Publications

2024

Burmeister, K. , F. U. Schwarzkopf, W. Rath, A.  Biastoch, P. Brandt, J. F. Lübbecke, and M. Inall (2024), Dependency of simulated tropical Atlantic current variability on the wind forcing, Ocean Sci., 20, 307–339, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-307-2024

Aroucha, L. C. , J. F. Lübbecke, M. Körner, R. A. Imbol Koungue, and F. M. Awo (2024), The Influence of Freshwater Input on the Evolution of the 1995 Benguela Niño, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 129 (2), c2023JC020241, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JC020241

Prigent, A., R. A. Imbol Koungue, J. F. Lübbecke, P. Brandt, J. Harlaß, and M. Latif (2024), Future weakening of southeastern tropical Atlantic Ocean interannual sea surface temperature variability in a global climate model. Clim. Dyn., 62: 1997-2016, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-023-07007-y

2023

Latif, M., T. Bayr, J. Kjellsson, J. F. Lübbecke, T. Martin, H. C. Nnamchi, W. Park, A.  Savita, J. Sun,  and D. Dommenget (2023), Strengthening atmospheric circulation and trade winds slowed tropical Pacific surface warming. Commun Earth Environ 4, 249. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00912-4

Casselman, J. W., J. F. Lübbecke, T. Bayr, W. Huo, S. Wahl, and D. I. V. Domeisen (2023). The teleconnection of extreme El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events to the tropical North Atlantic in coupled climate models, Weather Clim. Dynam., 4, 471–487, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-471-2023

Siuts, T., T. Bayr, and J. F. Lübbecke (2023). Changes in ENSO characteristics in model simulations with considerably altered background climate states, J. Climate, 36 (2), 467-483,  https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-21-1004.1

2022

Lübbecke, J. F., I. Richter, and H. Nnamchi (2022). Dynamics of Tropical Atlantic Variability,  CLIVAR Exchanges, 82, pp. 9-14, doi: 10.36071/clivar.82.2022

Fu, Y., P. Brandt, F. P. Tuchen, J. F. Lübbecke, and C. Wang (2022). Representation of the mean Atlantic Subtropical Cells in CMIP6 models, J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 127, e2021JC018191, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC018191

Tuchen, F. P., P. Brandt, J. F. Lübbecke, and R. Hummels (2022). Transports and pathways of the tropical AMOC return flow from Argo data and shipboard velocity measurements, J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 127, e2021JC018115, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC018115

Turner, K., N. J. Burls, A. v. Brandis, J. F. Lübbecke, and M. Claus (2022). Seasonality in the relationship between equatorial-mean heat content and interannual eastern equatorial Atlantic sea surface temperature variability,  Clim. Dyn, 59:61-75,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-06116-w

2021

Imbol Koungue, R. A., P. Brandt,  J. F. Lübbecke, A. Prigent, M. Sena Martins, and  R. R. Rodrigues (2021). The 2019 Benguela Niño, Frontiers in Marine Sciences, 8, 800103, https:doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.800103 

Bayr, T., A. Drews, M. Latif, and J. F. Lübbecke (2021). The interplay of thermodynamics and ocean dynamics during ENSO growth phase, Clim. Dyn., 56, 1681-1697, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05552-4

2020

Tuchen, F. P., J. F. Lübbecke, P. Brandt, and Y. Fu (2020). Observed transport variability of the Atlantic Subtropical Cells and their connection to tropical sea surface temperature variability,  J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 125, e2020JC016592, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC016592

Prigent, A., R. A. Imbol Koungue, J. F. Lübbecke, P. Brandt, and M. Latif (2020). Origin of weakened interannual sea surface temperature variability in the Southeastern Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, e2020GL089348, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089348

Illig, S., M.-L. Bachèlery, and J. F. Lübbecke (2020). Why do Benguela Niños lead Atlantic Niños?, J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 125, e2019JC016003, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JC016003

Burmeister, K., J. F. Lübbecke, P. Brandt, M. Claus, and J. Hahn (2020). Fluctuations of the Atlantic North Equatorial Undercurrent and associated changes in oxygen transports, Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, e2020GL088350, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL088350

Prigent, A., J. F. Lübbecke, T. Bayr, M. Latif, and C. Wengel (2020). Weakened SST variability in the tropical Atlantic Ocean since 2000, Clim. Dyn., 54, 2731-2744, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05138-0

2019

Lübbecke, J. F., D. Rudloff, and L. Stramma (2019). Stand-alone Eastern Pacific Coastal Warming events, Geophys. Res. Lett., 46, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL084479

Tuchen, F. P., J. F. Lübbecke, S. Schmidtko, R. Hummels, and C. W. Böning (2019). The Atlantic Subtropical Cells inferred from observations, J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 124, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JC015396

Lübbecke, J. F., P. Brandt, M. Dengler, R. Kopte, J. Lüdke, I. Richter, M. Sena Martins, and P. C. M. Tschipalanga (2019). Causes and evolution of the southeastern tropical Atlantic warm event in early 2016, Clim. Dyn., 53:261-274, doi: 10.1007/s00382-018-4582-8 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00382-018-4582-8

Bayr, T., C. Wengel, M. Latif, D. Dommenget, J. F. Lübbecke, and W. Park (2019). Error compensation of ENSO atmospheric feedbacks in climate models and its influence on simulated ENSO dynamics, Clim. Dyn., 53:155-172, doi:10.1007/s00382-018-4575-7 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00382-018-4575-7

Foltz, G. R., et al. (2019). The Tropical Atlantic Observing System, Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, 206, doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00206 https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00206

Dippe, T., J. F. Lübbecke, and R. J. Greatbatch (2019). A comparison of the Atlantic and Pacific Bjerknes feedbacks: Seasonality, Symmetry, and Stationarity, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 124, doi: 10.1029/2018JC014700 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JC014700

Bourlès, B., M. Araujo, M. J. McPhaden, P. Brandt. G. R. Foltz, R. Lumpkin, H. Giordani, F. Hernandez, N. Lefèvre, P. Nobre, E. Campos, R. Saravanan, J. Trotte‐Duhà, M. Dengler, J. Hahn, R. Hummels J. F. Lübbecke, M. Rouault, L. Cotrim, A. Sutton, M. Jochum, and Renellys C. Perez (2019). PIRATA: A Sustained Observing System for Tropical Atlantic Climate Research and Forecasting, Earth and Space Science, 6, doi: 10.1029/2018EA000428 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EA000428

Burmeister, K., J. F. Lübbecke, P. Brandt, and O. Duteil (2019). Interannual variability of the Atlantic North Equatorial Undercurrent and its impact on oxygen, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 124, doi: 10.1029/2018JC014760 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JC014760

2018

Lübbecke, J. F., B. Rodríguez‐Fonseca, I. Richter, M. Martín‐Rey Marta, T. Losada, I. Polo, and N. S.  Keenlyside (2018). Equatorial Atlantic variability—Modes, mechanisms, and global teleconnections,WIREs Clim Change, 9 (4), doi: 10.1002/wcc.527 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/wcc.527

Dippe, T., M. Krebs, J. Harlaß, J. F. Lübbecke (2018). Can Climate Models Simulate the Observed Strong Summer Surface Cooling in the Equatorial Atlantic? In: Jungblut S., Liebich V., Bode M. (eds) YOUMARES 8 – Oceans Across Boundaries: Learning from each other. Springer, Cham https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93284-2_2

Rouault, M., S. Illig, J. F. Lübbecke, and R. A. Imbol Koungue (2018). Origin, development and demise of the 2010-2011 Benguela Niño, J. Marine Systems, 188, 39-48, doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2017.07.007 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924796316303876

2017

Lübbecke, J. F. and M. J. McPhaden (2017). Symmetry of the Atlantic Niño mode, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, doi:10.1002/2016GL071829 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016GL071829/abstract

2016

Burmeister, K., P. Brandt, and J. F. Lübbecke (2016). Revisiting the Cause of the Eastern Equatorial Atlantic Cold Event in 2009, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121, doi: 10.1002/2016JC011719 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JC011719/abstract

2015

Lübbecke, J. F., J. V. Durgadoo, and A. Biastoch (2015). Contribution of increased Agulhas leakage to tropical Atlantic warming, J. Climate, 28 (24), 9697-9706, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0258.1 http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0258.1

2014

Lübbecke, J. F., N. J. Burls, C. J. C. Reason, and M. J. McPhaden (2014). Variability in the South Atlantic Anticyclone and the Atlantic Niño mode, J. Climate, 27 (21), 8135-8150, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00202.1 http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00202.1

Lübbecke, J. F. and M. J. McPhaden (2014). Assessing the Twenty-First-Century Shift in ENSO Variability in Terms of the Bjerknes Stability Index, J. Climate, 27 (7), 2577-2587, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00438.1 http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00438.1

2013

Lübbecke, J. F. and M. J. McPhaden (2013). A comparative stability analysis of Atlantic and Pacific Niño modes, J. Climate, 26 (16), pp. 5965-5980, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00758.1 http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00758.1

Lübbecke, J. F. (2013). Tropical Atlantic warm events, Nature Geoscience, News & Views, 6, 22-23, doi:10.1038/ngeo1685 http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v6/n1/full/ngeo1685.html

2012

Behrens, E., F. U. Schwarzkopf, J. F. Lübbecke, and C. W. Böning (2012). Model simulations on the long-term dispersal of Cs-137 released into the Pacific Ocean off Fukushima, Environ. Res. Lett., 7 (3), 034004, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/034004  http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/7/3/034004

Lübbecke, J. F. and M. J. McPhaden (2012). On the inconsistent relationship between Pacific and Atlantic Niños, J. Climate, 25 (12), pp. 4294-4303, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00553.1 http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00553.1

2010

Lübbecke, J. F., C. W. Böning, N. Keenlyside, and S.-P. Xie (2010). On the connection between Benguela and Equatorial Atlantic Niños and the role of the South Atlantic Anticyclone, J. Geophys. Res., 115 (C9). C09015, doi:10.1029/2009JC005964 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2009JC005964/full

2008

Lübbecke, J. F., C. W. Böning, and A. Biastoch (2008). Variability in the Subtropical-Tropical Cells and its Effects on Near-Surface Temperature of the Equatorial Pacific: A Model Study, Ocean Sci., 4 (1), pp. 73-88, doi:10.5194/os-4-73-2008 http://www.ocean-sci.net/4/73/2008/os-4-73-2008.pdf