Elizabeth Libby Johns

Libby Johns retired in June 2022 after 36 years of federal service.

Research Highlights

June 29, 2022

AOML Scientist “Libby” Johns Retires After 36 Years of Federal Service

January 24, 2020

Chasing Sargassum: New Insights on Coastal Sargassum Invasions

September 21, 2015

Pathways and hydrography in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System

Research Interests

Investigation of circulation, water properties, and connectivity in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and south Florida coastal waters using a variety of interdisciplinary data.

Analysis of episodic oceanographic events such as red tides and black water intrusions, algal blooms, remote river plumes extremes in temperature and salinity, long-distance dispersal events, and their effects on regional coastal ecosystems.

Interdisciplinary studies of Caribbean reef fish larval abundance, distribution and diversity; large-scale oceanographic and meteorological events and their effect on marine ecosystems.

Studies of the circulation, transport, and watermass variability of the western boundary current system from the equator to Cape Hatteras, including the North Brazil Current, the Caribbean Current, the Loop Current, the Florida Current, the Antilles Current, and the Gulf Stream, as well as the Deep Western Boundary Current.

Elizabeth “Libby” Johns, Ph.D.

Oceanographer, Physical Oceanography Division

305.361.4360

Libby.Johns@noaa.gov

4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149

“I believe that interdisciplinary oceanography is very important now and in the future, especially for physical oceanographers. Using physical oceanography principles and methods to solve biological, chemical, and fisheries-related ocean ecology mysteries is a fascinating and valuable endeavor.”

About

Dr. Elizabeth Libby Johns is an oceanographer at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), in the Physical Oceanography Division (PhOD). She is currently engaged in interdisciplinary research to study the variability observed in over 20 years of data collected by AOML scientists and collaborators in Biscayne Bay, Florida Bay, and the coastal waters of the Florida Keys and southwest Florida shelf. Prior to this Dr. Johns published a study (Progress in Oceanography 2020) relating the arrival of Sargassum to the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea in 2011 to wind forcing due to the extreme negative phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) that occurred in winter 2009-2010.

Current Work & CV

Current Work

Dr. Libby Johns is currently using 24 years of shipboard survey data (1998-2021) in south Florida coastal waters including NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), Florida Bay, and Biscayne Bay, to analyze the means, climatologies, and variability of sea surface temperature, salinity, chlorophyll, and other parameters. This work provides a valuable baseline for these parameters to allow a better ability to detect future change, and will help other interdisciplinary south Florida researchers to put their observations in a quantitative oceanographic context.

Recently, Dr. Johns published a paper in Progress in Oceanography (2020) titled “The establishment of a pelagic Sargassum population in the tropical Atlantic: Biological consequences of a basin-scale long distance dispersal event”, which described how an anomalous wind event in the North Atlantic led to the recent Sargassum blooms in the tropical Atlantic and subsequent socioeconomically harmful Sargassum inundations on the beaches of the Caribbean Sea.

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Education

1976, B.A. English Literature, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

1984, Ph. D. Oceanography, Univ. of Rhode Island, South Kingstown, RI

Publications

Johns, E.M., R. Lumpkin, N.F. Putman, R.H. Smith, F.E. Muller-Karger, D. Rueda-Roa, C. Hu, M. Wang, M.T. Brooks, L.J. Gramer, and F. E. Werner. The establishment of a pelagic Sargassum population in the tropical Atlantic: Biological consequences of a basin-scale long distance dispersal event. Progress in Oceanography, 182:102269, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102269 2020
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Meinen, C.S., W.E. Johns, B.I. Moat, R.H. Smith, E.M. Johns, D. Rayner, E. Frajka-Williams, R.F. Garcia, and S.L. Garzoli. Structure and variability of the Antilles Current at 26.5°N. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 124(6):3700-3723, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JC014836 2019
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Putman, N.F., G.J. Goni, L.J. Gramer, C. Hu, E.M. Johns, J. Trinanes, and M. Wang. Simulating transport pathways of pelagic Sargassum from the equatorial Atlantic into the Caribbean Sea. Progress in Oceanography, 165:205-214, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.06.009 2018
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Johns, E.M., R. Lumpkin, N.F. Putman, R.H. Smith, F.E. Muller-Karger, D. Rueda-Roa, C. Hu, M. Wang, M.T. Brooks, L.J. Gramer, and F. E. Werner. The establishment of a pelagic Sargassum population in the tropical Atlantic: Biological consequences of a basin-scale long distance dispersal event. Progress in Oceanography, 182:102269, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102269 2020
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Meinen, C.S., W.E. Johns, B.I. Moat, R.H. Smith, E.M. Johns, D. Rayner, E. Frajka-Williams, R.F. Garcia, and S.L. Garzoli. Structure and variability of the Antilles Current at 26.5°N. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 124(6):3700-3723, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JC014836 2019
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Putman, N.F., G.J. Goni, L.J. Gramer, C. Hu, E.M. Johns, J. Trinanes, and M. Wang. Simulating transport pathways of pelagic Sargassum from the equatorial Atlantic into the Caribbean Sea. Progress in Oceanography, 165:205-214, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.06.009 2018
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Carillo, L., J.T. Lamkin, E.M. Johns, L. Vasquez-Yeomans, F. Sosa-Cordero, E. Malca, R.H. Smith, and T. Gerard. Linking oceanographic processes and marine resources in the western Caribbean Sea large marine ecosystem area. Environmental Development, 22:84-96, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2017.01.004 2017
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Carrillo, L., E.M. Johns, R.H. Smith, and J.T. Lamkin. Pathways and hydrography in the Mesoamerican barrier reef system, Part 2: Water masses and thermohaline structure. Continental Shelf Research, 120:41-58, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2016.03.014 2016
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Lee, T.N., N. Melo, N. Smith, E.M. Johns, C.R. Kelble, R.H. Smith, and P.B. Ortner. Circulation and water renewal of Florida Bay. Bulletin of Marine Science, 92(2):153-180, https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2015.1019 2016
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Carrillo, L., E.M. Johns, R.H. Smith, J.T. Lamkin, and J.L. Largier. Pathways and hydrography in the Mesoamerican barrier reef system, Part I: Circulation. Continental Shelf Research, 109:164-176, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2015.09.014 2015
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Johns, E.M., B.A. Muhling, R.C. Perez, F.E. Muller-Karger, N. Melo, R.H. Smith, J.T. Lamkin, T.L. Gerard, and E. Malca. Amazon River water in the northeastern Caribbean Sea and its effect on larval reef fish assemblages during April 2009. Fisheries Oceanography, 23(6):472-494, https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12082 2014
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Muller-Karger, F.E., M.T. Kavanaugh, E. Montes, W.M. Balch, M. Breitbart, F.P. Chavez, S.C. Doney, E.M. Johns, R.M. Letelier, M.W. Lomas, H.M. Sosik, and A.E. White. A framework for a marine biodiversity observing network within changing continental shelf seascapes. Oceanography, 27(2):18-23, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2014.56 2014
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Smith, R.H., E.M. 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, 77:118-131, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2013.12.009 2014
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Cannizzaro, J.P., C. Hu, K.L. Carder, C.R. Kelble, N. Melo, E.M. Johns, G.A. Vargo, and C.A. Heil. On the accuracy of SeaWiFS ocean color data products on the West Florida Shelf. Journal of Coastal Research, 29(6):1257-1272, https://doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00223.1 2013
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Muhling, B.A., R.H. Smith, L. Vasquez-Yeomans, J.T. Lampkin, E.M. Johns, L. Carrillo, E. Sosa-Cordero, and E. Malca. Larval fish assemblages and mesoscale oceanographic structure along the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef system. Fisheries Oceanography, 22(5):409-428, https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12031 2013
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Zhao, J., C. Hu, B. Lapointe, N. Melo, E.M. Johns, and R.H. Smith. Satellite-observed black water events off southwest Florida: Implications for coral reef health in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Remote Sensing, 5(1):415-431, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs5010415 2013
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Johns, E., and T.N. Lee. Weather and climate strongly influence salinity, water quality, and circulation of south Florida coastal waters and bays. In Tropical Connections: South Florida's Marine Environment, W.L. Kruczynski and P.J. Fletcher (eds.). IAN Press, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, MD, 72-73, 2012
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Keller, B.D., and E. Johns. Strong ocean currents connect geographic regions. In Tropical Connections: South Florida's Marine Environment, W.L. Kruczynski and P.J. Fletcher (eds.). IAN Press, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, MD, 15, 2012
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Manzello, D.P., I.C. Enochs, N. Melo, D.K. Gledhill, and E.M. Johns. Ocean acidification refugia of the Florida Reef track. PLoS ONE, 7(7):e41715, 10 pp., https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041 2012
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Smith, R.H., and E. Johns. Oceanographic data are collected in many different ways. In Tropical Connections: South Florida's Marine Environment, W.L. Kruczynski and P.J. Fletcher (eds.). IAN Press, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, MD, 66, 2012
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Gramer, L.J., E.M. Johns, J.C. Hendee, and C. Hu. Characterization of biologically significant hydrodynamic anomalies on the Florida Reef Tract. Proceedings, 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, July 7-11, 2008. International Society for Reef Studies, 470-474, 2009
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Lee, T.N., N. Melo, E. Johns, C. Kelble, R.H. Smith, and P.B. Ortner. On water renewal and salinity variability in the northeast subregion of Florida Bay. Bulletin of Marine Science, 82(1):83-105, 2008
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Kelble, C.R., E.M. Johns, W.K. Nuttle, T.N. Lee, R.H. Smith, and P.B. Ortner. Salinity patterns of Florida Bay. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, 71(1-2):318-334, https://doi.org/10.1016.j.ecss.2006.08.006 2007
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Lee, T.N., E. Johns, and P.B. Ortner. Physical processes, pp. 30-54. In Florida Bay Science Program: A Synthesis of Research on Florida Bay, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, FWRI Technical Report, TR-11, 148 pp., 2007
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Kourafalou, V.H., R.S. Balotro, G. Peng, T.N. Lee, E. Johns, P.B. Ortner, A. Wallcraft, and T. Townsend. Seasonal variability of circulation and salinity around Florida Bay and the Florida Keys: SoFLA-HYCOM results and comparison to in-situ data. University of Miami-Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Technical Report, RSMAS 2006-04, 102 pp., 2006
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Lee, T.N., E. Johns, N. Melo, R.H. Smith, P.B. Ortner, and N. Smith. On Florida Bay hypersalinity and water exchange. Bulletin of Marine Science, 79(2):301-327, 2006
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Hu, C., F.E. Muller-Karger, C. Taylor, K.L. Carder, C. Kelble, E. Johns, and C.A. Heil. Red tide detection and tracing using MODIS fluorescence data: A regional example in southwest Florida coastal waters. Remote Sensing of Environment, 97(3):311-321, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2005.05.013 2005
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Hu, C., J.R. Nelson, E. Johns, Z. Chen, R.H. Weisberg, and F.E. Muller-Karger. Mississippi River water in the Florida Straits and in the Gulf Stream off Georgia in summer 2004. Geophysical Research Letters, 32(14):L14606, 5 pp., https://doi.org/10.1029/2005GL022942 2005
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Johns, E., R.H. Smith, P.B. Ortner, T.N. Lee, C.R. Kelble, and N. Melo. Real-time oceanographic and meteorological observations in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Proceedings, 2005 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, Duck Key, FL, December 11-14, 2005. University of Florida, 133-134, 2005
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Johns, E., R.H. Smith, P.B. Ortner, T.N. Lee, C.R. Kelble, and N. Melo. Salinity variability in south Florida coastal waters, 1995-2005. Proceedings, 2005 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, Duck Key, FL, December 11-14, 2005. University of Florida, 135-136, 2005
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Kelble, C.R., E.M. Johns, P.B. Ortner, W.K. Nuttle, T.N. Lee, C.D. Hittle, and R.H. Smith. Salinity patterns of Florida Bay. Proceedings, 2005 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, Duck Key, FL, December 11-14, 2005. University of Florida, 137-138, 2005
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Lee, T.N., E.M. Johns, N. Melo, R.H. Smith, P.B. Ortner, D. Smith, and N. Smith. On Florida Bay hypersalinity and water exchange. Proceedings, 2005 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, Duck Key, FL, December 11-14, 2005. University of Florida, 123-124, 2005
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Melo, N., T.N. Lee, E. Johns, R.H. Smith, P.B. Ortner, and D. Smith. Recent measurements of salinity, flow, and sea level variability in western basins of Florida Bay-Rabbit and Twin Key Basins. Proceedings, 2005 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, Duck Key, FL, December 11-14, 2005. University of Florida, 141-142, 2005
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Smith, R.H., E. Johns, P.B. Ortner, T.N. Lee, C.R. Kelble, and N. Melo. Satellite-tracked surface drifter trajectories reveal the spatial and temporal current variability of south Florida. Proceedings, 2005 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, Duck Key, FL, December 11-14, 2005. University of Florida, 148-149, 2005
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Smith, R.H., E.M. Johns, S.R. Cummings, P.B. Ortner, C.R. Kelble, N. Melo, and T.N. Lee. The influence of the 2005 hurricane season on water quality in Florida Bay and surrounding coastal waters. Proceedings, 2005 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, Duck Key, FL, December 11-14, 2005. University of Florida, 146-147, 2005
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Baringer, M.O., E. Johns, C.S. Meinen, S.L. Garzoli, and A. Flosadottir. Western boundary time series in the Atlantic Ocean, pp. 77-89. In Annual Report on the State of the Ocean and the Ocean Observing System for Climate, D.M. Stanitski (ed.). NOAA Office of Climate Observation, Silver Spring, MD, 307 pp., 2004
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Hu, C., F.E. Muller-Karger, G.A. Vargo, M.B. Neely, and E. Johns. Linkages between coastal runoff and the Florida Keys ecosystem: A study of a dark plume event. Geophysical Research Letters, 31(15):L15307, 4 pp., https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GL020382 2004
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Johns, E., P.B. Ortner, R.H. Smith, C.R. Kelble, S.R. Cummings, J.C. Hendee, N. Melo, T.N. Lee, and E.J. Williams. New interdisciplinary oceanographic observations in the coastal waters adjacent to Florida Bay. Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem from Kissimmee to the Keys, Palm Harbor, FL, April 13-18, 2003. University of Florida Office of Conferences and Institutes, 45-47 (CD-ROM), 2003
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Lee, T.N., E. Williams, E. Johns, R.H. Smith, and N. Melo. Circulation and exchange processes within Florida Bay interior basins. Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem from Kissimmee to the Keys, Palm Harbor, FL, April 13-18, 2003. University of Florida Office of Conferences and Institutes, 26-28 (CD-ROM), 2003
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Melo, N., T.N. Lee, E.J. Williams, D. Smith, M. Framinan, R.H. Smith, and E. Johns. A movie of Florida Bay sea level response to local wind forcing. Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem from Kissimmee to the Keys, Palm Harbor, FL, April 13-18, 2003. University of Florida Office of Conferences and Institutes, 59-60 (CD-ROM), 2003
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Schmid, C., Z.D. Garraffo, E. Johns, and S.L. Garzoli. Pathways and variability at intermediate depths in the tropical Atlantic. In Interhemispheric Water Exchange in the Atlantic Ocean, G.J. Goni and P. Malanotte-Rizzoli (eds.). Elsevier Oceanography Series, 68 (ISBN 978-0-444-51267-3), 233-268, 2003
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Johns, E., P.B. Ortner, R.H. Smith, W.D. Wilson, T.N. Lee, and E. Williams. Salinity variability in Florida Bay from monthly high resolution surveys. Proceedings, 2001 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, Key Largo, FL, April 23-26, 2001. University of Florida, 16-17, 2001
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Johns, E., R.H. Smith, W.D. Wilson, T.N. Lee, and E. Williams. Influence of hurricanes, tropical storms, and cold fronts on south Florida coastal waters. Proceedings, 2001 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, Key Largo, FL, April 23-26, 2001. University of Florida, 14-15, 2001
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Lee, T.N., E. Williams, E. Johns, W.D. Wilson, and N.P. Smith. Transport processes linking south Florida coastal ecosystems. In The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook, K.G. Porter and J.W. Porter (eds.). CRC Press (ISBN 0849320267), 309-342, 2001
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Smith, R.H., E. Johns, W.D. Wilson, T.N. Lee, and E. Williams. Moored observations of salinity variability in Florida Bay and south Florida coastal waters on daily to interannual time scales. Proceedings, 2001 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, Key Largo, FL, April 23-26, 2001. University of Florida, 42-43, 2001
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Bourles, B., R.L. Molinari, E. Johns, W.D. Wilson, and K.D. Leaman. Upper layer currents in the western tropical North Atlantic (1989-1991). Journal of Geophysical Research, 104(C1):1361-1376, 1999
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Johns, E., W.D. Wilson, and R.L. Molinari. Direct observations of velocity and transport in the passages between the Intra-Americas Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, 1984-1996. Journal of Geophysical Research, 104(C11):25,805-25,820, https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JC900235 1999
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Johns, E., W.D. Wilson, and T.N. Lee. Surface salinity variability of Florida Bay and southwest Florida coastal waters. 1999 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, Programs and Abstracts, Key Largo, FL, November 1-5, 1999. University of Florida Sea Grant Program, 169-171, 1999
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Lee, T.N., E. Williams, E. Johns, and W.D. Wilson. First year results from enhanced observations of circulation and exchange processes in western Florida Bay and connecting coastal waters, including effects of El Niño and Hurricane Georges. 1999 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine System Science Conference, Programs and Abstracts, Key Largo, FL, November 1-5, 1999. University of Florida Sea Grant Program, 145-147, 1999
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Wilson, W.D., E. Johns, R.H. Smith, T.N. Lee, and E. Williams. Interaction of freshwater riverine discharges from the Everglades with the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay: Preliminary results from a moored array and shipboard surveys. 1999 Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, Programs and Abstracts, Key Largo, FL, November 1-5, 1999. University of Florida Sea Grant Program, 175-177, 1999
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Castle, R.D., R.H. Wanninkhof, J.L. Bullister, S.C. Doney, R.A. Feely, B.E. Huss, E. Johns, F.J. Millero, K. Lee, D. Frazel, D. Wisegarver, D.Greeley, F. Menzia, M. Lamb, G. Berberian, and L.D. Moore. Chemical and hydrographic profiles and underway measurements from the eastern North Atlantic during July and August of 1993. NOAA Data Report, ERL-AOML-32 (PB98-131865), 82 pp., 1998
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Hitchcock, G., G.A. Vargo, T. Lee, E. Johns, E. Williams, and J. Jurado. The influence of circulation on nutrient distributions in western Florida Bay. Proceedings, 1998 Florida Bay Science Conference, Miami, FL, May 12-14, 1998. Florida Sea Grant College Program, 98-99, 1998
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Lee, T.N., E. Johns, W.D. Wilson, and E. Williams. Florida Bay circulation and exchange study. Proceedings, 1998 Florida Bay Science Conference, Miami, FL, May 12-14, 1998. Florida Sea Grant College Program, 43-44, 1998
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Johns, E., R.A. Fine, and R.L. Molinari. Deep flow along the western boundary south of the Blake Bahama Outer Ridge. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 27(10):2187-2208, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0485(1997)0272.0.CO; 1997
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Molinari, R.L., and E. Johns. Upper layer temperature structure of the western tropical Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research, 99(C9):18,225-18,233, https://doi.org/10.1029/94JC01204 1994
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Wilson, W.D., E. Johns, and R.L. Molinari. Upper layer circulation in the western tropical North Atlantic Ocean during August 1989. Journal of Geophysical Research, 99(C11):22,513-22,523, https://doi.org/10.1029/94JC02066 1994
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Fine, R.A., E. Johns, and R.L. Molinari. Deep Western Boundary Current structure in the region of the Blake-Bahama outer ridge. Proceedings, Principal Investigators Meeting of the Atlantic Climate Change Program, Miami, FL, March 9-11, 1992. NOAA Climate and Global Change Program, Special Report No. 7, 137-142, 1993
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Johns, E., and A.M. Wilburn. Hydrographic observations in the western tropical and subtropical North Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic Climate Change Program (ACCP) and Western Tropical Atlantic Experiment (WESTRAX) during 1990. NOAA Data Report, ERL-AOML-22 (PB93-184760), 108 pp., 1993
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Johns, E., and A.M. Wilburn. Hydrographic observations in the western tropical and subtropical North Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic Climate Change Program (ACCP) and Western Tropical Atlantic Experiment (WESTRAX) during 1991. NOAA Data Report, ERL-AOML-23 (PB93-184778), 82 pp., 1993
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Lee, T.N., W. Johns, R. Zantopp, and E. Johns. Moored measurement of the thermohaline circulation and meridional heat flux in the western subtropical Atlantic at 26.5°N. Proceedings, Principal Investigators Meeting of the Atlantic Climate Change Program, Miami, FL, March 9-11, 1992. NOAA Climate and Global Change Program, Special Report No. 7, 143-153, 1993
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Molinari, R.L., E. Johns, R. Raghunath, W.E. Johns, and R.J. Zantopp. The Deep Western Boundary Current from 29°N to the equator. Proceedings, Principal Investigators Meeting of the Atlantic Climate Change Program, Miami, FL, March 9-11, 1992. NOAA Climate and Global Change Program, Special Report No. 7, 155-156, 1993
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Molinari, R.L., R.A. Fine, and E. Johns. The Deep Western Boundary Current in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean. Deep-Sea Research, Part I, 39(11-12):1967-1984, https://doi.org/10.1016/0198-0149(92)90008-H 1992
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Molinari, R.L., E. Johns, and J.F. Festa. The annual cycle of meridional heat flux in the Atlantic Ocean at 26.5°N. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 20(3):476-482, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0485(1990)0202.0.CO; 1990
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Wilburn, A.M., E. Johns, and M.H. Bushnell. Current velocity and hydrographic observations in the southwestern North Atlantic Ocean: Subtropical Atlantic Climate Study (STACS), 1989. NOAA Data Report, ERL-AOML-18 (PB91-115535), 100 pp., 1990
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Johns, E., D.R. Watts, and H.T. Rossby. A test of geostrophy in the Gulf Stream. Journal of Geophysical Research, 94(C3):3211-3222, https://doi.org/10.1029/JC094iC03p03211 1989
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Leaman, K.D., E. Johns, and H.T. Rossby. The average distribution of volume transport and potential vorticity with temperature at three sections across the Gulf Stream. Journal of Physical Oceanography,19(1):36-51, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0485(1989)0192.0.CO; 1989
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Wilburn, A.M., E. Johns, and M.H. Bushnell. Current velocity and hydrographic observations in the southwestern North Atlantic Ocean: Subtropical Atlantic Climate Study (STACS), 1988. NOAA Data Report, ERL-AOML-13 (PB89-230825), 89 pp., 1989
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Wilburn, A.M., E. Johns, and M.H. Bushnell. Current velocity and hydrographic observations in the southwestern North Atlantic Ocean: Subtropical Atlantic Climate Study (STACS), 1987. NOAA Data Report, ERL-AOML-12 (PB89-114011), 92 pp., 1988
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Wilburn, A.M., E. Johns, and M.H. Bushnell. Current velocity and hydrographic observations in the Straits of Florida, the Caribbean Sea, and offshore of the Antillean Archipelago: Subtropical Atlantic Climate Study (STACS), 1984 and 1985. NOAA Data Report, ERL-AOML-8 (PB88-149299), 200 pp., 1987
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Wilburn, A.M., E. Johns, and M.H. Bushnell. Current velocity and hydrographic observations in the Straits of Florida, the Caribbean Sea, and offshore of the Antillean Archipelago: Subtropical Atlantic Climate Study (STACS), 1986. NOAA Data Report, ERL-AOML-10 (PB88-160767), 253 pp., 1987
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Awards

NOAA’s Administrator’s Award 2017

For surveying Cuban waters and establishing a groundbreaking multinational Atlantic bluefin tuna research partnership with Cuban scientists.

Excellence in Partnering Award 2017

For contributions to the project entitled National Marine Sanctuaries at Sentinel Sites for a Demonstration Marine Biodiversity Observation Network.

US Department of Commerce Bronze Medal 2007
Western Boundary Time Series – Meridional Overturning Circulation Team

For long-term research, design and support of an observing system forthe Florida Current and the Meridional Overturning Circulation.

Libby Johns