Kay McMonigal

Works (14)

Updated: July 28th, 2025 08:17

2025 article

Fingerprints of AMOC Decline Are Sensitive to External and Mechanistic Forcing

McMonigal, K., Larson, S. M., Gervais, M., Klavans, J. M., He, C., Cane, M. A., … Bellomo, K. (2025, June 19). Geophysical Research Letters.

By: K. McMonigal n, S. Larson n, M. Gervais *, J. Klavans *, C. He *, M. Cane *, S. Corti *, K. Bellomo *

author keywords: climate change; Atlantic meridional overturning circulation; climate modeling; CESM2; North Atlantic warming hole
topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics; Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
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Added: June 23, 2025

2025 article

Internal Wind Driven Ocean Circulation Variability Delays the Time of Emergence of Externally Forced Sea Surface Temperature Trends

Larson, S. M., & McMonigal, K. (2025, April 9). Geophysical Research Letters.

By: S. Larson n & K. McMonigal*

author keywords: climate trends; sea surface temperature; climate uncertainty; climate modeling; ocean dynamics; time of emergence
topics (OpenAlex): Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes; Climate variability and models; Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
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Added: April 21, 2025

2025 article

Wind-Driven Ocean Circulation Changes Can Amplify Future Cooling of the North Atlantic Warming Hole

McMonigal, K., Larson, S. M., & Gervais, M. (2025, April 10). Journal of Climate.

By: K. McMonigal n, S. Larson n & M. Gervais *

author keywords: Atmosphere-ocean interaction; Meridional overturning circulation; Ocean circulation; North Atlantic Oscillation; Ensembles; Trends
topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 21, 2025

2024 article

Hemisphere-Dependent Impacts of ENSO and Atmospheric Eddies on Hadley Circulation

Hasan, M., Larson, S. M., McMonigal, K., Robinson, W. A., & Aiyyer, A. (2024, September 25). Journal of Climate, Vol. 37, pp. 6533–6548.

By: M. Hasan n, S. Larson n, K. McMonigal n, W. Robinson n  & A. Aiyyer n 

author keywords: ENSO; Hadley circulation; General circulation models; Internal variability; Oceanic variability
topics (OpenAlex): Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics; Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis; Earthquake Detection and Analysis
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Added: January 27, 2025

2024 article

Historical changes in wind-driven ocean circulation drive pattern of Pacific warming

Fu, S., Hu, S., Zheng, X.-T., McMonigal, K., Larson, S., & Tian, Y. (2024, February 20). Nature Communications.

By: S. Fu*, S. Hu *, X. Zheng *, K. McMonigal n, S. Larson n & Y. Tian *

topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
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Added: April 8, 2024

2024 article

Ocean Complexity Shapes Sea Surface Temperature Variability in a CESM2 Coupled Model Hierarchy

Larson, S. M., McMonigal, K., Okumura, Y., Amaya, D., Capotondi, A., Bellomo, K., … Clement, A. C. (2024, July 2). Journal of Climate.

By: S. Larson n, K. McMonigal n, Y. Okumura *, D. Amaya *, A. Capotondi *, K. Bellomo *, I. Simpson *, A. Clement *

author keywords: Atmosphere-ocean interaction; Oceanic mixed layer; Sea surface temperature; Climate models; Ocean models
topics (OpenAlex): Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses; Marine and fisheries research; Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
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Added: November 12, 2024

2024 article

Summer Westerly Wind Intensification Weakens Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Under Global Warming

Zhang, Y., Chen, C., Hu, S., Wang, G., McMonigal, K., & Larson, S. M. (2024, July 25). Geophysical Research Letters.

By: Y. Zhang *, C. Chen *, S. Hu *, G. Wang *, K. McMonigal* & S. Larson n

topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
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Added: August 5, 2024

2023 article

Historical Changes in Wind‐Driven Ocean Circulation Can Accelerate Global Warming

McMonigal, K., Larson, S., Hu, S., & Kramer, R. (2023, February 22). Geophysical Research Letters.

By: K. McMonigal n, S. Larson n, S. Hu * & R. Kramer *

author keywords: climate change; ocean circulation; global warming; climate modeling
topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
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Added: March 27, 2023

2023 article

Navigating Gender at Sea

McMonigal, K., Evans, N., Jones, D., Brett, J., James, R. C., Arroyo, M. C., … Lane, D. (2023, July 14). AGU Advances.

By: K. McMonigal n, N. Evans *, D. Jones *, J. Brett *, R. James *, M. Arroyo *, A. Gong *, L. Miller * ...

author keywords: equity; fieldwork; transgender; gender diverse
topics (OpenAlex): Team Dynamics and Performance; Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
TL;DR: In this work, recommendations for individuals, cruise leaders, and institutions for making seagoing work safer for the authors' communities are provided. (via Semantic Scholar)
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5. Gender Equality (OpenAlex)
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Added: August 14, 2023

2022 article

CORRIGENDUM

McMonigal, K., Beal, L. M., Elipot, S., Gunn, K. L., Hermes, J., Morris, T., & Houk, A. (2022, February 1). Journal of Physical Oceanography.

By: K. McMonigal n, L. Beal *, S. Elipot *, K. Gunn *, J. Hermes *, T. Morris *, A. Houk *

topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
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Added: June 20, 2022

2022 article

Decadal and Intra-Annual Variability of the Indian Ocean Freshwater Budget

Gunn, K. L., McMonigal, K., Beal, L. M., & Elipot, S. (2022, August 17). Journal of Physical Oceanography.

By: K. Gunn *, K. McMonigal n, L. Beal * & S. Elipot *

author keywords: Ocean; Indian Ocean; Atmosphere-ocean interaction; Ocean circulation; Freshwater
topics (OpenAlex): Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes; Climate variability and models; Marine and coastal ecosystems
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Added: November 7, 2022

2022 article

ENSO Explains the Link Between Indian Ocean Dipole and Meridional Ocean Heat Transport

McMonigal, K., & Larson, S. M. (2022, January 10). Geophysical Research Letters.

By: K. McMonigal n & S. Larson n

author keywords: Indian ocean; Indian ocean dipole; coupled climate modes; ENSO; ocean heat transport
topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes; Marine and coastal ecosystems
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Added: February 21, 2022

2022 article

Hadley Cell Edge Modulates the Role of Ekman Heat Flux in a Future Climate

Hasan, M., Larson, S., & McMonigal, K. (2022, September 4). Geophysical Research Letters.

By: M. Hasan n, S. Larson n & K. McMonigal n

author keywords: future climate; Hadley expansion; air-sea heat flux; Ekman heat flux; SST variability; CMIP6
topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
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Added: September 26, 2022

2022 article

Reduction in Meridional Heat Export Contributes to Recent Indian Ocean Warming

McMonigal, K., Gunn, K. L., Beal, L. M., Elipot, S., & Willis, J. K. (2022, January 4). Journal of Physical Oceanography.

By: K. McMonigal*, K. Gunn *, L. Beal *, S. Elipot * & J. Willis *

author keywords: Indian Ocean; Ocean circulation; Seasonal cycle; Trends; In situ oceanic observations
topics (OpenAlex): Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes; Climate variability and models; Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
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Added: June 20, 2022

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