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Johnson, G.C., and R. Lumpkin. Overview (in Chapter 3, State of the Climate in 2022). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(9):S152-S153 (https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0076.2) (2023).
Lumpkin, R., F. Bringas, G. Goni, and B. Qiu. Surface currents (in Chapter 3, State of the Climate in 2022). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(9):S177-S180 (https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0076.2) (2023).
Reagan, J., T. Boyer, C. Schmid, and R. Locarnini. Subsurface salinity (in Chapter 3, State of the Climate in 2022). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(9):S165-S167 (https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0076.2) (2023).
Volkov, D.L., D.A. Smeed, M. Lankhorst, S. Dong, B.I. Moat, J. Willis, W. Hobbs, T. Biló, W. Johns, and L. Chomaik. Meridional overturning circulation and heat transport in the Atlantic Ocean (in Chapter 3, State of the Climate in 2022). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(9):S181-S184 (https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0076.2) (2023).
Wanninkhof, R., J.A. Triñanes, P. Landschützer, R.A. Feely, and B.R. Carter. Global ocean carbon cycle (in Chapter 3, State of the Climate in 2022). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(9):S191-S195. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(9):S191-S195 (https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0076.2) (2023).
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Project Highlight
Saildrone
For the third year, NOAA and Saildrone Inc. will deploy Saildrones, uncrewed surface ocean observation platforms powered by solar, wind and wave energy, to track Atlantic hurricanes. These robots provide information about the ocean and atmosphere, including sea surface temperature, salinity, surface air temperature, humidity, pressure, wind direction and speed, and wave height. Twelve saildrones, more than ever before, will be on patrol this summer in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, with several providing collocated observations alongside underwater gliders.
To learn more about the partnership between Saildrone Inc. and NOAA, click the button below.

Physical Oceanography Data
Data from buoys, satellites, and instruments on the sea floor can be accessed on our Data page or by clicking the links below.
Argo Data: Broad-scale global array of temperature and salinity profiling floats.
Satellite Data: Sea height anomaly, sea surface and water column temperature, and surface currents.
Global Drifter Data: Global surface currents, drifter-derived climatology, and seasonal current animations.
State of the Observing System Data: The State of the Ocean Observing System is our evaluation of how well essential ocean and climate variables are being measured.
XBT Data: Temperature, structure, and time-dependent ocean properties of the Atlantic Subtropical Gyre.
Florida Current Transport Time Series: Submerged cables provide voltage differential to measure daily transport
Science Seminars
The Physical Oceanography Division at AOML hosts seminars to share its latest work and strengthen collaborations for an Earth Systems approach to research. Watch seminars from previous years on Youtube.
Upcoming Seminars
There are no upcoming seminars at this time.
Contact
| Rick Lumpkin, Ph.D.
Director, Physical Oceanography Division
| Renellys Perez, Ph. D.
Deputy Director, Physical Oceanography Division
Featured Position
Research Associate II & Senior Research Associate I
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) of the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Research Associate II and Senior Research Associate I position in Miami, Florida. The incumbent will be contributing to the development and maintenance of hardware and software to operate equipment and distribute oceanographic data from XBTs and gliders. The incumbent will participate in the testing of the hardware and software on board of oceanographic or commercial ships and will participate in oceanographic research cruises to assist in the collection of XBT and glider data.
