Submitted

J. W. Skinner, J. Callies, A. Lawrence, X. Zhang. Isolating balanced ocean dynamics in SWOT data [arxiv]

J. W. Skinner, A. Lawrence, J. Callies. Characterizing ocean flows with the scattering transform [arxiv]

H. L. L. Ervik, J. D. Simon, W. Wu, J. Callies. Listening for deep ocean warming with autonomous floats

Y. Bai, J. Fitzgerald, J. Callies. Lagrangian time scales of submesoscale turbulence

Published

H. G. Peterson, J. Callies (in press) Connecting the local response to abyssal mixing to the basin-scale circulation. J. Phys. Oceanogr.

S. Zhang, S. Peng, H. L. L. Ervik, Z. Shen, W. Wu, Z. Zhan, J. Callies (2025) Effect of ocean eddies on seismic T waves. JASA Express Lett. 5 (12), 127702 [pdf, journal]

X. Zhang, J. Callies (2025) Assessing submesoscale sea surface height signals from the SWOT mission. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans. 130 (10), e2025JC022879 [journal, arxiv]

J. Callies, C. de Marez, J. Wang, B. Haines (2025). Closure of the sea surface height budget with a Stokes offset. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 55 (10), 1881–1887 [pdf, journal, arxiv]

S. Peng, J. Callies (2025) Estimating temperature variability and trends from a combination of seismic and in situ data. Proc. R. Soc. A 481, 20240494 [journal, authorea]

S. Conn, J. Callies, A. Lawrence (2025) Regimes of near-inertial wave dynamics. J. Fluid Mech. 1002, A22 [journal, arxiv]

S. Peng, J. Callies, M. Nagura, M. J. McPhaden (2025) Yanai waves in the deep East Indian Ocean observed with seismic ocean tomography. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 55 (4), 471–488 [pdf, journal]

C. de Marez, J. Callies (2025) The information contained in altimetric sea surface height frequency spectra. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 55 (2), 119–129 [pdf, journal]

H. S. Torres, A. Wineteer, E. Rodriguez, P. Klein, A. F. Thompson, D. Perkovic-Martin, J. Molemaker, D. Hypolite, J. Callies, J. T. Farrar, E. D’Asaro, M. A. Freilich (2025) Submesoscale eddy contribution to ocean vertical heat flux diagnosed from airborne observations. Geophys. Res. Lett. 52 (2), e2024GL112278 [journal]

H. S. Torres, E. Rodriguez, A. Wineteer, P. Klein, A. F. Thompson, J. Callies, E. D’Asaro, D. Perkovic-Martin, J. T. Farrar, F. Polverari, R. Akbar (2024) Airborne observations of fast-evolving ocean submesoscale turbulence. Commun. Earth Environ. 5, 771 [journal]

Z. Shen, W. Wu, J. Callies (2024) Genesis and propagation of low-frequency abyssal T-waves J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans 129 (10), e2024JC021518 [journal, ess]

S. Peng, J. Callies, W. Wu, Z. Zhan (2024) Seismic ocean thermometry of the Kuroshio Extension region. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans 129 (2), e2023JC020636 [journal]

S. Conn, J. Fitzgerald, J. Callies (2024) Interpreting observed interactions between near-inertial waves and mesoscale eddies. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 54 (2), 485–502 [journal, arxiv]

Y. Luo, J. Callies (2023) Vertical exchange induced by mixed layer instabilities. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 53 (12), 2701–2716 [pdf, journal]

W. Wu, Z. Shen, S. Peng, Z. Zhan, J. Callies (2023). Seismic ocean thermometry using CTBTO hydrophones. J. Geophys. Res.-Sol. Ea. 128 (9), e2023JB026687 [journal]

E. F. Williams, A. Ugalde, H. F. Martins, C. E. Becerril, J. Callies, M. Claret, M. R. Fernandez-Ruiz, M. Gonzalez-Herraez, S. Martin-Lopez, J. Pellegri, K. Winters, Z. Zhan (2023). Fiber-optic observations of internal waves and tides. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans 128 (9), e2023JC019980 [journal, eartharxiv]

J. Callies, W. Wu, S. Peng, Z. Zhan (2023) Vertical-slice ocean tomography with seismic waves. Geophys. Res. Lett. 50 (8), e2023GL102881 [pdf, journal, arxiv]

C. de Marez, J. Callies, B. Haines, D. Rodriguez-Chavez, J. Wang (2023) Observational constraints on the submesoscale sea surface height variance of balanced motion. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 53 (5), 1221–1235 [pdf, journal]

A. Sinha, J. Callies, D. Menemenlis (2023) Do submesoscales affect the large-scale structure of the upper ocean? J. Phys. Oceanogr. 53 (4), 1025–1040 [pdf, journal]

H. G. Peterson, J. Callies (2023) Coupling between abyssal boundary layers and the interior ocean in the absence of along-slope variations. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 53 (1), 307–322 [pdf, journal, arxiv]

B. Kaiser, L. Pratt, J. Callies (2022) Direct numerical simulation of low Reynolds number oscillating boundary layers on adiabatic slopes. J. Fluid Mech. 950, A4 [journal, arxiv]

H. F. Drake, X. Ruan, J. Callies, K. Ogden, A. M. Thurnherr, R. Ferrari (2022) Dynamics of eddying abyssal mixing layers over rough topography. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 52 (12), 3199–3219 [pdf, journal, eartharxiv]

I. A.-A. Le Bras, J. Callies, F. Straneo, T. C. Biló, J. Holte, H. L. Johnson (2022) Slantwise convection in the Irminger Sea. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans 127 (10), e2022JC019071 [journal, essoar, eos]

A. Lawrence, J. Callies (2022) Seasonality and spatial dependence of meso- and submesoscale ocean currents from along-track satellite altimetry. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 52 (9), 2069–2089 [pdf, journal, arxiv]

E. F. Williams, Z. Zhan, H. F. Martins, M. R. Fernandez-Ruiz, S. Martin-Lopez, M. Gonzalez-Herraez, J. Callies (2022). Surface gravity wave interferometry and ocean current monitoring with ocean-bottom DAS. J. Geophys. Res.–Oceans 127 (5), e2021JC018375 [journal]

H. G. Peterson, J. Callies (2022) Rapid spinup and spindown of flow along slopes. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 52 (4), 579–596 [pdf, journal]

A. C. Naveira Garabato, X. Yu, J. Callies, R. Barkan, K. L. Polzin, E. E. Frajka-Williams, C. E. Buckingham, S. M. Griffies (2022) Kinetic energy transfer between mesoscale and submesoscale motions in the open ocean’s upper layers. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 52 (1), 75–97 [pdf, journal]

W. Wu, Z. Zhan, S. Peng, S. Ni, J. Callies (2020) Seismic ocean thermometry. Science 369 (6510), 1510–1515 [journal, science mag perspective, science mag news, science mag video, bbc news, bbc world service, scientific american, scientific american podcast, eos, deutschlandfunk, faz, nd, srf, al jazeera, science news, cosmos mag, ecco news, caltech news]

H. F. Drake, R. Ferrari, J. Callies (2020) Abyssal circulation driven by near-boundary mixing: water mass transformation and interior stratification. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 50 (8), 2203–2226 [pdf, journal]

J. Callies, R. Barkan, A. Naveira Garabato (2020) Time scales of submesoscale flow inferred from a mooring array. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 50 (4), 1065–1086 [pdf, journal]

X. Ruan, J. Callies (2020) Mixing-driven mean flows and submesoscale eddies over mid-ocean ridge flanks and fracture zone canyons. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 50 (1), 175–195 [pdf, journal]

Z. Erickson, A. F. Thompson, J. Callies, X. Yu, A. Naveira Garabato, P. Klein (2020) The vertical structure of open-ocean submesoscale variability during a full seasonal cycle. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 50 (1), 145–160 [pdf, journal]

J. Callies (2019) Submesoscale dynamics inferred from Oleander data. Oceanography 32 (3), 138–139 [pdf, journal]

J. Callies and W. Wu (2019) Some expectations for submesoscale sea surface height variance spectra. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 49 (9), 2271–2289 [pdf, journal]

J. O. Wenegrat, J. Callies, and L. N. Thomas (2018) Submesoscale baroclinic instability in the bottom boundary layer. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 48 (11), 2571–2592 [pdf, journal]

J. Callies (2018) Restratification of abyssal mixing layers by submesoscale baroclinic eddies. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 48 (9), 1995–2010 [pdf, journal]

J. Callies and R. Ferrari (2018) Note on the rate of restratification in the baroclinic spindown of fronts. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 48 (7), 1543–1553 [pdf, journal]

J. Callies and R. Ferrari (2018) Dynamics of an abyssal circulation driven by bottom-intensified mixing on slopes. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 48 (6), 1257–1282 [pdf, journal]

J. Callies and R. Ferrari (2018) Baroclinic instability in the presence of convection. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 48 (1), 45–60 [pdf, journal]

J. Callies, O. Bühler, and R. Ferrari (2016) The dynamics of mesoscale winds in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. J. Atmos. Sci. 73 (12), 4853–4872 [pdf, journal]

J. Callies, G. Flierl, R. Ferrari, and B. Fox-Kemper (2016) The role of mixed-layer instabilities in submesoscale turbulence. J. Fluid Mech. 788, 5–41 [journal]

A. Y. Shcherbina et al. (2015) The LatMix summer campaign: submesoscale stirring in the upper ocean. Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc. 96 (8), 1257–1279 [pdf, journal]

J. Callies, R. Ferrari, J. M. Klymak, and J. Gula (2015) Seasonality in submesoscale turbulence. Nat. Commun. 6, 6862 [pdf, journal, mit oceans news]

J. Callies, R. Ferrari, and O. Bühler (2014) Transition from geostrophic turbulence to inertia-gravity waves in the atmospheric energy spectrum. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 111 (48), 17033–17038 [pdf, journal, nyu news]

O. Bühler, J. Callies, and R. Ferrari (2014) Wave–vortex decomposition of one-dimensional ship-track data. J. Fluid Mech. 756, 1007–1026 [journal]

C. Wortham, J. Callies, and M. G. Scharffenberg (2014) Asymmetries between wavenumber spectra of along- and across-track velocity from tandem mission altimetry. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 44 (4), 1151–1160 [pdf, journal]

J. Callies and R. Ferrari (2013) Interpreting energy and tracer spectra of upper-ocean turbulence in the submesoscale range (1–200 km). J. Phys. Oceanogr. 43 (11), 2456–2474 [pdf, journal]

J. Callies and J. Marotzke (2012) A simple and self-consistent geostrophic-force-balance model of the thermohaline circulation with boundary mixing. Ocean Sci. 8 (1), 49–63 [pdf, journal]