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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Richter, D.H., 2025, "Turbulence, droplets, and hurricanes: Understanding complex physics in the environment", invited presentation at Duke University, Durham, NC, October 20, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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