This page lists publications for the past 3 months from members of the OST science team. For older publications, please search the Literature Database. Links are provided, if available. If you would like a copy of a colleague's paper, please contact the author.

June 2025

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Author(s) Citation
Gopalakrishnan, G., Trott, C. B., Cruz, E., & Subrahmanyam, B. Understanding ocean surface response to Hurricane Idalia using SWOT altimetry in the Gulf of Mexico, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL114423. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL114423
Martin, S.A., Manucharyan, G.E., & Klein, P. Synthesizing sea surface temperature and satellite altimetry observations using deep learning improves the accuracy and resolution of gridded sea surface height anomalies, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 15, e2022MS003589. DOI:10.1029/2022MS003589
Martin, S.A., Manucharyan, G.E., & Klein, P. Deep learning improves global satellite observations of ocean eddy dynamics, Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL110059. DOI:10.1029/2024GL110059
Meyssignac B., Ablain M., Guérou A., Prandi P., Barnoud A., Blazquez A., Fourest S., Rousseau V., Bonnefond P., Cazenave A., Chenal J., Dibarboure G., Donlon C., Benveniste J.,Sylvestre-Baron A.and Vinogradova N. How accurate is accurate enough for measuring sea level rise and variability, Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 796–803. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01735-z
Usoltseva, M., Passaro, M., Dettmering, D. Effect of Coral Reefs on Wave Height Observed by Satellite Altimetry, Remote Sens Earth Syst Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41976-025-00228-1

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Author(s) Citation
Gopalakrishnan, G., Trott, C. B., Cruz, E., & Subrahmanyam, B. Understanding ocean surface response to Hurricane Idalia using SWOT altimetry in the Gulf of Mexico, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL114423. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL114423
Nencioli, F., Raynal, M., Ubelmann, C., Cadier, E., Prandi, P., DIbarboure, G. An Altimeter-based Assessment of SWOT KaRIn Spectral Error Requirements, Advances in Space Research, In press, DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.073
Patidar, G., Indu, J., Karmakar S. Performance Assessment of Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission for WSE Measurement Across India, Geophysical Research Letters, 52(10), p.e2025GL115804. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115804
Patidar, G., Paris A.,Indu J., Karmakar S How can SWOT derived water surface elevations help calibrating a distributed hydrological model?, Journal of Hydrology, 656, p.132968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.132968
Pieper, K.J., Beighley, R.E., Jones, C.N., Drewry, K., Jamshidi, R., Li, Y., Michael, L., Mize, W., Fowlkes, J., Blethen, A., Wang, Q.R., Bailey, E., Kane, M., Goforth, C., Kane, E., McCaully, R., King, C., Webb, A., Goggins, B., Duvvuri, B., Tang, T., Li, W. Responding after Hurricane Helene: Rapidly estimating impacts to environmental health services in North Carolina, Environmental Science and Technology Letters, accepted. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00503
Souza, A. N., Silvestri, S., Deck, K., Bischoff, T., Ferrari, R., Flierl, G. R. Surface to Seafloor: A Generative AI Framework for Decoding the Ocean Interior State, arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.15308. https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.15308

May 2025

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Author(s) Citation
Archer, M., Wang, J., Klein, P., Dibarboure, G., Fu, L-L Wide-swath satellite altimetry unveils global submesoscale ocean dynamics, Nature 640, 691–696 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08722-8
Juhl M.-C., Passaro M., Dettmering D. Regional daily sea level maps from Multi-mission Altimetry using Space–time Window Kriging, Advances in Space Research, 10.1016/j.asr.2025.04.014, 2025
Keppler, L., Eddebbar, Y. A., Gille, S. T., Guisewhite, N., Mazloff, M. R., Tamsitt, V., et al. Effects of mesoscale eddies on southern ocean biogeochemistry, AGU Advances, 5, e2024AV001355, 2024.
Liu, Y., Weisberg, R.H., Sorinas, L., Law, J.A., Nickerson, A.K. Rapid intensification of Hurricane Ian in relation to anomalously warm subsurface water on the wide continental shelf, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL113192
Rudenko, S., Bloßfeld, M., Kehm, A., Dettmering, D., Zeitlhöfler, J. Impact of SLR long-term mean range biases on SLRF2020-based orbits of altimetry satellites, Earth, Planets and Space, 77, 59, doi: 10.1186/s40623-025-02183-z
Strub, P. Ted, James, C. Altimeter-Derived poleward Lagrangian pathways in the California Current System: Part 2 - 2-D patterns of parcel transports, Progress in Oceanography, 225 (2025), 34pp, https:/doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103495

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Author(s) Citation
Archer, M., Wang, J., Klein, P., Dibarboure, G., Fu, L-L Wide-swath satellite altimetry unveils global submesoscale ocean dynamics, Nature 640, 691–696 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08722-8
Fayne J.V., Smith L.C. How Does Wind Influence Near-Nadir and Low-Incidence Ka-Band Radar Backscatter and Coherence from Small Inland Water Bodies?, Remote Sensing, 15(13), 3361. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15133361
Fayne J.V., Smith L.C., Liao, T.-H., Pitcher L.H, Denbina, M., Chen, A.C. Characterizing Near-Nadir and Low Incidence Ka-Band SAR Backscatter From Wet Surfaces and Diverse Land Covers, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 17, pp. 985-1006, 2024, doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2023.3317502
Gopalakrishnan, G., Trott, C. B., Cruz, E.,& Subrahmanyam, B Understanding ocean surface response to Hurricane Idalia using SWOT altimetry in the Gulf of Mexico, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL114423. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL114423
Juhl M.-C., Passaro M., Dettmering D. Regional daily sea level maps from Multi-mission Altimetry using Space–time Window Kriging, Advances in Space Research, 10.1016/j.asr.2025.04.014, 2025
Kacimi, S., Jaruwatanadilok, S., Kwok, R. SWOT Observations Over Sea Ice: A First Look, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL116079. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL116079
Smith, L.C., Fayne, J.V., Wang, B., Kyzivat, E.D., Gleason, C.J., Harlan, M.E., Langhorst, T., Feng, D., Pavelsky, T.M., Peters, D.L. Peace-Athabasca Delta water surface elevations and slopes mapped from AirSWOT Ka-band InSAR, Remote Sensing Letters, 14:12, 1238-1250, https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2023.2280464
Thurman, H.R., Allen, G.H., Williams, B.A., Cerbelaud, A., David, C.H. SWOT Captures Hydrologic Waves Traveling Down Rivers, Geophysical Research Letters, Volume52, Issue10, e2024GL113875, 10.1029/2024GL113875
Wang, J., Pottier, C., Cazals, C., Battude, M., Sheng, Y., Song, C., Sikder, M.S., Yang, X., Ke, L., Delhoume, M., Gosset, M., Oliveira, R.R.A., Grippa, M., Girard, F., Allen, G.H., Xu, X., Zhu, X., Biancamaria, S., Smith, L.C., Crétaux, J.-F., and Pavelsky, T. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography Mission (SWOT) Prior Lake Database (PLD): Lake mask and operational auxiliaries, Water Resources Research, 61, e2023WR036896, doi:10.1029/2023WR036896
Yu D., Deng X., Andersen O.B., Zhu H., Luo J. A new method for determining geoid gradient components from SWOT wide-swath data for marine gravity field, Journal of Geodesy, 99(4), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-025-01950-w

April 2025

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Author(s) Citation
Aguiar, E., Mourre, B., Alvera‐Azcárate, A., Pascual, A., Mason, E., & Tintoré, J. Strong Long‐Lived Anticyclonic Mesoscale Eddies in the Balearic Sea: Formation, Intensification, and Thermal Impact., Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127(5). https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017589
Benveniste, J., A. Cazenave, S. Vignudelli, L. Fenoglio-Marc, R. Shah, R. Almar, O. Andersen, F. Birol, P. Bonnefond, J. Bouffard, F. Calafat, E. Cardellach, P. Cipollini, G. Le Cozannet, C. Dufau, M. J. Fernandes, F. Frappart, J. Garrison, C. Gommenginger, G. Han, J. L. Høyer, V. Kourafalou, E. Leuliette, Z. Li, H. Loisel, K. S. Madsen, M. Marcos, A. Melet, B. Meyssignac, A. Pascual, M. Passaro, S. Ribó, R. Scharroo, Y. T. Song, S. Speich, J. Wilkin, P. Woodworth, G. Wöppelmann. Requirements for a Coastal Hazards Observing System, Frontier in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00348.2019
Buchhaupt, C., Egido, A., Dinardo, S., Maraldi, C., Moreau, T., Fenoglio, L. Impact of the Antenna Characteristics on Sea Surface Parameters Estimated from Low- and High-Resolution Satellite Altimetry, Advances in Space Research, Volume 75, Issue 8, Pages 6140-6157, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2025.02.056.
De Mey-Frémaux, P., N. Ayoub, A. Barth, R. Brewin, G. Charria, F. Campuzano, S. Ciavatta, M. Cirano, C. A. Edwards, I. Federico, S. Gao, I. Garcia Hermosa, M. Garcia Sotillo, H. Hewitt, L. Robert Hole, J. Holt, R. King, V. Kourafalou, Y. Lu, B. Mourre, A. Pascual, J. Staneva, E. V. Stanev, H. Wang, X. Zhu. Model-Observations Synergy in the Coastal Ocean. Model-Observations Synergy in the Coastal Ocean, Frontier in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00436. 2019
Esselborn, S.; Schöne, T.; Dobslaw, H.; Sulzbach, R. The 2023 Major Baltic Inflow Event Observed by Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) and Nadir Altimetry, Remote Sensing. 2025; 17(7):1289. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17071289
Jahanmard, V., Ellmann, A., & Delpeche-Ellmann, N. Fourier Neural Operators for Emulating Ocean Models: Towards a Knowledge-Driven Machine Learning, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-4354, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-4354, 2025
Jahanmard, V., Hordoir, R., Delpeche-Ellmann, N., Ellmann, A. Quantification of hydrodynamic model sea level bias utilizing deep learning and synergistic integration of data sources, Ocean Modelling, 186, 102286., doi: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2023.102286
Jahanmard, V., Varbla, V., Delpeche-Ellmann, N., Ellmann A. Retrieval of directional power spectral density and wave parameters from airborne LiDAR point cloud, Ocean Engineering, 266, 112694, doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.112694
Poulain,P.-M.;Centurioni,L.; Özgökmen, T.; Tarry, D.; Pascual, A.; Ruiz, S.; Mauri, E.; Menna, M.; Notarstefano, G. On the Structure and Kinematics of an Algerian Eddy in the Southwestern Mediterranean Sea, Remote Sensing, 2021,13,3039. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13153039
Sánchez-Román, A., Gues, F., Bourdalle-Badie, R., Pujol, M.-I., Pascual, A., and Drévillon, M. Changes in the Gulf Stream path over the last 3 decades, State of the Planet 4-osr8, 4. doi: 10.5194/sp-4-osr8-4-2024

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Author(s) Citation
Benveniste, J., A. Cazenave, S. Vignudelli, L. Fenoglio-Marc, R. Shah, R. Almar, O. Andersen, F. Birol, P. Bonnefond, J. Bouffard, F. Calafat, E. Cardellach, P. Cipollini, G. Le Cozannet, C. Dufau, M. J. Fernandes, F. Frappart, J. Garrison, C. Gommenginger, G. Han, J. L. Høyer, V. Kourafalou, E. Leuliette, Z. Li, H. Loisel, K. S. Madsen, M. Marcos, A. Melet, B. Meyssignac, A. Pascual, M. Passaro, S. Ribó, R. Scharroo, Y. T. Song, S. Speich, J. Wilkin, P. Woodworth, G. Wöppelmann. Requirements for a Coastal Hazards Observing System, Frontier in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00348.2019
De Mey-Frémaux, P., N. Ayoub, A. Barth, R. Brewin, G. Charria, F. Campuzano, S. Ciavatta, M. Cirano, C. A. Edwards, I. Federico, S. Gao, I. Garcia Hermosa, M. Garcia Sotillo, H. Hewitt, L. Robert Hole, J. Holt, R. King, V. Kourafalou, Y. Lu, B. Mourre, A. Pascual, J. Staneva, E. V. Stanev, H. Wang, X. Zhu. Model-Observations Synergy in the Coastal Ocean, Frontier in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00436. 2019
D'Ovidio, F., A. Pascual, J. Wang, A. Doglioli, Z. Jing, S. Moreau, G. Gregori, S. Swart, S. Speich, F. Cyr, B. Legresy, Y.Chao, L. Fu, R. A. Morrow. Frontiers in fine scale in-situ studies: opportunities during the SWOT fast sampling phase, Frontiers in Marine Science, section Ocean Observation.
Esselborn, S.; Schöne, T.; Dobslaw, H.; Sulzbach, R. The 2023 Major Baltic Inflow Event Observed by Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) and Nadir Altimetry, Remote Sensing. 2025; 17(7):1289. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17071289
McQuillan, K.A., Allen, G.H., Fayne, J., Gao, H., Wang, J. Estimating wind direction and wind speed over lakes with SWOT and Sentinel-1 satellite observations, Earth and Space Science, Volume 12, Issue 3, DOI: 10.1029/2024EA003971.
Morrow, R. L-L. Fu, F. Ardhuin, M. Benkiran, B. Chapron, E. Cosme, F. d’Ovidio, J. Thomas Farrar, S.T. Gille, G. Lapeyre, P-Y Le Traon, A. Pascual, A. Ponte, B. Qiu, N. Rascle, C. Ubelmann, J. Wang, E. D. Zaron. Global Observations of Fine-Scale Ocean Surface Topography with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission, Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00232. 2019.
Wang, B., Smith, L.C. Remote Sensing of Discharge Ratios at River Channel Bifurcations, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL114045. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL114045.