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View article: Maternal transmission of a plastid structure enhances offspring fitness
Maternal transmission of a plastid structure enhances offspring fitness Open
Development in the sea has long been thought to be a nutritional gamble that disproportionately ends in starvation. Here, we unexpectedly show that components of plastids are incorporated into sea urchin eggs and that these, in turn, benef…
View article: An Atlantic-wide assessment of marine heatwaves beyond the surface in an eddy-rich ocean model
An Atlantic-wide assessment of marine heatwaves beyond the surface in an eddy-rich ocean model Open
Periods of prolonged anomalously high temperatures in the ocean, known as marine heatwaves (MHWs), can have devastating effects on ecosystems. Although MHWs are extensively studied in the near-surface ocean, little is known about MHWs at d…
View article: Estimating the AMOC from Argo Profiles with Machine Learning Trained on Ocean Simulations
Estimating the AMOC from Argo Profiles with Machine Learning Trained on Ocean Simulations Open
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) plays an important role in our climate system, continuous monitoring is important and could be enhanced by combing all available information. Moored measuring arrays like RAPID divide …
View article: River discharge impacts coastal southeastern tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature and circulation: a model-based analysis
River discharge impacts coastal southeastern tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature and circulation: a model-based analysis Open
The southeastern tropical Atlantic (SETA) coastal region sustains highly productive fisheries and marine ecosystems, thus having immeasurable socio-economic importance for southwestern African coastal countries. It is characterized by high…
View article: Dynamics of Near-Bottom Currents in Cold-Water Coral and Sponge Areas along the Walvis Ridge.
Dynamics of Near-Bottom Currents in Cold-Water Coral and Sponge Areas along the Walvis Ridge. Open
Cold-water corals and sponges form iconic and globally occurring benthic communities, provide important habitats for a diverse associated fauna and thrive in environmental conditions with often large temporal and spatial variations in near…
View article: 3D-VoCC: 3D vortex correlation clustering on spatial data based on masked hough transform
3D-VoCC: 3D vortex correlation clustering on spatial data based on masked hough transform Open
The discovery of patterns in spatial and spatio-temporal data is crucial across scientific disciplines studying natural phenomena to enhance our understanding of the real world. These phenomena display complex patterns, necessitating novel…
View article: An Atlantic wide assessment of marine heatwaves beyond the surface in an eddy-rich ocean model
An Atlantic wide assessment of marine heatwaves beyond the surface in an eddy-rich ocean model Open
Periods of prolonged anomalously high temperatures in the ocean, known as marine heatwaves (MHWs), can have devastating effects on ecosystems. While MHWs are extensively studied in the near-surface ocean, little is known about MHWs at dept…
View article: Long-term variability and trends in the Agulhas Leakage and its impacts on the global overturning
Long-term variability and trends in the Agulhas Leakage and its impacts on the global overturning Open
Agulhas Leakage transports relatively warm and salty Indian Ocean waters into the Atlantic Ocean and as such is an important component of the global ocean circulation. These waters are part of the upper limb of the Atlantic meridional over…
View article: Dynamics of Near‐Bottom Currents in Cold‐Water Coral and Sponge Areas at Valdivia Bank and Ewing Seamount, Southeast Atlantic
Dynamics of Near‐Bottom Currents in Cold‐Water Coral and Sponge Areas at Valdivia Bank and Ewing Seamount, Southeast Atlantic Open
This study investigates near‐bottom currents and physical processes from simulations with the hydrodynamic model ROMS‐AGRIF at two seamounts of the northeast Walvis Ridge to obtain valuable insights about drivers of observed occurrences of…
View article: River discharge impacts coastal Southeastern Tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature and circulation: a model-based analysis
River discharge impacts coastal Southeastern Tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature and circulation: a model-based analysis Open
The Southeastern Tropical Atlantic (SETA) coastal region sustains highly productive fisheries and marine ecosystems, thus having immeasurable socio-economic importance for West African countries. It is characterized by high sea surface tem…
View article: Mesoscale ocean eddies determine dispersal and connectivity of corals at the RMS Titanic wreck site
Mesoscale ocean eddies determine dispersal and connectivity of corals at the RMS Titanic wreck site Open
View article: Long-term Variability and Trends of Agulhas Leakage and its Impacts on the Global Overturning
Long-term Variability and Trends of Agulhas Leakage and its Impacts on the Global Overturning Open
Agulhas Leakage transports warm and salty Indian Ocean waters into the Atlantic Ocean and as such is an important component of the global ocean circulation. These waters are part of the upper limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Cir…
View article: Ensemble modelling to predict the distribution of vulnerable marine ecosystems indicator taxa on data‐limited seamounts of Cabo Verde (NW Africa)
Ensemble modelling to predict the distribution of vulnerable marine ecosystems indicator taxa on data‐limited seamounts of Cabo Verde (NW Africa) Open
Aim Seamounts are conspicuous geological features with an important ecological role and can be considered vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs). Since many deep‐sea regions remain largely unexplored, investigating the occurrence of VME taxa …
View article: Dependency of simulated tropical Atlantic current variability on the wind forcing
Dependency of simulated tropical Atlantic current variability on the wind forcing Open
The upper wind-driven circulation in the tropical Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in the basin-wide distribution of water mass properties and affects the transport of heat, freshwater, and biogeochemical tracers such as oxygen or nutrients…
View article: Seamounts and giant carbonate mounds drive bio-physical connections in the deep-sea: Two case studies from the North Atlantic.
Seamounts and giant carbonate mounds drive bio-physical connections in the deep-sea: Two case studies from the North Atlantic. Open
Seamounts and carbonate mounds are ubiquitous features of the global deep seascape. They often provide habitat for unique benthic species communities and support increased production and aggregation of phytoplankton, zooplankton, micronekt…
View article: AMOC representation in the North Atlantic in a forced ocean model
AMOC representation in the North Atlantic in a forced ocean model Open
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) plays a vital role in the climate of Europe and the North Atlantic region by redistributing heat and freshwater in the Atlantic. Climate model studies project an AMOC decline under glo…
View article: ­Drivers of Indo-Pacific upper ocean heat and freshwater variability using a synthesis of coral proxies and ocean models 
­Drivers of Indo-Pacific upper ocean heat and freshwater variability using a synthesis of coral proxies and ocean models  Open
The Maritime Continent provides pathways for heat and freshwater transport from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, serving as an important oceanic teleconnection for Indo-Pacific climate. Yet, the short length of robust observational dataset…
View article: The Agulhas Current System as an Important Driver for Oceanic and Terrestrial Climate
The Agulhas Current System as an Important Driver for Oceanic and Terrestrial Climate Open
The Agulhas Current system around South Africa combines the dynamics of strong ocean currents in the Indian Ocean with eddy–mean flow interactions. The system includes an associated interoceanic transport towards the Atlantic, Agulhas leak…
View article: Unique Southern African Terrestrial and Oceanic Biomes and Their Relation to Steep Environmental Gradients
Unique Southern African Terrestrial and Oceanic Biomes and Their Relation to Steep Environmental Gradients Open
The southern African subcontinent and its surrounding oceans accommodate globally unique ecoregions, characterized by exceptional biodiversity and endemism. This diversity is shaped by extended and steep physical gradients or environmental…
View article: SUSTeR: Sparse Unstructured Spatio Temporal Reconstruction on Traffic Prediction
SUSTeR: Sparse Unstructured Spatio Temporal Reconstruction on Traffic Prediction Open
Mining spatio-temporal correlation patterns for traffic prediction is a well-studied field. However, most approaches are based on the assumption of the availability of and accessibility to a sufficiently dense data source, which is rather …
View article: Do Salinity Variations Along the East Greenland Shelf Show Imprints of Increasing Meltwater Runoff?
Do Salinity Variations Along the East Greenland Shelf Show Imprints of Increasing Meltwater Runoff? Open
Accelerated melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is considered a tipping element in the freshwater balance of the subpolar North Atlantic (SPNA). The East Greenland Current (EGC) and Coastal Current (EGCC) are the major conduits for transpor…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2023-1433
Comment on egusphere-2023-1433 Open
Abstract. The upper wind-driven circulation in the tropical Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in the basin wide distribution of water mass properties and affects the transport of heat, freshwater, and biogeochemical tracers …
View article: Decadal changes in Atlantic overturning due to the excessive 1990s Labrador Sea convection
Decadal changes in Atlantic overturning due to the excessive 1990s Labrador Sea convection Open
View article: Freshwater Contributions to Decadal Variability of the Indonesian Throughflow
Freshwater Contributions to Decadal Variability of the Indonesian Throughflow Open
The Makassar Strait, the main passageway of the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF), is an important component of Indo‐Pacific climate through its inter‐basin redistribution of heat and freshwater. Observational studies suggest that wind‐driven f…
View article: Dependency of simulated tropical Atlantic current variability on the wind forcing
Dependency of simulated tropical Atlantic current variability on the wind forcing Open
The upper wind-driven circulation in the tropical Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in the basin wide distribution of water mass properties and affects the transport of heat, freshwater, and biogeochemical tracers such as oxygen or nutrients…
View article: Coupling large-spatial scale larval dispersal modelling with barcoding to refine the amphi-Atlantic connectivity hypothesis in deep-sea seep mussels
Coupling large-spatial scale larval dispersal modelling with barcoding to refine the amphi-Atlantic connectivity hypothesis in deep-sea seep mussels Open
In highly fragmented and relatively stable cold-seep ecosystems, species are expected to exhibit high migration rates and long-distance dispersal of long-lived pelagic larvae to maintain genetic integrity over their range. Accordingly, sev…
View article: Objectively Determining the Number of Similar Hydrographic Clusters with Unsupervised Machine Learning
Objectively Determining the Number of Similar Hydrographic Clusters with Unsupervised Machine Learning Open
Determining the number of existing water masses and defining their boundaries is subject to ongoing discussion in physical oceanography. Traditionally, water masses are defined manually by experts setting constraints based on experien…
View article: A versatile Lagrangian-data aggregation framework for marine biological dispersal studies
A versatile Lagrangian-data aggregation framework for marine biological dispersal studies Open
Lagrangian particle dispersal simulations are widely used for studying directed connectivity between different locations in the ocean. They are used, both, for the understanding of ocean physics and for interdisciplinary questions. One bio…
View article: Ocean response to Greenland melting in a hierarchy of model configurations: Relevance of eddies and an interactive atmosphere
Ocean response to Greenland melting in a hierarchy of model configurations: Relevance of eddies and an interactive atmosphere Open
Both Greenland Ice Sheet mass loss and Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation weakening are considered tipping elements of the climate system under global warming. Ocean and climate models of varying complexity are widely applied to u…
View article: Does freshwater content of the East Greenland Current show imprints of increasing meltwater runoff?
Does freshwater content of the East Greenland Current show imprints of increasing meltwater runoff? Open
Accelerated melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet has been identified as a tipping element in the freshwater balance of the subpolar North Atlantic (SPNA), where the East Greenland Current is a primary pathway for transporting Arctic-sourced …