Important work (led by my partner!!) on bringing marine oxygen into the conversation of what constitutes a safe space for society in a changing earth system

Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 2w ago

In a new review paper, Scripps Oceanography scientists warn that underwater oxygen loss—aquatic #deoxygenation—is pushing Earth toward an "unsafe space," with potentially irreversible impacts on human timescales. Learn about their call to action. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/3R7wgVI

I'm proud to announce a commentary from the Phenomena, Observations, and Synthesis panel of @usclivar.bsky.social about the necessity of the Argo program. 🌊 🧪 You can check it out here: doi.org/10.5670/ocea...

You may have heard of GCMs' double ITCZ bias, but how does this atmospheric phenomenon affect near-surface ocean circulation in models' equatorial Pacific? In a recent #GRL paper led by UW graduate student Cassia Cai, we explore just that. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Double‐ITCZ Bias Reduces Southern Hemisphere Influence on Tropics via Oceanic Pathways

In forced ocean models and in nature, much of the equatorial thermocline water comes from the Southern Hemisphere interior ocean The double-ITCZ bias in climate models erroneously intensifies oce...

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Interested in understanding how the subsurface tropical Pacific has responded to GHG forcing? Interested in understanding whether models and observations agree on that response? Check out our recent paper in @jgroceans.bsky.social! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Explaining the Equatorial Pacific Thermocline Response to Climate Change With a Model Hierarchy

Climate models can largely recreate observed equatorial Pacific subsurface temperature trends from 1958 to 2020 The observed subsurface temperature change is due to wind changes, remote sea surfa...

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The latest multi-model El Niño forecast just came out from the IRI and... wow. The ensemble mean of the dynamical models would basically make a tie for the all-time strongest El Niño based on the satellite (OIv2) and instrumental (HadISST) records.

Scripps Oceanography climate scientist Shang-Ping Xie is one of 3 @ucsandiego.bsky.social professors elected to membership in @nationalacademies.org of Sciences! The honor recognizes researchers whose original scientific contributions continue to shape & advance their fields. https://bit.ly/4d73MCb

Most of my career has been in area of climate science called "the pattern effect". Work over the last decade (including my own) has led to a simple paradigm for the mechanisms of the pattern effect. In this new preprint, we argue this paradigm is woefully insufficient arxiv.org/abs/2603.24488 1/

The forgotten role of wave dynamics in modulating the low cloud response to warm pool warming

The Pattern Effect describes the dependence of top-of-atmosphere radiation anomalies on changes in the pattern of sea surface temperatures. The emerging consensus in the field explains the impact of P...

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NCAR represents what is possible when a nation chooses to invest in science as a public good, writes @carlonimbus.bsky.social of @ucs.org. #SaveNCAR eos.org/opinions/wha...

What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos

Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

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Check out our new preprint! We explain the equatorial Pacific thermocline's temperature response to climate change using a smorgasbord of modeling simulations. eartharxiv.org/repository/v...

Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out. Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.