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SWIFT, JAMES

Research Oceanographer

Academic Adminstrator

Degrees:

• B.S., Case Western Reserve University
• M.S., University of Washington
• Ph.D., University of Washington

Research Interests:

• Arctic physical oceanography
• Global thermohaline circulation
• Ocean measurement and interpretation

Honors and Awards:

• National Science Foundation Arctic Service Award - August 2000.
• United States Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award - January 2001.

Mentoring:

• Lewis, Diana (Masters; 1989-1996)

Marnela, M., B. Rudels, K.A. Olsson, L.G. Anderson, E. Jeansson, D.J. Torres, M.-J. Messias, J.H. Swift, A.J. Watson. "Transports of Nordic Seas water masses and excess SF6 through Fram Strait to the Arctic Ocean." Progress In Oceanography, 78, 1-11, 2008.

Jutterström, S., E. Jeansson, L.G. Anderson, R. Bellerby, E.P. Jones, W.M. Smethie Jr., J.H. Swift. "Evaluation of anthropogenic carbon in the Nordic Seas using observed relationships of N, P and C versus CFCs." Progress In Oceanography, 78, 78-84, 2008.

Jones, E.P., L.G. Anderson, S. Jutterstrom, L. Mintrop, J.H. Swift. "Pacific freshwater, river water and sea ice meltwater across Arctic Ocean basins: Results from the 2005 Beringia Expedition." J. Geophys. Res., 113, oi:10.1029/2007JC004124, 2008.

Jones E.P., L.G. Anderson, S. Jutterström, J.H. Swift. "Sources and distribution of fresh water in the East Greenland Current." Progress In Oceanography, 78, 37-44, 2008.

Jeansson, E., S. Jutterström, B. Rudels, L.G. Anderson, K.A. Olsson, E.P. Jones, W.M. Smethie Jr., J.H. Swift. "Sources to the East Greenland Current and its contribution to the Denmark Strait Overflow." Progress In Oceanography, 78, 12-28, 2008.

Aagaard K., R. Andersen, J. Swift, J. Johnson. "A large eddy in the central Arctic Ocean." Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L09601, doi:10.1029/2008GL033461, 2008.

Woodgate, R. A., K. Aagaard, J. H. Swift, W. M. Smethie Jr., K. K. Falkner. "Atlantic water circulation over the Mendeleev Ridge and Chukchi Borderland from thermohaline intrusions and water mass properties." J. Geophys. Res., 112, C02005, doi:10.1029/2005JC003416, 2007.

Bjork, G., M. Jakobsson, B. Rudels, J.H. Swift, L.G. Anderson, D.A. Darby, J. Backman, B. Coakley, P. Winsor, L. Polyak, M. Edwards. "Bathymetry and deep-water exchange across the central Lomonosov Ridge at 88–89°N." Deep-Sea Research I, 54, 1197–1208, 2007.

Woodgate, R., K. Aagaard, J.H. Swift, K.K. Falkner, and W.M. Smethie, Jr. "Pacific ventilation of the Arctic Ocean's lower halocline by upwelling and diapycnal mixing over the continental margin." Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 32, No. 18, L18609, 10.1029/2005GL023999, 29 September 2005.

Swift, J.H., K. Aagaard, L. Timokhov, and E.G. Nikiforov. “Long-Term Variability of Arctic Ocean Waters: Evidence From A Reanalysis of the EWG Data Set.” J. Geophys. Res., 110, 2005 C03012, doi:10.1029/2004JC002312.

Falkner, Kelly Kenison, Michael Steele, Rebecca A. Woodgate, James H. Swift, Knut Aagaard, and James Morison. “Dissolved oxygen extrema in the Artic Ocean halocline from the North Pole to the Lincoln Sea.” Deep-Sea Research I, 52, 1138-1154, 2005

Codispoti, L.A., C. Flagg, V. Kelly, and James H. Swift. “Hydrographic conditions during the 2002 SBI process experiments.” Deep-Sea Research II, 52, 3199-3226, 2005.

Anderson, L.G., E. Falck, E.P. Jones, S. Jutterstrom, and J.H. Swift. "Enhanced uptake of atmospheric CO2 during freezing of seawater: A field study in Storfjorden, Svalbard." J. Geophys. Res., 109, C06004, doi: 10.1029/2003JC002120, 2004.

McLaughlin, F.A., E.C. Carmack, R.W. Macdonald, H. Melling, J.H. Swift, P.A. Wheeler, B.F. Sherr, E.B. Sherr. "The joint roles of Pacific and Atlantic-origin waters in the Canada Basin, 1997-1998. Deep-Sea Research I, 51, 107-128, 2003.

Jones, E.P., J.H. Swift, L.G. Anderson, M. Lipizer, G. Civitarese, K.K. Falkner, G. Kattner, and F. McLaughlin. "Tracing Pacific Water in the North Atlantic Ocean." J. Geophys. Res., 108, 3116, 2003.

Anderson, L.G., E.P. Jones, and J.H. Swift. "Export production in the central Arctic Ocean evaluated from phosphate deficits." J. Geophys. Res., 108, 3199, 2003

Schauer, U., B. Rudels, E.P. Jones, L.G. Anderson, R.D. Muench, G. Björk, J.H. Swift, V. Ivanov, A.-M. Larsson. 2002, "Confluence and redistribution of Atlantic water in the Nansen, Amundsen and Makarov basins." Annales Geophysicae 20 (2), 257-273, 2002.

Ekwurzel, B., P. Schlosser, R.A. Mortlock, R.G. Fairbanks, and J.H. Swift. "River runoff, sea ice meltwater, and Pacific water distribution and mean residence times in the Arctic Ocean." Journal of Geophysical Research, 106, 9075-9092, 2001.

Swift, J.H. "The Oceanography of the Arctic Ocean." Current, 15 (3), 28-32, 1999.

Macdonald, R.W., E.C. Carmack, F.A. McLaughlin, K.K. Falkner, and J.H. Swift, "Connections among ice, runoff and atmospheric forcing in the Beaufort Gyre." Geophys. Res. Letters, 26 (15), 2223-2226, 1999.

Jones, E.P., L.G. Anderson, and J.H. Swift. “Distribution of Atlantic and Pacific waters in the upper Arctic Ocean: Implications for circulation.” Geophysical Research Letters, Am. Geophys. Un., 25(6), 765-768, 1998.

Carmack, E.C., K. Aagaard, J.H. Swift, R.G. Perkin, F.A. McLaughlin, R.W. Macdonald, and E.P. Jones, "Thermohaline Transitions." In: Physical Processes in Lakes and Oceans, Coastal and Estuarine Studies, 54, 179-186, 1998.

Zheng, Y., P. Schlosser, J.H. Swift, and E.P. Jones. “Oxygen utilization rates in the Nansen Basin, Arctic Ocean: implications for new production.” Deep-Sea Res., Pergamon Press Inc., 44(12), 1923-1943, 1997.

Swift, J.H., E.P. Jones, K. Aagaard, E.C. Carmack, M. Hingston, R.W. Macdonald, F.A. McLaughlin, and R.G. Perkin. “Waters of the Makarov and Canada basins.” Deep-Sea Res., Pergamon Press Inc., 44(8), 1503-1529, 1997.

Schlosser, P., B. Kromer, B. Ekwurzel, G. Bönisch, A. McNichol, R. Schneider, K. Reden, H.G. Östlund, and J.H. Swift. “The First Trans-Arctic 14C Section: Comparison of the Mean Ages of the Deep Waters in the Eurasian and Canadian Basins of the Arctic Ocean.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B, North-Holland Physics Pub., 123, 431-437, 1997.

Carmack, E.C., K. Aagaard, J.H. Swift, R.W. Macdonald, F.A. McLaughlin, E.P. Jones, R.G. Perkin, J.N. Smith, K.M. Ellis, and L.R. Killius. “Changes in temperature and tracer distributions within the Arctic Ocean: results from the 1994 Arctic Ocean section.” Deep-Sea Res., Pergamon Press Inc., 44(8), 1487-1502,1997.