Global perspectives on observing ocean boundary current systems

RE Todd, FP Chavez, S Clayton, S Cravatte… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Ocean boundary current systems are key components of the climate system, are home to
highly productive ecosystems, and have numerous societal impacts. Establishment of a …

Frontal eddies provide an oceanographic triad for favorable larval fish habitat

IM Suthers, A Schaeffer, M Archer… - Limnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Frontal eddies form on the shoreward edge of boundary currents, on average at weekly
intervals and can last up to several weeks. This duration allows zooplankton production and …

Quantifying coastal freshwater extremes during unprecedented rainfall using long timeseries multi-platform salinity observations

N Malan, M Roughan, M Hemming… - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
During 2022, extreme rainfall occurred across southeast Australia, making it the wettest year
on record. The oceanic impact of extreme rainfall events in normally 'dry'regions is not well …

Decadal demographic shifts and size-dependent disturbance responses of corals in a subtropical warming hotspot

B Sommer, JM Hodge, L Lachs, J Cant, JM Pandolfi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Long-term demographic studies at biogeographic transition zones can elucidate how body
size mediates disturbance responses. Focusing on subtropical reefs in eastern Australia, we …

On the variability of the East Australian Current: Jet structure, meandering, and influence on shelf circulation

MR Archer, M Roughan, SR Keating… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Given the importance of western boundary currents over a wide range of scales in the
ocean, it is crucial that we understand their dynamics to accurately predict future changes …

Latitudinal patterns in trophic structure of temperate reef‐associated fishes and predicted consequences of climate change

MM Holland, JA Smith, JD Everett, A Vergés… - Fish and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Some dramatic consequences of climate change are caused by shifting species interactions
and associated changes to trophic structure and energy flow. In coastal ecosystems, the …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal BME characterization and map** of sea surface chlorophyll in Chesapeake Bay (USA) using auxiliary sea surface temperature data

J He, G Christakos, J Wu, M Li, J Leng - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Improving the spatiotemporal coverage of remote sensing (RS) products, such as sea
surface chlorophyll concentration (SSCC), can offer a better understanding of the …

Attribution and predictability of climate‐driven variability in global ocean color

HG Lim, JP Dunne, CA Stock… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
For over two decades, satellite ocean color missions have revealed spatio‐temporal
variations in marine chlorophyll. Seasonal cycles and interannual changes of the physical …

Eddy‐driven cross‐shelf transport in the East Australian Current separation zone

N Malan, M Archer, M Roughan… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In western boundary current systems, sharp velocity gradients between the poleward flowing
jet and coastal waters generally act to inhibit cross‐shelf exchange. Downstream of jet …

A tale of two eddies: The biophysical characteristics of two contrasting cyclonic eddies in the e ast a ustralian c urrent s ystem

M Roughan, SR Keating, A Schaeffer… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Mesoscale cyclonic eddies are known to be highly productive. Less well‐known are the
dynamics and productivity of smaller cyclonic eddies, known as frontal eddies, that form on …