Search Results - "Quartly, G D"

Near-ubiquity of ice-edge blooms in the Arctic by Perrette, M., Yool, A., Quartly, G. D., Popova, E. E.

“…Ice-edge blooms are significant features of Arctic primary production, yet have received relatively little attention. Here we combine satellite ocean colour…”
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A Sensitivity Analysis of the Impact of Rain on Regional and Global Sea-Air Fluxes of CO2 by Ashton, I G, Shutler, J D, Land, P E, Woolf, D K, Quartly, G D

“…The global oceans are considered a major sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Rain is known to alter the physical and chemical conditions at the sea…”
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The Madagascar Bloom: A serendipitous study by Srokosz, M. A., Quartly, G. D.

“…The late austral summer (February–April) phytoplankton bloom that occurs east of Madagascar exhibits significant interannual variability and at its largest…”
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Improving the altimetric rain record from Jason-1 and Jason-2 by Quartly, G. D.

“…Dual‐frequency rain flagging has long been a standard part of altimetric data analysis, both for quality control of the data and for the study of rain itself,…”
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Changes in significant and maximum wave heights in the Norwegian Sea by Feng, Xiangbo, Tsimplis, M.N., Yelland, M.J., Quartly, G.D.

“…This paper analyses 10years of in-situ measurements of significant wave height (Hs) and maximum wave height (Hmax) from the ocean weather ship Polarfront in…”
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Estimation of ocean surface currents from maximum cross correlation applied to GOCI geostationary satellite remote sensing data over the Tsushima (Korea) Straits by Warren, M. A., Quartly, G. D., Shutler, J. D., Miller, P. I., Yoshikawa, Y.

“…Attempts to automatically estimate surface current velocities from satellite‐derived thermal or visible imagery face the limitations of data occlusion due to…”
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Metocean Comparisons of Jason-2 and AltiKa-A Method to Develop a New Wind Speed Algorithm by Quartly, G. D.

“…As well as range, the AltiKa altimeter provides estimates of wave height, H s and normalized backscatter, σ 0 , that need to be assessed prior to statistics…”
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Initial Examination of AltiKa's Individual Echoes by Quartly, G. D., Passaro, M.

“…The AltiKa altimeter records the reflection of K a -band radar pulses from the Earth's surface, with the commonly used waveform product involving the summation…”
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Characteristics of mid-latitude Rossby wave propagation from multiple satellite datasets by Challenor, P. G., Cipollini, P., Cromwell, D., Hill, K. L., Quartly, G. D., Robinson, I. S.

“…This paper presents a study of the characteristics of extra-tropical oceanic Rossby waves from datasets of Sea Surface Height (SSH), Sea Surface Temperature…”
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Eddy variability east of Madagascar by Quartly, G. D., Buck, J. J. H., Srokosz, M. A.

“…A strong but variable western boundary current flows south along the east coast of Madagascar, and at the island's southern end it interacts with eddies…”
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Wave height analysis from 10 years of observations in the Norwegian Sea by Feng, Xiangbo, Tsimplis, M.N., Quartly, G.D., Yelland, M.J.

“…Large waves pose risks to ships, offshore structures, coastal infrastructure and ecosystems. This paper analyses 10 years of in-situ measurements of…”
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Validation of the TOPEX rain algorithm: Comparison with ground-based radar by McMillan, A. C., Quartly, G. D., Srokosz, M. A., Tournadre, J.

“…Recently developed algorithms have shown the potential recovery of rainfall information from spaceborne dual‐frequency altimeters. Given the long mission…”
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Ocean control of the breeding regime of the sooty tern in the southwest Indian Ocean by Jaquemet, S., Le Corre, M., Quartly, G.D.

“…Food availability, which is often seasonal, is regarded as a key factor in the breeding success of seabirds. In oceanic tropical areas, the resources are…”
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Global precipitation statistics from dual-frequency TOPEX altimetry by Quartly, Graham D., Srokosz, Meric A., Guymer, Trevor H.

“…TOPEX is a nadir‐pointing dual‐frequency radar altimeter that has been in orbit for more than 6 years. Empirical methods, based on the close correlation…”
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Eddies around Madagascar — The retroflection re-considered by Quartly, G.D., Buck, J.J.H., Srokosz, M.A., Coward, A.C.

“…The Agulhas Current with its retroflection and attendant eddy-shedding is the cause of some of the greatest mesoscale variability in the ocean. This paper…”
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Eddies in the southern Mozambique Channel by Quartly, G.D., Srokosz, M.A.

“…The Agulhas Current system contains one of the world's strongest western boundary currents, and plays an important part in the warm water path of the global…”
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Effects of annual changes in primary productivity and ocean indices on breeding performance of tropical roseate terns in the western Indian Ocean by Monticelli, David, Ramos, Jaime A., Quartly, Graham D.

“…We assessed the influence of inter-annual changes in primary productivity and local, regional and large scale ocean indices on the breeding parameters of…”
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Changes in oceanic precipitation during the 1997-98 El Niño by Quartly, Graham D., Srokosz, Meric A., Guymer, Trevor H.

“…The recent El Niño has been by most measures one of the most extreme, and there have been several papers on its thermal signature and associated wind field…”
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Observations of Rossby wave propagation in the Northeast Atlantic with TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry by Cipollini, P, Cromwell, D, Quartly, G.D

“…A technique is described to observe Rossby waves in the oceans using altimeter data, which makes use of longitude/time diagrams of sea surface height anomalies…”
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Annual amphidromes: a common feature in the ocean? by Ge Chen, Quartly, G.D.

“…The scientific term "amphidrome" is usually associated with tides in oceanography. The dozen tidal amphidromes observed in the ocean are critical points that…”
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