Phyllis Stabeno

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Phyllis Stabeno
Alma materOregon State University
Scientific career
InstitutionsNOAA, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Thesis The reflection, transmission and scattering of internal waves at ocean fronts  (1982)

Phyllis Jean Stabeno is a physical oceanographer known for her research on the movement of water in polar regions. She has led award-winning research projects in the Arctic and was noted for a distinguished scientific career by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Education and career

Stabeno received her Ph.D. in 1982 from Oregon State University. As of 2021, she works at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. [1]

Research

Stabeno is known for her research on the water masses of the Arctic, long-term changes in the movement of water in the region, and the implications of these changes in the face of global climate change. Her early research examined currents off California [2] and Oregon. [3] She used current data from moorings [4] and buoys that were tracked by satellites [5] to characterize the movement of water in the vicinity of Kodiak Island, Alaska. She subsequently expanded to using satellite-tracked buoys to examine water movement in the Bering Sea, [6] and conducted studies on the changes in the water movement in the region, [7] especially in response to climate change. [8] She has used moorings deployed on the continental shelf to track the Alaska Coastal Current [9] and followed the movement of eggs and larvae from walleye pollock. [10] Her work includes investigations into the Gulf of Alaska, [11] the region near select Aleutian Islands, [12] and the North Pacific Ocean. [13] In the Bering Sea, her research has revealed warming of waters on the Bering Sea shelf, [14] the physical oceanography of the Bering Sea, [15] and an integration of data from the Bering Sea that spans multiple decades. [16]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

Stabeno was the lead investigator for the Bering Ecosystem Study (BEST) and Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Plan (BSIERP) programs which won the Department of Commerce Gold Medal in 2015. [17] In 2019 she received a Distinguished Career Award in Scientific Achievement from NOAA. [18] [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Phyllis Stabeno". NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  2. ↑ Stabeno, Phyllis J.; Smith, Robert L. (1987). "Deep-sea currents off northern California". Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 92 (C1): 755–771. doi:10.1029/JC092iC01p00755. ISSN   2156-2202.
  3. ↑ Moum, James N.; Caldwell, Douglas R.; Stabeno, Phyllis J. (1988-06-01). "Mixing and Intrusions in a Rotating Cold-Core Feature off Cape Blanco, Oregon". Journal of Physical Oceanography. 18 (6): 823–833. Bibcode:1988JPO....18..823M. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1988)018<0823:MAIIAR>2.0.CO;2 . ISSN   0022-3670.
  4. ↑ Reed, Ronald K.; Stabeno, Phyllis J. (1989-10-01). "Recent Observations of Variability in the Path and Vertical Structure of the Alaskan Stream". Journal of Physical Oceanography. 19 (10): 1634–1642. Bibcode:1989JPO....19.1634R. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1989)019<1634:ROOVIT>2.0.CO;2 . ISSN   0022-3670.
  5. ↑ Stabeno, P. Jg.; Reed, R. K. (1991-03-01). "Recent lagrangian measurements along the Alaskan stream". Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers. 38 (3): 289–296. Bibcode:1991DSRA...38..289S. doi:10.1016/0198-0149(91)90069-R. ISSN   0198-0149.
  6. ↑ Stabeno, P. J.; Reed, R. K. (1994-04-01). "Circulation in the Bering Sea Basin Observed by Satellite-Tracked Drifters: 1986–1993". Journal of Physical Oceanography. 24 (4): 848–854. Bibcode:1994JPO....24..848S. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1994)024<0848:CITBSB>2.0.CO;2 . ISSN   0022-3670.
  7. ↑ Stabeno, P. J.; Bond, N. A.; Kachel, N. B.; Salo, S. A.; Schumacher, J. D. (2001). "On the temporal variability of the physical environment over the south-eastern Bering Sea". Fisheries Oceanography. 10 (1): 81–98. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2419.2001.00157.x. ISSN   1365-2419.
  8. ↑ Hunt Jr, George L.; Stabeno, Phyllis; Walters, Gary; Sinclair, Elizabeth; Brodeur, Richard D.; Napp, Jeffery M.; Bond, Nicholas A. (2002-12-01). "Climate change and control of the southeastern Bering Sea pelagic ecosystem". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. Ecology of the SE Bering Sea. 49 (26): 5821–5853. Bibcode:2002DSRII..49.5821H. doi:10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00321-1. ISSN   0967-0645. S2CID   55222333.
  9. ↑ Stabeno, P. J.; Reed, R. K.; Schumacher, J. D. (1995). "The Alaska Coastal Current: Continuity of transport and forcing". Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 100 (C2): 2477–2485. Bibcode:1995JGR...100.2477S. doi:10.1029/94JC02842. ISSN   2156-2202.
  10. ↑ Stabeno, Phyllis J.; Schumacher, James D.; Bailey, Kevin M.; Brodeur, Richard D.; Cokelet, Edward D. (1996). "Observed patches of walleye pollock eggs and larvae in Shelikof Strait, Alaska: their characteristics, formation and persistence". Fisheries Oceanography. 5 (s1): 81–91. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2419.1996.tb00084.x. ISSN   1365-2419.
  11. ↑ Stabeno, P. J; Bond, N. A; Hermann, A. J; Kachel, N. B; Mordy, C. W; Overland, J. E (2004-05-01). "Meteorology and oceanography of the Northern Gulf of Alaska". Continental Shelf Research. 24 (7): 859–897. Bibcode:2004CSR....24..859S. doi:10.1016/j.csr.2004.02.007. ISSN   0278-4343.
  12. ↑ Stabeno, P. J.; Kachel, D. G.; Kachel, N. B.; Sullivan, M. E. (2005). "Observations from moorings in the Aleutian Passes: temperature, salinity and transport". Fisheries Oceanography. 14 (s1): 39–54. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2005.00362.x . ISSN   1365-2419.
  13. ↑ Bond, N. A.; Overland, J. E.; Spillane, M.; Stabeno, P. (2003). "Recent shifts in the state of the North Pacific". Geophysical Research Letters. 30 (23): 2183. Bibcode:2003GeoRL..30.2183B. doi: 10.1029/2003GL018597 . ISSN   1944-8007. S2CID   130532536.
  14. ↑ Stabeno, P. J.; Bond, N. A.; Salo, S. A. (2007-11-01). "On the recent warming of the southeastern Bering Sea shelf". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. Effects of Climate Variability on Sub-Arctic Marine Ecosystems. 54 (23): 2599–2618. Bibcode:2007DSRII..54.2599S. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.08.023. ISSN   0967-0645.
  15. ↑ Stabeno, Phyllis J.; Farley Jr., Edward V.; Kachel, Nancy B.; Moore, Sue; Mordy, Calvin W.; Napp, Jeffrey M.; Overland, James E.; Pinchuk, Alexei I.; Sigler, Michael F. (2012-06-15). "A comparison of the physics of the northern and southern shelves of the eastern Bering Sea and some implications for the ecosystem". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. Understanding Ecosystem Processes in the Eastern Bering Sea. 65–70: 14–30. Bibcode:2012DSRII..65...14S. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.02.019. ISSN   0967-0645.
  16. ↑ Stabeno, P. J.; Danielson, S. L.; Kachel, D. G.; Kachel, N. B.; Mordy, C. W. (2016-12-01). "Currents and transport on the Eastern Bering Sea shelf: An integration of over 20 years of data". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. Understanding Ecosystem Processes in the Eastern Bering Sea IV. 134: 13–29. Bibcode:2016DSRII.134...13S. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.05.010 . ISSN   0967-0645.
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