Publications and Presentations

Publications

  1. E, B., and H. Potter, 2026, "Depth, Direction, and Drag as Dynamic Controls on Nearshore Momentum Exchange: Insights From Direct Observations", Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 131(7), e2025JC023617
  2. Addington, K., Rudzin, J., Richter, D.H., Mercer, A., Dyer, J., 2026, "Spatial and environmental variations in surface drag estimates within Atlantic tropical cyclones", Monthly Weather Review, 154, 1075-1091
  3. Chu, Y., G. Lin, M. Deng, L. Xue, W. Li, H. H. Shin, J. A. Zhang, H. Guo, and Z. Wang, 2026, “Thermodynamics-guided machine learning model for predicting convective boundary layer height and its multi-site applicability”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26, 1415–1434, doi:10.5194/acp-26-1415-2026
  4. Lin, G., Zhang, J.A., Cione, J.J., Wadler, J.B., Dobosy, R., 2025, "Turbulent characteristics in the eye and eyewall of Hurricane Ian (2022)", Monthly Weather Review, 153, 1605-1622, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-24-0163.1
  5. Polichtchouk, I., K. S. Mogensen, E. R. Sanabia, S. R. Jayne, L. Magnusson, C. R. Densmore, S. Hatfield, I. Hadade, N. Wedi, V. Anantharaj, P. Lopez, and A. K. Ekholm, 2025, "Effects of atmosphere and ocean horizontal model resolution on tropical cyclone and upper-ocean response forecasts in four major hurricanes", Monthly Weather Review, 153, 2257–2278, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-24-0104.1
  6. Jaimes de la Cruz, B., L. K. Shay, 2025, "Near-surface arresting of wind-driven cooling in the Gulf of Mexico facilitates the rapid intensification of Major Hurricane Michael (2018)", Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 130, e2024JC022282
  7. Richter, D. H., G. Bryan, J. Dennis, J. Sun, S. Voelz, 2025, "Large-eddy simulation of the spray-laden hurricane boundary layer: I. Spray transport and statistics", Journal of Geophys. Research: Atmospheres, 130, e2025JD044054, doi:10.1029/2025JD044054
  8. Ortiz-Suslow, D., Laxague, N., Björkqvist, J.-V., Curcic, M., 2025, "Accounting for ocean waves and current shear in wind stress parameterization", 191, 38, doi:10.1007/s10546-025-00926-9
  9. Deloach, C. J., J. B. Wadler, G. Lin, J. J. Cione, J. A. Zhang, J. S. Elston, M. Z. Stachura, 2025, “Direct observations of surface fluxes and air‐sea exchange coefficients in low winds using a small uncrewed aircraft system”, Earth Space Sciences, 12(8), e2025EA004305, doi:10.1029/2025EA004305
  10. Ito, K., Y. Miyamoto, C.-C. Wu, A. Didlake, J. Hlywiak, Y.-H. Huang, T.-K. Lai, L. Pattie, N. Qin, U. S., D. Tao, Y. Yamada, J. A. Zhang, S. Kanada, D. Herndon, 2025, "Recent research and operational tools for improved understanding and diagnosis of tropical cyclone inner core structure", Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 103(2), 147-180, doi:10.2151/jmsj.2025-008
  11. Wang, H., A. B. Villas Bôas, J. Vanneste, W. R. Young, 2025, "Scattering of surface waves by ocean currents: the U2H map", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1005, A12, doi:10.1017/jfm.2024.964
  12. Lyu, M., H. Potter, P. Tan, Y. Peng, Y. Chen, Y. Li, J. Wang, F. Liu, Z. Liu, L. Yang, X. Zhou, Z. Zhang, Z. Zhang, L. Huang, 2025, “Reduction of air‑sea momentum flux due to whitecap residual foam observed during a laboratory experiment”, Scientific Reports, 15, 19682, doi:10.1038/s41598-025-04118-w
  13. Yang, X., H. Potter, S. Zhang, and M. Lyu, 2025, "Remote measurement of active whitecaps using deep learning", Journal of Atmospheric Oceanic Technology, 42(7), 827–842, doi: 10.1175/JTECH-D-24-0057.1
  14. Potter, H., X. Yang, and M. Lyu, 2025, "Elevated momentum flux in the surf zone during a storm" Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 82(7), 1237–1247, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-24-0090.1
  15. Villas Bôas, A. B., G. Marechal, A. Bohé, 2025, "Observing interactions between waves, winds, and currents from SWOT", Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL114331, doi: 10.1029/2024GL114331
  16. Curcic, M., 2025, “Revisiting the hydrodynamic modulation of short surface waves by longer waves”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics., 1015, A20, doi:10.1017/jfm.2025.10376
  17. Shay, L. K., B. Jaimes de la Cruz, C. Gordon, K. Fennel, H. Fargher and L. Hiron, “Oceanic structure measured by EM-APEX floats”, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (under review)
  18. Richter, D. H., G. Bryan, J. Dennis, J. Sun, S. Voelz, "Large-eddy simulation of the spray-laden hurricane boundary layer: II. Spray impacts on air-sea fluxes", Journal of Geophys. Research: Atmospheres (under review)
  19. Collins, C. O., B. Henkle and H. Potter, “Stressed out: wind stress from wave spectra and Phillips’ equilibrium theory”, Journal of Physical Oceanography (under review)
  20. Potter, H. and B. E, “Characterizing coastal turbulence and wind speed gradients using an anemometer array to improve offshore wind energy assessment”, Wind Energy Science (under review)
  21. Port, J., F. Addona, T. Hara, F. Veron, and P. P. Sullivan, 2026, "Effect of surface wave shoaling on air-sea momentum exchange", Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (under review)
  22. Jiang, W., P. P. Sullivan, and T. W. N. Haine, 2026, "Energetics of submesoscale frontogenesis and arrest in an upper-ocean dense filament", Journal of Fluid Mechanics (under review)
  23. Dù, R. S., M. Hell, L. Lenain, F. Ardhuin, and A. B. Villas Bôas, 2026, "The impact of two-dimensional filtering on white noise spectra in SWOT along-track observations", Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (under review)

Presentations

  1. Sullivan, P. P., D. H. Richter, B. Sanabia, S. Jayne, J. Davis, A. V. Villas Bôas, M. Schönau, and L. Centurioni, "High wind atmospheric boundary layers over large resolved waves: LES results", presentation at Air-Sea Interaction: A Symposium in Honor of Isaac Ginis and Tetsu Hara, Providence, RI, June 11–12, 2026
  2. Zhang, J., J. Dunion, E. Sanabia, G. Foltz, D. Richter, and P. Zhu, "Ocean-Atmosphere Energy Exchange and Its Role in Hurricane Intensity", presentation at the International Ocean Vector Winds Science Team (IOVWST) Meeting, Miami, FL, May 19, 2026
  3. Wadler, J.B., Deloach, C.J., Cione, J.J., Zhang, J.A., "Calculations of the drag coefficient in high winds using the Black Swift Technologies small UAS", poster presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026
  4. Palacios, O., and Potter, H., “Wind-wave misalignment observed during Hurricane Erin (2025)”, presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026
  5. Potter, H., Sutberry, I., and Palacios, O., “The cold wake of Hurricane Erin”, presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026
  6. Henkel, B., Rudzin, J.E., Mercer, A.E., Dyer, J.L., Sanabia, E., Jayne, S.R., Densmore, C.R., Wadler, J.B., and Potter, H., “A statistical analysis of tropical cyclone intensity change from a quadrant-relative air-sea perspective”, presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026
  7. Lee, J., and Bell, M.M., “Tropical cyclone boundary layer dropsonde reconstruction using aircraft observations and machine learning”, presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026
  8. Stern, D.P., Bryan, G.H., Richter, D.H., and Zhang, J.A., “Using large-eddy simulations with realistic environmental flow to understand tornado-scale vortices and extreme near-surface wind gusts in tropical cyclones”, presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026
  9. Rudzin, J.E., Addington, K., Richter, D.H., Schonau, M., and Centurioni, L., “Composite of surface wave observations to estimate momentum flux and surface drag coefficients in open-ocean tropical cyclones”, presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026
  10. Addington, K., Rudzin, J.E., Richter, D.H., Mercer, A.E., and Dyer, J.L., “Exploring the effect of atmospheric stability on surface drag estimates in tropical cyclones”, presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026
  11. Zhang, J.A., Marks, F.D., Lin, G., Wadler, J.B., Cione, J.J., Richter, D.H., Elston, J., and Stachura, M.Z., “Towards understanding turbulent characteristics of the low-level hurricane eyewall”, presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026
  12. Richter, D.H., Bell, M.M., Villas Boas, B., Jayne, S.R., Potter, H., Sanabia, E., Rudzin, J.E., Schönau, M., and Zhang, J.A., “SASCWATCH: Study on air-sea coupling with waves, turbulence, and clouds at high winds”, presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026
  13. Deloach, C.J., Wadler, J.B., Cione, J.J., Zhang, J.A., Elston, J., Stachura, M.Z., Stern, D.P., Bryan, G.H., and Richter, D.H., “Turbulence-resolving LES to contextualize small UAS observations of hurricane boundary layer”, presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026
  14. Richter, D.H., Bryan, G.H., Sun, J., Dennis, J.M., and Mickelson, S., “Spray-mediated fluxes in high winds: A large-eddy simulation investigation”, poster presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 31, 2026
  15. Davis, J.R., Jayne, S.R., Sanabia, E., Ekholm, A., Cen, L., and Schonau, M., “Surface wave and upper ocean observations in Hurricane Erin (2025)”, presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 30, 2026
  16. Shay, L.K., Jaimes de la Cruz, B., Akin, S., Zhang, J., "Sea surface temperature and ocean heat content variations during Gulf hurricanes", presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 30, 2026
  17. Jaimes de la Cruz, B., Shay, L.K., "Salinity stratification effects on the ocean mixed layer momentum response to a hurricane", presentation at the American Meteorological Society Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, March 30, 2026
  18. Richter, D.H., Bell, M., Jayne, S., Potter, H., Sanabia, E., Villas Boas, B., "SASCWATCH: 2025 field program summary & 2026 season preview", virtual presentation at the annual Tropical Cyclone Operations and Research Forum (TCORF) meeting, February 25, 2026
  19. Jayne, S., Sanabia, E., Schönau, M., Davis, J., Richter, D.H., Bell, M., Rudzin, J., Villas Boas, B., Potter, H., “Understanding the role of waves in modulating air-sea interaction in high wind speeds”, presentation at the Ocean Sciences Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, February 23, 2026
  20. Henkel, B., Potter, H., "Dynamic detection of equilibrium range slopes in wave spectra: A novel framework for extreme wind conditions", presentation at the Ocean Sciences Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, February 23, 2026
  21. Addington, K., Rudzin, J., Richter, D.H., 2026, “Evaluating the use of the Monin-Obukhov Similarity Theory (MOST) in various stability regimes within Atlantic tropical cyclones”, presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, January 28, 2026
  22. Cione, J. J., Wadler, J. B., Zhang, J. A., Lin, G., “Developing, testing and transitioning multiple uncrewed aircraft systems and swarm-capable dropsondes to routinely sample the high wind hurricane boundary layer”, oral presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, January 26, 2026
  23. Williams, A., Villas Bôas, B., Shönau, M., Sanabia, E. R., Jayne, S., 2025, “Observations and modeling of air-sea interactions during Hurricane Erin”, poster presentation at the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 18, 2025
  24. Zhang, J., Cione, J., Wadler, J., Lin, G., Elston, J., Stachura, M., Fromm, J., Dunion, J., Zhang, X., “Turbulence structure of the low-level hurricane eyewall from uncrewed aircraft observations”, presentation at the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 17, 2025
  25. Richter, D.H., 2025, "Turbulence, droplets, and hurricanes: Understanding complex physics in the environment", invited presentation at Duke University, Durham, NC, October 20, 2025
  26. Shay, L. K., B. Jamies de la Cruz, S. Akin, S. Glenn, H-S Kim, H. Fuery, M. Leber, R. Ramos, and J. Storie, “Mutual response during the passage of Hurricanes Helene and Milton”, National Academy of Science, UGOS-3 Annual Meeting, September 9-11, 2025, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
  27. Akin, S., B. Jaimes de la Cruz, L. K. Shay, “Barrier layer response in a cyclonic blocking eddy following Hurricane Michael (2018)”, National Academy of Science UGOS-3 Annual Meeting, September 9-11, 2025, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
  28. Sullivan, P. P., J. McWilliams, E. Patton, D. H. Richter, "Investigations of coupled atmospheric and oceanic boundary layers: Large eddy simulations", presentation at the American Meteorological Society 25th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, Torino, Italy, June 17, 2025
  29. Richter, D.H., 2025, "Turbulence, droplets, and hurricanes: Understanding complex physics in the environment", invited presentation at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, April 22, 2025
  30. Villas Bôas, B., 2025, "Modeling, theory, and observations of wave-current-wind interactions", invited presentation at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, April 10, 2025
  31. Sanabia, B., D. Richter, M. Bell, B. Villas Bôas, S. Jayne, H. Potter, "SASCWATCH: Study on air-sea coupling with waves, turbulence, and clouds at high winds", virtual presentation at the annual Tropical Cyclone Operations and Research Forum (TCORF) meeting, March 4, 2025
  32. Zhang, J., J. Cione, J. Wadler, G. Lin, J. Elston, J. Fromm, M. Montgomery, J. Dunion, N. Underwood, 2025, "sUAS observations of turbulent fluxes in the hurricane boundary layer", presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 16, 2025
  33. Richter, D. H., M. M. Bell, B. Villas Bôas, S. R. Jayne, H. Potter, J. E. Rudzín, E. Sanabia, "SASCWATCH: Study on air-sea coupling with waves, turbulence, and clouds at high winds", presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 15, 2025
  34. Rudzin, J. E., K. Addington, D. H. Richter, M. Schönau, L. Centurioni, "Relating wind and wave patterns to momentum flux and surface drag variability in tropical cyclones", poster presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 15, 2025
  35. Addington, K., J. E. Rudzin, D. H. Richter, L. Centurioni, M. Schönau, "Spatial variability of surface drag estimates within tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin", presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 15, 2025
  36. E, B., H. Potter, "Characterization and quantification of air-sea momentum flux by direct observations in the coastal ocean", presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 14, 2025
  37. Zhang, J., L. Looney, G. Foltz, J. Dunion, D. Zhang, C. Zhang, A. Chiodi, E. Mazza, N. Chi, E. Cokelet, C. Stienbarger, "Boundary layer recovery and intensity change of Hurricane Lee (2023) in shear", presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 14, 2025
  38. Curcic, M., 2025, "Everything you wanted to know about spectral wave models but were afraid to ask", keynote presentation at the Air-Sea Interface Conference, Melbourne, Australia, January 13, 2025
  39. Jaimes de la Cruz, B., L. K. Shay, "Concerning trends in upper-ocean dynamic and thermodynamic responses in recent Gulf of Mexico major hurricanes", presentation at the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., December 10, 2024