Publications


Lu, X., Hu, S., & Sprintall, J. (2024). The Role of Precipitation and Salinity Effect in Multidecadal Changes and Long-Term Trend of the Indonesian Throughflow. Journal of Climate, 37(4), 1317–1331. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0248.1
Lu, X., Hu, S., Guan, C., Li, M., Sprintall, J., & Wang, F. (2023). Quantifying the Contribution of Salinity Effect to the Seasonal Variability of the Makassar Strait Throughflow. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(21), e2023GL105991. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL105991
Capotondi, A., McGregor, S., McPhaden, M. J., Cravatte, S., Holbrook, N. J., Imada, Y., Sanchez, S. C., Sprintall, J., Stuecker, M. F., Ummenhofer, C. C., Zeller, M., Farneti, R., Graffino, G., Hu, S., Karnauskas, K. B., Kosaka, Y., Kucharski, F., Mayer, M., Qiu, B., … Xu, T. (2023). Mechanisms of tropical Pacific decadal variability. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 4(11), 754–769. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-023-00486-x
Gutiérrez Brizuela, N., Alford, M. H., Xie, S.-P., Sprintall, J., Voet, G., Warner, S. J., Hughes, K., & Moum, J. N. (2023). Prolonged thermocline warming by near-inertial internal waves in the wakes of tropical cyclones. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(26), e2301664120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2301664120
Katsura, S., Sprintall, J., Kido, S., Tanimoto, Y., & Nonaka, M. (2023). Classification of Interannual Surface Layer Salinity Variability. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(8), e2022GL102261. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL102261
Dove, L. A., Viglione, G. A., Thompson, A. F., Flexas, M. M., Cason, T. R., & Sprintall, J. (2023). Controls on Wintertime Ventilation in Southern Drake Passage. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(5), e2022GL102550. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL102550
Chidichimo, M. P., Perez, R. C., Speich, S., Kersalé, M., Sprintall, J., Dong, S., Lamont, T., Sato, O. T., Chereskin, T. K., Hummels, R., & Schmid, C. (2023). Energetic overturning flows, dynamic interocean exchanges, and ocean warming observed in the South Atlantic. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00644-x
Parks, J., Bringas, F., Cowley, R., Hanstein, C., Krummel, L., Sprintall, J., Cheng, L. J., Cirano, M., Cruz, S., Goes, M., Kizu, S., & Reseghetti, F. (2022). XBT operational best practices for quality assurance. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.991760
Anutaliya, A., Send, U., McClean, J. L., Sprintall, J., Lankhorst, M., Lee, C. M., Rainville, L., Priyadarshani, W. N. C., & Jinadasa, S. U. P. (2022). 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 measurements. Journal of Physical Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-22-0030.1
Gutierrez-Villanueva, M. O., Chereskin, T. K., Sprintall, J., & Goff, J. A. (2022). Turbulent Mixing and Lee-Wave Radiation in Drake Passage: Sensitivity to Topography. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 127(5). https://doi.org/10.1029/2021jc018103
Revelard, A., Tintore, J., Verron, J., Bahurel, P., Barth, J. A., Belbeoch, M., Benveniste, J., Bonnefond, P., Chassignet, E. P., Cravatte, S., Davidson, F., deYoung, B., Heupel, M., Heslop, E., Hoerstmann, C., Karstensen, J., Le Traon, P. Y., Marques, M., McLean, C., … Williams, B. (2022). Ocean integration: The needs and challenges of effective coordination within the ocean observing system. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.737671
Katsura, S., Sprintall, J., Farrar, J. T., Zhang, D., & Cronin, M. F. (2022). The Barrier Layer Effect on the Heat and Freshwater Balance from Moored Observations in the Eastern Pacific Fresh Pool. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 52(8), 1705–1730. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-21-0243.1
DeMott, C. A., Subramanian, A., Chen, S., Drushka, K., Fujii, Y., Sutton, A., Sprintall, J., & Zhang, D. (2022). Focused Observations for Expanded Comprehension: Advancing Tropical Pacific Coupled Modeling and Process Understanding. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 103(7), E1644–E1649. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0041.1
Chandler, M., Zilberman, N. V., & Sprintall, J. (2022). Seasonal to Decadal Western Boundary Current Variability From Sustained Ocean Observations. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(12), e2022GL097834. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL097834
Ivanova, D. P., McClean, J. L., Sprintall, J., & Chen, R. (2021). The oceanic barrier layer in the eastern Indian Ocean as a predictor for rainfall over Indonesia and Australia. Geophysical Research Letters, n/a(n/a), e2021GL094519. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL094519
Power, S., Lengaigne, M., Capotondi, A., Khodri, M., Vialard, J., Jebri, B., Guilyardi, E., McGregor, S., Kug, J. S., Newman, M., McPhaden, M. J., Meehl, G., Smith, D., Cole, J., Emile-Geay, J., Vimont, D., Wittenberg, A. T., Collins, M., Kim, G. I., … Henley, B. J. (2021). Decadal climate variability in the tropical Pacific: Characteristics, causes, predictability, and prospects. Science, 374(6563), 48-+. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay9165
Zang, N., Sprintall, J., Ienny, R., & Wang, F. (2021). Seasonality of the Somali Current/Undercurrent system. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 191, 14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2021.104953
Kessler, W., Cravatte, S., Strutton, P., Sutton, A., Kumar, A., Takaya, Y., Hendon, H., O’Brien, K., Smith, N., Wijffels, S., Sprintall, J., Wittenberg, A., Ando, K., Hill, K., Large, W., Legler, D., Tedesco, K., Lucas, S., Duteil, O., & Subramanian, A. (2021). Final report of Tropical Pacific Observing System 2020.
Ummenhofer, C. C., Murty, S. A., Sprintall, J., Lee, T., & Abram, N. J. (2021). Heat and freshwater changes in the Indian Ocean region. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-021-00192-6
Sobel, A. H., Sprintall, J., Maloney, E. D., Martin, Z. K., Wang, S. G., de Szoeke, S. P., Trabing, B. C., & Rutledge, S. A. (2021). Large-scale state and evolution of the atmosphere and ocean during PISTON 2018. Journal of Climate, 34(12), 5017–5035. https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-20-0517.1
Zhang, X. L., Sprintall, J., & Zeng, L. L. (2021). What role does the barrier layer play during extreme El Nino events? Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 126(5). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jc017001
Germineaud, C., Cravatte, S., Sprintall, J., Alberty, M. S., Grenier, M., & Ganachaud, A. (2021). Deep pacific circulation: New insights on pathways through the Solomon Sea. Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, 171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103510
Katsura, S., Sprintall, J., & Bingham, F. M. (2021). Upper ocean stratification in the eastern Pacific during the SPURS-2 field campaign. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 126(3). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jc016591
Bingham, F. M., Li, Z., Katsura, S., & Sprintall, J. (2020). Barrier layers in a high-resolution model in the eastern tropical Pacific. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 125(12). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jc016643
Sprintall, J., Coles, V. J., Reed, K. A., Butler, A. H., Foltz, G. R., Penny, S. G., & Seo, H. (2020). Best practice strategies for process studies designed to improve climate modeling. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 101(10), E1842–E1850. https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-19-0263.1
Gutierrez-Villanueva, M. O., Chereskin, T. K., & Sprintall, J. (2020). Upper-ocean eddy heat flux across the Antarctic Circumpolar Current in Drake Passage from observations: Time-mean and seasonal variability. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 50(9), 2507–2527. https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-19-0266.1
Hu, S., Sprintall, J., Guan, C., Hu, D., Wang, F., Lu, X., & Li, S. (2020). Observed triple mode of salinity variability in the thermocline of tropical Pacific Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125(9), e2020JC016210. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC016210
Hu, D. X., Wang, F., Sprintall, J., Wu, L. X., Riser, S., Cravatte, S., Gordon, A., Zhang, L. L., Chen, D. K., Zhou, H., Ando, K., Wang, J. N., Lee, J. H., Hu, S. J., Wang, J., Zhang, D. X., Feng, J. Q., Liu, L. L., Villanoy, C., … Ma, Y. X. (2020). Review on observational studies of western tropical Pacific Ocean circulation and climate. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 38(4), 906–929. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-020-0240-1
Zang, N., Wang, F., & Sprintall, J. (2020). The intermediate water in the Philippine Sea. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-020-0035-4
Katsura, S., & Sprintall, J. (2020). Seasonality and formation of barrier layers and associated temperature inversions in the eastern tropical North Pacific. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 50(3), 791–808. https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-19-0194.1
Hu, S. J., Sprintall, J., Guan, C., McPhaden, M. J., Wang, F., Hu, D. X., & Cai, W. J. (2020). Deep-reaching acceleration of global mean ocean circulation over the past two decades. Science Advances, 6(6). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax7727
Alberty, M., Sprintall, J., MacKinnon, J., Germineaud, C., Cravatte, S., & Ganachaud, A. (2019). Moored observations of transport in the Solomon Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jc015143
Hu, S. J., Zhang, Y., Feng, M., Du, Y., Sprintall, J., Wang, F., Hu, D. X., Xie, Q., & Chai, F. (2019). Interannual to decadal variability of upper-ocean salinity in the southern Indian Ocean and the role of the Indonesian Throughflow. Journal of Climate, 32(19), 6403–6421. https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-19-0056.1
Freeman, N. M., Munro, D. R., Sprintall, J., Mazloff, M. R., Purkey, S., Rosso, I., DeRanek, C. A., & Sweeney, C. (2019). The Observed Seasonal Cycle of Macronutrients in Drake Passage: Relationship to Fronts and Utility as a Model Metric. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 124(7), 4763–4783. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jc015052
Todd, R. E., Chavez, F. P., Clayton, S., Cravatte, S., Goes, M., Greco, M., Ling, X. P., Sprintall, J., Zilberman, N. V., Archer, M., Aristegui, J., Balmaseda, M., Bane, J. M., Baringer, M. O., Barth, J. A., Beal, L. M., Brandt, P., Calil, P. H. R., Campos, E., … Zhang, L. L. (2019). Global perspectives on observing ocean boundary current systems. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00423
Anutaliya, A., Send, U., Sprintall, J., McClean, J. L., Lankhorst, M., & Koelling, J. (2019). Mooring and Seafloor Pressure End Point Measurements at the Southern Entrance of the Solomon Sea: Subseasonal to Interannual Flow Variability. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 124(7), 5085–5104. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jc015157
Drushka, K., Asher, W. E., Sprintall, J., Gille, S. T., & Hoang, C. (2019). Global patterns of submesoscale surface salinity variability. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 49(7), 1669–1685. https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-19-0018.1
Goni, G. J., Sprintall, J., Bringas, F., Cheng, L. J., Cirano, M., Dong, S. F., Domingues, R., Goes, M., Lopez, H., Morrow, R., Rivero, U., Rossby, T., Todd, R. E., Trinanes, J., Zilberman, N., Baringer, M., Boyer, T., Cowley, R., Domingues, C. M., … Volko, D. (2019). More than 50 years of successful continuous temperature section measurements by the global expendable bathythermograph network, its integrability, societal benefits, and future. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00452
Sprintall, J., Gordon, A. L., Wijffels, S. E., Feng, M., Hu, S. J., Koch-Larrouy, A., Phillips, H., Nugroho, D., Napitu, A., Pujiana, K., Susanto, R. D., Sloyan, B., Yuan, D. L., Riama, N. F., Siswanto, S., Kuswardani, A., Arifin, Z., Wahyudi, A. J., Zhou, H., … Setiawan, A. (2019). Detecting change in the Indonesian Seas. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00257
Makarim, S., Sprintall, J., Liu, Z., Yu, W., Santoso, A., Yan, X. H., & Susanto, R. D. (2019). Previously unidentified Indonesian Throughflow pathways and freshening in the Indian Ocean during recent decades. Scientific Reports, 9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43841-z
Lee, T., Fournier, S., Gordon, A. L., & Sprintall, J. (2019). Maritime Continent water cycle regulates low-latitude chokepoint of global ocean circulation. Nature Communications, 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10109-z
Hu, X. Y., Sprintall, J., Yuan, D. L., Tranchant, B., Gaspar, P., Koch-Larrouy, A., Reffray, G., Li, X., Wang, Z., Li, Y., Nugroho, D., Corvianawatie, C., & Surinati, D. (2019). Interannual variability of the Sulawesi Sea circulation forced by Indo-Pacific planetary waves. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 124(3), 1616–1633. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018jc014356
Smith, N., Kessler, W. S., Cravatte, S., Sprintall, J., Wijffels, S., Cronin, M. F., Sutton, A., Serra, Y. L., Dewitte, B., Strutton, P. G., Hill, K., Sen Gupta, A., Lin, X. P., Takahashi, K., Chen, D. K., & Brunner, S. (2019). Tropical Pacific Observing System. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00031
Viglione, G. A., Thompson, A. F., Flexas, M. M., Sprintall, J., & Swart, S. (2018). Abrupt Transitions in Submesoscale Structure in Southern Drake Passage: Glider Observations and Model Results. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 48(9), 2011–2027. https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-17-0192.1
Hu, S. J., Sprintall, J., Guan, C., Sun, B. W., Wang, F., Yang, G., Jia, F., Wang, J. N., Hu, D. X., & Chai, F. (2018). Spatiotemporal Features of Intraseasonal Oceanic Variability in the Philippine Sea From Mooring Observations and Numerical Simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 123(7), 4874–4887. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017jc013653
Delman, A. S., McClean, J. L., Sprintall, J., Talley, L. D., & Bryan, F. O. (2018). Process-specific contributions to anomalous Java mixed layer cooling during positive IOD events. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 123(6), 4153–4176. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017jc013749
Anutaliya, A., Send, U., McClean, J. L., Sprintall, J., Rainville, L., Lee, C. M., Jinadasa, S. U. P., Wallcraft, A. J., & Metzger, E. J. (2017). An undercurrent off the east coast of Sri Lanka. Ocean Science, 13(6), 1035–1044. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-1035-2017
Ruan, X. Z., Thompson, A. F., Flexas, M. M., & Sprintall, J. (2017). Contribution of topographically generated submesoscale turbulence to Southern Ocean overturning. Nature Geoscience, 10(11), 840-+. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo3053
Ganachaud, A., Cravatte, S., Sprintall, J., Germineaud, C., Alberty, M., Jeandel, C., Eldin, G., Metzl, N., Bonnet, S., Benavides, M., Heimburger, L. E., Lefevre, J., Michael, S., Resing, J., Queroue, F., Sarthou, G., Rodier, M., Berthelot, H., Baurand, F., … Sonke, J. E. (2017). The Solomon Sea: its circulation, chemistry, geochemistry and biology explored during two oceanographic cruises. Elementa-Science of the Anthropocene, 5. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.221
Centurioni, L. R., Hormann, V., Talley, L. D., Arzeno, I., Beal, L., Caruso, M., Conry, P., Echols, R., Fernando, H. J. S., Giddings, S. N., Gordon, A., Graber, H., Harcourt, R. R., Jayne, S. R., Jensen, T. G., Lee, C. M., Lermusiaux, P. F. J., L’Hegaret, P., Lucas, A. J., … Wang, H. (2017). Northern Arabian Sea Circulation Autonomous Research (NASCar): A research initiative based on autonomous sensors. Oceanography, 30(2), 74–87. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2017.224