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Overview

Michael Winton is affiliated with the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with 39 publications in this primary field and significant contributions to Environmental Science with 22 publications.

Their work frequently intersects with several subfields, including Atmospheric Science (30 publications), Global and Planetary Change (20), Oceanography (9), Environmental Chemistry (2), and Economics and Econometrics (1). These subfields support a focus on climate systems and their environmental interactions.

Key research topics covered by Winton include:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

Michael Winton has numerous recent papers that demonstrate a focus on coupled climate modeling, polar ice processes, and oceanographic dynamics. Some notable papers include:

  • The GFDL Earth System Model Version 4.1 (GFDL-ESM 4.1): Overall Coupled Model Description and Simulation Characteristics, 2020, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Importance of wind and meltwater for observed chemical and physical changes in the Southern Ocean, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • A Mechanism for the Arctic Sea Ice Spring Predictability Barrier, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Seasonal Prediction and Predictability of Regional Antarctic Sea Ice, 2021, Journal of Climate
  • Importance of the Antarctic Slope Current in the Southern Ocean Response to Ice Sheet Melt and Wind Stress Change, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

Frequent publication venues for Winton include:

  • Journal of Climate (7 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (7 publications)
  • Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (5 publications)
  • Geophysical Research Letters (4 publications)
  • Nature Geoscience (1 publication)

Winton collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors, including:

  • John P. Krasting (12 joint publications)
  • Mitchell Bushuk (11 joint publications)
  • John P. Dunne (10 joint publications)
  • William J. Hurlin (10 joint publications)
  • Stephen M. Griffies (9 joint publications)

The scientific contributions of Michael Winton focus on improving understanding of climate systems, especially through modeling and observation of Arctic and Antarctic ice and related atmospheric and oceanic processes. Their work supports advances in predictability of sea ice changes and the interactions between ice sheets and ocean currents.

Best Publications

  • GFDL's CM2 global coupled climate models. Part I: Formulation and simulation characteristics

    Thomas L. Delworth;Anthony J. Broccoli;Anthony Rosati;Ronald J. Stouffer

  • GFDL’s ESM2 Global Coupled Climate–Carbon Earth System Models. Part I: Physical Formulation and Baseline Simulation Characteristics

    John P. Dunne;Jasmin G. John;Alistair J. Adcroft;Stephen M. Griffies

  • The dynamical core, physical parameterizations, and basic simulation characteristics of the atmospheric component AM3 of the GFDL global coupled model CM3

    Leo J. Donner;Bruce L. Wyman;Richard S. Hemler;Larry W. Horowitz

  • The GFDL Earth System Model Version 4.1 (GFDL-ESM 4.1): Overall Coupled Model Description and Simulation Characteristics

    J. P. Dunne;L. W. Horowitz;A. J. Adcroft;P. Ginoux

  • Coordinated Ocean-ice Reference Experiments (COREs)

    Stephen M. Griffies;Arne Biastoch;Claus W. Böning;Frank Bryan

  • Dominance of the Southern Ocean in Anthropogenic Carbon and Heat Uptake in CMIP5 Models

    Thomas L. Frölicher;Jorge Louis Sarmiento;David J. Paynter;John P. Dunne

  • Probing the Fast and Slow Components of Global Warming by Returning Abruptly to Preindustrial Forcing

    Isaac M. Held;Michael Winton;Ken Takahashi;Thomas Delworth

  • A Reformulated Three-Layer Sea Ice Model

    Michael Winton

  • Structure and Performance of GFDL's CM4.0 Climate Model

    I. M. Held;H. Guo;A. Adcroft;J. P. Dunne

  • Enhanced warming of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean under climate change

    Vincent S. Saba;Stephen M. Griffies;Whit G. Anderson;Michael Winton

  • The GFDL Global Ocean and Sea Ice Model OM4.0: Model Description and Simulation Features

    Alistair Adcroft;Whit Anderson;V. Balaji;Chris Blanton

  • Impacts on Ocean Heat from Transient Mesoscale Eddies in a Hierarchy of Climate Models

    Stephen M. Griffies;Michael Winton;Whit G. Anderson;Rusty Benson

  • Formulation of an ocean model for global climate simulations

    S. M. Griffies;A. Gnanadesikan;K. W. Dixon;J. P. Dunne

  • OMIP contribution to CMIP6: experimental and diagnostic protocol for the physical component of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project

    Stephen M. Griffies;Gokhan Danabasoglu;Paul J. Durack;Alistair J. Adcroft

  • Amplified Arctic climate change: What does surface albedo feedback have to do with it?

    Michael Winton

  • The GFDL CM3 Coupled Climate Model: Characteristics of the Ocean and Sea Ice Simulations

    Stephen M. Griffies;Michael Winton;Leo J. Donner;Larry W. Horowitz

  • The GFDL Global Atmosphere and Land Model AM4.0/LM4.0: 2. Model Description, Sensitivity Studies, and Tuning Strategies

    M. Zhao;J.-C. Golaz;I. M. Held;H. Guo

  • GFDL's CM2 Global Coupled Climate Models. Part II: The Baseline Ocean Simulation

    Anand Gnanadesikan;Keith W. Dixon;Stephen M. Griffies;V. Balaji

  • Change in future climate due to Antarctic meltwater

    Ben Bronselaer;Ben Bronselaer;Ben Bronselaer;Michael Winton;Stephen M. Griffies;Stephen M. Griffies;William J. Hurlin

  • The GFDL Global Atmosphere and Land Model AM4.0/LM4.0: 1. Simulation Characteristics With Prescribed SSTs

    M. Zhao;J. C. Golaz;Isaac M. Held;H. Guo

  • Importance of Ocean Heat Uptake Efficacy to Transient Climate Change

    Michael Winton;Ken Takahashi;Isaac M. Held

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen M. Griffies
Stephen M. Griffies National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John P. Dunne
John P. Dunne Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Andrew T. Wittenberg
Andrew T. Wittenberg Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Sergey Malyshev
Sergey Malyshev Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Ronald J. Stouffer
Ronald J. Stouffer University of Arizona
Alistair Adcroft
Alistair Adcroft Princeton University
Isaac M. Held
Isaac M. Held Princeton University
Anthony Rosati
Anthony Rosati National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Thomas L. Delworth
Thomas L. Delworth Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Larry W. Horowitz
Larry W. Horowitz Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

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