Articles in reviewed journals:

Lucas, M., J.J.-M. Hirschi, J. Marotzke, 2010: Response of the meridional overturning circulation to variable buoyancy forcing in a double hemisphere basin Climate Dynamics, 34, 615-627, Link

Kanzow T., H. Johnson, D. Marshall, S.A. Cunningham, J.J.-M. Hirschi, A. Mujahid, H.L. Bryden, W.E. Johns, 2009: Basin-wide integrated volume transports in an eddy-filled ocean Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39, 3091-3110, Link

Marsh R., de Cuevas B.A., Coward A.C., Jacquin J., Hirschi J. J.-M., Aksenov Y., Nurser G.A.J., Josey S.A., 2009: Recent changes in the North Atlantic circulation simulated with eddy-permitting and eddy-resolving ocean models Ocean Modelling , 28, 226-239 Link

Hirschi J. J.-M., P.D. Killworth, J.R. Blundell, 2009: Sea surface height signals as indicators for oceanic meridional mass transports. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39, 581-601 Link

Lynch-Stieglitz, J., Hirschi, J.J.-M., Marchal O., Ninnem ann U., 2008, Prospects for reconstructing the Atlantic meridional overturning f rom cross-basin density estimates,Pages News, 16, 1, 28-29, Link

Kanzow, T., J. J.-M. Hirschi, C. S. Meinen, D. Rayner, S. A. Cunningham, J. Marotzke, W. E. Johns, H. L. Bryden, L. M. Beal, and M. O. Ba ringer, 2008, A prototype system of observing the Atlantic Meridional Overturni ng Circulation - scientific basis, measurement and risk mitigation strategies, a nd first results, Journal of Operational Oceanography , 1, 19-28, Link

Hirschi J. J.-M., 2008, Unusual North Atlantic temperature dipole during the winter of 2006/2007 Weather 63,1, 4-11, doi: 10.1002/wea.120, Link

Palmer M. D., A.C. Naveira Garabato, J. Stark, J. Hirschi, J. Marotzke, 2007: The influence of diapycnal mixing on quasi-steady overturning states in the Indian Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37 , 2290-2304, doi:10.1175/JPO3117.1, Link

Hirschi J. J.-M., Sinha B., Josey S., 2007, Global warming and changes of continentality since 1948. Weather 62, 215-221, Link

Cunningham S.A., Kanzow T., Rayner D., Baringer M.O., Johns W.E., Marotzke J., Longworth H.R., Grant E.M., Hirschi J.J.-M., Beal L.M., Meinen C.S., Bryden H.L., 2007
Temporal variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26°N. Science, 317, 935-938, doi:10.1126/science.1141304, Link

Kanzow T., Cunningham S.A, Rayner D., Hirschi J.J.-M., Johns W.E., Baringer M.O., Bryden H.L., Beal L.M., Meinen C.S., Marotzke J, 2007
Flow compensation associated with the meridional overturning. Science, 317, 938-941, doi:10.1126/science.1141293, Link

Lynch-Stieglitz J., J. F. Adkins, W. B. Curry, T. Dokken, I.R. Hall, J. C. Herguera, J. J.-M. Hirschi, E. Ivanova, C. Kissel, O. Marchal, T. M. Marchitto, N. McCave, J. F. McManus, S. Mulitza, U. Ninnemann, F. Peeters, E.-F. Yu, R. Zahn, 2007: Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation during the Last Glacial Maximum Science , 316, 66-69, doi:10.1126/science.1137127, Link

Hirschi J. J.-M., P.D. Killworth, J.R. Blundell, 2007: Subannual, seasonal and interannual variability of the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography 37, 5, 1246-1265, , Link

Hirschi J. J.-M., J. Marotzke, 2007: Reconstructing the meridional overturning circulation from boundary densities and the zonal wind stress. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37, 3, 743-763, Link

Hirschi J. J.-M., Sinha B., 2007: Negative NAO and cold Eurasian winters: How exceptional was the winter of 1962/1963?. Weather, 62, 2, 43-48, doi:10.1002/wea34 , Link

Hadfield R. E., N. C. Wells, S. A. Josey, J. Hirschi, J., 2007: Can the Argo dataset be used to resolve interannual variability in large-scale upper ocean heat content in the North Atlantic Ocean? Journal of Geophysical Research, 112,C01009, doi:10.1029/2006JC003825 , Link

J. Hirschi, J. Lynch-Stieglitz, 2006: Ocean margin densities and paleoestimates of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation: a model study. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 7 (Q10N04) doi:10.1029/2006GC001301, Link

Lucas, M., J. Hirschi, J. Marotzke, 2006: The scaling of the meridional overturning with the meridional temperature gradient in idealised general circulation models. Ocean Modelling 13 , 306-318, doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2006.03.001, Link

Lucas, M., J. Hirschi, J. Marotzke, 2005: The Response of an Idealised Ocean Basin to Variable Buoyancy Forcing. Journal of Physical Oceanography 35, 601-615, Link

Palmer, D. P., Bryden, H. L., J. Hirschi, J. Marotzke, 2004: Observed changes in the South Indian Ocean gyre circulation 1987-2002 Geophysical Research Letters 31 (L15303), doi:10.1029/2004GL020506

Baehr, J., J. Hirschi, J.-O. Beismann, J. Marotzke, 2004: Monitoring the meridional overturning circulation in the North Atlantic: a model-based array design study. Journal of Marine Research 62, 283-312

Hirschi, J., J. Baehr, J. Marotzke, J. Stark, S. Cunningham, J.-O. Beismann, 2003: A monitoring design for the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Geophysical Research Letters, 30 (7), doi:10.1029/2002GL016776[PDF File, 351KB]

Hirschi, J., T. F. Stocker, 2002: Rapid changes of the oceanic circulation in a hierarchy of ocean models. Tellus A, 54A, 273-287.[PDF File, 1372KB]

Hirschi, J., J. Sander, T. F. Stocker, 1999: Intermittent convection, mixed boundary conditions and the stability of the thermohaline circulation. Climate Dynamics , 15, 277-291.[Abstract]


Articles submitted/in press:

Rayner D., Hirschi J.J.-M., Kanzow T., Johns W.E., Wright P.G., Fraijka-Williams E., Bryden H.L., Meinen C.S., Baringer M.O., Marotzke J., Beal L.M., Cunningham S.A.: Monitoring the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Deep Sea Research, [submitted]

Kanzow T., Cunningham S.A., Johns W.E., Hirschi J.J.-M., Marotzke J., Baringer M.O., Meinen C.S., Chidichimo M.P., Atkinson C., Beal L.M., Bryden H.L., Collins J.: Seasonal variability of the meridional overturning circulation at 26.5°N Journal of Climate, [accepted]

Hirschi J.J.-M., Merckelbach L., Hankin R.: Spatio-temporal distribution of record high and low seasonal and annual temperature anomalies during the 1948 to 2007 period, Journal of Climate, [submitted]

Other publications:

Hirschi, J., 2000: Modelling Variations of the Oceanic Circulation on annual to centennial timescales. Ph.D thesis, 137pp.

Hirschi, J., 1996: Ursachen der Hypersensitivitaet von Ozeanmodellen unter gemischten Randbedingungen. Diploma thesis, 135pp.



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