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- Prof. Arnold L. GordonProfessorEarth and Environmental SciencesOcean and Climate PhysicsAssociate Director - Ocean and Climate PhysicsLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
203 B Oceanography61 Route 9W - PO Box 1000PalisadesNY10968-8000USPhone:(845) 365-8325agordon@ldeo.columbia.eduFields of interest:My research is directed at the ocean's stratification, circulation and mixing and its role in Earth's climate system.I am a field-going physical oceanographer, an observationalist. My research is directed at the ocean's stratification, circulation and mixing and its role in Earth's climate system. I study the transfer of heat and freshwater within the ocean and between the ocean, cryosphere and atmosphere. I view the ocean as a global system, with specific attention to interocean exchange and to ventilation of the deep ocean interior through sea-air-ice interaction. Comparison and extension of observational data with model results are an increasingly important part of my research. Historically much of my research deals with the Southern Ocean, but research within the warmer waters of the Indonesian Seas, Indian Ocean and South Atlantic now compose over 50% of my research program. I tend to go to areas that have been neglected by the research community, but have the potential of being key players in the global system.
Honors & Awards:The ninth Henry Bryant Bigelow Medal (awarded by WHOI) 1984AGU Ewing Medal 1999; AGU Fellow 1989Fellow of the American Meteorological Society 1994Fellow of the American Geophysical Union 1989Hunter College Hall of Fame 1985Sc.D Honoris causa, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 2005Educational Activities:Professor of Oceanography, Department of Earth & Environmental SciencesLamont Projects:Selected Publications:Makassar Strait Throughflow, 2004 to 2006, , Geop Res Letts, Volume 35, Issue L24605, , (2008), 10.1029/2008GL036372
Blueprints for Medieval hydroclimate, , Quaternary Science Reviews, Oct, Volume 26, Issue 19-21, p.2322-2336, (2007), DOI 10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.04.020
Observations and proxies of the surface layer throughflow in Lombok Strait, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Mar 31, Volume 112, Issue C3, p.-, (2007), Doi 10.1029/2006jc003790
A possible link between the Weddell Polynya and the Southern Annular Mode, , Journal of Climate, Jun 1, Volume 20, Issue 11, p.2558-2571, (2007), Doi 10.1175/Jcli4046.1
To follow the water: Exploring the ocean to discover climate, , Nature, Sep 27, Volume 449, Issue 7161, p.407-408, (2007), Doi 10.1038/449407a
Isopycnal displacements within the Cape Basin thermocline as revealed by the Hydrographic Data Archive, , Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, Aug, Volume 53, Issue 8, p.1285-1300, (2006), DOI 10.1016/j.dsr.2006.05.011
Comparison of Indonesian Throughflow transport observations, Makassar Strait to eastern Indian Ocean, , Geophysical Research Letters, May 18, Volume 32, Issue 10, p.-, (2005), Doi 10.1029/2004gl022158
Velocity and transport of the Makassar Strait throughflow, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Jan 26, Volume 110, Issue C1, p.-, (2005), Doi 10.1029/2004jc002425
Energetic plumes over the western Ross Sea continental slope, , Geophysical Research Letters, Nov 4, Volume 31, Issue 21, p.-, (2004), Doi 10.1029/2004gl020785
Pacific decadal oscillation and sea level in the Japan/East sea, , Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, May, Volume 51, Issue 5, p.653-663, (2004), DOI 10.1016/j.dsr.2004.02.005
Significance of the vertical profile of the Indonesian Throughflow transport to the Indian Ocean, , Geophysical Research Letters, Aug 19, Volume 31, Issue 16, p.-, (2004), Doi 10.1029/2004gl020360
Spreading of the Indonesian throughflow in the Indian Ocean, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Apr, Volume 34, Issue 4, p.772-792, (2004)
Cool Indonesian throughflow as a consequence of restricted surface layer flow, , Nature, Oct 23, Volume 425, Issue 6960, p.824-828, (2003), Doi 10.1038/Nature02038
Deep topographic barriers within the Indonesian seas, , Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, Volume 50, Issue 12-13, p.2205-2228, (2003), Doi 10.1016/S0967-0645(03)00053-5
Estimating transport in Makassar Strait, , Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, Volume 50, Issue 12-13, p.2163-2181, (2003), Doi 10.1016/S0967-0645(03)00051-1
Oceanography - The brawniest retroflection, , Nature, Feb 27, Volume 421, Issue 6926, p.904-905, (2003), Doi 10.1038/421904a
The Pacific/Indian Ocean pressure difference and its influence on the Indonesian Seas circulation: Part I - The study with specified total transports, , Journal of Marine Research, Sep, Volume 61, Issue 5, p.577-611, (2003)
The Pacific/Indian Ocean pressure difference and its influence on the Indonesian Seas circulation: Part II - The study with specified sea-surface heights, , Journal of Marine Research, Sep, Volume 61, Issue 5, p.613-634, (2003)
Bay of Bengal nutrient-rich benthic layer, , Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, Volume 49, Issue 7-8, p.1411-1421, (2002), Pii S0967-0645(01)00161-8
The heat transport of the Indonesian Throughflow and implications for the Indian Ocean heat budget, , Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, Volume 49, Issue 7-8, p.1391-1410, (2002), Pii S0967-0645(01)00150-3
Japan/East Sea intrathermocline eddies, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Jun, Volume 32, Issue 6, p.1960-1974, (2002)
Long-term temperature trends in the deep waters of the Weddell Sea, , Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, Volume 49, Issue 21, p.4791-4806, (2002), Pii S0967-0645(02)00159-5
A numerical study of the circulation in the northwestern Weddell Sea, , Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, Volume 49, Issue 21, p.4827-4841, (2002), Pii S0967-0645(02)00161-3
Subduction along a midocean front and the generation of intrathermocline eddies: A theoretical study, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Jun, Volume 32, Issue 6, p.1975-1986, (2002)
Tracing Amazon River water into the Caribbean Sea, , Journal of Marine Research, Jul, Volume 60, Issue 4, p.537-549, (2002)
Cooling and ventilating the abyssal ocean, , Geophysical Research Letters, Aug 1, Volume 28, Issue 15, p.2923-2926, (2001)
Export of Weddell Sea Deep and Bottom Water, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, May 15, Volume 106, Issue C5, p.9005-9017, (2001)
Upwelling along the coasts of Java and Sumatra sand its relation to ENSO, , Geophysical Research Letters, Apr 15, Volume 28, Issue 8, p.1599-1602, (2001)
Deep and bottom water of the Bransfield Strait eastern and central basins, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, May 15, Volume 105, Issue C5, p.11337-11346, (2000)
Dynamical balance in the Indonesian Seas circulation, , Geophysical Research Letters, Sep 1, Volume 27, Issue 17, p.2705-2708, (2000)
The influence of the pressure head on the Indonesian Seas circulation, , Geophysical Research Letters, Aug 1, Volume 27, Issue 15, p.2273-2276, (2000)
Intraseasonal variability and tides in Makassar Strait, , Geophysical Research Letters, May 15, Volume 27, Issue 10, p.1499-1502, (2000)
Temperature variability within Makassar Strait, , Geophysical Research Letters, Jan 15, Volume 27, Issue 2, p.237-240, (2000)
Interannual variability of South Atlantic circulation from 4 years of TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite altimeter observations, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Sep 15, Volume 104, Issue C9, p.20927-20948, (1999)
Thermohaline stratification of the Indonesian Seas: Model and observations, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Feb, Volume 29, Issue 2, p.198-216, (1999)
Throughflow within Makassar Strait, , Geophysical Research Letters, Nov 1, Volume 26, Issue 21, p.3325-3328, (1999)
Bay of Bengal currents during the northeast monsoon, , Geophysical Research Letters, Aug 1, Volume 25, Issue 15, p.2769-2772, (1998)
Coelacanth populations may go with the flow, , Nature, Oct 15, Volume 395, Issue 6703, p.634-634, (1998)
Makassar Strait transport: Initial estimate based on Arlindo results, , Marine Technology Society Journal, Win, Volume 32, Issue 4, p.34-45, (1998)
Advection and diffusion of Indonesian throughflow water within the Indian Ocean South Equatorial Current, , Geophysical Research Letters, Nov 1, Volume 24, Issue 21, p.2573-2576, (1997)
He-3 in Indonesian Seas: Inferences on deep pathways, , Geophysical Research Letters, Mar 1, Volume 24, Issue 5, p.547-550, (1997)
CFC-113 shows Brazil eddy crossing the South Atlantic to the Agulhas Retroflection region, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Jan 15, Volume 101, Issue C1, p.885-895, (1996)
Cosmonaut polynya in the Southern Ocean: Structure and variability, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Aug 15, Volume 101, Issue C8, p.18297-18313, (1996)
The eastern boundary of the Gulf Stream recirculation, , Journal of Marine Research, May, Volume 54, Issue 3, p.521-540, (1996)
The eddy field of the southeast Atlantic Ocean: A statistical census from the Benguela Sources and Transports project, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, May 15, Volume 101, Issue C5, p.11949-11964, (1996)
Oceanography - Communication between oceans, , Nature, Aug 1, Volume 382, Issue 6590, p.399-400, (1996)
On the influence of bottom topography on the Agulhas eddy, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Jun, Volume 26, Issue 6, p.892-912, (1996)
Origins and variability of the Benguela Current, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Jan 15, Volume 101, Issue C1, p.897-906, (1996)
Pathways of water between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Indonesian seas, , Nature, Jan 11, Volume 379, Issue 6561, p.146-149, (1996)
Southern Ocean fronts from the Greenwich meridian to Tasmania, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Feb 15, Volume 101, Issue C2, p.3675-3696, (1996)
Thermocline stratification within the Indonesian Seas, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, May 15, Volume 101, Issue C5, p.12401-12409, (1996)
Tidal mixing signatures in the Indonesian seas, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Sep, Volume 26, Issue 9, p.1924-1937, (1996)
Variability and sources of the southeastern Atlantic circulation, , Journal of Marine Research, Nov, Volume 54, Issue 6, p.1039-1071, (1996)
The Absolute Velocity-Field of Agulhas Eddies and the Benguela Current, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Nov 15, Volume 100, Issue C11, p.22591-22601, (1995)
Agulhas Eddies - a Synoptic View Using Geosat Erm Data, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, May, Volume 25, Issue 5, p.902-917, (1995)
Circulation and Transport of Water Along the Western Weddell Sea Margin, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Sep 15, Volume 100, Issue C9, p.18503-18515, (1995)
Tropical Atlantic Water within the Benguela Upwelling System at 27-Degrees-S, , Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, Jan, Volume 42, Issue 1, p.1-12, (1995)
Warm Weddell Deep-Water West of Maud Rise, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Jul 15, Volume 100, Issue C7, p.13747-13753, (1995)
When Is Appearance Reality - a Comment on Why Does the Indonesian Throughflow Appear to Originate from the North Pacific, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Jun, Volume 25, Issue 6, p.1560-1567, (1995)
Thermocline of the Flores and Banda Seas, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Sep 15, Volume 99, Issue C9, p.18235-18242, (1994)
Deep and Bottom Water of the Weddell Seas Western Rim, , Science, Oct 1, Volume 262, Issue 5130, p.95-97, (1993)
Modeling of Topographic Effects on Antarctic Sea-Ice Using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Nov 15, Volume 98, Issue C11, p.20307-20319, (1993)
Convective Modifications of Water Masses in the Agulhas, , Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, Mar, Volume 39, Issue 1A, p.S163-S181, (1992)
Thermocline and Intermediate Water Communication between the South-Atlantic and Indian Oceans, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, May 15, Volume 97, Issue C5, p.7223-7240, (1992)
Vertical Mixing in the Indonesian Thermocline, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Feb, Volume 22, Issue 2, p.184-195, (1992)
Cyclonic Gyre in the Tropical South-Atlantic, , Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, Volume 38, p.S323-S343, (1991)
Agulhas Eddies Invade the South-Atlantic - Evidence from Geosat Altimeter and Shipboard Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Survey, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Mar 15, Volume 95, Issue C3, p.3117-&, (1990)
Southern-Ocean Winter Mixed Layer, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Jul 15, Volume 95, Issue C7, p.11655-11672, (1990)
Brazil Malvinas Confluence - 1984, , Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, Mar, Volume 36, Issue 3, p.359-384, (1989)
Intermediate Waters in the Southwest South-Atlantic, , Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, Jan, Volume 36, Issue 1, p.1-16, (1989)
Weddell Gyre - Temperature Maximum Stratum, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Jun 15, Volume 94, Issue C6, p.8331-8334, (1989)
Recurring Polynyas over the Cosmonaut Sea and the Maud Rise, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Mar 15, Volume 92, Issue C3, p.2819-2833, (1987)
Shedding of an Agulhas Ring Observed at Sea, , Nature, Jan 8, Volume 325, Issue 6100, p.138-140, (1987)
Stratification and Circulation at the Agulhas Retroflection, , Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, Apr, Volume 34, Issue 4, p.565-599, (1987)
Abyssal Eddy in the Southwest Atlantic, , Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, Jun, Volume 33, Issue 6, p.839-&, (1986)
Geostrophic Circulation of the Brazil-Falkland Confluence, , Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, May, Volume 33, Issue 5, p.573-585, (1986)
Inter-Ocean Exchange of Thermocline Water, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Apr 15, Volume 91, Issue C4, p.5037-5046, (1986)
On Oceanic Heat and Fresh-Water Fluxes at 30-Degrees-Sstar, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Dec, Volume 16, Issue 12, p.2184-2190, (1986)
Spin-down of Baroclinic Eddies under Sea Ice, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Jun 15, Volume 91, Issue C6, p.7623-7630, (1986)
Indian-Atlantic Transfer of Thermocline Water at the Agulhas Retroflection, , Science, Volume 227, Issue 4690, p.1030-1033, (1985)
Antarctic Sea Ice Microwave Signatures and Their Correlation with Insitu Ice Observations, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Volume 89, Issue Nc1, p.662-672, (1984)
Pacific and Indian-Ocean Upper-Layer Salinity Budget, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Volume 14, Issue 4, p.747-753, (1984)
Thermohaline Stratification Below the Southern-Ocean Sea Ice, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Volume 89, Issue Nc1, p.641-648, (1984)
Winter Mixed Layer Entrainment of Weddell Deep-Water, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, Volume 89, Issue Nc1, p.637-640, (1984)
Atlantic-Ocean Upper Layer Salinity Budget, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Volume 13, Issue 7, p.1293-1300, (1983)
Oceanography - a Clever Answer to a Simple Question, , Nature, Volume 305, Issue 5933, p.385-386, (1983)
Southern-Hemisphere Western Boundary Current Variability Revealed by Geos-3-Altimeter, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans and Atmospheres, Volume 88, Issue Nc1, p.755-762, (1983)
Satellite-Observations of the Brazil and Falkland Currents - 1975 to 1976 and 1978, , Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, Volume 29, Issue 3, p.375-401, (1982)
Southern-Ocean Bottom Water of the Australian New Zealand Sector, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans and Atmospheres, Volume 87, Issue Nc8, p.5771-5778, (1982)
A Convective Model for the Weddell Polynya, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Volume 11, Issue 4, p.466-488, (1981)
Salinity Maximum in the Pycnocline of the Middle Atlantic Bight, , Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 26, Issue 1, p.123-130, (1981)
Seasonality of Southern-Ocean Sea Ice, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans and Atmospheres, Volume 86, Issue Nc5, p.4193-4197, (1981)
South-Atlantic Thermocline Ventilation, , Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, Volume 28, Issue 11, p.1239-1264, (1981)
The Wind-Driven Circulation in the Weddell-Enderby Basin, , Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, Volume 28, Issue 2, p.151-163, (1981)
Ocean Transients as Observed by Geos-3 Coincident Orbits, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans and Atmospheres, Volume 85, Issue Nc1, p.502-506, (1980)
Circulation and Melting beneath the Ross Ice Shelf, , Science, Volume 203, Issue 4379, p.439-443, (1979)
Basin Waters of Bransfield Strait, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Volume 8, Issue 2, p.258-264, (1978)
Climatic Characteristics of Antarctic Polar Front Zone, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans and Atmospheres, Volume 83, Issue Nc9, p.4572-4578, (1978)
Deep Antarctic Convection West of Maud Rise, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Volume 8, Issue 4, p.600-612, (1978)
Large-Scale Relative Dynamic Topography of Southern-Ocean, , Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans and Atmospheres, Volume 83, Issue Nc6, p.3023-3032, (1978)
South-Atlantic Oceanography, , Antarctic Journal of the United States, Volume 13, Issue 4, p.87-89, (1978)
Weddell Polynya, Gyre and Deep-Water Convection, , Transactions-American Geophysical Union, Volume 59, Issue 4, p.292-292, (1978)
Antarctic Polar Front Zone in Western Scotia Sea - Summer 1975, , Journal of Physical Oceanography, Volume 7, Issue 3, p.309-328, (1977)
Climatic Characteristics of Antarctic Polar Front, , Transactions-American Geophysical Union, Volume 58, Issue 9, p.885-885, (1977)
Islas-Orcadas Cruise 12 - Cape-Town to Buenos-Aires, , Antarctic Journal of the United States, Volume 12, Issue 4, p.60-62, (1977)
Basins of Bransfield Strait, , Transactions-American Geophysical Union, Volume 57, Issue 12, p.940-940, (1976)
Antarctic Oceanographic Section Along 170 Degreese, , Deep-Sea Research, Volume 22, Issue 6, p.357-&, (1975)
Contributions of R/V Conrad to F Drake, 1975, , Antarctic Journal of the United States, Volume 10, Issue 4, p.142-143, (1975)
Diffusivity of Suspended Matter in Caribbean Sea, , Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 78, Issue 27, p.6401-6403, (1973)
Antarctic Physical Oceanographic Studies, 1971-1972, , Antarctic Journal of the United States, Volume 7, Issue 5, p.206-207, (1972)