Raffaele Ferrari
Publications
Refereed publications
In preparation
Mignot, A., R. Ferrari, and H. Claustre: Spring bloom onset in the Nordic Seas, L & O, to be submitted.
Mashayek, A., R. Ferrari, M. Nikurashin, and W. R. Peltier: Influence of enhanced abyssal diapycnal mixing on the ocean stratification and overturning circulation, J. Phys. Oceanogr., to be submitted.
Shcherbina A. Y., and the Latmix group, The LatMix Summer Campaign: Submesoscale Stirring in the Upper Ocean, Bull. Am. Meteor. Soc., under review.
Kunze, E., J. M. Klymak, R.-C. Lien, R. Ferrari, C. M. Lee and L. Goodman, Submesoscale Water-Mass Spectra in the Sargasso Sea, J. Phys. Oceanogr., under review.
Nadeau, L.-P., and R. Ferrari: The role of closed gyres in setting the zonal transport of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, J. Phys. Oceanogr., under review.
Bühler, O., J. Callies and R. Ferrari: Transition from geostrophic turbulence to inertia-gravity waves in the atmospheric energy spectrum, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sciences, under review.
2014
Bühler, O., J. Callies and R. Ferrari: Wave-vortex decomposition of one-dimensional ship track data, J. Fluid Mech., in press.
Nikurashin, M., R. Ferrari, N. Grisouard and K. Polzin: The impact of finite amplitude bottom topography on the internal wave generation in the Southern Ocean, J. Phys. Oceanogr., in press.
Tulloch, R., R. Ferrari, O. Jahn, A. Klocker, J. LaCasce, J. Ledwell, J. Marshall, M.-J. Messias, K. Speer and A. Watson: Direct estimate of lateral eddy diffusivity upstream of Drake Passage, J. Phys. Oceanogr., in press.
Ferrari, R., J. Taylor and S. Merrifield: Shutdown of convection triggers increase in surface chlorophyll, J. Mar. Science, in press.
Jansen, M. and R. Ferrari: Diagnosing the vertical structure of the eddy diffusivity in real and idealized atmospheres, Quart. J. R. Met. Soc., in press.
LaCasce, J. H., R. Ferrari, J. Marshall, R. Tulloch, D. Balwada and K. Speer: Float-derived isopycnal diffusivities in the DIMES experiment, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 44, 764-780, 2014.
Bates, M., R. Tulloch, J. Marshall and R. Ferrari: Rationalizing the spatial distribution of mesoscale eddy diffusivity in terms of mixing length theory, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 44 , 1523-1540.
Stewart, A. L., Ferrari, R., A. F. Thompson: On the evolution of conceptual models of the ocean's deep stratification and overturning, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 44 , 891-899.
Ferrari, R.: What goes down must come up, Nature, Vol. 513, 179-180.
Ferrari, R., M. Jansen, J. Adkins, A. Burke, A. Stewart and A. Thompson: Antarctic sea ice control on ocean circulation in present and glacial climates, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sciences, Vol. 111 , 8753-8758.
2013
Callies, J. and Ferrari, R.: Interpreting energy and tracer spectra of submesoscale turbulence, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 43, 2456-2474.
Mashayek, A., R. Ferrari, G. Vettoretti and W. R. Peltier: The role of the geothermal heat flux in driving the abyssal ocean circulation, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 40, 3144-3149. [http] [PDF].
Nikurashin, M. and R. Ferrari: Estimates of the overturning circulation driven by breaking internal waves, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 12, 3133-3173. [http] [PDF] and McKinnon’s News and Views on our work that appeared in Nature, Vol. 501, 321-322, 2013. [http] [PDF]
Jansen, M. and R. Ferrari: Equilibration of an atmosphere by adiabatic eddy fluxes, J. Atmos. Sci, Vol. 70, 2948-2962. [PDF]
Mazloff, M. R., R. Ferrari and T. Schneider: The force balance of the Southern Ocean meridional overturning circulation, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 43, 1193-1208. [http] [PDF]
Jansen, M. and R. Ferrari: The vertical structure of the eddy diffusivity and the equilibration of the extra-tropical atmosphere, J. Atoms. Sci, Vol. 70, 1456-1469. [http] [PDF]
Thomas, L., J. Taylor, R. Ferrari, and T. Joyce: Symmetric Instability in the Gulf Stream, Deep Sea Res., Vol. 91, 96-110. [http] [PDF]
2012
Haney, S., S. Bachman, B. Cooper, S. Kupper, K. McCaffrey, L. Van Roekel, S. Stevenson. B. Fox-Kemper and R. Ferrari: Hurricane wake restratification rates of 1, 2 and 3-dimensional processes, J. Mar. Res., Vol. 70, 824-850. [PDF]
Levy, M., R. Ferrari, P. Franks, A. Martin and P. Riviere, 2012: Bringing physics to life at the submesoscale, Geophys. Res. Lett. Vol. 39, L14602. [PDF]
Klocher A., R. Ferrari, and J. LaCasce, 2012: Estimating suppression of eddy mixing by mean flows, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 42, 1566-1576. [PDF]
Klocher A., R. Ferrari, J. LaCasce and S. Merrifield, 2012: Reconciling float-based and tracer-based estimates of eddy diffusivities, J. Mar. Res., in press. [PDF]
Jansen, M. and R. Ferrari, 2012: Macroturbulent equilibration in a thermally forced primitive equation system, J. Atoms. Sci., Vol. 69, 695-713. [PDF]
2011
Taylor, J., and R. Ferrari, 2011: The role of density fronts in the onset of phytoplankton blooms, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 38, L23601. [PDF] [PDF supplementary material]
Taylor, J., and R. Ferrari, 2011: A shutdown of turbulent convection can trigger the spring phytoplankton bloom, L & O, Vol. 56, 2293-2307. [PDF]
Naveira-Garabato, A., R. Ferrari, and K. Polzin, 2011: Eddy Stirring in the Southern Ocean, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 116, C09019. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., 2011: A frontal challenge for climate models, Science, Vol. 332, 316-317. [PDF]
Nikurashin, M., and R. Ferrari, 2011: Global energy conversion from geostrophic flow into internal lee waves in the deep ocean, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 38, L08610. [PDF]
Ferrari, R. and D. Ferreira, 2011: What processes drive the ocean heat transport? Ocean Modelling, Vol. 38, 171-186. [PDF]
Fox-Kemper, B.,, G. Danabasoglu, R. Ferrari, S. M. Griffies, R. W. Hallberg, M. M. Holland, M. E. Maltrud, S. Peacock and B. L. Samuels: Parameterization of Mixed Layer Eddies. III: Implementation and Impact in Global Ocean Climate Simulations, Ocean Modelling, Vol. 39, 61-78. [PDF]
Holmes-Cefron, M., O. Buhler, and R. Ferrari, 2011: Particle dispersion by random waves in the rotating Boussinesq system, J. Fluid Mech., Vol. 670, 150-175. [PDF]
Lund, D., J. Adkins and R. Ferrari, 2011: Abyssal Atlantic Circulation during the Last Glacial Maximum: Constraining the ratio between transport and vertical mixing, Paleoceanography, Vol. 26, PA1213. [PDF]
2010
Jansen, M., R. Ferrari, and T. Mooring, 2010: Seasonal versus permanent thermocline warming by tropical cyclones, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 37, L03602. [PDF] [PDF supplementary material]
Ferrari, R., and C. Wunsch, 2010: The distribution of eddy kinetic and potential energies in the global ocean, Tellus A, Vol. 62, 92-108. [PDF]
Taylor, J., and R. Ferrari, 2010: Buoyancy and wind-driven convection at a mixed-layer density fronts, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 40, 1222-1242. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., S. M. Griffies, G. Nurser, and G. K. Vallis, 2010: A Boundary Value Problem for the Parameterized Mesoscale Eddy Transport, Ocean Modelling, Vol. 32, 143-156. [PDF]
Ferrari, R. and M. Nikurashin, 2010: Suppression of eddy mixing across jets in the Southern Ocean, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 40, 1501-1519. [PDF]
Nikurashin, M., and R. Ferrari, 2010: Radiation and dissipation of internal waves generated by geostrophic motions impinging on small-scale topography: Application to the Southern Ocean, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 40, 2025-2042. [PDF]
Nikurashin, M., and R. Ferrari, 2010: Radiation and dissipation of internal waves generated by geostrophic motions impinging on small-scale topography: Theory, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 40, 1055-1074. [PDF]
Mahadevan, A., A. Tandon, and R. Ferrari, 2010: Rapid Changes in Stratification at Mixed Layer Fronts, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 115, C03017. [PDF]
2009
Fox-Kemper, B. and R. Ferrari, 2009: An Edifying Parsons’ Model, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 39, 3216-3227. [PDF]
Jansen, M., and R. Ferrari, 2009: The latitudinal distribution of tropical cyclones and ocean heat transport, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 36, L06604. [PDF]
Taylor, J., and R. Ferrari, 2009: The role of secondary shear instabilities in the equilibration of symmetric instability, J. Fluid Mech., Vol. 622, 103-113. [PDF]
Smith, S., and R. Ferrari, 2009: Production and dissipation of compensated T-S variance by mesoscale stirring in the NATRE region, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 39, 2477-2501. [PDF]
Ferrari, R. and C. Wunsch, 2009: Ocean Circulation Kinetic Energy–Reservoirs, Sources and Sinks, Ann. Rev. Fluid Mech., Vol. 41, 253-282. [PDF]
2008
Thomas, L. and R. Ferrari, 2008: Friction, frontogenesis, frontal instabilities and the stratification of the ocean surface mixed layer, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 38, 2501-2518. [PDF]
Fox-Kemper, B., and R. Ferrari, 2008: Parameterization of Mixed Layer Eddies. II: Prognosis and Impact, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 38, 1166-1179. [PDF]
Fox-Kemper, B., R. Ferrari, and R. W. Hallberg, 2008: Parameterization of Mixed Layer Eddies. I: Theory and Diagnosis, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 38, 1145-1165. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., J. C. McWilliams, V. Canuto, and D. Dubovikov, 2008: Parameterization of eddy fluxes at the ocean boundaries, J. Climate, J. Climate, Vol. 21, 2770-2789. [PDF]
Danabasoglu G., R. Ferrari and J. C. McWilliams, 2008: Sensitivity of an Ocean General Circulation Model to a Parameterization of Near-Surface Eddy Fluxes, J. Climate, Vol. 21, 1192-1208. [PDF]
2007
Boccaletti G., R. Ferrari, and B. Fox-Kemper, 2007: Mixed Layer Instabilities and Restratification, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 37, 2228-2250. [PDF]
2005
Ferrari, R., and K. L. Polzin, 2005: Temperature and salinity finestructure in NATRE, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 35, 1437-1454. [PDF]
Boccaletti G., R. Ferrari, D. Ferreira, A. Adcroft, and J. Marshall, 2005: The vertical structure of the oceanic heat transport, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 32, L10603, 1-4. [PDF]
Jochum M., R. Murtugudde, R. Ferrari, and P. Rizzoli, 2005: The impact of horizontal resolution on the equatorial mixed layer heat budget in ocean general circulation models,J. Climate, Vol. 18, 841-851. [PDF]
Plumb, R., and R. Ferrari, 2005: Transformed Eulerian-mean theory. I: Non-quasigeostrophic theory for eddies on a zonal mean flow, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 35, 165-174. [PDF]
2004
Ferrari, R., and G. Boccaletti, 2004: Eddy Mixed-Layer Interaction in the Ocean, Oceanography, Vol. 17, 12-21. [PDF]
Wunsch, C., and R. Ferrari, 2004: Vertical Mixing, Energy, and the General Circulation of the Oceans, Ann. Rev. Fluid Mech., Vol. 36, 281-314. [PDF]
Polzin, K. L., and R. Ferrari, 2004: Isopycnal Dispersion in NATRE, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 34, 247-257. [PDF]
2003
Ferrari, R. and F. Paparella, 2003: Thermohaline alignment and compensation in the ocean mixed layer, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 33, 2214-2223. [PDF]
Fox-Kemper, B., R. Ferrari, and J. Pedlosky, 2003: On the Indeterminacy of Rotational and Divergent Eddy Fluxes, J. Phys. Oceanogr., Vol. 33, 875-881. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., and P. Cessi, 2003: Seasonal synchronization in a chaotic ocean-atmosphere model, J. Climate, Vol. 16, 111-137. [PDF]
1997-2002
Ferrari, R., A. J. Manfroi, and W. R. Young, 2001: Weakly and strongly self-similar diffusion, Physica D, Vol. 154, 478-483. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., and Rudnick, D.L., 2000: Thermohaline variability in the upper ocean, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 105, 16857-16883. [PDF]
Rudnick, D.L., and R. Ferrari, 1999: Compensation of horizontal temperature and salinity gradients in the ocean mixed layer, Science, Vol. 283, 526-529. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., and W. R. Young, 1997: On the development of thermohaline correlations as a result of nonlinear diffusive parameterizations, J. Mar. Res., Vol. 55, 1069-1101, [PDF]
Grey literature
Scott, R.B., M. Bourassa, D. Chelton, P. Cipollini, R. Ferrari, L.L. Fu, B. Galperin, S. Gille, H.-P. Huang, P. Klein, N. Maximenko, R. Morrow, B. Qiu, E. Rodriguez, D. Stammer, R. Tailleux, C. Wunsch (2010): Integrating satellite altimetry and key observations: what we’ve learned, and what’s possible with new technologies, in Proceedings of the "OceanObs’09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society" Conference (Vol. 2), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison D.E. and Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306. [PDF]
Fox-Kemper, B., R. Ferrari, and R. W. Hallberg, 2010: Reply to critique by Canuto and Dubovikov, Ocean Science. [PDF]
The CLIMODE group, 2009: Observing the cycle of convection and restratification over the Gulf Stream System and the subtropical gyre of the North Atlantic ocean: preliminary results from the CLIMODE field campaign. Bull. Am. Meteor. Soc., doi:10.1175/2009BAMS2706.1. [PDF]
Fu, L. L., and R. Ferrari, 2008: Observing oceanic submesoscale processes from space, EOS, 89, doi:10.1029/2008EO480003. [PDF]
Fox-Kemper, B., G. Danabasoglu, R. Ferrari, and R. W. Hallberg, 2008: Parameterizing Submesoscale Physics in Global Climate Models. CLIVAR Exchanges, Vol. 13(1), 3-5. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., 2007: Statistics of dispersion in flows with coherent structures, Proceedings of the ’Aha Huliko’a Winter Workshop. [PDF]
Ferrari, A., and R. Ferrari, 2006: Il mutamento climatico: fatti e miti, Quaderni - Mercoledì dell’Accademia XI, Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Vol. 13, 25-46. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., 2006: The US CPT Clivar Program, U.S. CLIVAR Variations, Vol. 4, 1-2. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., 2006: Eddy-mixed layer interactions in the ocean, U.S. CLIVAR Variations, Vol. 4, 3. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., 2005: Ocean Mixing, BASC report on Improving the Scientific Foundation for Atmosphere-Land-Ocean Simulations: Report of a Workshop, National Academy of Sciences.
Bretherton, C. S., R. Ferrari, and S. Legg, 2004: Climate Process Teams: A new approach to improving climate models, U.S. CLIVAR Variations, Vol. 1, 1-6. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., and A. Plumb, 2003: Mesoscale eddy fluxes at the boundaries in ocean circulation models, Proceedings of the ’Aha Huliko’a WinterWorkshop. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., D.L. Rudnick, W. R. Young, and F. Paparella, 2001: The temperature-salinity relationship of the surface mixed-layer, Proceedings of the ’Aha Huliko’a WinterWorkshop. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., 2000: Dispersion of active and passive scalars in the upper ocean. Doctoral Dissertation. Scripps institution of Oceanography, La Jolla.
Ferrari, R., 1999: The temperature-salinity relationship in the mixed layer, Proceedings of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Program, Woods Hole. [PDF]
Ferrari, R., 1999: Distribuzioni di temperatura e salinità negli strati piú superficiali degli oceani. Doctoral dissertation. Politecnico di Torino.
Ferrari, R., 1994: Integrazione numerica di equazioni solitioniche multidimensionali. Master thesis. Università di Torino, 1994.