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Dr. R.M. (René) van Westen

Researcher 
Science
Physics
Marine and Atmospheric Research
Physical Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Buys Ballotgebouw
Princetonplein 5
3584 CC Utrecht

Dr. R.M. (René) van Westen

Researcher
Physical Oceanography
r.m.vanwesten@uu.nl
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Publications

2024

Scholarly publications

van Westen, R. M., Jacques-Dumas, V., Boot, A. A., & Dijkstra, H. A. (2024). The Role of Sea Ice Insulation Effects on the Probability of AMOC Transitions. Journal of Climate, 37(23), 6269-6284. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0060.1
https://research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/245858119/clim-JCLI-D-24-0060.1.pdf
Dijkstra, H. A., & van Westen, R. M. (2024). The Effect of Indian Ocean Surface Freshwater Flux Biases On the Multi-Stable Regime of the AMOC. Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography, 76(1), 90-100. https://doi.org/10.16993/tellusa.3246
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/452765/6638dbff52a84.pdf?sequence=1
Van Westen, R. M., & Dijkstra, H. A. (2024). Persistent climate model biases in the Atlantic Ocean's freshwater transport. Ocean Science, 20(2), 549-567. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-549-2024
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/451564/os-20-549-2024.pdf?sequence=1
van Westen, R., Kliphuis, M., & Dijkstra, H. (2024). Physics-based early warning signal shows that AMOC is on tipping course. Science advances, 10(6), 1-11. Article eadk1189. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adk1189
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/435891/sciadv.adk1189.pdf?sequence=1

2023

Scholarly publications

Jacques-Dumas, V., van Westen, R. M., Bouchet, F., & Dijkstra, H. A. (2023). Data-driven methods to estimate the committor function in conceptual ocean models. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 30(2), 195-216. https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-30-195-2023
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/435512/npg-30-195-2023.pdf?sequence=1
van Westen, R. M., & Dijkstra, H. A. (2023). Asymmetry of AMOC Hysteresis in a State-Of-The-Art Global Climate Model. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(22), Article e2023GL106088. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL106088
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/434871/Geophysical_Research_Letters_-_2023_-_Westen_-_Asymmetry_of_AMOC_Hysteresis_in_a_State_Of_The_Art_Global_Climate_Model.pdf?sequence=1
Westen, R. V., Kotnala, S., Baars, S., Wubs, F. W., & Dijkstra, H. (2023). A New Method to Compute Transition Probabilities in Multi‐Stable Stochastic Dynamical Systems: Application to the Wind‐Driven Ocean Circulation. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 15(5), Article e2022MS003456. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022MS003456
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/429287/J_Adv_Model_Earth_Syst_-_2023_-_Westen_-_A_New_Method_to_Compute_Transition_Probabilities_in_Multi_Stable_Stochastic.pdf?sequence=1
Michel, S. L. L., von der Heydt, A. S., van Westen, R. M., Baatsen, M. L. J., & Dijkstra, H. A. (2023). Increased wintertime European atmospheric blocking frequencies in General Circulation Models with an eddy-permitting ocean. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 6(1), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00372-9
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/428844/s41612_023_00372_9.pdf?sequence=1
van Westen, R., Dijkstra, H., & Bloemendaal, N. (2023). Mechanisms of tropical cyclone response under climate change in the community earth system model. Climate Dynamics, 61(5-6), 2269-2284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-023-06680-3
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/430072/s00382-023-06680-3.pdf?sequence=1

2021

Scholarly publications

Kleptsova, O. S., Dijkstra, H. A., van Westen, R. M., van der Boog, C. G., Katsman, C. A., James, R. K., Bouma, T. J., Klees, R., Riva, R. E. M., Slobbe, D. C., Zijlema, M., & Pietrzak, J. D. (2021). Impacts of Tropical Cyclones on the Caribbean Under Future Climate Conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126(9), 1-20. Article e2020JC016869. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jc016869
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/415828/JGR_Oceans_2021_Kleptsova_Impacts_of_Tropical_Cyclones_on_the_Caribbean_Under_Future_Climate_Conditions.pdf?sequence=1
Boot, A., van Westen, R. M., & Dijkstra, H. A. (2021). Multidecadal polynya formation in a conceptual (box) model. Ocean Science, 17(1), 335-350. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-335-2021
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/416202/os_17_335_2021.pdf?sequence=1
van Westen, R. M., & Dijkstra, H. A. (2021). Ocean eddies strongly affect global mean sea-level projections. Science advances, 7(15), 1-11. Article eabf1674. https://doi.org/10.1126/SCIADV.ABF1674
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/413697/sciadv.abf1674.pdf?sequence=1
van Westen, R. M. (2021). High-Resolution Modelling of Climate Variability: Using the CESM 1.0.4. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University. https://doi.org/10.33540/554
https://research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/78356217/main-thesis%20-%205ffd77d632591.pdf

2020

Scholarly publications

Klose, A. K., van Westen, R. M., & Dijkstra, H. A. (2020). Phase synchronisation in the Kuroshio Current System. Ocean Science, 16(2), 435-449. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-435-2020
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/411263/os_16_435_2020.pdf?sequence=1
James, R. K., Lynch, A., Herman, P. M. J., van Katwijk, M. M., van Tussenbroek, B. I., Dijkstra, H. A., van Westen, R. M., van der Boog, C. G., Klees, R., Pietrzak, J. D., Slobbe, C., & Bouma, T. J. (2020). Tropical Biogeomorphic Seagrass Landscapes for Coastal Protection: Persistence and Wave Attenuation During Major Storms Events. Ecosystems, Article 793. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00519-2
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/411261/James2020_Article_TropicalBiogeomorphicSeagrassL.pdf?sequence=1
Keyzer, L. M., Herman, P. M. J., Smits, B. P., Pietrzak, J. D., James, R. K., Candy, A. S., Riva, R. E. M., Bouma, T. J., van der Boog, C. G., Katsman, C. A., Slobbe, D. C., Zijlema, M., van Westen, R. M., & Dijkstra, H. A. (2020). The potential of coastal ecosystems to mitigate the impact of sea-level rise in shallow tropical bays. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 246, Article 107050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.107050
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/411215/1_s2.0_S0272771420307812_main.pdf?sequence=1
van Westen, R. M., & Dijkstra, H. A. (2020). Multidecadal Preconditioning of the Maud Rise Polynya Region. Ocean Science, 16, 1443–1457. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-1443-2020
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/409572/os_16_1443_2020.pdf?sequence=1
van Westen, R. M., Dijkstra, H. A., van der Boog, C. G., Katsman, C. A., James, R. K., Bouma, T. J., Kleptsova, O., Klees, R., Riva, R. E. M., Slobbe, D. C., Zijlema, M., & Pietrzak, J. D. (2020). Ocean model resolution dependence of Caribbean sea-level projections. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 14599. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71563-0
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/409243/s41598_020_71563_0.pdf?sequence=1

2019

Scholarly publications

James, R. K., Silva, R., Van Tussenbroek, B. I., Escudero-Castillo, M., Mariño-Tapia, I., Dijkstra, H. A., Van Westen, R. M., Pietrzak, J. D., Candy, A. S., Katsman, C. A., Van Der Boog, C. G., Riva, R. E. M., Slobbe, C., Klees, R., Stapel, J., Van Der Heide, T., Van Katwijk, M. M., Herman, P. M. J., & Bouma, T. J. (2019). Maintaining Tropical Beaches with Seagrass and Algae: A Promising Alternative to Engineering Solutions. BioScience, 69(2), 136-142. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biy154
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/407839/biy154.pdf?sequence=1
James, R. K., van Katwijk, M. M., van Tussenbroek, B. I., van der Heide, T., Dijkstra, H. A., van Westen, R. M., Pietrzak, J. D., Candy, A. S., Klees, R., Riva, R. E. M., Slobbe, C. D., Katsman, C. A., Herman, P. M. J., & Bouma, T. J. (2019). Water motion and vegetation control the pH dynamics in seagrass-dominated bays. Limnology and Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11303
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/389652/James_et_al_2019_Limnology_and_Oceanography.pdf?sequence=1
Van Der Boog, C. G., Pietrzak, J. D., Dijkstra, H. A., Brüggemann, N., Van Westen, R. M., James, R. K., Bouma, T. J., Riva, R. E. M., Slobbe, D. C., Klees, R., Zijlema, M., & Katsman, C. A. (2019). The impact of upwelling on the intensification of anticyclonic ocean eddies in the Caribbean Sea. Ocean Science, 15(6), 1419-1437. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-1419-2019
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/389344/vanderboog.pdf?sequence=1

2018

Scholarly publications

van Westen, R. M., & SCENES Team (2018). Mechanisms of the 40–70 Day Variability in the Yucatan Channel Volume Transport. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123(2), 1286-1300. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JC013580
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/371962/vanWesten2018.pdf?sequence=1

2017

Scholarly publications

van Westen, R. M., & Dijkstra, H. A. (2017). Southern Ocean Origin of Multidecadal Variability in the North Brazil Current. Geophysical Research Letters, 44(20), 10540 - 10548. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL074815
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/370200/vanWesten2017.pdf?sequence=1
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