Doron Nof, Ph.D.
Distinguished Nansen Professor of Physical Oceanography
Publications
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Publications
 

Refereed publications in conventional oceanographic literature

 
 
  1. Nof, D., 1978a: On geostrophic adjustment in sea straits and wide estuaries: Theory and laboratory experiments. Part I: One-layer system. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 8, 690-702.
  2. Nof, D., 1978b: On geostrophic adjustment in sea straits and wide estuaries: Theory and laboratory experiments. Part II: Two-layer system. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 8, 861-872.
  3. Nof, D., 1979: Generation of fronts by mixing and mutual intrusion. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 9, 298-310.
  4. Nof, D., 1979: On man-induced variations in the circulation of the Mediterranean Sea. Tellus, 31, 558-564.
  5. Nof, D., 1980: The influence of varying bathymetry on inertial boundary currents. Tellus, 32, 284-295.
  6. Nof, D., 1981: On the dynamics of equatorial outflows with application to the Amazon's basin. J. Mar. Res., 39, 1-29.
  7. Nof, D., 1981: On the beta-induced movement of isolated baroclinic eddies. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 11, 1662-1672.
  8. Nof, D., 1982: On the movements of deep mesoscale eddies in the North Atlantic. J. Mar. Res., 40, 57-74.
  9. Nof, D., 1983: On the response of ocean currents to atmospheric cooling. Tellus, 35, 60-72.
  10. Nof, D., 1983: The translation of isolated cold eddies on a sloping bottom. Deep-Sea Res., 30, 171-182.
  11. Nof, D., 1983: On the migration of isolated eddies with application to Gulf Stream rings. J. Mar. Res., 41, 399-425.
  12. Nof, D. and D. Olson, 1983: On the flow through broad gaps with application to the Windward Passage. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 13, 1940-1956.
  13. Nof, D., 1984: On the interaction between thin isolated eddies and long-shore currents. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 14, 125-137.
  14. Nof, D., 1984: Oscillatory drift of deep cold eddies. Deep-Sea Res., 31, 1395-1414.
  15. Nof, D., 1984: Shock waves in currents and outflows. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 14, 1683-1702.
  16. Nof, D., 1984: On the ellipticity of isolated anticyclonic eddies. Tellus, 37, 77-86.
  17. Cushman-Roisin, B., W. H. Heil and D. Nof, 1985: Oscillations and rotations of elliptical warm-core rings. J. Geophys. Res., 90, 11,756-11,764.
  18. Nof, D., 1985: Joint vortices, eastward propagating eddies and migratory Taylor columns. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 15, 1114-1137.
  19. Nof, D. and S. Im, 1985: Suction through broad oceanic gaps. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 15, 1721-1732.
  20. Nof, D., 1986: The collision between the Gulf Stream and warm-core rings. Deep-Sea Res., 33, 359-378.
  21. Nof, D., 1986: Geostrophic shock waves. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 16, 886-901
  22. Nof, D., 1986); Comments on 'The response of intense ocean current systems entering regions of strong cooling.' J. Phys. Oceanogr., 16, 996-999.
  23. Nof, D., 1987: The bifurcation of outflows. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 17, 37-52.
  24. Nof, D., 1987: Penetrating outflows and the dam-breaking problem. J. Mar. Res., 45, 557-577.
  25. Nof, D., 1987: Vorticity control. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 17, 1758-1771.
  26. Nof, D. and L. Simon, 1987: Laboratory experiments on the merging of anticyclonic eddies. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 17, 343-357.
  27. Nof, D., 1988: The fusion of isolated nonlinear eddies. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 18, 887-905.
  28. Nof, D., 1988: Outflows dynamics. Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn., 40, 165-193.
  29. Nof, D., 1988: Draining vortices. Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn., 42, 187-208.
  30. Nof, D. and S. Van Gorder, 1988: The propagation of gravity currents along continental shelves. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 18, 481-491.
  31. Chapman, R. and D. Nof, 1988: The sinking of warm-core rings. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 18, 565-583.
  32. Nof, D., 1988: Eddy- wall interactions. J. Mar. Res., 46, 527-555.
  33. Nof, D., 1988: The propagation of 'streamers' along the periphery of warm-core rings. Deep-Sea Res., 35, 1483-1498
  34. Nof, D. and J. Middleton, 1989: Geostrophic pumping, inflows and upwelling in barrier reefs. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 19, 874-889.
  35. Nof, D. and C. Shi, 1989: Interactions of cold- and warm-core rings with environmental shear. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 19, 890-900.
  36. Nof, D., 1990: Why are some boundary currents blocked by the equator? Deep-Sea Res., 37, 853-874.
  37. Nof, D., 1990: Modons and monopoles on a gamma-plane. Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn., 52, 71-87.
  38. Nof, D., 1990: The role of angular momentum in the splitting of isolated eddies. Tellus, 42, 469-481.
  39. Nof, D., 1990: The breakup of dense filaments. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 20, 880-889.
  40. Paldor, N. and D. Nof, 1990: Linear instability of an anticyclonic vortex in a finite depth ocean. J. Geophys. Res., 95, 18,075-18,080.
  41. Nof, D., 1991: Orbiting eddies. Tellus, 43, 64-67.
  42. Nof, D., 1991: Fission of single and multiple eddies. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 21, 40-52.
  43. Spitz, Y. and D. Nof, 1991: Separation of boundary currents due to bottom topography. Deep-Sea Res., 38, 1-20.
  44. Nof, D., 1991: Lenses generated by intermittent currents. Deep-Sea Res., 38, 325-345.
  45. Nof, D., N. Paldor, and S. VanGorder, 1991: Abyssal gyres. Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn., 58, 173-196.
  46. Nof, D. and N. Paldor, 1992: Are there oceanographic explanations for the Israelites' crossing of the Red Sea? Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 73, 305-314.
  47. Nof, D. and D. Olson, 1993: How do western abyssal currents cross the equator? Deep-Sea Res., 40, 235-255.
  48. Nof, D., 1993: The penetration of Kuroshio water into the Sea of Japan. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 23, 797-807.
  49. Nof, D. and W. Dewar, 1993: The drift of mid-ocean jets. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 23, 2313-2325.
  50. Agra, C. and D. Nof, 1993: Collision and separation of boundary currents. Deep-Sea Res., 40, 2259-2282.
  51. Nof, D., 1993: The Beta-induced drift of separated boundary currents. Deep-Sea Res., 40, 2243-2257.
  52. Nof, D., 1993: Generation of ringlets. Tellus, 45, 299-310.Shi, C. and D.
  53. Nof, 1993: The splitting of eddies along boundaries. J. Mar. Res., 51, 771-795.
  54. Shi, C. and D. Nof, 1994: The destruction of lenses and generation of wodons. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 24, 1120-1136.
  55. Nof, D. and W. Dewar, 1994: Alignment of lenses: Laboratory and numerical experiments. Deep-Sea Res., 41, 1207-1229.
  56. Nof, D. and N. Paldor, 1994: Wind statistics over the Red Sea with application to the Exodus question. J. Applied Meteorol., 33, 1017-1025.
  57. Nof, D., 1995: Choked flows and wind-driven interbasin exchange. J. Mar. Res., 53, 23-48.
  58. Nof, D., 1995: Choked flows from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 25, 1369-1383.
  59. Nof, D., 1996: What controls the origin of the Indonesian throughflow? J. Geophys. Res., 101, 12,301-12,314.
  60. Nof, D. and T. Pichevin, 1996: The retroflection paradox. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 26, 2344-2358.
  61. Lebedev, I. and D. Nof, 1996: The drifting confluence zone. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 26, 2429-2448.
  62. Pichevin, T. and D. Nof, 1996: The eddy cannon. Deep-Sea Res., 43, 1475-1507.
  63. Nof, D., 1996: Rotational turbidity flows and the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake. Deep-Sea Res., 43, 1143-1163.
  64. Nof, D., 1996: Why are rings regularly shed in the western equatorial Atlantic but not in the western Pacific? Prog. Oceanogr., 38, 417-451.
  65. Pichevin, T. and D. Nof, 1997: The momentum imbalance paradox. Tellus, 49, 298-319.
  66. Lebedev, I. and D. Nof, 1997: Collision of boundary currents: Beyond a steady state. Deep-Sea Res., 44, 771-791.
  67. Borisov, S. and D. Nof, 1998: Deep, cross-equatorial eddies. Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn., 87, 273-310.
  68. Nof, D., 1998: The 'separation formula' and its application to the Pacific Ocean. Deep-Sea Res. I, 45, 2011-2033.
  69. Nof, D. and S. Borisov, 1998: Inter-hemispheric oceanic exchange. Q. J. Royal Meteorol. Soc., 124, 2829-2866.
  70. Nof, D. and S. Van Gorder, 1998: Intense nonlinear migrations of the Pacific warm pool. Deep-Sea Res., 46, 1705-1731.
  71. Nof, D. and T. Pichevin, 1999: The establishment of the Tsugaru and the Alboran gyres. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 29, 39-54.
  72. Pichevin, T., D. Nof and J. Lutjeharms, 1999: Why are there Agulhas rings? J. Phys. Oceanogr., 29, 693-707.
  73. Nof, D. and S. Van Gorder, 1999: A different perspective on the export of water from the South Atlantic. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 29, 2285-2302.
  74. Nof, D., 1999: Strange encounters of eddies with walls. J. Mar. Res., 57, 1-24.
  75. Nof, D., 2000: Why much of the circulation in the Atlantic enters the Caribbean Sea and very little of the Pacific circulation enters the Sea of Japan. Prog. in Oceanogr., 45, 39-67.
  76. Nof, D., 2000: Does the wind control the import and export of the South Atlantic? J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30, 2650-2667.
  77. Nof, D. and S. Van Gorder, 2000: Upwelling into the thermocline in the Pacific Ocean. Deep-Sea Res. I, 47, 2317-2340.
  78. Simmons, H. and D. Nof, 2000: Islands as eddy splitters. J. Mar. Res., 58, 919-956.
  79. Nof, D., 2001: China's development could lead to Bottom Water formation in the Japan/East Sea. Bull. Am. Met. Soc., 82, 609-618.
  80. Nof, D. and T. Pichevin, 2001: The ballooning of outflows. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 31, 3045-3058.
  81. Simmons, H. and D. Nof, 2002: The squeezing of eddies through gaps. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32, 314-335.
  82. Nof, D., 2002: Is there a meridional overturning cell in the Pacific and Indian Oceans? J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32, 1947-1959.
  83. Nof, D., T. Pichevin and J. Sprintall, 2002: Teddies and the origin of the Leeuwin Current. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32 (9), 2571-25
  84. Nof, D., N. Paldor and S. Van Gorder, 2002: The Reddy maker. Deep-Sea Res. I, 49(9), 1531-1549.
  85. Nof, D., 2002: The Southern Ocean's grip on the northward meridional flow. Prog. Oceanogr., 56(2), 223-247.
  86. Nof, D. and S. Van Gorder, 2002: Did an open Panama Isthmus correspond to an invasion of Pacific water into the Atlantic? J. Phys. Oceanogr., 33(7), 1324-1336.
  87. Paldor, N., A. Sigalov and D. Nof, 2003: The mechanics of eddy transport from one hemisphere to the other. Q. J. Royal Met. Soc., 129(591), 2011-2026.
  88. Arruda, W. and D. Nof, 2003: The Mindanao and Halmahera eddies - twin eddies induced by nonlinearities. J. Phys. Oceanogr., in press.
  89. Nof, D., S. Van Gorder and T. Pichevin, 2003: A different outflow length scale? J. Phys. Oceanogr., in press.
  90. Arruda, W., D. Nof and J. J. O'Brien, 2003: The Ulleung eddy owes its existence to beta and nonlinearities. Deep-Sea Res. I, revised and submitted.
  91. Nof, D. and A. M. De Boer, 2003: From the Southern Ocean to the North Atlantic in the Ekman layer? Bull. Am. Met. Soc., in press.
  92. De Boer, A. M. and D. Nof, 2003: The Bering Strait's grip on the northern hemisphere climate.. Deep-Sea Res., revised and resubmitted. .
  93. De Boer, A. M. and D. Nof, 2003: The island wind-buoyancy paradox. Q. J. Royal Met. Soc., submitted.
  94. De Boer, A. and D. Nof, 2003: The exhaust valve of the North Atlantic. J. Climate, in press.
  95. Huber, M. and D. Nof, 2003: Could the detachment of Australia cause major changes in the meridional overturning cell? Submitted to Antarctic Research Series, American Geophysical Union.

Publications in other refereed literature

  1. Nof, D., 1990: The breakup of outflows and the formation of 'Meddies'. The Physical Oceanography of Sea Straits, L. J. Pratt, ed., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 559-566.
  2. Nof, D., 1988: Nonlinear intrusions. Mesoscale/Synoptic Coherent Structures in Geophysical Turbulence, Nihoul & Jamart, eds., Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam, 113-134.

last updated October 1, 2003