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Overview

Jody M. Klymak is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a primary research focus on oceanography. Their work extensively covers various subfields including oceanography, atmospheric science, earth-surface processes, global and planetary change, and ecology.

Their research topics encompass:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Climate variability and models
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Klymak has contributed to numerous research papers published in several prominent venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Internal wave-driven mixing: governing processes and consequences for climate," 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Enhanced mixing across the gyre boundary at the Gulf Stream front," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "matplotlib/matplotlib: REL: v3.3.1," 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "matplotlib/matplotlib: REL: v3.2.1," 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Improved Internal Wave Spectral Continuum in a Regional Ocean Model," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Thomas A Caswell
  • Michael Droettboom
  • Antony Lee
  • Eric Firing
  • Elliott Sales de Andrade

Their work spans intensive collaboration within the scientific community and contributes to advancements in understanding oceanographic processes influencing climate and marine ecosystems. Through interdisciplinary investigations, Klymak addresses complex interactions in marine and atmospheric systems.

Best Publications

  • The formation and fate of internal waves in the South China Sea

    Matthew H. Alford;Matthew H. Alford;Thomas Peacock;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash

  • Seasonality in submesoscale turbulence

    Joern Callies;Raffaele Ferrari;Jody M. Klymak;Jonathan Gula

  • From tides to mixing along the Hawaiian ridge.

    Daniel L. Rudnick;Timothy J. Boyd;Russell E. Brainard;Glenn S. Carter

  • Climate Process Team on Internal Wave–Driven Ocean Mixing

    Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Zhongxiang Zhao;Caitlin B. Whalen;Amy F. Waterhouse

  • Energy Flux and Dissipation in Luzon Strait: Two Tales of Two Ridges

    Matthew H. Alford;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash;Harper Simmons

  • Internal solitary waves of elevation advancing on a shoaling shelf

    Jody M. Klymak;James N. Moum

  • Ocean convergence and the dispersion of flotsam.

    Eric A. D’Asaro;Andrey Y. Shcherbina;Jody M. Klymak;Jeroen Molemaker

  • Prototypical solitons in the South China Sea

    Jody M. Klymak;Robert Pinkel;Cho-Teng Liu;Antony K. Liu

  • Speed and Evolution of Nonlinear Internal Waves Transiting the South China Sea

    Matthew H. Alford;Ren-Chieh Lien;Harper Simmons;Jody Klymak

  • Statistics of vertical vorticity, divergence, and strain in a developed submesoscale turbulence field

    Andrey Y. Shcherbina;Eric A. D'Asaro;Craig M. Lee;Jody M. Klymak

  • An Estimate of Tidal Energy Lost to Turbulence at the Hawaiian Ridge

    Jody M. Klymak;James N. Moum;Jonathan D. Nash;Eric Kunze

  • Direct Breaking of the Internal Tide near Topography: Kaena Ridge, Hawaii

    Jody M. Klymak;Robert Pinkel;Luc Rainville

  • Energy Transport by Nonlinear Internal Waves

    J. N. Moum;J. M. Klymak;J. D. Nash;A. Perlin

  • Internal wave-driven mixing: governing processes and consequences for climate

    Caitlin B. Whalen;Casimir de Lavergne;Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;Jody M. Klymak

  • Internal waves across the Pacific

    M. H. Alford;J. A. MacKinnon;Zhongxiang Zhao;Rob Pinkel;Rob Pinkel

  • Internal Hydraulic Jumps and Overturning Generated by Tidal Flow over a Tall Steep Ridge

    Sonya Legg;Jody Klymak

  • The Breaking and Scattering of the Internal Tide on a Continental Slope

    Jody M. Klymak;Matthew H. Alford;Robert Pinkel;Ren-Chieh Lien

  • Annual Cycle and Depth Penetration of Wind-Generated Near-Inertial Internal Waves at Ocean Station Papa in the Northeast Pacific

    Matthew H. Alford;Meghan F. Cronin;Jody M. Klymak

  • Double-Ridge Internal Tide Interference and Its Effect on Dissipation in Luzon Strait

    Maarten C. Buijsman;Sonya Legg;Jody Klymak

  • OceanGliders: A component of the integrated GOOS

    Pierre Testor;Brad DeYoung;Daniel L. Rudnick;Scott Glenn

  • Tidally Generated Turbulence over the Knight Inlet Sill

    Jody M. Klymak;Michael C. Gregg

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Pinkel
Robert Pinkel University of California, San Diego
Matthew H. Alford
Matthew H. Alford University of California, San Diego
Jonathan D. Nash
Jonathan D. Nash Oregon State University
Jennifer MacKinnon
Jennifer MacKinnon University of California, San Diego
James N. Moum
James N. Moum Oregon State University
Craig M. Lee
Craig M. Lee University of Washington
Sonya Legg
Sonya Legg Princeton University
Harper L. Simmons
Harper L. Simmons University of Alaska Fairbanks
Luc Rainville
Luc Rainville University of Washington
Glenn S. Carter
Glenn S. Carter University of Hawaii at Manoa

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