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Volume 6, 2010

Volumes and issues
Volumes and issues

Volume 6, 2010

12 Jan 2010
Corrigendum to "Observed and simulated estimates of the meridional overturning circulation at 26.5° N in the Atlantic" published in Ocean Sci., 5, 575–589, 2009
J. Baehr, S. Cunningham, H. Haak, P. Heimbach, T. Kanzow, and J. Marotzke
Ocean Sci., 6, 1–1, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-1-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-1-2010, 2010
18 Jan 2010
Density and Absolute Salinity of the Baltic Sea 2006–2009
R. Feistel, S. Weinreben, H. Wolf, S. Seitz, P. Spitzer, B. Adel, G. Nausch, B. Schneider, and D. G. Wright
Ocean Sci., 6, 3–24, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-3-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-3-2010, 2010
21 Jan 2010
Pre-operational short-term forecasts for Mediterranean Sea biogeochemistry
P. Lazzari, A. Teruzzi, S. Salon, S. Campagna, C. Calonaci, S. Colella, M. Tonani, and A. Crise
Ocean Sci., 6, 25–39, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-25-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-25-2010, 2010
22 Jan 2010
Indian Ocean Subtropical Mode Water: its water characteristics and spatial distribution
T. Tsubouchi, T. Suga, and K. Hanawa
Ocean Sci., 6, 41–50, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-41-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-41-2010, 2010
26 Jan 2010
What are "ecogenomic sensors?" A review and thoughts for the future
C. A. Scholin
Ocean Sci., 6, 51–60, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-51-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-51-2010, 2010
27 Jan 2010
Comparison of global ocean colour data records
S. Djavidnia, F. Mélin, and N. Hoepffner
Ocean Sci., 6, 61–76, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-61-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-61-2010, 2010
29 Jan 2010
Spatiotemporal variations of fCO2 in the North Sea
A. M. Omar, A. Olsen, T. Johannessen, M. Hoppema, H. Thomas, and A. V. Borges
Ocean Sci., 6, 77–89, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-77-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-77-2010, 2010
01 Feb 2010
Thermodynamic properties of sea air
R. Feistel, D. G. Wright, H.-J. Kretzschmar, E. Hagen, S. Herrmann, and R. Span
Ocean Sci., 6, 91–141, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-91-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-91-2010, 2010
02 Feb 2010
Transformation of an Agulhas eddy near the continental slope
S. Baker-Yeboah, G. R. Flierl, G. G. Sutyrin, and Y. Zhang
Ocean Sci., 6, 143–159, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-143-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-143-2010, 2010
04 Feb 2010
Ensemble perturbation smoother for optimizing tidal boundary conditions by assimilation of High-Frequency radar surface currents – application to the German Bight
A. Barth, A. Alvera-Azcárate, K.-W. Gurgel, J. Staneva, A. Port, J.-M. Beckers, and E. V. Stanev
Ocean Sci., 6, 161–178, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-161-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-161-2010, 2010
05 Feb 2010
The timescale and extent of thermal expansion of the global ocean due to climate change
S. Marčelja
Ocean Sci., 6, 179–184, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-179-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-179-2010, 2010
08 Feb 2010
The gyre-scale circulation of the North Atlantic and sea level at Brest
P. L. Woodworth, N. Pouvreau, and G. Wöppelmann
Ocean Sci., 6, 185–190, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-185-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-185-2010, 2010
09 Feb 2010
Surface expression of Mediterranean Water dipoles and their contribution to the shelf/slope – open ocean exchange
N. Serra, I. Ambar, and D. Boutov
Ocean Sci., 6, 191–209, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-191-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-191-2010, 2010
09 Feb 2010
Variability of scaling time series in the Arctic sea-ice drift dynamics
A. Chmel, V. N. Smirnov, and I. B. Sheikin
Ocean Sci., 6, 211–217, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-211-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-211-2010, 2010
11 Feb 2010
Heat in the Barents Sea: transport, storage, and surface fluxes
L. H. Smedsrud, R. Ingvaldsen, J. E. Ø. Nilsen, and Ø. Skagseth
Ocean Sci., 6, 219–234, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-219-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-219-2010, 2010
17 Feb 2010
Assessment of sensor performance
C. Waldmann, M. Tamburri, R. D. Prien, and P. Fietzek
Ocean Sci., 6, 235–245, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-235-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-235-2010, 2010
17 Feb 2010
Characterization of mixing errors in a coupled physical biogeochemical model of the North Atlantic: implications for nonlinear estimation using Gaussian anamorphosis
D. Béal, P. Brasseur, J.-M. Brankart, Y. Ourmières, and J. Verron
Ocean Sci., 6, 247–262, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-247-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-247-2010, 2010
18 Feb 2010
Preface "Operational oceanography in the Mediterranean Sea: the second stage of development"
N. Pinardi and G. Coppini
Ocean Sci., 6, 263–267, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-263-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-263-2010, 2010
25 Feb 2010
Impact of global ocean model resolution on sea-level variability with emphasis on interannual time scales
T. Penduff, M. Juza, L. Brodeau, G. C. Smith, B. Barnier, J.-M. Molines, A.-M. Treguier, and G. Madec
Ocean Sci., 6, 269–284, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-269-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-269-2010, 2010
26 Feb 2010
On contribution of horizontal and intra-layer convection to the formation of the Baltic Sea cold intermediate layer
I. Chubarenko and N. Demchenko
Ocean Sci., 6, 285–299, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-285-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-285-2010, 2010
01 Mar 2010
Entrainment in the Denmark Strait overflow plume by meso-scale eddies
G. Voet and D. Quadfasel
Ocean Sci., 6, 301–310, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-301-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-301-2010, 2010
03 Mar 2010
Seasonal variability of the Caspian Sea three-dimensional circulation, sea level and air-sea interaction
R. A. Ibrayev, E. Özsoy, C. Schrum, and H. İ. Sur
Ocean Sci., 6, 311–329, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-311-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-311-2010, 2010
03 Mar 2010
Mediterranean intermediate circulation estimated from Argo data in 2003–2010
M. Menna and P. M. Poulain
Ocean Sci., 6, 331–343, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-331-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-331-2010, 2010
08 Mar 2010
Malvinas-slope water intrusions on the northern Patagonia continental shelf
A. R. Piola, N. Martínez Avellaneda, R. A. Guerrero, F. P. Jardón, E. D. Palma, and S. I. Romero
Ocean Sci., 6, 345–359, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-345-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-345-2010, 2010
18 Mar 2010
A model for predicting changes in the electrical conductivity, practical salinity, and absolute salinity of seawater due to variations in relative chemical composition
R. Pawlowicz
Ocean Sci., 6, 361–378, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-361-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-361-2010, 2010
18 Mar 2010
Corrigendum to "The density of seawater as a function of salinity (5 to 70 g kg−1) and temperature (273.15 to 363.15 K)" published in Ocean Sci., 5, 91–100, 2009
F. J. Millero and F. Huang
Ocean Sci., 6, 379–379, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-379-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-379-2010, 2010
19 Mar 2010
Sediment 231Pa/230Th as a recorder of the rate of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation: insights from a 2-D model
Y. Luo, R. Francois, and S. E. Allen
Ocean Sci., 6, 381–400, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-381-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-381-2010, 2010
22 Mar 2010
Structure and forcing of the overflow at the Storfjorden sill and its connection to the Arctic coastal polynya in Storfjorden
F. Geyer, I. Fer, and L. H. Smedsrud
Ocean Sci., 6, 401–411, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-401-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-401-2010, 2010
26 Mar 2010
Modeling the effects of size on patch dynamics of an inert tracer
P. Xiu and F. Chai
Ocean Sci., 6, 413–421, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-413-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-413-2010, 2010
31 Mar 2010
Stochastic Heterogeneity Mapping around a Mediterranean salt lens
G. G. Buffett, C. A. Hurich, E. A. Vsemirnova, R. W. Hobbs, V. Sallarès, R. Carbonell, D. Klaeschen, and B. Biescas
Ocean Sci., 6, 423–429, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-423-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-423-2010, 2010
20 Apr 2010
First images and orientation of fine structure from a 3-D seismic oceanography data set
T. M. Blacic and W. S. Holbrook
Ocean Sci., 6, 431–439, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-431-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-431-2010, 2010
20 Apr 2010
The role of atmosphere and ocean physical processes in ENSO in a perturbed physics coupled climate model
S. Y. Philip, M. Collins, G. J. van Oldenborgh, and B. J. J. M. van den Hurk
Ocean Sci., 6, 441–459, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-441-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-441-2010, 2010
26 Apr 2010
Sensitivity of oxygen dynamics in the water column of the Baltic Sea to external forcing
S. Miladinova and A. Stips
Ocean Sci., 6, 461–474, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-461-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-461-2010, 2010
26 Apr 2010
The contribution of eastern-boundary density variations to the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 26.5° N
M. P. Chidichimo, T. Kanzow, S. A. Cunningham, W. E. Johns, and J. Marotzke
Ocean Sci., 6, 475–490, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-475-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-475-2010, 2010
07 May 2010
Long term trends in the sea surface temperature of the Black Sea
G. I. Shapiro, D. L. Aleynik, and L. D. Mee
Ocean Sci., 6, 491–501, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-491-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-491-2010, 2010
18 May 2010
Biofouling protection for marine environmental sensors
L. Delauney, C. Compère, and M. Lehaitre
Ocean Sci., 6, 503–511, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-503-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-503-2010, 2010
28 May 2010
Exchange across the shelf break at high southern latitudes
J. M. Klinck and M. S. Dinniman
Ocean Sci., 6, 513–524, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-513-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-513-2010, 2010
04 Jun 2010
Statistical trend analysis and extreme distribution of significant wave height from 1958 to 1999 – an application to the Italian Seas
G. Martucci, S. Carniel, J. Chiggiato, M. Sclavo, P. Lionello, and M. B. Galati
Ocean Sci., 6, 525–538, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-525-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-525-2010, 2010
04 Jun 2010
The role of continental shelves in nitrogen and carbon cycling: Northwestern North Atlantic case study
K. Fennel
Ocean Sci., 6, 539–548, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-539-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-539-2010, 2010
07 Jun 2010
Automated gas bubble imaging at sea floor – a new method of in situ gas flux quantification
K. Thomanek, O. Zielinski, H. Sahling, and G. Bohrmann
Ocean Sci., 6, 549–562, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-549-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-549-2010, 2010
08 Jun 2010
On the numerical resolution of the bottom layer in simulations of oceanic gravity currents
N. Laanaia, A. Wirth, J. M. Molines, B. Barnier, and J. Verron
Ocean Sci., 6, 563–572, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-563-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-563-2010, 2010
14 Jun 2010
Importance of the variability of hydrographic preconditioning for deep convection in the Gulf of Lion, NW Mediterranean
L. Grignon, D. A. Smeed, H. L. Bryden, and K. Schroeder
Ocean Sci., 6, 573–586, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-573-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-573-2010, 2010
15 Jun 2010
Temporal energy partitions of Florida extreme sea level events as a function of Atlantic multidecadal oscillation
J. Park, J. Obeysekera, and J. Barnes
Ocean Sci., 6, 587–593, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-587-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-587-2010, 2010
23 Jun 2010
Super-ensemble techniques applied to wave forecast: performance and limitations
F. Lenartz, J.-M. Beckers, J. Chiggiato, B. Mourre, C. Troupin, L. Vandenbulcke, and M. Rixen
Ocean Sci., 6, 595–604, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-595-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-595-2010, 2010
01 Jul 2010
Anthropogenic carbon dynamics in the changing ocean
J. F. Tjiputra, K. Assmann, and C. Heinze
Ocean Sci., 6, 605–614, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-605-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-605-2010, 2010
01 Jul 2010
Technical Note: A low cost unmanned aerial vehicle for ship based science missions
E. Waugh and M. Mowlem
Ocean Sci., 6, 615–619, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-615-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-615-2010, 2010
02 Jul 2010
Seismic imaging of a thermohaline staircase in the western tropical North Atlantic
I. Fer, P. Nandi, W. S. Holbrook, R. W. Schmitt, and P. Páramo
Ocean Sci., 6, 621–631, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-621-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-621-2010, 2010
14 Jul 2010
Numerical implementation and oceanographic application of the thermodynamic potentials of liquid water, water vapour, ice, seawater and humid air – Part 1: Background and equations
R. Feistel, D. G. Wright, D. R. Jackett, K. Miyagawa, J. H. Reissmann, W. Wagner, U. Overhoff, C. Guder, A. Feistel, and G. M. Marion
Ocean Sci., 6, 633–677, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-633-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-633-2010, 2010
16 Jul 2010
Mixed layer sub-mesoscale parameterization – Part 1: Derivation and assessment
V. M. Canuto and M. S. Dubovikov
Ocean Sci., 6, 679–693, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-679-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-679-2010, 2010
16 Jul 2010
Numerical implementation and oceanographic application of the thermodynamic potentials of liquid water, water vapour, ice, seawater and humid air – Part 2: The library routines
D. G. Wright, R. Feistel, J. H. Reissmann, K. Miyagawa, D. R. Jackett, W. Wagner, U. Overhoff, C. Guder, A. Feistel, and G. M. Marion
Ocean Sci., 6, 695–718, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-695-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-695-2010, 2010
16 Jul 2010
Variability of heat and salinity content in the North Atlantic in the last decade
V. O. Ivchenko, N. C. Wells, D. L. Aleynik, and A. G. P. Shaw
Ocean Sci., 6, 719–735, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-719-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-719-2010, 2010
22 Jul 2010
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler observations in the southern Caspian Sea: shelf currents and flow field off Feridoonkenar Bay, Iran
P. Ghaffari and V. Chegini
Ocean Sci., 6, 737–748, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-737-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-737-2010, 2010
23 Jul 2010
Short-term impacts of enhanced Greenland freshwater fluxes in an eddy-permitting ocean model
R. Marsh, D. Desbruyères, J. L. Bamber, B. A. de Cuevas, A. C. Coward, and Y. Aksenov
Ocean Sci., 6, 749–760, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-749-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-749-2010, 2010
05 Aug 2010
Impact of hydrographic data assimilation on the modelled Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
G. C. Smith, K. Haines, T. Kanzow, and S. Cunningham
Ocean Sci., 6, 761–774, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-761-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-761-2010, 2010
24 Aug 2010
Seasonal cycles of surface layer salinity in the Pacific Ocean
F. M. Bingham, G. R. Foltz, and M. J. McPhaden
Ocean Sci., 6, 775–787, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-775-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-775-2010, 2010
01 Sep 2010
Modeling the Nd isotopic composition in the North Atlantic basin using an eddy-permitting model
T. Arsouze, A. M. Treguier, S. Peronne, J.-C. Dutay, F. Lacan, and C. Jeandel
Ocean Sci., 6, 789–797, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-789-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-789-2010, 2010
22 Sep 2010
Suspended particles in the Canada Basin from optical and bottle data, 2003–2008
J. M. Jackson, S. E. Allen, E. C. Carmack, and F. A. McLaughlin
Ocean Sci., 6, 799–813, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-799-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-799-2010, 2010
22 Sep 2010
Trends in coastal upwelling intensity during the late 20th century
N. Narayan, A. Paul, S. Mulitza, and M. Schulz
Ocean Sci., 6, 815–823, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-815-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-815-2010, 2010
01 Oct 2010
Upper layer current variability in the Central Ligurian Sea
P. Picco, A. Cappelletti, S. Sparnocchia, M. E. Schiano, S. Pensieri, and R. Bozzano
Ocean Sci., 6, 825–836, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-825-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-825-2010, 2010
01 Oct 2010
On the seasonal cycles and variability of Florida Straits, Ekman and Sverdrup transports at 26° N in the Atlantic Ocean
C. P. Atkinson, H. L. Bryden, J. J-M. Hirschi, and T. Kanzow
Ocean Sci., 6, 837–859, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-837-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-837-2010, 2010
05 Oct 2010
Estimates of radiance reflected towards the zenith at the surface of the sea
E. Aas
Ocean Sci., 6, 861–876, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-861-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-861-2010, 2010
07 Oct 2010
Snapshot observation of the physical structure and stratification in deep-water of the South Caspian Sea (western part)
P. Ghaffari, H. A. Lahijani, and J. Azizpour
Ocean Sci., 6, 877–885, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-877-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-877-2010, 2010
11 Oct 2010
Numerical simulations of spreading of the Persian Gulf outflow into the Oman Sea
M. Ezam, A. A. Bidokhti, and A. H. Javid
Ocean Sci., 6, 887–900, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-887-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-887-2010, 2010
22 Oct 2010
A quantitative description of the Norwegian Atlantic Current by combining altimetry and hydrography
K. A. Mork and Ø. Skagseth
Ocean Sci., 6, 901–911, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-901-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-901-2010, 2010
28 Oct 2010
A numerical scheme to calculate temperature and salinity dependent air-water transfer velocities for any gas
M. T. Johnson
Ocean Sci., 6, 913–932, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-913-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-913-2010, 2010
09 Nov 2010
Spatio-Temporal Complexity analysis of the Sea Surface Temperature in the Philippines
Z. T. Botin, L. T. David, R. C. H. del Rosario, and L. Parrott
Ocean Sci., 6, 933–947, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-933-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-933-2010, 2010
18 Nov 2010
Thermophysical property anomalies of Baltic seawater
R. Feistel, G. M. Marion, R. Pawlowicz, and D. G. Wright
Ocean Sci., 6, 949–981, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-949-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-949-2010, 2010
30 Nov 2010
The influence of the Brazil and Malvinas Currents on the Southwestern Atlantic Shelf circulation
R. P. Matano, E. D. Palma, and A. R. Piola
Ocean Sci., 6, 983–995, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-983-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-983-2010, 2010
13 Dec 2010
Retroflection from a double-slanted coastline: a model for the Agulhas leakage variability
V. Zharkov, D. Nof, and W. Weijer
Ocean Sci., 6, 997–1011, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-997-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-997-2010, 2010
13 Dec 2010
Stability and forcing of the Iceland-Faroe inflow of water, heat, and salt to the Arctic
B. Hansen, H. Hátún, R. Kristiansen, S. M. Olsen, and S. Østerhus
Ocean Sci., 6, 1013–1026, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-1013-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-1013-2010, 2010
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