Publications
2024
Scholarly publications
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Boot, D., 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/370200/vanWesten2017.pdf?sequence=1