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- Retired Professor
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Giese, Benjamin Professor
Positions
- Professor, Oceanography, College of Arts and Sciences
My research focuses on studying climate and climate change, ocean general circulation modeling, global ocean observing systems, data assimilation and synthesis of models and observations.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Karspeck, A. R., Stammer, D., Khl, A., Danabasoglu, G., Balmaseda, M., Smith, D. M., ... Rosati, A.
(2017).
Comparison of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation between 1960 and 2007 in six ocean reanalysis products. Climate Dynamics.
49(3), 957-982.
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Giese, B. S., Seidel, H. F., Compo, G. P., & Sardeshmukh, P. D.
(2016).
An ensemble of ocean reanalyses for 1815-2013 with sparse observational input. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans.
121(9), 6891-6910.
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Stramma, L., Czeschel, R., Tanhua, T., Brandt, P., Visbeck, M., & Giese, B. S.
(2016).
The flow field of the upper hypoxic eastern tropical North Atlantic oxygen minimum zone. Ocean Science.
12(1), 153-167.
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Capotondi, A., Wittenberg, A. T., Newman, M., Di Lorenzo, E., Yu, J., Braconnot, P., ... Yeh, S.
(2015).
Understanding ENSO Diversity. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
96(6), 921-938.
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Stramma, L., Czeschel, R., Tanhua, T., Brandt, P., Visbeck, M., & Giese, B. S.
(2015).
The flow field of the upper hypoxic Eastern Tropical North Atlantic oxygen minimum zone. Ocean Science Discussions (OSD).
12(5), 2147-2187.
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Yang, C., Giese, B. S., & Wu, L.
(2014).
Ocean dynamics and tropical Pacific climate change in ocean reanalyses and coupled climate models. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans.
119(10), 7066-7077.
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Nyadjro, E. S., Subrahmanyam, B., & Giese, B. S.
(2013).
Variability of salt flux in the Indian Ocean during 1960-2008. Remote Sensing of Environment: an interdisciplinary journal.
134, 175-193.
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Yang, C., & Giese, B. S.
(2013).
El Nino Southern Oscillation in an ensemble ocean reanalysis and coupled climate models. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans.
118(9), 4052-4071.
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Ray, S., & Giese, B. S.
(2012).
Historical changes in El Nino and La Nina characteristics in an ocean reanalysis. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans.
117(C11), n/a-n/a.
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Wu, L., Cai, W., Zhang, L., Nakamura, H., Timmermann, A., Joyce, T., ... Giese, B.
(2012).
Enhanced warming over the global subtropical western boundary currents. Nature Climate Change.
2(3), 161-166.
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Carton, J. A., Seidel, H. F., & Giese, B. S.
(2012).
Detecting historical ocean climate variability. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans.
117(C2), n/a-n/a.
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Grunseich, G., Subrahmanyam, B., Murty, V., & Giese, B. S.
(2011).
Sea surface salinity variability during the Indian Ocean Dipole and ENSO events in the tropical Indian Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans.
116(C11),
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Giese, B. S., & Ray, S.
(2011).
El Nino variability in simple ocean data assimilation (SODA), 1871-2008. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans.
116(C2),
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Giese, B. S., Chepurin, G. A., Carton, J. A., Boyer, T. P., & Seidel, H. F.
(2011).
Impact of Bathythermograph Temperature Bias Models on an Ocean Reanalysis. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
24(1), 84-93.
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Czeschel, R., Stramma, L., Schwarzkopf, F. U., Giese, B. S., Funk, A., & Karstensen, J.
(2011).
Middepth circulation of the eastern tropical South Pacific and its link to the oxygen minimum zone. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans.
116(C1),
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Giese, B. S., Compo, G. P., Slowey, N. C., Sardeshmukh, P. D., Carton, J. A., Ray, S., & Whitaker, J. S.
(2010).
THE 1918/19 EL NINO. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
91(2), 177-183.
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Lee, T., Awaji, T., Balmaseda, M., Ferry, N., Fujii, Y., Fukumori, I., ... Weaver, A.
(2010).
Consistency and fidelity of Indonesian-throughflow total volume transport estimated by 14 ocean data assimilation products. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans.
50(2), 201-223.
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Zheng, Y., Shinoda, T., Kiladis, G. N., Lin, J., Metzger, E. J., Hurlburt, H. E., & Giese, B. S.
(2010).
Upper-Ocean Processes under the Stratus Cloud Deck in the Southeast Pacific Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography.
40(1), 103-120.
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Zheng, Y., & Giese, B. S.
(2009).
Ocean heat transport in Simple Ocean Data Assimilation: Structure and mechanisms. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans.
114(C11),
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Dewitte, B., Thual, S., Yeh, S., An, S., Moon, B., & Giese, B. S.
(2009).
Low-Frequency Variability of Temperature in the Vicinity of the Equatorial Pacific Thermocline in SODA: Role of Equatorial Wave Dynamics and ENSO Asymmetry. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
22(21), 5783-5795.
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Schott, F. A., Stramma, L., Giese, B. S., & Zantopp, R.
(2009).
Labrador Sea convection and subpolar North Atlantic Deep Water export in the SODA assimilation model. Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.
56(6), 926-938.
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Dewitte, B., Purca, S., Illig, S., Renault, L., & Giese, B. S.
(2008).
Low-Frequency Modulation of Intraseasonal Equatorial Kelvin Wave Activity in the Pacific from SODA: 1958-2001. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
21(22), 6060-6069.
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Carton, J. A., & Giese, B. S.
(2008).
A reanalysis of ocean climate using Simple Ocean Data Assimilation (SODA). MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
136(8), 2999-3017.
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Schott, F. A., Stramma, L., Wang, W., Giese, B. S., & Zantopp, R.
(2008).
Pacific Subtropical Cell variability in the SODA 2.0.2/3 assimilation. Geophysical Research Letters.
35(10),
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Carton, J. A., Giese, B. S., & Grodsky, S. A.
(2005).
Sea level rise and the warming of the oceans in the Simple Ocean Data Assimilation (SODA) ocean reanalysis. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans.
110(C9), 1-8.
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Bratcher, A. J., & Giese, B. S.
(2002).
Tropical Pacific decadal variability and global warming. Geophysical Research Letters.
29(19), 24-1-24-4-21.
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Giese, B. S., Urizar, S. C., & Fuckar, N. S.
(2002).
Southern Hemisphere Origins of the 1976 Climate Shift. Geophysical Research Letters.
29(2), 1-1-1-4.
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Chang, P., Giese, B. S., Ji, L., Seidel, H. F., & Wang, F.
(2001).
Decadal change in the south tropical Pacific in a global assimilation analysis. Geophysical Research Letters.
28(18), 3461-3464.
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Carton, J. A., Chepurin, G., Cao, X., & Giese, B.
(2000).
A Simple Ocean Data Assimilation Analysis of the Global Upper Ocean 195095. Part I: Methodology. Journal of Physical Oceanography.
30(2), 294-309.
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Giese, B. S., & Carton, J. A.
(1999).
Interannual and decadal variability in the tropical and midlatitude Pacific Ocean. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
12(12), 3402-3418.
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Nerem, R. S., Chambers, D. P., Leuliette, E. W., Mitchum, G. T., & Giese, B. S.
(1999).
Variations in global mean sea level associated with the 1997-1998 ENSO event: Implications for measuring long term sea level change. Geophysical Research Letters.
26(19), 3005-3008.
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Seidel, H. F., & Giese, B. S.
(1999).
Equatorial currents in the Pacific Ocean 1992-1997. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans.
104(C4), 7849-7863.
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Lysne, J., Chang, P., & Giese, B.
(1997).
Impact of the extratropical Pacific on equatorial variability. Geophysical Research Letters.
24(21), 2589-2592.
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Schneider, E. K., Zhu, Z., Giese, B. S., Huang, B., Kirtman, B. P., Shukla, J., & Carton, J. A.
(1997).
Annual Cycle and ENSO in a Coupled OceanAtmosphere General Circulation Model. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
125(5), 680-702.
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Carton, J. A., Cao, X. H., Giese, B. S., & daSilva, A. M.
(1996).
Decadal and interannual SST variability in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography.
26(7), 1165-1175.
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Carton, J. A., Giese, B. S., Cao, X. H., & Miller, L.
(1996).
Impact of altimeter, thermistor, and expendable bathythermograph data on retrospective analyses of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans.
101(C6), 14147-14159.
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Giese, B. S., & Carton, J. A.
(1994).
The Seasonal Cycle in Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Model. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
7(8), 1208-1217.
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Giese, B. S., Carton, J. A., & Holl, L. J.
(1994).
Sea level variability in the eastern tropical Pacific as observed by TOPEX and Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere Tropical Atmosphere-Ocean Experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research.
99(C12),
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Giese, B. S., & Cayan, D. R.
(1993).
Surface heat flux parameterizations and tropical Pacific Sea surface temperature simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research.
98(C4), 6979-6989.
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Giese, B. S., & Harrison, D. E
(1991).
Eastern equatorial Pacific response to three composite westerly wind types. Journal of Geophysical Research.
96(D Suppl.), 3239-3248.
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Harrison, D. E., & Giese, B. S
(1991).
Episodes of surface westerly winds as observed from islands in the western tropical Pacific. Journal of Geophysical Research.
96(D Suppl.), 3221-3237.
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Giese, B. S., & Harrison, D. E.
(1990).
Aspects of the Kelvin wave response to episodic wind forcing. Journal of Geophysical Research.
95(C5), 7289-7312.
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Harrison, D. E., Giese, B. S., & Sarachik, E. S.
(1990).
Mechanisms of SST Change in the Equatorial Waveguide during the 198283 ENSO. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
3(2), 173-188.
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Jay, D. A., Giese, B. S., & Sherwood, C. R.
(1990).
Energetics and sedimentary processes in the Columbia River Estuary. Progress in Oceanography.
25(1-4), 157-174.
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Giese, B. S., & Jay, D. A.
(1989).
Modelling tidal energetics of the Columbia River Estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
29(6), 549-571.
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Harrison, D. E., Kessler, W. S., & Giese, B. S.
(1989).
Ocean Circulation Model Hindcasts of the 1982-83 El Nio: Thermal Variability along the Ship-of-Opportunity Tracks. Journal of Physical Oceanography.
19(4), 397-418.
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Harrison, D. E., & Giese, B. S.
(1989).
Comment [on The response of the equatorial Pacific Ocean to a westerly wind burst in May 1986 by M. J. McPhaden et al.]. Journal of Geophysical Research.
94(C4), 5024-5026.
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Harrison, D. E., & Giese, B. S.
(1988).
Remote westerly wind forcing of the eastern equatorial Pacific; Some model results. Geophysical Research Letters.
15(8), 804-807.
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Giese, G. S., Hollander, R. B., Fancher, J. E., & Giese, B. S.
(1982).
Evidence of coastal Seiche excitation by tidegenerated internal solitary waves. Geophysical Research Letters.
9(12), 1305-1308.
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Karspeck, A. R., Stammer, D., Khl, A., Danabasoglu, G., Balmaseda, M., Smith, D. M., ... Rosati, A.
(2017).
Comparison of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation between 1960 and 2007 in six ocean reanalysis products. Climate Dynamics.
49(3), 957-982.
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conference paper
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Carton, J. A., Grodsky, S. A., & Giese, B. S
(2006).
Application of ocean reanalysis to the problem of global sea level rise. Esa Sp.
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Scripps, J. L., Ivanova, D., Giese, B., Carton, J., Hunke, E., Maltrud, M., & McClean, J. L.
(2006).
Fine-Resolution Global Sea-Ice/Ocean Modeling and Data Assimilation. 275-279.
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McClean, J. L., Ivanova, D., Thoppill, P., Maltrud, M., Hunke, E., Lipscomb, W., Carton, J., & Giese, B.
(2005).
Towards a High-Resolution Global Coupled Navy Prediction System. 244-248.
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McClean, J. L., Thoppil, P., Ivanova, D., Stark, D., Maltrud, M., Hunke, E., ... Giese, B.
(2004).
Towards a high-resolution global coupled Navy prediction system. 233-237.
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Carton, J. A., Grodsky, S. A., & Giese, B. S
(2006).
Application of ocean reanalysis to the problem of global sea level rise. Esa Sp.
Research
principal investigator on
- Collaborative Research: Extratropical-Triggering of ENSO Events Through-the Trade--Wind Charging Mechanism awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2016 - 2019
- Collaborative Proposal: Type 1: Developing and Implementing Ocean-Atomosphere Reanalyses for Climate Applications (oarca) awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2011 - 2016
co-principal investigator on
- Oceanography Scholars awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2014 - 2020
Teaching
teaching activities
- GEOP491 Research Instructor
- OCNG251 Oceanography Instructor
- OCNG451 Math Model Ocean Climate Instructor
- OCNG491 Research Instructor
- OCNG691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Bradley, Kelley A (2015-05). Analyzing El Nino- Southern Oscillation Sensitivity in a Large Ensemble of Ocean Reanalyses.
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Palacios Celin, Otoniel Cesar (2016-04). Analysis of Interannual Variability in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean Using a High Resolution Regional Ocean Modeling System.
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Paul, Ephraim Udo (2014-06). Development and Implementation of a Composite Model for Wave, Circulation, and Sediment Processes in Ibaka Deep Seaport in Nigeria.
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Perugachi Salamea, Carlos (2012-02). Analysis of Upwelling Changes in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific during El Nino Southern Oscillation.
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Ray, Sulagna (2012-02). El Nino Southern Oscillation Variability from 1871-2008.
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Replogle, Lauren Elaine (2018-07). Mechanisms of Decadal Climate Variability Associated with the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.
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Yang, Chunxue 1984- (2012-12). The long-term change of El Nino Southern Oscillation in an ensemble reanalysis and climate coupled models.
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Zheng, Yangxing (2009-05). Ocean heat transport in a Simple Ocean Data Assimilation (SODA): structure, mechanisms, and impacts on climate.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Oceanography, University of Washington - (Seattle, Washington, United States) 1989
- M.S. in Oceanography, University of Washington - (Seattle, Washington, United States) 1985
- B.A. in Physics, University of Chicago - (Chicago, Illinois, United States) 1981
awards and honors
- Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Distinguished Achievement Award, The, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2000
- Montague Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Scholar, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 1997
Contact
first name
- Benjamin
has last name
- Giese
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Oceanography
3146 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3146
USA
Other
- b-giese@tamu.edu