SARAH GILLE: PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

1. Kelly, K. A. and S. T. Gille, 1990. Gulf Stream surface transport and statistics at 69 W from the Geosat altimeter, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 3149-3161.
2. Gille, S. T., A. Hauchecorne, and M.-L. Chanin, 1991. Semidiurnal and diurnal tidal effects in the middle atmosphere as seen by Rayleigh lidar, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 7579-7587.
3. Gille, S. T., 1994. Mean sea surface height of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current from Geosat data: Method and application, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 18,255-18,273. (pdf reprint 13.9 Mbytes)
4. Gille, S. T., and K. A. Kelly, 1996. Scales of spatial and temporal variability in the Southern Ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 8759-8773. (pdf reprint 6.0 Mbytes)
5. Gille, S. T., 1997. Why potential vorticity is not conserved along mean streamlines in a numerical Southern Ocean, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 27, 1286-1299. (pdf reprint, 749 Kbytes) link to abstract
6. Gille, S. T., 1997. The Southern Ocean momentum balance: Evidence for topographic effects from numerical model output and altimeter data, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 27, 2219--2232 (pdf reprint, 285 Kbytes) link to abstract
7. Llewellyn Smith, S. G. and S. T. Gille, 1998. Velocity probability density functions of large-scale turbulence in the upper ocean, Physical Review Letters, 81, 5249-5252. (abstract; text available to subscribers).
8. Gille, S. T., 1999. Mass, heat, and salt transport in the southeastern Pacific: A circumpolar current inverse model, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 5191-5210. (pdf reprint, 6.5 Mbytes).
9. Gille, S. T., and R. E. Davis, 1999. The influence of mesoscale eddies on zonally averaged density: An examination of subgrid-scale parameterization, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 29, 1109-1123. (pdf reprint, 761 Kbytes) link to abstract
10. Gille, S. T., 1999. Evaluating Southern Ocean response to wind forcing, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 24, 423-428. (gzipped postscript, 78 kbytes).
11. Gille, S. T., and S. G. Llewellyn Smith, 2000. Velocity probability density functions from altimetry, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30, 125-136. (pdf reprint, 1.8 Mbytes) link to abstract
12. Gille, S. T., M. M. Yale, and D. T. Sandwell, 2000. Global correlation of mesoscale ocean variability with seafloor roughness from satellite altimetry, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 1251-1254. (pdf reprint 1805 Kbytes)
13. Gille, S. T., D. P. Stevens, R. T. Tokmakian, and K. J. Heywood, 2001. Antarctic Circumpolar Current response to zonally-averaged winds, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 2743-2759. (pdf reprint 4.0 MBytes)
14. Gille, S. T. and C. W. Hughes, 2001. Aliasing of high-frequency variability by altimetry: Evaluation from bottom pressure recorders, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 1755-1758.(pdf reprint 252 Kbytes)
15. Schorghofer, N. and S. T. Gille, 2002. Statistics of velocity gradients in two-dimensional Navier-Stokes and ocean turbulence, Phys. Rev. E, 65, 026307, link to journal
16. Gille, S. T., 2002. Warming of the Southern Ocean since the 1950s, Science, 295, 1275-1277. Abstract   Full Text
17. Gille, S. T., S. G. Llewellyn Smith, and S. M. Lee, 2003. Measuring the sea breeze from QuikSCAT Scatterometry, Geophys. Res. Lett.. 30, 10.1029/2002GL016230. (pdf reprint, 867 KBytes)
18. Gille, S. T., 2003. Float observations of the Southern Ocean: Part 1, Estimating mean fields, bottom velocities, and topographic steering, J. Phys. Oceanogr, 33, 1167-1181. (pdf reprint, 845 Kbytes) link to abstract
19. Gille, S. T., 2003. Float observations of the Southern Ocean: Part 2, Eddy fluxes, J. Phys. Oceanogr, 33, 1182-1196. (pdf reprint, 401 Kbytes) link to abstract
20. Sura, P. and S. T. Gille, 2003. Interpreting wind-driven Southern Ocean variability in a stochastic framework, J. Mar. Res., 61, 313-334. (pdf reprint, 556 kbytes)
21. Gille, S. T., and L. Romero, 2003. Statistical behavior of ALACE floats at the surface of the Southern Ocean, J. Atmos. and Ocean. Tech., 20, 1633-1640. (pdf reprint, 256 Kbytes)
22. Grottoli, A. G., S. T. Gille, E. R. M. Druffel, R. D. B. Dunbar, 2003. Decadal timescale shift in the ¹⁴C record of a central equatorial Pacific coral, Radiocarbon , 45, 91-99, (pdf reprint, 212 Kbytes)
23. Gille, S. T., 2004, How non-linearities in the equation of state of sea water can confound estimates of steric sea level change, J. Geophys. Res., 109, C03005, doi:10.1029/2003JC002012. (pdf reprint, 501 Kbytes)
24. Gille, S. T., 2004, Using Kolmogorov--Smirnov statistics to assess Jason, TOPEX, and Poseidon altimeter measurements, Marine Geodesy, 27(1-2), 47-58.(pdf preprint, 1.4 Mbytes)
25. Gille, S. T., 2004, Integrating policy into science in the classroom: Three case studies on the atmosphere, Journal of Earth System Science Education.(Article + Case Studies), JESSE-04-300-07, http://jesse.usra.edu/archive/jesse04-300-07
26. Gille, S. T., S. G. Llewellyn Smith, and N. M. Statom, 2005. Global observations of the land breeze, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, No. 5, L05605 10.1029/2004GL022139. (pdf reprint, 307 kbytes)
27. Gille, S. T., 2005. Statistical characterization of zonal and meridonal ocean wind stress, J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech. 22(9), 1353-1372, . (pdf reprint, 1.7 Mbytes)
28. Weijer, W. and S. T. Gille, 2005. Adjustment of the Southern Ocean to wind forcing on synoptic time scales, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 35, 2076-2089. (pdf reprint, 11.3 Mbytes)
29. Weijer, W. and S. T. Gille, 2005. Energetics of wind-driven barotropic variability in the Southern Ocean, J. Mar. Res., 63, 1101-1125. (pdf reprint, 818 kbytes)
30. Dong, S., S. T. Gille, J. Sprintall, and C. Gentemann, 2006. Validation of the AMSR-E sea surface temperature in the Southern Ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 111, C04002, doi:10.1029/2005/JC002934. (pdf reprint, 1.4 Mbytes)
31. Dong, S., J. Sprintall, and S. T. Gille, 2006. Location of the Polar Front from AMSR-E satellite sea surface temperature measurements, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 36, 2075-2089. (pdf reprint, 1.8 Mb)
32. Sandwell, D. T., W. H. F. Smith, S. Gille, E. Kappel, S. Jayne, K. Soofi, B. Coakley, and L. Geli, 2006. Bathymetry from Space: Rationale and requirements for a new, high-resolution altimetric mission, Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, 338, 1049-1062. link to article, (pdf reprint, 1.8 Mb)
33. Thompson, A. F., S. T. Gille, J. A. MacKinnon, and J. Sprintall, 2007. Spatial and temporal patterns of small-scale mixing in Drake Passage, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 37, 572-592. (pdf reprint, 1855 kbytes)
34. Chinn, B. S. and S. T. Gille, 2007. Estimating eddy heat flux from float data in the North Atlantic: The impact of temporal sampling interval, J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 24, 923-934. (pdf reprint, 1.27 Mbytes)
35. Kahru, M., B. G. Mitchell, S. T. Gille, C. D. Hewes, and O. Holm-Hansen, 2007. Eddies enhance biological production in the Weddell-Scotia Confluence of the Southern Ocean, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L14603, doi:10.1029/2007GL030430. (pdf reprint, 856 KB)
36. Dong, S., S. T. Gille, J. Sprintall, 2007. An assessment of the Southern Ocean mixed-layer heat budget, J. Climate, 20, 4425-4442. (pdf reprint, 1.9 MB)
37. Kahru, M., P. C. Fiedler, S. T. Gille, M. Manzano, B. G. Mitchell, 2007. Sea level anomalies control phytoplankton biomass in the Costa Rica Dome area, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L22601, doi:10.1029/2007GL031631. (pdf reprint, 355 KB)
38. Weijer, W., F. Vivier, S. T. Gille, and H. A. Dijkstra, 2007. Multiple oscillatory modes of the Argentine Basin. Part I: Statistical analysis, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 37, 2855-2868. (pdf reprint, 2 MB)
39. Weijer, W., F. Vivier, S. T. Gille, and H. A. Dijkstra, 2007. Multiple oscillatory modes of the Argentine Basin. Part II: The spectral origin of basin modes, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 37, 2869-2881. (pdf reprint, 2 MB)
40. Dong, S., J. Sprintall, S. T. Gille, and L. Talley, 2008. Southern Ocean mixed-layer depth from Argo float profiles, J. Geophys. Res., 113, C06013, doi:10.1029/2006JC004051. (web link; pdf reprint, 816 Kb)
41. Drushka, K., J. Sprintall, S. T. Gille, and W. S. Pranowo, 2008. Observations of the 2004 and 2006 Indian Ocean tsunamis from a pressure gauge array in Indonesia, J. Geophys. Res., 113, C07038, doi:10.1029/2007JC004662. (web link; pdf reprint, 851 Kb )
42. Gille, S. T., 2008. Decadal-scale temperature trends in the Southern Hemisphere ocean, J. Clim., 21(18), 4749-4765. (web link; pdf reprint, 1.4 Mb)
43. Elipot, S. and S. T. Gille, 2009. Ekman layers in the Southern Ocean: Spectral models and observations, vertical viscosity and boundary-layer depth, Ocean Science, 5, 115-139. Open access: http://www.ocean-sci.net/5/115/2009/os-5-115-2009.html.
44. Elipot, S. and S. T. Gille, 2009. Estimates of wind energy input to the Ekman layer in the Southern Ocean from surface drifter data, J. Geophys. Res., 114, C06003, doi:10.1029/2008JC005170. (web link; pdf reprint, 4.6 MBytes)
45. Gille, S. T., A Lombrozo, J. Sprintall, G. Stephenson, and R. Scarlet, 2009. Anomalous spiking in spectra of XCTD temperature profiles, J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 26(6), 1157-1164. (pdf reprint, 576 Kbytes)
46. Griesel, A., S. T. Gille, J. Sprintall, J. L. McClean, and M. E. Maltrud, 2009. Assessing eddy heat flux and its parameterization: A wavenumber perspective from a 1/10^o ocean simulation, Ocean Modelling, 29, 248-260. (web link) (pdf reprint, 1.7 Mbytes)
47. Weijer, W., S. T. Gille, and F. Vivier, 2009. Modal decay in the Australia-Antarctic Basin, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 39, 2893-2909. (pdf reprint, web link)
48. Dong, S., S. T. Gille, J. Sprintall, and E. J. Fetzer, 2009. Assessing the potential of the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) surface temperature and relative humidity in turbulent heat flux estimates in the Southern Ocean, in press, J. Geophys. Res..
49. Griesel, A., S. T. Gille, J. Sprintall, J. L. McClean, J. H. LaCasce, and M. E. Maltrud, 2009. Isopycnal diffusivities in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current inferred from Lagrangian floats in an eddying model, in press J. Geophys. Res.. (pdf preprint)
50. Sura, P. and S. T. Gille, 2009. Stochastic dynamics of sea surface height variability, submitted to J. Phys. Oceanogr.. (pdf preprint, 6.5 Mbytes)
51. Drushka, K., J. Sprintall, S. T. Gille, and I. Brodjonegoro, 2009. Vertical structure of Kelvin waves in the Indonesian Throughflow exit, submitted to J. Phys. Oceanogr..
52. Bourassa, M., S. Gille, C. Bitz, D. Carlson, I. Cerovecki, M. Cronin, W. Drennan, C. Fairall, R. Hoffman, G. Magnusdottir, R. Pinker, I. Renfrew, M. Serreze, K. Speer, L. Talley, and G. Wick, 2009. High-latitude ocean and sea ice surface fluxes: Requirements and challenges for climate research, submitted to Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.. (pdf preprint)
53. Kahru, M., S. T. Gille, R. Murtugudde, P. Strutton, M. Manzano-Sarabia, H. Wang., and B. G. Mitchell, 2009. Global correlations between winds and ocean chlorophyll, submitted to J. Geophys. Res.

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Newsletter articles, book reviews, and other publications

• Gille, S. T., N. G. Hogg, and K. A. Kelly, 1991. A Comparison of Current Meter and Geosat Measurements at 55^o W, The Synoptician, 2, 2, 7--9, April.
• Gille, S. T., 1995. Dynamics of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current: Evidence for Topographic Effects from Altimeter Data and Numerical Model Output, Ph.D. thesis, MIT-WHOI Joint Program, Tech. Rep., MIT/WHOI 95-12.
• Gille, S. T., 1997. Book Review of ``Environmental Values in American Culture'' by Kempton, Boster, and Hartley, J. of Environment & Development, 6(1), 93-94.
• Sandwell, D. T., S. T. Gille, M. M. Yale, and W. H. F. Smith, 1998. Marine Gravity and Small-Scale Ocean Currents: Effects of Seafloor Topography, AVISO newsletter 6, April. link to text
• Gille, S. T., 1998. Book Review of ``Climate Change: Developing Southern Hemisphere Perspectives'' ed. by Giambelluca and Henderson-Sellers, Ocean Challenge 8(1), 45.
• Gille, S. T. and D. T. Sandwell, 2001. Gravity, Bathymetry, and Mesoscale Ocean Circulation from Altimetry, AVISO newsletter, 8, September. link to text
• Gille, S. T., 2001. Book Review of ``Ocean Circulation and Climate---Observing and Modelling the Global Ocean'' ed. by Siedler, Church, and Gould, EOS
• Sandwell, D. T., W. H. F. Smith, S. Gille, S. Jayne, K. Soofi, and B. Coakley, 2001. Bathymetry from Space: White paper in support of a high-resolution altimeter mission, HOTSWG report, ed. D. B. Chelton. (pdf of report)
• Gille, S. T., 2001. Southern Ocean ALACE Float Temperatures are Warmer than Historic Temperatures, CLIVAR Exchanges Newsletter, December, p. 22. (pdf of newsletter issue--5.6 Mb)
• Sandwell, D., S. Gille, J. Orcutt, and W. Smith, 2003. Bathymetry from Space is Now Possible, Eos, 84, pp. 37, 44. pdf reprint
• National Research Council Committee to Review the NASA Earth Science Enterprise Strategic Plan, 2003. Assessment of NASA's Draft 2003 Earth Science Enterprise Strategy: Letter Report, National Academy Press, 22 pp. download
• Gille, S. T., E. J. Metzger, and R. Tokmakian, 2004. Sea Floor Topography and Ocean Circulation, Oceanography, 17(1), 47-54. pdf reprint (low resolution 1.2 Mbytes) pdf reprint (high resolution 6.3 MBytes)
• Jayne, S. R., L. C. St. Laurent, and S. T. Gille, 2004. Connections Between Ocean Bottom Topography and Earth's Climate. Oceanography, 17(1), 65-74. pdf reprint (575 Kbytes)
• National Research Council Committee on Earth Studies, 2004. Steps to Facilitate Principal-Investigator-Led Earth Science Missions, National Academy Press, 94 pp. download
• Gille, S. T., 2005. Book Review of ``An Introduction to Ocean Remote Sensing'' by Seelye Martin, EOS, 86(12), p. 125, 22 March. pdf reprint
• National Research Council Committee on Extending the Effectiveness Lifetimes of Earth Observing Research Missions, 2005. Extending the Effective Lifetimes of Earth Observing Research Missions, National Academy Press, 36 pp. download
• National Research Council Committee on Review of NASA Science Mission Directorate Science Plan, 2006. A Review of NASA's 2006 Draft Science Plan: Letter Report, National Academy Press, 27 pp. download
• Gille, S. T., Eddies in the Southern Ocean, Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, ed. by Beau Riffenburgh, Routledge, Taylor and Francis, New York, 2006.
• National Research Council Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space (Panel on Climate Variability and Change), 2007. Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond, National Academy Press, 400 pp. download
• Gille, S. T., K. Speer, J. R. Ledwell, and A. C. Naveira Garabato, Mixing and Stirring in the Southern Ocean, EOS, 88(39), 25 September 2007, pp. 382-383. pdf reprint
• Bourassa, M. and S. Gille, US CLIVAR Working Group on High Latitude Surface Fluxes, U.S. CLIVAR Variations, 6(1), U.S. Clivar Office, Washington, DC, 20006, May 2008 pdf newsletter.
• MacKinnon, J., M. Alford, P. Bouruet-Aubertot, N. Bindoff, S. Elipot, S. Gille, J. Girton, M. Gregg, E. Kunze, A. Naveira Garabato, H. Phillips, R. Pinkel, K. Polzin, T. Sanford, H. Simmons, and K. Speer, 2010. Using global arrays to investigate internal waves and mixing, in Proceedings of the "OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society" Conference (Vol. 2), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, J. Hall, D. E. Harrison and D. Stammer, Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306.
• Scott, R., M. Bourassa, D. Chelton, P. Cipollini, R. Ferrari, L.-L. Fu, B. Galperin, S. Gille, H. Huei-Ping, P. Klein, N. Maximenko, R. Morrow, B. Qiu, E. Rodriguez, D. Stammer, R. Tailleux, and C. Wunsch, 2010. Integrating satellite altimetry and key observations: What we've learned, and what's possible with new technologies, in Proceedings of the "OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society" Conference (Vol. 2), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, J. Hall, D. E. Harrison and D. Stammer, Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306.
• Palmer, M., K. Haines, J. Antonov, J., P. Barker, N. Bindoff, T. Boyer, M. Carson, C. Domingues, S. Gille, P. Gleckler, V. Gouretski, S. Guinehut, D. E. Harrison, M. Ishii, G. Johnson, S. Levitus, S. Lozier, J. Lyman, A. Meijers, D. Smith, S. Wijffels, J. Willis, 2010. Future observations for monitoring global ocean heat content, in Proceedings of the "OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society" Conference (Vol. 2), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, J. Hall, D. E. Harrison and D. Stammer, Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306.
• Fairall, C., B. Barnier, B. Berry, M. Bourassa, F. Bradley, C. Clayson, G. de Leeuw, W. Drennan, S. Gille, S. Gulev, E. Kent, W. McGillis, V. Ryabinin, S. Smith, R. Weller, M. Yelland, H.-M. Zhang, 2010. Observations to quantify air-sea fluxes and their role in climate variability and predictability, in Proceedings of the "OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society" Conference (Vol. 2), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, J. Hall, D. E. Harrison and D. Stammer, Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306.

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