Denis L. Volkov Associate Scientist Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies University of Miami NOAA/AOML/PHOD 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA Phone: (305) 361-4344 Denis.Volkov@noaa.gov

Research Interests

• Space-borne observations of sea level and ocean circulation.
• Analysis of ocean dynamics using observations and general circulation models.
• High-latitude oceanic processes.

Current Research Projects

2011-2013: Investigating the Variability of Sea Level in the Sub-Arctic and Arctic Seas (NASA Physical Oceanography program).

2013-2016: The Mediterranean and Black Seas: Analysis of Large Sea Level Anomalies (NASA Ocean Surface Topography Science Team).

Selected Publications

Volkov D.L., F.W. Landerer, 2013: Non-seasonal variability of the Arctic Ocean mass observed by GRACE. J. Geophys. Res., submitted.

Volkov D.L., F.W. Landerer, S.A. Kirillov, 2013: The genesis of sea level variability in the Barents Sea. Continental Shelf Res., 66, 92-104, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2013.07.007.

Volkov D.L., T.V. Belonenko,V.R. Foux, 2013: Puzzling over the dynamics of the Lofoten Basin - a sub-Arctic hot spot of ocean variability. Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, Issue 4, 738-743, doi:10.1002/grl.50126.

Landerer F.W., D.L. Volkov , 2013: The anatomy of recent large sea level fluctuations in the Mediterranean Sea. Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, Issue 3, 553-557, doi:10.1002/grl.50140.

Volkov D.L., M.-I. Pujol, 2012: Quality assessment of a satellite altimetry data product in the Nordic, Barents, and Kara seas. J. Geophys. Res., 117, C03025, doi:10.1029/2011JC007557.

Volkov D.L., V. Zlotnicki, 2012: Performance of GOCE and GRACE-derived mean dynamic topographies in resolving the Antarctic Circumpolar Current fronts. Ocean Dynamics, 62, Issue 5, 893-905, doi:10.1007/s10236-012-0541-9.

Volkov D.L., L.-L. Fu, 2011: Interannual variability of the Azores Current strength and eddy energy in relation to atmospheric forcing. J. Geophys. Res., 116, C11011, doi:10.1029/2011JC007271.

Volkov D.L., L.-L. Fu, 2010: On the reasons for the existence and the variability of the Azores Current. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 40, 2197-2220, doi:10.1175/2010JPO4326.1.

Volkov D.L., L.-L. Fu, T. Lee, 2010: Mechanisms of the meridional heat transport in the Southern Ocean. Ocean Dynamics, 60, 791-801, doi:10.1007/s10236-010-0288-0.

Volkov D.L., T. Lee, L.-L. Fu, 2008: Eddy-induced meridional heat transport in the ocean. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L20601, doi:10.1029/2008GL035490.

Volkov D.L., L.-L. Fu, 2008: The role of vorticity fluxes in the dynamics of the Zapiola Anticyclone. J. Geophys. Res., 113, C11015, doi:10.1029/2008JC004841.

Volkov D.L., G. Larnicol, J. Dorandeu, 2007: Improving the quality of satellite altimetry data over continental shelves. J. Geophys. Res., 112, C06020, doi:10.1029/2006JC003765.

Volkov D.L., 2005: The interannual variability of the altimetry-derived eddy field and associated surface circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1993-2011. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 35, 405-426, doi:10.1175/JPO2683.1.

Volkov D.L., H.M. van Aken, 2005: Climate-related change of sea level in the extratropical North Atlantic and North Pacific. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L14611, doi:10.1029/2005GL023097.

Volkov D.L., 2004: Propagating features in the eddy field of the North Atlantic Current. Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L24305, doi:10.1029/2004GL021401.

Volkov D.L., H.M. van Aken, 2004: Low-frequency change of sea level in the North Atlantic Ocean as observed with satellite altimetry. In: Satellite Altimetry for Geodesy, Geophysics and Oceanography. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 280.

Volkov D.L., H.M. van Aken, 2003: Annual and interannual variability of sea level in the northern North Atlantic Ocean. J. Geophys. Res., J. Geophys. Res., 108, 3204, doi:10.1029/2002JC001459, C6.