpkin and C. Schmid, 2010: Changes in the ventilation of the oxygen minimum zone of the tropical North Atlantic. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 40 (8), 1784—1801.
Elipot, S., R. Lumpkin and G. Prieto, 2010: Modification of inertial oscillations by the mesoscale eddy field. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 115, C09010, 20 pp, doi:10.1029/2009JC005679.
Lumpkin, R. and S. Elipot, 2010: Surface Drifter Pair Spreading in the North Atlantic. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 115, C12017, doi:10.1029/2010JC006338.
Lumpkin R., G. Goni and K. Dohan, 2010: State of the Ocean in 2009: Surface Currents. In "State of the Climate in 2009", D. S. Arndt, M. O. Baringer and M. R. Johnson (eds), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 91, S65—S66.
Dohan, K., Lagerloef, G, Bonjean, F., Centurioni, L., Cronin, M., Lee, D., Lumpkin, R., Maximenko, N, and Uchida, H, 2009: Measuring the global ocean surface circulation with satellite and in situ observations. OceanObs’09 CWP-2B-06.
Casal, T., L. Beal, R. Lumpkin and W. Johns, 2009: Structure and downstream evolution of the Agulhas Current system during a quasi-synoptic survey in February-March 2003. J. Geophysical Res., 114(C3):C03001, doi:10.1029/2008JC004954.
Goni, G., DeMaria, M., Knaff, J., Sampson, C., Price, J., Mehra, A., Ginis, I., Lin, I-I., Sandery, P., Ramos-Buarque, S., Ali, M.M., Kang, K.R., Lumpkin, R., Halliwell, G., Lauer, C., Bringas, F., and Mavume, A., 2009: The ocean observing system for tropical cyclone intensification forecasts and studies. OceanObs’09 CWP-3C-01.
Lumpkin R., G. Goni, and K. Dohan, 2009: State of the Ocean in 2008: Surface Currents. In "State of the Climate in 2008", T. Peterson and M. Baringer (eds), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 90, S12-S15.
Marshall, J., W. Dewar, J. Edson, R. Ferrari, D. Fratantoni, M. Gregg, T. Joyce, K. Kelly, R. Lumpkin, R. Samelson, E. Skyllingstad, F. Straneo, L. Talley, J. Toole and R. Weller, 2009: The CLIMODE Field Campaign: Observing the Cycle of Convection and Restratification over the Gulf Stream. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Sept 2009, 1—14, doi:10.1175/2009BAMS2706.1.
McPhaden, M. J., K. Ando, B. Bourlès, H. P. Freitag, R. Lumpkin, Y. Masumoto, V. S. N. Murty, P. Nobre, M. Ravichandran, J. Vialard, D. Vousden, and W. Yu, 2009: The Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array. OceanObs’09 CWP-2A-10.
Roemmich D., L. Boehme, H. Claustre, H. Freeland, M. Fukasawa, G. J. Goni, W.J. Gould, N. Gruber, M. Hood, E. Kent, R. Lumpkin, S. Smith and P. Testor, 2010: Intergrating the Ocean Observing System: Mobile Platforms. OceanObs`09 CWP.
Talley, L., R. Fine, R. Lumpkin, N. Maximenko and R. Marrow, 2009: Surface circulation and ventilation. OceanObs`09 CWP.
Zhang, H.-M., R.W. Reynolds, R. Lumpkin, R. Molinari, K. Arzayus, M. Johnson, and T.M. Smith, 2009: An Integrated Global Ocean Observing System for Sea Surface Temperature Using Satellites and In situ Data: Research-to-Operations. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 90(1), 31-38.
Bourlès, B., R. Lumpkin, M. J. McPhaden, F. Hernandez, P. Nobre, E. Campos, L. Yu, S. Planton, A. J. Busalacchi, A. D. Moura, J. Servain and J. Trotte, 2008: The PIRATA Program: History, Accomplishments, and Future Directions. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 89(8), doi: 10.1175/2008BAMS2462.1.
Griffa, A., R. Lumpkin and M. Veneziani,
2008: Cyclonic and anticyclonic
motion in the upper ocean. Geophys. Res. Letters, 35,
L01608, doi:10.1029/2007GL032100.
Lumpkin, R. and G. Goni, 2008: State of the Ocean in 2007: Surface Currents. In “State of the Climate in 2007”, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 89.
Lumpkin, R., K. Speer and K. P. Koltermann, 2008: Transport across 48ºN in the Atlantic Ocean. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 38 (4), 733—752.
Sallée, J-B., K. Speer, R. Morrow and R. Lumpkin, 2008: An estimate of Lagrangian eddy statistics and diffusion in the mixed layer of the Southern Ocean. J. Marine Res., 66(4), 441-463.
Lumpkin, R. and K. Speer, 2007: Global Ocean Meridional Overturning. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 37 (10), 2550-2562.
Lumpkin, R. and G. Goni, 2007: State of the Ocean in 2006: Surface Currents. In “State of the Climate in 2006”, ed. A. Arguez, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 88 (6), June 2007.
Lumpkin, R. and M. Pazos, 2007: Measuring surface currents with Surface Velocity Program drifters: the instrument, its data, and some recent results. Chapter 2 of "Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics", ed. A. Griffa, A. D. Kirwan, A. Mariano, T. Özgökmen and T. Rossby, Cambridge University Press.
Casal, T., L. Beal and R. Lumpkin, 2006: A North Atlantic Deep Water eddy in the Agulhas Current System. Deep-Sea Res. I 53 (10), 1718-1728.
Lumpkin, R. and G. Goni, 2006: State of the Ocean in 2005: Surface Currents. In “State of the Climate in 2005”, ed. K. A. Shein, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 87 (6), June 2006.
Morris, V., P. Clemente-Colón, N. R. Nalli, E. Joseph, R. A. Armstrong, Y. Detrés, M. D. Goldberg, P. J. Minnett and R. Lumpkin, 2006: Measuring Trans-Atlantic Aerosol Transport from Africa. EOS 87 (50), 12 Dec.
Lumpkin, R. and
Z. Garraffo, 2005:
Evaluating the decomposition of tropical Atlantic drifter
observations. J. Atmos. Ocean. Techn., 22 (9), 1403-1415.
Lumpkin, R. and S. L. Garzoli, 2005: Near-surface circulation in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Deep-Sea Research, Part I, 52(3), 495-518.
Chavanne, C., P. Flament, R. Lumpkin, B. Dousset and A. Bentamy, 2002: Scatterometer Observations of Wind Variations Induced by
Oceanic Islands: Implications for Wind-Driven Ocean Circulation. Can. J.
Remote Sens., 28, 466-474.
Flament, P., R. Lumpkin, J. Tournadre
and L. Armi, 2001: Vortex pairing in an unstable anticyclonic shear flow: discrete subharmonics
of one pendulum day. J. Fluid Mech., 440, 401-409.
Lumpkin, R., 2003: Decomposition of surface
drifter observations in the Atlantic Ocean.
Geophys. Res. Letters, 30, 1753.
Lumpkin, R. and K. Speer,
2003. Large-scale
Vertical and Horizontal Circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean. J.
Phys. Oceanogr., 33 (9), 1902-1920.
Lumpkin, R., A.-M. Treguier and K. Speer, 2002:
Lagrangian eddy scales in the northern Atlantic Ocean. J. Phys. Ocean., 32, 2425-2440.
Lumpkin, R. and P. Flament,
2001: Lagrangian statistics in the central North Pacific. J. Marine Systems,
29, 141-155.
Lumpkin, R., P. Flament,
R. Kloosterziel and L. Armi,
2000: Vortex merging in a 1 ½-layer fluid on an f plane. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30 (1), 233-242.
Qiu, B., D. Koh, R. Lumpkin and P. Flament, 1997: Existence and Formation Mechanism of the North Hawaiian Ridge Current. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 27, 431-444.
Seki, M., R. Lumpkin and P. Flament, 2002: Hawaiian Cyclonic Eddies and Blue Marlin
Catches: The Case Study of the 1995 Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament.
J. Oceanogr., 58(5), 739-745.
Selected non-refereed Publications
Lumpkin, R., K. Dohan, M. Baringer, L. Centurioni, M. Cronin, G. Goni, G. Lagerloef, D. Lee and N. Maximenko, 2012: Observing the Global Ocean Surface Circulation. Community White Paper for the Integrated Ocean Observing System Summit.
Bourlès, B., P. Brandt, G. Caniaux, M. Dengler, Y. Gouriou, E. Key, R. Lumpkin, F. Marin, R.L. Molinari, and C. Schmid, 2007: African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA): Special measurements in the tropical Atlantic. CLIVAR Exchanges, 41(12), 2, 7-9.
Lumpkin, R., 2007: Water movement – Circulation. In “Hidden Depths: Atlas of the Oceans”. Collins Press, produced by NOAA and the Smithsonian Institution.
Lumpkin, R. and M. Pazos, 2003—present: Tropical Pacific drifting buoys. Monthly updates in Climate Diagnostics Bulletin, NOAA/Climate Prediction Center.
Lumpkin, R. and K. Speer, 2001: Meridional Overturning in the North Atlantic. International WOCE Newsletter, 42, 3—5.
Lumpkin, R., 1998: Eddies and currents of the Hawiian Islands. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Lumpkin, R., 1995: Resonant Coastal Waves and Superinertial
Oscillations. Masters
thesis, University of Hawaii at Manoa.