Search Results - "Merrifield, Mark A."

A Shift in Western Tropical Pacific Sea Level Trends during the 1990s by Merrifield, Mark A.

“…Pacific Ocean sea surface height trends from satellite altimeter observations for 1993–2009 are examined in the context of longer tide gauge records and wind…”
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Forcing Factors Affecting Sea Level Changes at the Coast by Woodworth, Philip L, Melet, Angelique, Marcos, Marta, Ray, Richard D, Woppelmann, Guy, Sasaki, Yoshi N, Cirano, Mauro, Hibbert, Angela, Huthnance, John M, Monserrat, Sebastia, Merrifield, Mark A

“…We review the characteristics of sea level variability at the coast focussing on how it differs from the variability in the nearby deep ocean. Sea level…”
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Near-island biological hotspots in barren ocean basins by Gove, Jamison M., McManus, Margaret A., Neuheimer, Anna B., Polovina, Jeffrey J., Drazen, Jeffrey C., Smith, Craig R., Merrifield, Mark A., Friedlander, Alan M., Ehses, Julia S., Young, Charles W., Dillon, Amanda K., Williams, Gareth J.

“…Phytoplankton production drives marine ecosystem trophic-structure and global fisheries yields. Phytoplankton biomass is particularly influential near coral…”
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A unique asymmetry in the pattern of recent sea level change by Thompson, Philip R., Merrifield, Mark A.

“…The spatial pattern of 20 year sea surface height trends from satellite altimetry is placed into the context of historical modes of wind‐driven ocean volume…”
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Rising sea levels and the increase of shoreline wave energy at American Samoa by Barnes, Austin T., Becker, Janet M., Tagarino, Kelley A., O’Reilly, William C., Siegelman, Mika, Thompson, Philip R., Merrifield, Mark A.

“…American Samoa is experiencing rapid relative sea level rise due to increases in global sea level and significant post-2009 earthquake land subsidence,…”
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Inundation of a low-lying urban atoll island: Majuro, Marshall Islands by Ford, Murray, Merrifield, Mark A., Becker, Janet M.

“…Majuro is a low-lying island perched on a coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean and is home to nearly 28,000 people. Considered highly vulnerable to the…”
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Regional sea level trends due to a Pacific trade wind intensification by Merrifield, Mark A., Maltrud, Mathew E.

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Forcing of resonant modes on a fringing reef during tropical storm Man-Yi by Péquignet, A. Christine N., Becker, Janet M., Merrifield, Mark A., Aucan, Jérome

“…Open basin resonant modes have been observed at tidal frequencies on coastal shelves, but their excitation on coral reef platforms has only been suggested. The…”
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Southern California winter precipitation variability reflected in 100-year ocean salinity record by Byrne, Sierra M., Merrifield, Mark A., Carter, Melissa L., Cayan, Daniel R., Flick, Reinhard E., Gershunov, Alexander, Giddings, Sarah N.

“…Abstract Rainfall in southern California is highly variable, with some fluctuations explainable by climate patterns. Resulting runoff and heightened streamflow…”
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Seasonal Forecasting Skill of Sea‐Level Anomalies in a Multi‐Model Prediction Framework by Long, Xiaoyu, Widlansky, Matthew J., Spillman, Claire M., Kumar, Arun, Balmaseda, Magdalena, Thompson, Philip R., Chikamoto, Yoshimitsu, Smith, Grant A., Huang, Bohua, Shin, Chul‐Su, Merrifield, Mark A., Sweet, William V., Leuliette, Eric, Annamalai, H. S., Marra, John J., Mitchum, Gary

“…Coastal high water level events are increasing in frequency and severity as global sea‐levels rise, and are exposing coastlines to risks of flooding. Yet,…”
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Energy transfer between wind waves and low-frequency oscillations on a fringing reef, Ipan, Guam by Péquignet, Anne-Christine N., Becker, Janet M., Merrifield, Mark A.

“…Field observations from a Guam fringing reef are used to examine the cross-reef energy exchange between high-frequency sea and swell (SS) and low-frequency…”
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Improving tsunami warning using commercial ships by Foster, James H., Brooks, Benjamin A., Wang, Dailin, Carter, Glenn S., Merrifield, Mark A.

“…Accurate and rapid detection and assessment of tsunamis is critical for effective mitigation. We show here that a modest ∼10 cm tsunami from the M8.8 27 Feb…”
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Mass-Transfer Limitation of Nutrient Uptake by a Wave-Dominated Reef Flat Community by Falter, James L., Atkinson, Marlin J., Merrifield, Mark A.

“…Maximum rates of phosphate, nitrate, and ammonium uptake by a reef flat community were estimated from rates of frictional dissipation that were calculated from…”
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Multidecadal sea level anomalies and trends in the western tropical Pacific by Merrifield, Mark A., Thompson, Philip R., Lander, Mark

“…Tide gauge data are used to relate low frequency sea level changes over the past 60 years in the western tropical Pacific, including a significant positive…”
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Temporal variability of current-driven upwelling at Jarvis Island by Gove, Jamison M., Merrifield, Mark A., Brainard, Russell E.

“…The temporal variability of upwelling on the western side of Jarvis Island, caused by the island blocking of free stream currents, is investigated using in…”
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Rapid increases and extreme months in projections of United States high-tide flooding by Thompson, Philip R., Widlansky, Matthew J., Hamlington, Benjamin D., Merrifield, Mark A., Marra, John J., Mitchum, Gary T., Sweet, William

“…Coastal locations around the United States, particularly along the Atlantic coast, are experiencing recurrent flooding at high tide. Continued sea-level rise…”
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Regional sea level trends due to a Pacific trade wind intensification by Merrifield, Mark A., Maltrud, Mathew E.

“…Over the past two decades, sea level trends have increased in the western tropical Pacific Ocean with rates that are approximately three times the global…”
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Characterization of Dry Conditions across the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands during Near-Neutral ENSO Phases by Ludert, Alejandro, Wang, Bin, Merrifield, Mark A.

“…The U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPIs), located in the tropical western Pacific, are very susceptible to severe drought. Dry season (December–May)…”
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Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries by Gove, Jamison M., Whitney, Jonathan L., McManus, Margaret A., Lecky, Joey, Carvalho, Felipe C., Lynch, Jennifer M., Li, Jiwei, Neubauer, Philipp, Smith, Katharine A., Phipps, Jana E., Kobayashi, Donald R., Balagso, Karla B., Contreras, Emily A., Manuel, Mark E., Merrifield, Mark A., Polovina, Jeffrey J., Asner, Gregory P., Maynard, Jeffrey A., Williams, Gareth J.

“…Life for many of the world’s marine fish begins at the ocean surface. Ocean conditions dictate food availability and govern survivorship, yet little is known…”
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Internal tide scattering at seamounts, ridges, and islands by Johnston, T. M. Shaun, Merrifield, Mark A.

“…The scattering of mode‐1 internal tides from idealized Gaussian topography in a nonrotating ocean with constant and realistic stratifications is examined with…”
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