Derivation of Red Tide Index and Density Using Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI) Data by Min-Sun Lee, Kyung-Ae Park, Fiorenza Micheli

“…The formulation and methodology of NRTI and density estimation in this study is anticipated to be applicable to other ocean color satellite data and other regions around the world, thereby increasing capacity to quantify and track red tides at large spatial scales and in real time.…”
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Using light-dependent scleractinia to define the upper boundary of mesophotic coral ecosystems on the reefs of Utila, Honduras by Laverick, J, Andradi-Brown, D, Rogers, A

“…To support a biological definition of mesophotic reefs, we advocate this analytical framework should be applied around the Caribbean and extended into other ocean basins where MCEs are present.…”

Strong sensitivity of Southern Ocean carbon uptake and nutrient cycling to wind stirring by K. B. Rodgers, O. Aumont, S. E. Mikaloff Fletcher, Y. Plancherel, L. Bopp, C. de Boyer Montégut, D. Iudicone, R. F. Keeling, G. Madec, R. Wanninkhof

“…This impacts not only the mean carbon uptake, but also the phasing of the seasonal cycle of carbon and other ocean biogeochemical tracers. Enhanced wind stirring delays the seasonal onset of stratification, and this has large impacts on both entrainment and the biological pump. …”
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Open-ocean tides simulated by ICON-O, version icon-2.6.6 by J.-S. von Storch, E. Hertwig, V. Lüschow, N. Brüggemann, H. Haak, P. Korn, V. Singh

“…An error analysis shows, however, that the open-ocean tides simulated by ICON-O are less accurate than those simulated by two other ocean general circulation models (OGCMs), especially when not properly adjusting the time step and the parameters used in the time-stepping scheme. …”
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Chlorophyll-a Concentration Retrieval in the Optically Complex Waters of the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf Using Principal Component Analysis by Julien Laliberté, Pierre Larouche, Emmanuel Devred, Susanne Craig

“…The method could easily be used with other ocean-colour satellite sensors (e.g., MODIS, MERIS, VIIRS, OLCI) to extend the time series for the St. …”
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Estimating the Pycnocline Depth From the SAR Signature of Internal Waves in the Alboran Sea by Morgane Dessert, Marc Honnorat, Jean-Marc Le Caillec, Christophe Messager, Xavier Carton

“…Extra applications of this method on other ocean regions would be of interest.…”
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MULTI-MODAL DEEP LEARNING WITH SENTINEL-3 OBSERVATIONS FOR THE DETECTION OF OCEANIC INTERNAL WAVES by L. Drees, J. Kusche, R. Roscher, R. Roscher

“…Furthermore, the occurrence of internal waves can be confused with other ocean phenomena. In this work, we present an automated detection framework for internal waves based on multiple data sources in order to compensate for the shortcoming of single data sources. …”
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The Pelagic Species Trait Database, an open data resource to support trait-based ocean research by Miram R. Gleiber, Natasha A. Hardy, Zachary Roote, Alana M. Krug-MacLeod, Caitlin J. Morganson, Zackary Tandy, Iris George, Cindy Matuch, Cole B. Brookson, Elizabeth A. Daly, Elan J. Portner, C. Anela Choy, Larry B. Crowder, Stephanie J. Green

“…Species in the dataset primarily inhabit the California Current system and broader NE Pacific Ocean, but also includes pelagic species known to be consumed by top ocean predators from other ocean basins. The aim of this dataset is to enhance the use of trait-based approaches in marine ecosystems and for predator populations worldwide.…”
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Biological oceanography, biogeochemical cycles, and pelagic ecosystem functioning of the east-central South Pacific Gyre: focus on Easter Island and Salas y Gómez Island by Peter von Dassow, Silvana Collado-Fabbri

“…Short-term experiments suggested iron is not limiting, yet iron still likely limits nitrogen fixation, and thus production, at longer time scales, as the presence of nitrogen-fixers is exceptionally low compared to other ocean gyres. Plankton function is dominated by the smallest unicellular organisms, picoplankton (<3 μm in diameter). …”
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Development of the SURface Fast Emissivity Model for Ocean (SURFEM‐Ocean) Based on the PARMIO Radiative Transfer Model by Lise Kilic, Catherine Prigent, Carlos Jimenez, Emma Turner, James Hocking, Stephen English, Thomas Meissner, Emmanuel Dinnat

“…Finally, SURFEM‐Ocean results are compared with satellite observations and other ocean emissivity models. SURFEM‐Ocean extends the capability of FASTEM. …”
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Underestimated responses of Walker circulation to ENSO-related SST anomaly in atmospheric and coupled models by Xin-Yue Wang, Jiang Zhu, Chueh-Hsin Chang, Nathaniel C. Johnson, Hailong Liu, Yadi Li, Chentao Song, Meijiao Xin, Yi Zhou, Xichen Li

“…It connects the Pacific sea surface temperature (SST) variability to the climate variabilities from the other ocean basins to the mid- and high latitudes. Previous studies indicated that the ENSO-related atmospheric feedback, in particular, the surface wind response is largely underestimated in AMIP and CMIP models. …”
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Forecasting Ocean Chlorophyll in the Equatorial Pacific by Cecile S. Rousseaux, Cecile S. Rousseaux, Watson W. Gregg

“…This system provides an initial basis for future applications including the effects of El Niño events on fisheries and other ocean resources given improvements identified in the analysis of these results.…”
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Offshore wind project-level monitoring in the Northeast U.S. continental shelf ecosystem: evaluating the potential to mitigate impacts to long-term scientific surveys by Elizabeth T. Methratta, Andrew Lipsky, Jason M. Boucher

“…Offshore wind will generate much needed renewable energy in the U.S. and worldwide, but this industry will also affect other ocean uses. In the Northeast U.S. continental shelf (NES) ecosystem, these effects include the impact that wind development will have on the design and execution of long running scientific surveys conducted by National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries) which play a critical role in the provision of scientific information for stock assessment and advice for fisheries management. …”
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Catching the right wave: evaluating wave energy resources and potential compatibility with existing marine and coastal uses. by Choong-Ki Kim, Jodie E Toft, Michael Papenfus, Gregory Verutes, Anne D Guerry, Marry H Ruckelshaus, Katie K Arkema, Gregory Guannel, Spencer A Wood, Joanna R Bernhardt, Heather Tallis, Mark L Plummer, Benjamin S Halpern, Malin L Pinsky, Michael W Beck, Francis Chan, Kai M A Chan, Phil S Levin, Stephen Polasky

“…We developed a decision-support tool to assist siting wave energy facilities, which allows the user to balance the need for profitability of the facilities with the need to minimize conflicts with other ocean uses. Our wave energy model quantifies harvestable wave energy and evaluates the net present value (NPV) of a wave energy facility based on a capital investment analysis. …”
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Tropical Cyclone-Induced Sea Surface Temperature Responses in the Northern Indian Ocean by Jianmin Yu, Haibin Lv, Simei Tan, Yuntao Wang

“…Consistent with findings in other ocean basins, stronger and slower-moving TCs induced more substantial cooling effects. …”
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Variations in past and present ocean circulation assessed with U-series nuclides by Thomas, A, Alexander Llewellyn Thomas

“…This finding is in contrast to other ocean basins, particularly the North Atlantic, where large changes in circulation are observed. …”

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF SHIP NAVIGATION IN ROUGH SEAS BASED ON ECMWF DATA by Patil Prasad Vinayak, Chelladurai Sree Krishna Prabu, Nagarajan Vishwanath, Sha Om Prakash

“…Based on the analysis and simulation results it is shown that: (i) The mean wave height, wave period, and wind speed has increased in some ocean zones and decreased in other ocean zones. If any change has occurred, it is uniform for both seasons (summer and winter). …”
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Characterization and Modeling of Doppler Spectra for Offshore UHF-Band Sea Clutter at Low Grazing Angles by Peng Zhao, Zhensen Wu, Yushi Zhang, Jinpeng Zhang, Xinyu Xu, Jiaji Wu

“…For spectral widths, the grazing angle is a significant influencing factor, with its broadening trend evident with a decrease in the grazing angle, whereas other ocean parameters, such as wave direction and wind direction, have no apparent influence. …”
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New Constraints on the Physical and Biological Controls on the Silicon Isotopic Composition of the Arctic Ocean by Mark A. Brzezinski, Mark A. Brzezinski, Ivia Closset, Janice L. Jones, Gregory F. de Souza, Colin Maden

“…The maximum in silicic acid concentration, [Si(OH)4], within the double halocline of the Canada Basin formed a local minimum in δ30Si(OH)4 that extended across the Canada Basin, reflecting the high-[Si(OH)4] Pacific source waters and benthic inputs of Si(OH)4 in the Chukchi Sea. δ30Si(OH)4 became lighter with the increase in [Si(OH)4] in intermediate and deep waters; however, both Canada Basin deep water and Eurasian Basin deep water were heavier than deep waters from other ocean basins. A preliminary isotope budget incorporating all available Arctic δ30Si(OH)4 data confirms the importance of isotopically heavy inflows in creating the anomalous deep Arctic Si isotope signature, but also reveals a surprising similarity in the isotopic composition of the major inflows compared to outflows across the main gateways connecting the Arctic with the Pacific and the Atlantic. …”
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Modeling protected species distributions and habitats to inform siting and management of pioneering ocean industries: A case study for Gulf of Mexico aquaculture. by Nicholas A Farmer, Jessica R Powell, James A Morris, Melissa S Soldevilla, Lisa C Wickliffe, Jonathan A Jossart, Jonathan K MacKay, Alyssa L Randall, Gretchen E Bath, Penny Ruvelas, Laura Gray, Jennifer Lee, Wendy Piniak, Lance Garrison, Robert Hardy, Kristen M Hart, Chris Sasso, Lesley Stokes, Kenneth L Riley

“…These modeling methods are transferable to other regions, to other sensitive or protected species, and for spatial planning for other ocean-uses.…”
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