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Overview

Gary T. Mitchum is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a domain focus on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science. Their research contributions include studies in Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, and Climate variability and models, among other related areas.

The scientist's most frequent publication venues include the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, Nature Climate Change, and Ocean Dynamics. Mitchum has published extensively in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, contributing to six publications in that journal.

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Mitchum are:

  • Rapid increases and extreme months in projections of United States high-tide flooding, 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • Seasonal Forecasting Skill of Sea-Level Anomalies in a Multi-Model Prediction Framework, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Global Oceans, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Global Oceans, 2023, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Global Oceans, 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Mitchum's frequent co-authors include:

  • P. R. Thompson
  • Matthew J. Widlansky
  • M. A. Merrifield
  • E. W. Leuliette
  • D. P. Chambers

The primary topics in Mitchum's work encompass:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Climate variability and models
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Within the broader scientific fields, Mitchum's contributions focus largely on understanding ocean dynamics and the interactions between atmospheric and planetary systems. Their work integrates multiple facets of Earth sciences, emphasizing the relationships between oceanographic phenomena and climate variability with applications relevant to global and regional environmental conditions.

Best Publications

  • The Tropical Ocean‐Global Atmosphere observing system: A decade of progress

    Michael J. McPhaden;Antonio J. Busalacchi;Robert Cheney;Jean-René Donguy

  • Climate-change-driven accelerated sea-level rise detected in the altimeter era.

    R. S. Nerem;B. D. Beckley;J. T. Fasullo;B. D. Hamlington

  • The great Atlantic Sargassum belt

    Mengqiu Wang;Chuanmin Hu;Brian B. Barnes;Gary Mitchum

  • Estimating Mean Sea Level Change from the TOPEX and Jason Altimeter Missions

    R. S. Nerem;Don P. Chambers;C. Choe;Gary T. Mitchum

  • Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

    Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

  • Decadal and basin-scale variation in mixed layer depth and the impact on biological production in the central and North Pacific, 1960-88

    J. J. Polovina;G. T. Mitchum;G. T. Evans

  • Tropical Pacific near-surface currents estimated from altimeter, wind, and drifter data

    Gary S. E. Lagerloef;Gary T. Mitchum;Roger B. Lukas;Pearn P. Niiler

  • Surface manifestation of internal tides generated near Hawaii

    Richard D. Ray;Gary T. Mitchum

  • Calibration of TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason Altimeter Data to Construct a Continuous Record of Mean Sea Level Change

    Eric W. Leuliette;R. Steven Nerem;Gary T. Mitchum

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • State of the Climate in 2014

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Surface manifestation of internal tides in the deep ocean: observations from altimetry and island gauges

    Richard D. Ray;Gary T. Mitchum

  • Physical and biological consequences of a climate event in the central North Pacific

    Jeffrey J. Polovina;Jeffrey J. Polovina;Gary T. Mitchum;Nick E. Graham;Mitchell P. Craig

  • State of the Climate in 2018

    M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

  • Monitoring the Stability of Satellite Altimeters with Tide Gauges

    Gary T. Mitchum

  • Validation and Error Analysis of OSCAR Sea Surface Currents

    Eric S. Johnson;Fabrice Bonjean;Gary S. E. Lagerloef;John T. Gunn

  • Variations in global mean sea level associated with the 1997–1998 ENSO event: Implications for measuring long term sea level change

    R. S. Nerem;D. P. Chambers;E. W. Leuliette;Gary T. Mitchum

  • An Anomalous Recent Acceleration of Global Sea Level Rise

    M. A. Merrifield;S. T. Merrifield;G. T. Mitchum

  • An Improved Calibration of Satellite Altimetric Heights Using Tide Gauge Sea Levels with Adjustment for Land Motion

    Gary T. Mitchum

  • Comparison of TOPEX sea surface heights and tide gauge sea levels

    Gary T. Mitchum

  • State of the Climate in 2016

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • [Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

    J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Merrifield
Mark A. Merrifield University of California, San Diego
Don P. Chambers
Don P. Chambers University of South Florida St. Petersburg
R. S. Nerem
R. S. Nerem University of Colorado Boulder
Philip L. Woodworth
Philip L. Woodworth National Oceanography Centre
Marco Tedesco
Marco Tedesco Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Johannes W. Kaiser
Johannes W. Kaiser German Meteorological Service
Richard D. Ray
Richard D. Ray Goddard Space Flight Center
Catia M. Domingues
Catia M. Domingues National Oceanography Centre
Gary Lagerloef
Gary Lagerloef Science Applications International Corporation (United States)
Jeffrey J. Polovina
Jeffrey J. Polovina National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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