Journal of Physical Oceanography

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Physical Oceanography is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Generation and Evolution of Internal Solitary Waves in a Coastal Plain Estuary39
The Role of Bottom Friction in Mediating the Response of the Weddell Gyre Circulation to Changes in Surface Stress and Buoyancy Fluxes34
Effects of Coexisting Surface Waves on Propagation of a Surface Wave Train28
Masthead28
A One-Dimensional Model for Investigating Scale-Separated Approaches to the Interaction of Oceanic Internal Waves26
Partial Control of the Gulf of Mexico Dynamics by the Current Feedback to the Atmosphere22
Regimes and Transitions in the Basal Melting of Antarctic Ice Shelves22
Inferring Submesoscale Energy Spectra in the Gulf of Mexico from Surface Drifters21
The Role of Precipitation in Modulating Upper-Ocean Structure during a Tropical Cyclone20
Nonlinear Instability and Subthermocline Turbulence for Western Boundary Undercurrents19
Surface Quasigeostrophic Turbulence in Variable Stratification19
Turbulence and Energy Dissipation from Wave Breaking19
Abyssal Slope Currents18
On the Release and Renewal of Freshwater in the Beaufort Gyre of the Arctic Ocean18
On the Consistent Parametric Description of the Wave Age Dependence of the Sea Surface Roughness16
Physical Drivers of Ocean Wave Attenuation in the Marginal Ice Zone16
A Deep Learning Model for Improved Wind and Consequent Wave Forecasts15
Masthead15
Across-Shore Propagation of Subthermocline Eddies in the California Current System15
Models of the Sea Surface Height Expression of the Internal-Wave Continuum15
Energy and Momentum of a Density-Driven Overflow in the Samoan Passage14
Distinct Impacts of Topographic versus Planetary PV Gradients on Baroclinic Turbulence13
Note on the Beam Structure in Step-Trapped Internal Tides13
The Dynamics of a Barotropic Current Impinging on an Ice Front13
The Wave-Coherent Stress and Turbulent Structure over Swell Waves12
Irreversible Mixing Induced by Geostrophic Turbulence over the Global Ocean12
Spatiotemporal Characteristics of the Near-Surface Turbulent Cascade at the Submesoscale in the Drake Passage12
Seasonal Variability of Near-Inertial/Semidiurnal Fluctuations and Turbulence in the Subarctic North Atlantic12
Generation of finescale thermohaline variability in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current12
Circular Asymmetry of Ocean Mesoscale Eddy11
Direct Simulation of the Surface Manifestation of Internal Gravity Waves with a Wave–Current Interaction Model11
The Attenuation Effect of Jet Filament on the Eastward Mesoscale Eddy Lifetime in the Southern Ocean11
Looking for Scaling Laws for the Width and Source Depth of Coastal Upwelling Zones11
The e-Folding Recovery Time of Tropical Cyclones’ Cold Wakes11
Deep Learning–Based Ensemble Forecast and Predictability Analysis of the Kuroshio Intrusion into the South China Sea11
A Theory for How the Depth of Meltwater Injection Impacts Regional Sea Level Evolution11
Sampling-Dependent Transition Paths of Iceland–Scotland Overflow Water11
Baroclinic Tidal Energetics Inferred from Satellite Altimetry11
Time-dependent response of the overturning circulation and pycnocline depth to Southern Ocean surface wind stress changes10
Interaction of a Hysteresis Western Boundary Current with a Large-Scale Marginal Sea Circulation in a Gap-Leaping System10
Probing the Nonlinear Interactions of Supertidal Internal Waves Using a High-Resolution Regional Ocean Model10
Masthead10
Air–Sea Coupling Feedbacks over Tropical Instability Waves10
Modifying the Mixed Layer Eddy Parameterization to Include Frontogenesis Arrest by Boundary Layer Turbulence10
A Theory of Standing Meanders of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and Their Response to Wind10
A Regime Diagram for Internal Lee Waves in Coastal Plain Estuaries10
Mean Wind Profile Departure from Log Law in the Lower Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer for Different Wave–Wind Conditions Using Scanning Wind Lidar Measurements10
Wind Turbulence over Misaligned Surface Waves and Air–Sea Momentum Flux. Part II: Waves in Oblique Wind10
Analysis of Tidal Flows through the Strait of Gibraltar Using Dynamic Mode Decomposition10
Mesoscale, Tidal, and Seasonal/Interannual Drivers of the Weddell Sea Overturning Circulation9
Chaotic Variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at Subannual Time Scales9
Controls on Exchange through a Tidal Mixing Hotspot at an Estuary Constriction9
Full Vorticity Budget of the Arabian Sea from a 0.1° Ocean Model: Sverdrup Dynamics, Rossby Waves, and Nonlinear Eddy Effects9
Interaction between Upper-Ocean Submesoscale Currents and Convective Turbulence9
Frontal Maintenance in Submesoscale Flows9
Turbulence Observations below Drifting Sea Ice: TKE Production and Dissipation in the Meltwater-Influenced Boundary Layer9
The Origin and Fate of Antarctic Intermediate Water in the Southern Ocean9
Variability of the Deep Western Boundary Current in the Northern Philippine Sea9
Application of a Simple Diffusivity Formulation to Examine Regime Transition and Jet–Eddy Energy Partitioning in Quasi-Geostrophic Turbulence9
Can We Accurately Quantify a Lateral Diffusivity from a Single Tracer Release?9
Global Oceanic Mass Transport by Coherent Eddies9
Tropical thermocline helps power Pacific equatorial upwelling9
Properties of the Lateral Mesoscale Eddy-Induced Transport in a High-Resolution Ocean Model: Beyond the Flux–Gradient Relation9
Maintenance of the Zonal Momentum Balance of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by Barotropic Dynamics9
Impact of Rapid Change in the Rain-Formed Barrier Layer on the Upper Ocean Thermal Response to Typhoon Kalmaegi (2014)8
Masthead8
AUV Observations of Langmuir Turbulence in a Stratified Shelf Sea8
On the Observed Wind-Driven Circulation Response in Small Semienclosed Bays8
Understanding Stokes Drift Mechanism via Crest and Trough Phase Estimates8
Seasonal and Year-To-Year Variability of Boundary Currents and Eddy Salt Flux along the Eastern and Southern Coasts of Sri Lanka Observed by PIES and Satellite Measurements8
Impact of Wave–Vortical Interactions on Oceanic Submesoscale Lateral Dispersion8
A Rigorous Derivation of the Water Mass Transformation Framework, the Relation between Mixing and Diasurface Exchange Flow, and Links to Recent Theories in Estuarine Research8
Multidecadal Fluctuations of SST and Euphotic Zone Temperature off Northwest Africa8
Optimal Transition Paths for AMOC Collapse and Recovery in a Stochastic Box Model8
Coupled Ocean–Sea Ice Dynamics of the Antarctic Slope Current Driven by Topographic Eddy Suppression and Sea Ice Momentum Redistribution8
Cover Information and Masthead8
Observations and Numerical Simulations of the Onset and Growth of Langmuir Circulations8
Mixing in a Salinity Variance Budget of the Salish Sea is Controlled by River Flow8
Water Mass Transformation and Overturning Circulation in the Arabian Gulf7
Global Distribution and Governing Dynamics of Submesoscale Density Fronts7
Masthead7
Mutual enhancement of wind- and tide-induced near-inertial internal waves in Luzon Strait7
Regional Abyssal Vorticity Balance in the Northeast South China Sea: External and Internal Dynamics of Abyssal Circulation7
A Time-Dependent Sverdrup Relation and Its Application to the Indian Ocean7
Subsurface Mesoscale Eddies Observed in the Northeastern South China Sea: Dynamic Features and Water Mass Transport7
Impact of the New England Seamount Chain on Gulf Stream Pathway and Variability7
The Response of a Baroclinic Anticyclonic Eddy to Relative Wind Stress Forcing7
The Turbulent Dynamics of Anticyclonic Submesoscale Headland Wakes7
Seasonal Features and Potential Mechanisms of Submesoscale Processes in the Southern Bay of Bengal during 2011/127
Subsurface Anticyclonic Eddy Transited from Kuroshio Shedding Eddy in the Northern South China Sea7
Observation of Bottom-Trapped Topographic Rossby Waves to the West of the Luzon Strait, South China Sea7
The Response of Large Diurnal Warm Layers to Short-Term Variability in Solar and Wind Forcing: Observations and Physical Modeling7
Limited Width of Tropical Cyclone–Induced Baroclinic Geostrophic Response6
Enhanced Dissipation of Internal Tides in a Mesoscale Baroclinic Eddy6
A Generalized Slab Model6
Crescent-Shaped Low-Temperature Distribution along the Convex Topography in the Southeastern Edge of Taiwan Bank in Summer6
Sediment Resuspension on the Inner Shelf under Combined Internal Tides and Waves and Surface Waves: Field Observations and Modeling6
Interannual and Seasonal Along-Shelf Current Variability and Dynamics: Seventeen Years of Observations from the Southern New England Inner Shelf6
Interactions between Irregular Wave Fields and Sea Ice: A Physical Model for Wave Attenuation and Ice Breakup in an Ice Tank6
Observations of Intermittent Seamount-Trapped Waves and Topographic Rossby Waves around the Slope of a Low-Latitude Deep Seamount6
Observations of a Filamentous Intrusion and Vigorous Submesoscale Turbulence within a Cyclonic Mesoscale Eddy6
Surface-to-Interior Transport Timescales and Ventilation Patterns in a Time-Dependent Circulation Driven by Sustained Climate Warming6
Towards the Upper-Ocean Unbalanced Submesoscale Motions in the Oleander Observations6
Topography Effects on the Seasonal Variability of Ocean Bottom Pressure in the North Pacific Ocean6
Mixing Pathways in Simple Box Models6
Vertical Velocity Dynamics in the North Atlantic and Implications for AMOC6
Transit Time Distributions and Ventilation Pathways Using CFCs and Lagrangian Backtracking in the South Atlantic of an Eddying Ocean Model6
Response of Subpolar North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation to Variability in Surface Winds on Different Timescales6
Delayed Freshwater Export from a Greenland Tidewater Glacial Fjord6
Tidal Enhancement of Antarctic Dense Shelf Water Export via Suppression of Continental Slope Mixing6
Diapycnal displacement, diffusion, and distortion of tracers in the ocean6
Temporal Variability of Global Surface Eddy Diffusivities: Estimates and Machine Learning Prediction6
Dynamic Adjustment of Upwelling Circulation to Conservative Wave Effects over a Steep Shelf6
Quantifying Cross-Shelf Transport in the East Australian Current System: A Budget-Based Approach6
Unsupervised Classification Identifies Warm, Fresh, and Dense Regimes of the Antarctic Margins6
Baroclinic Effects on Wave-Driven Flows in a Microtidal Bay6
Reduction in Meridional Heat Export Contributes to Recent Indian Ocean Warming6
Quantifying Tidal Impacts on Arctic Sea Ice: An Unexpected Mechanism for the Regional Delay of Summer Melting6
Vertical Structure of Baroclinic Instability in a Three-Layer Quasigeostrophic Model over a Sloping Bottom6
Breaking Internal Waves on Sloping Topography: Connecting Parcel Displacements to Overturn Size, Interior-Boundary Exchanges, and Mixing6
A Four-Dimensional Survey of the Almeria–Oran Front by Underwater Gliders: Tracers and Circulation6
Vertical Exchange Induced by Mixed Layer Instabilities6
Wind Dependencies of Deep Cycle Turbulence in the Equatorial Cold Tongues5
Upper–Lower Layer Coupling of Recurrent Circulation Patterns in the Gulf of Mexico5
Resolving the Horizontal Direction of Internal Tide Generation: Global Application for the M2 Tide’s First Mode5
Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Fronts and Their Impact on Chlorophyll-a in the Indonesian Seas5
Inertial Effect and Its Dependency on the Topographic Geometries in Barotropic Channel Models under the Weakly Nonlinear Regime5
Low-Frequency Dynamic Ocean Response to Barometric-Pressure Loading5
Estimating Spectral Fluxes in Quasi-Two-Dimensional Flows with Advective Structure Functions and Bessel Functions5
Masthead5
A Global Diagnosis of Eddy Potential Energy Budget in an Eddy-Permitting Ocean Model5
Wind-induced topographic Rossby waves in the southwestern slope of the Chukchi Abyssal Plain5
Energetics of Eddy–Mean Flow Interactions in the East Australian Current System5
Seasonality of Upper-Ocean Vertical Eddy Buoyancy Flux in the Kuroshio Extension5
Moored Observations of Currents and Water Mass Properties between Talaud and Halmahera Islands at the Entrance of the Indonesian Seas5
Low-mode near-inertial wave generation5
Spatial Variability of Diapycnal Mixing in the South China Sea Inferred from Density Overturn Analysis5
On the Bimodality of the Wind-Wave Spectrum: Mean Square Slopes and Azimuthal Overlap Integral5
Turbulent Thermal-Wind-Driven Coastal Upwelling: Current Observations and Dynamics5
Effect of Wave Directions on Orientation and Magnitude of Surface Wind Stress under Typhoon Megi (2010)5
A Landscape of Mesoscale Eddy Vertical Structure: The Influence of Bathymetric Slope and Roughness on Kinetic Energy5
A Forward Energy Flux at Submesoscales Driven by Frontogenesis5
Observations of Upper-Ocean Kinetic Energy Transfers between Near-Inertial Internal Waves and Low-Frequency Dynamics5
On the Pathways of Wind-Driven Coastal Upwelling: Nonlinear Momentum Flux and Baroclinic Instability5
Open-Ocean Polynyas in the Cooperation Sea, Antarctica5
Intrinsically Episodic Antarctic Shelf Intrusions of Circumpolar Deep Water via Canyons5
Transformations between Normal and Abnormal Mesoscale Eddies in the Bay of Bengal5
Bimonthly Variability in Zonal Velocity at Middepths of the Equatorial Indian Ocean5
Statistical Features of a Time-Averaged Global State Estimate: Strong Regional Variations and Implications for Sea Level and Heat Content Change5
Tidal Intrusion Fronts, Surface Convergence, and Mixing in an Estuary with Complex Topography5
Deterministic Model of the Eddy Dynamics for a Midlatitude Ocean Model5
Large-Scale Distribution and Variations of Active Salt-Finger Double-Diffusion in the Western North Pacific5
Moored Observations of the West Greenland Coastal Current along the Southwest Greenland Shelf4
Dynamics and Scaling of a Small River Discharging into the Surf Zone4
Roles of Surface Forcing in the Southern Ocean Temperature and Salinity Changes under Increasing CO2: Perspectives from Model Perturbation Experiments and a Theoretical Framework4
Interpreting Negative IOD Events Based on the Transfer Routes of Wave Energy in the Upper Ocean4
Changes in Global Ocean Circulation due to Isopycnal Diffusion4
Terdiurnal Radiational Tides4
Middepth Zonal Velocity in the Southern Tropical Indian Ocean: Striation-Like Structures and Their Dynamics4
A Simple Model for Multiple Equilibria in Ice-Covered Oceans4
Diagnosing Scale-Dependent Energy Cycles in a High-Resolution Isopycnal Ocean Model4
Sink of Eddy Energy by Submesoscale Sea Surface Temperature Variability in a Coupled Regional Model4
Internal Tides at the Coast: Energy Flux of Baroclinic Tides Propagating into the Deep Ocean in the Presence of Supercritical Shelf Topography4
Interpreting Observed Interactions between Near-Inertial Waves and Mesoscale Eddies4
Interannual Variability and Trend of the Bering Strait Throughflow Gleaned from Satellite Altimeters4
Journal Information and Table of Contents4
The Long Lives of Subducted Spice and Vorticity Anomalies in the Subtropical Oceans4
Identification of Thermohaline Sheet and Its Spatial Structure in the Canada Basin4
Observations of Wave Energy Dissipation by Bottom Friction on Rocky Shores4
Lateral Circulation in an Elongated Curved Tidal Channel4
Turbulence Observations and Energetics of Diurnal Warm Layers4
Kinetic Energy Exchanges between a Two-Dimensional Front and Internal Waves4
Dynamics of Bubble Plumes Produced by Breaking Waves4
Three-Dimensional Structure of Subduction/Obduction in the North Pacific Ocean4
Masthead4
Scaling and Flow Structure of Langmuir Turbulence in Inertial Frames4
Rogue Waves in the Southern North Sea—The Role of Modulational Instability4
Near-Inertial Wave Energetics Modulated by Background Flows in a Global Model Simulation4
Estimating the Ocean Interior from Satellite Observations in the Kerguelen Area (Southern Ocean): A Combined Investigation Using High-Resolution CTD Data from Animal-Borne Instruments4
Minimum Warming in the South Indian Ocean Thermocline in a Warming Climate Linked to Freshening Processes4
Attribution of the Subsurface Temperature Change in the Southern Hemisphere4
Internal Tide Interactions with Submesoscale and Mesoscale Eddies in the Tropical Western Atlantic4
On the Propagation and Translational Adjustment of Isolated Vortices in Large-Scale Shear Flows4
Middepth Recipes4
Strong Long-Lived Kuroshio-Shed Anticyclonic Eddies and Their Reintensification in the Northern South China Sea4
The Cross-Shelf Regime of a Wind-Driven Supercritical River Plume4
Turbulent Ice–Ocean Boundary Layers in the Well-Mixed Regime: Insights from Direct Numerical Simulations4
Frontogenesis, Mixing, and Stratification in Estuarine Channels with Curvature4
Superinertial Internal Tides Propagating along the Coast: Dynamics and Energetics Revealed through Topographic Modes4
Hypsographic Control on the Diapycnal Flow in the Eastern Gotland Basin of the Baltic Sea4
Inner-Core Sea Surface Cooling Induced by a Tropical Cyclone4
Revisiting Chapman and Lentz (1994): Trapping of a Coastal Density Front in the Presence of Baroclinic Instability4
3D Structure of Striations in the North Pacific4
Parameterizing Eddy Buoyancy Fluxes Across Prograde Shelf/Slope Fronts Using a Slope-Aware GEOMETRIC Closure4
Diurnal Variation in Surface Latent Heat Flux and the Effect of Diurnal Variability on the Climatological Latent Heat Flux over the Tropical Oceans4
Anisotropy of Surfzone Turbulence4
On the Discrete Normal Modes of Quasigeostrophic Theory4
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