James Carton's publications

Recent publications (1994-pres)

1994

Carton, J.A., 1994:"Circulation of the Tropical Atlantic", in The Oceans: Physiochemical Dynamics and Resources, edited by S.K. Majumdar, et al., Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences Press.
Carton, J.A., and B. Huang*, 1994: Warm events in the tropical Atlantic, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 24, 888-903. ABSTRACT
Giese, B.S., and J.A. Carton, 1994: The seasonal cycle in a coupled ocean-atmosphere model, J. Climate,7,1208-1217.
Giese, B.S., J.A. Carton, and L. Holl*, 1994: Variability in the eastern Pacific as viewed from TAO hydrography and TOPEX altimetry, J. Geophys. Res. Special Volume on TOPEX Altimetry, 24,739-24,748.

1995

Huang*, B., J.A. Carton, and J. Shukla, 1995: A numerical simulation of the variability in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, 1980-88, J. Phys. Oceanogr. , 25,835-854.
Katz, E.J., J.A. Carton, and A. Chakraborty, 1995: Dynamics of the equatorial Atlantic from altimetry, J. Geophys. Res. special issue on TOPEX altimetry, 100, 25,061-25,067.
1996
Carton, J.A., B.S. Giese, X. Cao, and L. Miller, 1996: Impact of TOPEX and thermistor data on retrospective analyses of the tropical Pacific Ocean , J. Geophys. Res. , 101,14,147-14,159. pdf
Carton, J.A., X. Cao, B.S. Giese, and A.M. da Silva, 1996: Decadal and interannual SST variability in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 26, 1165-1175.
Chepurin**, G., and J.A. Carton, 1996: Hydrographic data of the Soviet SECTIONS tropical Atlantic Program and the circulation of the upper 1200 meters, J. Marine. Res., 55, 633-670. ABSTRACT
1997
Babin*, S., G. Young, and J. A. Carton, 1997: A new model of the oceanic evaporation duct and its comparison with current models, J. Appl. Met. , 36, 193-204. pdf
Carton J.A., and Z.X. Zhou*, 1997: Annual cycle of sea surface temperature in the tropical Atlantic ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 27813-27824. pdf
Carton J.A., 1997: Climatology - See-saw sea, Nature, 385 , 487- pdf
Schneider E.K., Zhu Z.X., Giese B.S., et al., 1997: Annual cycle and ENSO in a coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model, Mon. Wea. Rev.,125, 680-702. pdf
1998
Zhou Z.X.*, Carton J.A., 1998: Latent heat flux and interannual variability of the coupled atmosphere-ocean system, J. Atmos. Sci. , 55 , 494-501. pdf
Dickey, J.O., C.R. Bentley, et al., 1998: Satellite gravity and the geosphere: contributions to hydrology, GWEX News, 8(2), 4-6.
Dickey, J.O., C.R. Bentley, et al., 1998: Satellite gravity, EOS , pp.
Dickey JO, Bentley CR, Bilham R, et al., 1999: Gravity and the hydrosphere: new frontier, Hydrologic Sci. J., 44, 407-415.
Chao, Y., and J.A. Carton, 1998: Caribbean Eddies, World Ocean Circulation Experiment newsletter.
1999
Chepurin**, G., and J.A. Carton, 1999: Comparison of retrospective analyses of the global ocean heat content, Dynam. Atmos. Oceans, 29, 119-145. Available via anonymous ftp at: nimbus04.umd.edu. /pub/outgoing/carton/comparison.tar.Z
Carton, J.A., and Y. Chao, 1999: Caribbean Sea eddies inferred from TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry and a 1/6 degree Atlantic Ocean model simulation, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 7743-7752. pdf
Giese, B.S., and J.A. Carton, 1999: Interannual and decadal variability in the tropical and midlatitude Pacific Ocean, J. Clim., 12, 3402-3418. pdf
2000
Carton, J.A., G. Chepurin**, X. Cao, and B.S. Giese, 2000a: A Simple Ocean Data Assimilation analysis of the global upper ocean 1950-1995, Part 1: methodology, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30, 294-309. pdf
Carton, J.A., G. Chepurin**, and X. Cao, 2000b: A Simple Ocean Data Assimilation analysis of the global upper ocean 1950-1995 Part 2: results, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30, 311-326. pdf
Ruiz-Barradas*, A., J.A. Carton, and S. Nigam, 2000: Structure of interannual-to-decadal climate variability in the tropical Atlantic sector, J. Clim., 13, 3285-3297. pdf
2001
Patil*, D.J., B.R. Hunt, and J.A. Carton, 2001: Identifying low dimensional nonlinear behavior in atmospheric data, Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 2116-2125. pdf
Grodsky**, S.A. , and J.A. Carton, 2001a: Intense surface currents in the tropical Pacific during 1996-1998, J. Geophys. Res., 106 , 16673-16684. pdf
Grodsky**, S.A. , and J.A. Carton, 2001b: Coupled land/atmosphere interactions in the West African monsoon, Geophys. Res. Letts., 28, 1503-1506. pdf
Grodsky**, S. A., J.A., Carton, and R. Murtugudde, 2001: Anomalous surface currents in the tropical Indian Ocean, Geophys. Res. Letts., 28, 4207-4210. pdf
Foltz*, G., and J.A. Carton, 2001: Latent Heat, Fusion, and Evaporation, in the Encyclopedia of Oceanography and Marine Sciences, Moschovitis Group, in press.
Foltz*, G., and J.A. Carton, 2001: Sun, Radiant Energy of, in the Encyclopedia of Oceanography and Marine Scienc Moschovitis Group, in press.
Chung*, C., S. Nigam, and J.A. Carton, 2002: SST-forced surface wind variability in the tropical Atlantic: an empirical tool, J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 107(D15) art.#4244 AUG . pdf
2002
Wang*, J. and J.A. Carton, 2002: Seasonal heat budgets of the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32 , 3474-3489. pdf
Grodsky, S.A. , and J.A. Carton, 2002: Surface drifter pathways originating in the equatorial Atlantic cold tongue, Geophys. Res. Letts., 29 , 2147, doi:10.1029/2002GL015788. pdf
Chepurin, G.A., and J.A. Carton, 2002: Secular trends in the near-surface currents of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, Geophys. Res. Letts., 29, art. #1828. pdf
2003
Wang*, J., and J.A. Carton, 2003: Modelling climate variability in the tropical Atlantic atmosphere, J. Clim., 16,3858-3876 pdf
Foltz*, G., S.A. Grodsky, J.A. Carton, and M. McPhaden, 2003: Seasonal mixed layer heat budget of the tropical Atlantic, J. Geophys. Res. , 108, art.#3146 pdf
Ruiz-Barradas*, A., J.A. Carton, and S. Nigam, 2003: Role of the atmosphere in climate variability of the tropical Atlantic, J. Clim., 16, 2052-2065. pdf
Grodsky, S.A. , and J.A. Carton, 2003, Intertropical Convergence Zone in the South Atlantic and the equatorial cold tongue, J. Clim., 16, 723-733. pdf
Foltz*, G., J.A. Carton, and E. Chassignet, 2003: Tropical instability vortices in the Atlantic Ocean , J. Geophys. Res., 109, Art. No. C03029. pdf
Grodsky, S.A., J.A. Carton, and S. Nigam, 2003: Near surface westerly wind jet in the Atlantic ITCZ, Geophys. Res. Letts., 30, Art. No. 2009. pdf
2004
Foltz*, G. , S.A. Grodsky, J.A. Carton, and M. McPhaden, 2004: Seasonal salt budget of the northwestern tropical Atlantic Ocean along 38W, J. Geophys. Res., 109 (C3): Art. No. C03052. pdf
Babin, S., J.A. Carton, T.D. Dickey, and J.D. Wiggert, 2004: Satellite evidence of hurricane-induced plankton blooms in the ocean desert, J. Geophys. Res., 109, Art. No. C03043. pdf
Xie, S.-P., and J.A. Carton, 2004: Tropical Atlantic variability: patterns, mechanisms, and impacts, in “Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction and Climate Variability”, edited by C. Wang, S.-P. Xie, and J. A. Carton, AGU Press. pdf text pdf figs
Wang, C., S.-P. Xie, and J. A. Carton, ed.s 2004: “Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction and Climate Variability”, American Geophysical Union Press, 414 pp., ISBN 0-87590-412-2.
Chepurin, G., J.A. Carton, and D.P. Dee, 2004: Forecast model bias correction in ocean data assimilation, Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 1328-. pdf
2005
Carton, JA, BS Giese, and S.A. Grodsky, 2005: Sea level rise and the warming of the oceans in the SODA ocean reanalysis, J. Geophys. Res., 110, art# 10.1029/2004JC002817pdf.
Grodsky, SA, J. Carton, C. Provost, J. Servain, JA Lorenzzetti, and M.J. McPhaden, 2005: Tropical Instability Waves at 0oN, 23oW in the Atlantic: A case study using PIRATA mooring data, 110, C08010, doi:10.1029/2005JC002941 pdf
Carton, J.A., 2005: review of Interhemispheric Water Exchange in the Atlantic Ocean, G. J. Goni and P. Malanotte-Rizzoli, Eds., Bull. Atmos. Sci., October. pdf.
2006
Collins, W.D., M. Blackmon, et al., 2006: The Community Climate System Model: CCSM3, J. Clim., 19, 2122-2143.
Katsaros, K.B., R.T. Pinker, A. Bentamy, J. Carton, W. Drennan, and A. Mestas-Nunez, 2006: Net air sea flux estimates for the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean based on satellite data, 3rd MG RAO Workshop.
Grodsky, S.A., and J.A. Carton, 2006: Influence of the tropics on the climate of the South Atlantic, Geophys. Res. Letts., Art. No. L06719, pdf.
Grodsky S.A., J.A. Carton, and F.M. Bingham FM, 2006: Low frequency variation of sea surface salinity in the tropical Atlantic, Geophys. Res. Letts., Art. No. L14604. pdf
Chang, P., T. Yamagata, P. Schopf, S.K. Behera, J.A. Carton, W.S. Keesler, G. Meyers, T. Qu, F. Schott, S. Shetye, and S.P. Xie, 2006: Climate Fluctuations of Tropical Coupled System - The Role of Ocean Dynamics, J. Clim., 19, 5122–5174. pdf
2007
Chang*, C-Y, J.A. Carton, S.A. Grodsky, and S. Nigam, 2007: Seasonal climate of the tropical Atlantic sector in the NCAR Community Climate System Model 3: Error structure and probable causes of errors, J. Clim., 20,1053-1070, pdf.
USCLIVAR, 2007: Report of the U.S. CLIVAR Salinity Science Working Group to the U.S. CLIVAR Phenomena, Observation and Synthesis Panel, J.A. Carton and R. Schmitt (co-chairs), T. Boyer, Y. Chao, A. Gordon, G. Johnson, G. Lagerloef, W. Large, and S. Riser, 47pp. pdf.
CLIVAR Salinity Working Group (T. Boyer, J. Carton, Y. Chao, A. Gordon, G. Johnson, G. Lagerloef, B. Large, Steve Riser, and R. Schmitt), 2007: What’s Next for Salinity?, Oceanography Magazine, 21, 82-85. pdf.
2008
Carton, J.A., S.A. Grodsky, and H. Liu*, 2008a: Variability of the oceanic mixed layer 1960-2004, J. Clim., 21,1029-1047. pdf
Chang*, C.-Y., S. Nigam, and J.A. Carton, 2008: Origin of the Spring-time Westerly Bias in Equatorial Atlantic Surface Winds in CAM3/CCSM3 Model Simulations, J. Clim., 21, 4766-4778. pdf .
Carton, J.A., and B.S. Giese, 2008: A reanalysis of ocean climate using Simple Ocean Data Assimilation (SODA), Mon. Wea. Rev., 136,2999-3017, pdf.
Carton, J.A., and A. Santorelli*, 2008: Global upper ocean heat content as viewed in nine analyses, J. Clim., 21, 6015–6035. (large file) pdf .
Grodsky, S.A., J.A. Carton, and H. Liu*, 2008a: Comparison of bulk sea surface and Mixed Layer Temperatures, J. Geophys. Res., 113, C10026,
doi:10.1029/2008JC004871. doc link
Grodsky S.A., J.A. Carton, and C. McClain, 2008b: Variability of upwelling and chlorophyll in the equatorial Atlantic, Geophys. Res. Letts., 35, L03610. pdf
Carton, J.A., G.A. Chepurin, and Y.-S. Chang, 2008b: Variability of Shallow Water Masses of the Northern and Tropical Oceans as Viewed in Nine Ocean Analyses, J. Clim., submitted pdf.
2009
Hoffman*, M. J., E. Kalnay, J. A. Carton, and S. C. Yang, 2009: Use of breeding to detect and explain instabilities in the global ocean, Geophys. Res. Letts., , 36, L12608, doi:10.1029/2009GL037729. pdf
Grodsky, S.A., A. Bentamy, J.A. Carton, and R.T. Pinker, 2009: Intraseasonal latent heat flux based on satellite observations, J. Clim., in press, DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2901.1, pdf link .
Liu*, H., S. A. Grodsky, and J.A. Carton, 2009: Observed subseasonal variability of oceanic barrier and compensated layers, J. Clim., accepted. pdf link .

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