Publications

(*: Student directly advised by me. )

[25] S. Chakravorty, S., A. Czaja, R.Parfitt, W. Dewar, Tropospheric response to Gulf Stream intrinsic variability: a model ensemble approach, (Geophysical Research Letters, in revision, 2024).

[24] R.Parfitt, "On the importance of atmospheric fronts for wintertime mid-latitude air-sea heat and moisture fluxes", (Geophysical Research Letters, in revision, 2024).

[23] E.Jones*, R.Parfitt, A.Wing, "Development of Frontal Boundaries During the Extratropical Transition of Tropical Cyclones", (Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, in press, 2023), Link.

[22] E.Jones*, R.Parfitt, A.Wing, R.Hart, "Investigating a potential pathway for Gulf Stream influence on the extratropical transition of North Atlantic tropical cyclones", (Geophysical Research Letters, 2023), Link.

[21] R.J.Small, V.Rousseau, R.Parfitt, L.Laurindo, L.O'Neill, R.Masunaga, N.Schneider, P.Chang, "Near-surface wind convergence over the Gulf Stream - the role of SST revisited", (Journal of Climate, 2023), Link.

[20] R.Parfitt, Y.Kwon, M.Andres, "A monthly index for the large-scale sea surface temperature gradient across the separated Gulf Stream", (Geophysical Research Letters, 2022), Link.

[19] W.Dewar, R.Parfitt, N.Wienders, "Routine reversal of the AMOC in an ocean model ensemble", (Geophysical Research Letters, 2022), Link.

[18] L.Lawrence*, R.Parfitt, C.Ummenhofer, "The role of atmospheric fronts in austral winter precipitation changes across Australia", (Atmospheric Science Letters, 2022). Link.

[17] F.Soster* and R.Parfitt, "On objective identification of atmospheric fronts and frontal precipitation in reanalysis datasets", (Journal of Climate, 2022). Link.

[16] E.Jones*, A.Wing, R.Parfitt, "A global perspective of tropical cyclone precipitation in reanalyses", (Journal of Climate, 2021). Link.

[15] C.Clayson et al. [incl. R.Parfitt], "Super sites for advancing understanding of the oceanic and atmospheric boundary layers", (Marine Technology Society Journal, 2021). Link.

[14] C.Gentemann, C.Clayson, S.Brown, T.Lee, R.Parfitt, J.Farrar, M.Bourassa, P.Minnett, H.Seo, S.Gille, V.Zlotnicki, "FluxSat: Measuring the ocean-atmosphere turbulent exchange of heat and moisture from space", (Remote Sensing, 2020). Link

[13] R.Parfitt and Y.Kwon, "The modulation of Gulf Stream influence on the troposphere by the eddy-driven jet", (Journal of Climate, 2020). Link.

[12] L.Hahn, T.Storelvmo, S.Hofer, R.Parfitt, C.Ummenhofer, "Importance of orography for Greenland cloud and melt response to atmospheric blocking", (Journal of Climate, 2020). Link.

[11] R.Parfitt, C.Ummenhofer, B.Buckley, K.Hansen, R.D'Arrigo, "Distinct seasonal climate drivers revealed in a network of tree-ring records from Labrador, Canada", (Climate Dynamics, 2020). Link.

[10] M.Cronin et al. [incl. R.Parfitt], "Air-sea fluxes with a focus on heat and momentum", (Frontiers in Marine Science - OceanObs'19 Special Collection, 2019). Link.

[9] A.Wanamaker Jr., S.Griffin, C.Ummenhofer, N.Whitney, B.Black, R.Parfitt, E.Lower, D.Introne, K.Kreutz, "Pacific climate influences on ocean conditions and extreme shell growth events in the Northwestern Atlantic (Gulf of Maine)", (Climate Dynamics, 2019). Link.

[8] R.Parfitt and H.Seo, "A new framework for near-surface wind convergence over the Kuroshio Extension and Gulf Stream in wintertime: The role of atmospheric fronts", (Geophysical Research Letters, 2018). Link. US CLIVAR Research Highlight.

[7] C. Ummenhofer, H.Seo, Y.Kwon, R.Parfitt, S.Brands, T.Joyce, "Emerging European winter precipitation pattern linked to atmospheric circulation changes over the North Atlantic region in recent decades", (Geophysical Research Letters, 2017). Link.

[6] R.Parfitt, A.Czaja, H.Seo, "A simple diagnostic for the detection of atmospheric fronts", (Geophysical Research Letters, 2017). Link.

[5] R.Parfitt, A.Czaja, Y.Kwon, "The impact of SST resolution change in the ERA-Interim reanalysis on wintertime Gulf Stream frontal air-sea interaction", (Geophysical Research Letters, 2017). Link.

[4] R.Parfitt, J.E.Russell, R.Bantges, N.Clerbaux, H.E.Brindley, “A study of the time evolution of GERB shortwave calibration by comparison with CERES Edition-3A data”, (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2016). Link.

[3] R.Parfitt, A.Czaja, S.Minobe, A.Kuwano-Yoshida, “The atmospheric frontal response to SST perturbations in the Gulf Stream region”, (Geophysical Research Letters, 2016). Link.

[2] B. Vannière, A.Czaja, H.Dacre, T.Woollings R.Parfitt, "A potential vorticity signature for the cold sector of extratropical cyclones", (Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 2016). Link.

[1] R.Parfitt and A.Czaja, “On the contribution of synoptic transients to the mean atmospheric state in the Gulf Stream region”, (Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 2016). Link.