Selected Publications by Robin Muench






IN PRESS

Muench, R. L. Padman, A. Gordon, and A. Orsi, 2009. A dense water outflow from the Ross Sea, Antarctica: Mixing and the contribution of tides, J. Marine Systems, (in press).
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Padman,L, S.L. Howard, A. Orsi, and R. Muench, 2009. Tides of the northwestern Ross Sea and their impact on dense outflows of Antarctic Bottom Water, Deep-Sea Res. II, (in press).
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PUBLISHED

De Steur, L., D.M. Holland, R.D. Muench and M.G. McPhee, 2007. The warm-water "halo" around Maud Rise: properties, dynamics and impact. Deep-Sea Res. 1, 53, 871-896.

SCOR Working Group 121 on Ocean Mixing (Chair, R.D. Muench), 2006. Editorial Introduction, Special Issue on Ocean Mixing. Deep-Sea Res. 2, 52, 2-4.

Padman, L., S. Howard, and R. Muench, 2006. Internal tide generation along the South Scotia Ridge. Deep-Sea Research II, 53, 157-171, doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2005.07.011.
[Abstract and Manuscript]

Kadko, D. and R.D. Muench, 2005. Evaluation of shelf-basin interaction in the western Arctic by use of short-lived radium isotopes: the importance of mesoscale processes. Deep-Sea Res.2, 51, 3227-3244.

Heywood, K.J., A.C. Naveira-Garabato, D.P. Stevens and R.D. Muench, 2004. On the fate of the Antarctic slope front and the origin of the Weddell Front. J. Geophys. Res., 109, C06021, doi:10.1029/2003JC002053.

Matano, R.P., A.L. Gordon, R.D. Muench and E.D. Palma, 2002. A numerical study of the circulation in the northwestern Weddell Sea. Deep-Sea Res. 2, 48, 4827-4841.

Boyd, T.J., M. Steele, R.D. Muench and J.T. Gunn, 2002. Partial recovery of the Arctic Ocean halocline. Geophys. Res. Letters, 29, 10.1029/2001GLO14047.

Guay, C.K.H., K.K. Falkner, R.D. Muench, M. Mensch and R. Bayer, 2001. Wind-driven transport pathways for Eurasian Arctic river discharge, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 11,469-11,480.

Gunn, J.T. and R.D. Muench, 2001. Observed changes in Arctic Ocean temperature structure over the past half decade, Geophys Res. Lett., 28(6), 1035-1038.

Muench, R. D.,L. Padman, S. L. Howard, and E. Fahrbach, 2001. Upper ocean diapycnal mixing in the northwestern Weddell Sea, Deep Sea Res. II, 49, 4843-4861.
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Muench, R. D., J. H. Morison, L. Padman, D. G. Martinson, P. Schlosser, B. Huber, and R. Hohmann, 2001: Maud Rise Revisited, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 2423-2440.
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Schauer, U., B. Rudels, E.P. Jones, L.G. Anderson, R.D. Muench, G. Bjork, J.H. Swift, V. Ivanov and A.-M. Larson, 2001. Confluence and redistribution of Atlantic Water in the Nansen, Amundsen and Makarov basins. Annales Geophysicae, 20, 257-273.

Woodgate, R.A., K. Aagaard, R.D. Muench, J. Gunn, G. Bjork, B. Rudels, A.T. Roach and U. Schauer, 2001. The Arctic Ocean boundary current along the Eurasian slope and the adjacent Lomonosov Ridge: water mass properties, transports and transformations from moored instruments. Deep-Sea Res. 1, 48, 1757-1792.

Muench, R.D., J. T. Gunn, T.E. Whitledge,P. Schlosser and W.E. Smethie, Jr., 2000. An Arctic Ocean cold core eddy, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 23,997-24,006.

Rudels, B., R. D. Muench, J. T. Gunn, U. Schauer, and H. J. Friedrich, 2000. Evolution of the Arctic Ocean boundary current north of the Siberian shelves, J. Mar. Systems, 25, 77-99.

Dewey, R.K., R.D. Muench and J.T. Gunn, 1998. Mixing and vertical heat flux estimates in the Arctic Eurasian Basin. J. Mar. Systems, 21, 199-205.

Rudels, B., G. Björk, R.D. Muench and U. Schauer, 1998. Double-diffusive layering in the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean, J. Mar. Systems , 21, 3-27.

Schauer, U., R.D. Muench, B. Rudels and L. Timokhov, 1997. The impact of eastern Arctic shelf waters on the Nansen Basin intermediate layers. J. Geophys. Res. , 102, 3371-3382.

Levine, M.D., L. Padman, R.D. Muench, and J.H. Morison, 1997. Internal waves and tides in the western Weddell Sea: Observations from Ice Station Weddell, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 1073-1089.

Lynch, J.F., G. Jin, R. Pawlowicz, D. Ray, C-.S. Chiu, J.H. Miller, R.H. Bourke, A.R. Parsons, A.J. Plueddemann and R.D. Muench, 1996. Acoustic travel time perturbations due to shallow water internal waves and internal tides in the Barents Sea Polar Front: theory and experiment. J. Acoustical Soc. America, 99, 803-821.

McPhee, M.G., S.F. Ackley, P. Guest, B.A. Huber, D.G. Martinson, J.H. Morison, R.D. Muench, L. Padman, and T.P. Stanton, 1996. The Antarctic Zone flux experiment, Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 77, 1221-1232.

Parsons, A.R., R.H. Bourke, R.D. Muench, C.-S. Chiu, J.F. Lynch, J.H. Miller, A.J. Plueddemann and R. Pawlowicz, 1996. The Barents Sea Polar Front in summer. J. Geophys. Res., 101 , 14201-14221.

Muench, R.D., D.C. Smith, IV and C.A. Paulson, 1995. Convection beneath freezing leads: new observations compared with numerical model results. J. Geophys. Res., 100, 4681-4692.

Muench, R.D. and A.L. Gordon, 1995. Circulation and transport of water along the western Weddell Sea margin. J. Geophys. Res. , 100, 18503-18515.

Muench, R.D., M.G. McPhee, C.A. Paulson and J.H. Morison, 1992. Winter oceanographic conditions in the Fram Strait-Yermak Plateau region. J. Geophys. Res., 97, 3469-3483.

Cota, G. F., W. O. Smith, Jr., D. M. Nelson, R.D. Muench and L.I. Gordon, 1992. Nutrient and biogenic particulate distributions, primary productivity and nitrogen uptake in the Weddell-Scotia Sea marginal ice zone during winter. J. Mar. Res. , 50 , 155-181.

Muench, R.D., J.T. Gunn and D.M. Husby, 1990 The Weddell-Scotia Confluence in Mid-winter, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 18,177-18,190.

Muench, R.D., Huber, B.A., Gunn, J.T., Husby, D.M. and Mountain, D. G., 1992. The Weddell-Scotia marginal ice zone: Physical oceanographic conditions, geographical and seasonal variability, J. Mar. Syst., 3, 1-14.

Padman, L., A.J. Plueddemann, R.D. Muench, and R. Pinkel, 1992. Diurnal tides near the Yermak Plateau, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 12639-12652.
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Muench, R.D., 1991. Relict convective features in the Weddell Sea. In Deep Convection and Deep Water Formation (J.C. Gascard and P.C. Chu, eds.), Elsevier Press, Netherlands, 53-67.

Muench, R.D., H.J.S. Fernando and G.R. Stegen, 1990. Temperature and salinity staircases in the northwestern Weddell Sea, J. Phys. Oceanog., 20, 295-306.

Muench, R.D., 1990. A review of mesoscale processes in the polar oceans. In Polar Oceanography (W.O. Smith, ed.), Academic Press, NY, 223-285.

Smith, S.D., R.D. Muench and C.H. Pease, 1990. Polynyas and leads: an overview of physical processes and environment, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 9461-9480.