Current Grants

• Project Partner, NSF (EAR) “REU Site: From the Clouds to the Core: A Place-Based REU for Southwestern US Community/Tribal College Students to Increase Under-Represented Group Recruitment to the Geosciences”, $402,893 (website)
• Principal Investigator, BIO5 Rapid Seed Fund, “CosmoCeuticals Gas-As-Drugs - Planetary Gases Discovery and Gas Marbles Delivery for Novel Medical Gas Therapy”; $48,886
• Co-Principal Investigator, NSF (EAR) “Collaborative Research: The Role of Seasonality in Abrupt Climate Change – a Test by Reconstructing Fluctuations of a Late-Glacial Ice Mass in Eastern North America”; $54,822 (UA portion)
• Project Partner, United Kingdom Research & Innovation/National Environmental Research Council (NERC/UKRI), “Improved projections of winds at the crossroads between Antarctica and the Southern Ocean; £152,847
• Partner Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, $30M, 07/2017-6/2024
• NSF (PLR, subaward through Princeton University) “Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling II (SOCCOM2)”; $923K (UA, ~$11M total), Co-PI; 09/2020-08/2024 (website)
• NSF (EAR) “Collaborative Research: Timing of the Termination in Southernmost South America”; $31K (UA portion); Co-PI; 09/2020-08/2023

Student Collaborations/Advising

Former Students

• Juan Lora, 2014 (PhD PTYS)
• Xianyu Tan, 2018 (PhD LPL)

Based on Google Scholar and NASA ADS: NASA ADS Author Search: Joellen L. Russell

Refereed publications: Calendar Years 2017 through March 2023

Russell, J.L.: Southern Ocean heat sink hindered by melting ice, 2023: Nature, 615, 799-800, https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00835-2 (Author's Complimentary Link)

Brewin, R.J.W., S. Sathyendranath, G. Kulk, ... J.L. Russell, ... and D.K. Woolf, 2023: Ocean carbon from space: current status and priorities for the next decade. Earth Science Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104386

Audet, A., A.E. Putnam, J.L. Russell, A. Lorrey, A. Mackintosh, B. Anderson and G.H. Denton, 2022: Correspondence Among Mid-Latitude Glacier Snowlines, Atmospheric Temperatures, And Westerly Wind Fields, Geophysical Research Letters, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099897

Denton, G.H., S. Toucanne, A.E. Putnam, D.J.A. Barrell and J.L. Russell, 2022: Heinrich Summers, Quaternary Science Reviews, 295, 107750, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107750

Beadling, R.L., J.P. Krasting, S.M. Griffies, ..., J.L. Russell, ... and M. Winton, 2022: Importance of the Antarctic Slope Current on the transient response of the Southern Ocean to Antarctic ice sheet melt and projected wind stress change, J. Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127, e2021JC017608. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017608

Stouffer, R.J., J.L. Russell, R.L. Beadling, A.J. Broccoli, J.P. Krasting, S. Malyshev and Z. Naiman, 2022: The Role of Continental Topography in the Present-Day Ocean’s Mean Climate, J. Climate, 35, 1327-1346. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0690.1

Swierczek, S., M. Mazloff and J.L. Russell, 2021b: Investigating predictability of DIC and SST in the Argentine Basin through wind stress perturbation experiments, Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL095504. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL095504

Swierczek, S., M.R. Mazloff, M. Morzfeld and J.L. Russell, 2021a: The effect of resolution on vertical heat and carbon transports in a regional ocean circulation model of the Argentine Basin, J. Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126, e2021JC017235. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017235  

Denton, G.H., A.E. Putnam, J.L. Russell, D.J.A. Barrell, J.M. Schaefer, M.R. Kaplan and P.D. Strand, 2021: The Zealandia Switch: Ice age climate shifts viewed from Southern Hemisphere moraines, Quaternary Science Reviews, 257, 106771, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106771.

Zeng, X., R. Atlas, R.J. Birk, ... J.L. Russell, ... and F. Zhang, 2021: Observing System Simulation Experiments Today and Tomorrow. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 102(2), 124-130, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0155.A

Bronselaer, B., Russell, J.L., Winton, M. et al. Importance of wind and meltwater for observed chemical and physical changes in the Southern Ocean, Nat. Geosci. 13, 35–42 (2020), doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0502-8

Beadling, R.L., J.L. Russell, R.J. Stouffer, M. Mazloff, L.D. Talley, P.J. Goodman, J.B. Sallée, H.T. Hewitt, and P. Hyder, Representation of Southern Ocean properties across Coupled Model Intercomparison Project generations: CMIP3 to CMIP6, 2020: J. Climate, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0970.1

Zeng, X., R. Atlas, R.J. Birk, F.H. Carr, M.J. Carrier, L. Cucurull, W.H. Hooke, ..., J.L. Russell, ... and F. Zhang, 2020: Use of Observing System Simulation Experiments in the U.S.. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0155.1

Eyring, V., L. Bock, A. Lauer, M. Righi, M. Schlund, B. Andela, E. Arnone, … J.L. Russell, … and K. Zimmermann, 2020: ESMValTool (v2.0) – Part 2: an extended set of large-scale diagnostics for quasi-operational and comprehensive evaluation of Earth system models in CMIP6, Geoscientific Model Development, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2019-291

Bronselaer, B., J.L. Russell, M. Winton, N.L. Williams, R.M. Key, J.P. Dunne, R.A. Feely, K.S. Johnson and J.L. Sarmiento, 2020: Importance of wind and meltwater for observed chemical and physical changes in the Southern Ocean, Nature Geosciences, 13, 35-42. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0502-8

Cohen, A., C. Campisano, J.R. Arrowsmith, A. Asrat, A.K. Behrensmeyer, A. Deino, C. Feibel, ... J.L. Russell, ... and B. Zinaye, 2019: The Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project, in Postprints der Universitat Potsdam: Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe. https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-41249

Beadling, R.L., J.L. Russell, R.J. Stouffer, P.J. Goodman and M. Mazloff, 2019: Assessing the quality of Southern Ocean circulation in CMIP5 AOGCM and Earth System Model simulations, J. Climate, 32, 5915-5940, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0263.1

Bracegirdle, T.J., F. Colleoni, N.J. Abram, N. Bertler, D.A. Dixon, M. England, V. Favier, ..., J.L. Russell, ... and I. Wainer, 2019: Back to the Future: Using Long-Term Observational and Paleo-Proxy Reconstructions to Improve Model Projections of Antarctic Climate, Geosciences, 9, 255, https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9060255

Chang, C.-C., G.S. Burr, A.J.T. Jull, J.L. Russell, A. Priyadarshi, M. Lin, M. Thiemens and D. Biddulph, 2019: Measurements of ¹²⁹I in the Pacific Ocean at Scripps Pier and Pacific Northwest sites: A search for effects from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident and Hanford, Science of the Total Environment , 869, 1023-1029, doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.372

Eyring, V., P. Cox, G. Flato, P. Gleckler, G. Abramowitz, P. Caldwell, W. Collins, ..., J.L. Russell, ... and M. Williamson, 2019: Taking climate model evaluation to the next level, Nature Climate Change, 9, 102–110, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0355-y

Huntzinger, D.N., A. Chatterjee, D.J.P. Moore, S. Ohrel, T.O. West, B. Poulter, A.P. Walker, ... and J.L. Russell, 2018: Chapter 19: Future of the North American carbon cycle. In Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2): A Sustained Assessment Report [Cavallaro, N., G. Shrestha, R. Birdsey, M.A. Mayes, R.G. Najjar, S.C. Reed, P. Romero-Lankao and Z. Zhu (eds.)]. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 760-809, https://doi.org/10.7930/SOCCR2.2018.Ch19

Fennel, K., S.R. Alin, L. Barbero, W. Evans, T. Bourgeois, S.R. Cooley, J. Dunne, ..., J.L. Russell,... and Z.A. Wang, 2018: Chapter 16: Coastal ocean and continental shelves. In Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2): A Sustained Assessment Report [Cavallaro, N., G. Shrestha, R. Birdsey, M.A. Mayes, R.G. Najjar, S.C. Reed, P. Romero-Lankao and Z. Zhu (eds.)]. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 649-688, https://doi.org/10.7930/SOCCR2.2018.Ch16

Bronselaer, B., M. Winton, S.M. Griffies, W.J. Hurlin, K.B. Rodgers, O.V. Sergienko, R.J. Stouffer and J.L. Russell, 2018: Change in future climate due to freshwater from Antarctic ice melt, Nature, 564, 53-58. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0712-z

Beadling, R.L., J.L. Russell, R.J. Stouffer and P.J. Goodman, 2018: Evaluation of subtropical North Atlantic ocean circulation in CMIP5 models against the observational array at 26.5°N and its changes under continued warming, J. Climate, 31, 9697–9718, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0845.1

Gray, A. R., Johnson, K. S., Bushinsky, S. M., Riser, S. C., Russell, J. L., Talley, L. D., Wanninkhof, R., Williams, N. L., Sarmiento, J. L. Autonomous Biogeochemical Floats Detect Significant Carbon Dioxide Outgassing in the High-Latitude Southern Ocean, 2018GeoRL..45.9049G

Khan, A.L., T.J. Bracegirdle and J.L. Russell, 2018: Can we crack the climate code of the southern polar region?, Eos, 99, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EO100467

Williams, N.L., L.W. Juranek, R.A. Feely, J.L. Russell, K.S. Johnson and B. Hales, 2018: Assessment of the carbonate chemistry seasonal cycles in the Southern Ocean from persistent observational platforms, J. Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123, 4833–4852. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JC012917

Russell, J.L., 2018: Ocean sensors can track progress on climate goals, Nature, 555, 287. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-03068-w

Russell, J.L., I. Kamenkovich, C. Bitz, R. Ferrari, S.T. Gille, P.J. Goodman, R. Hallberg, ..., and R. Wanninkhof, 2018: Metrics for the Evaluation of the Southern Ocean in Coupled Climate and Earth System Models, J. Geophysical Research – Oceans, 123, 3120-3143. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JC013461

Bronselaer, B., Winton, M., Russell, J., Sabine, C. L., Khatiwala, S. Agreement of CMIP5 Simulated and Observed Ocean Anthropogenic CO₂ Uptake, 2017GeoRL..4412298B

Naiman, Z., P.J. Goodman, J.P. Krasting, S.L. Malyshev, J.L. Russell, R.J. Stouffer, and A.T. Wittenberg, 2017: Impact of Mountains on Tropical Circulation in Two Earth System Models. J. Climate, 30, 4149–4163, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0512.1

Campisano, C.J., A.S. Cohen, J.R. Arrowsmith, A. Asrat, A.K. Behrensmeyer, E.T. Brown, A.L. Deino, ..., J.L. Russell, ... and J.G. Wynn, 2017: The Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project: High-Resolution Paleoclimate Records from the East African Rift System and Their Implications for Understanding the Environmental Context of Hominin Evolution, Paleoanthropology, 2017, 1-43, doi: 10.4207/PA.2017.ART104

Williams, N.L., L.W. Juranek, R.A. Feely, K.S. Johnson, J.L. Sarmiento, L.D. Talley, A.G. Dickson, ..., J.L. Russell, ... and Y. Takeshita, 2017: Calculating surface ocean pCO₂ from biogeochemical Argo floats equipped with pH: an uncertainty analysis, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 31, DOI: 10.1002/2016GB005541

• 3/2023  SXSW (South by Southwest), “Climate Data is Power: To the People”, University of Arizona “Wonder House”, Austin, TX (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2lrBK_Ai1Q) 
• 2/2023  Terrible, Thanks for Asking, “Should I Have Kids”, Interview, Zoom (https://ttfa.org/episodes/should-i-have-kids)
• 12/2022  Foresight – Deep into the Future Planet, Ep#05, “Carbon: A matter of budget” (https://www.climateforesight.eu/podcast/a-matter-of-budget-ep-05/)
• 10/2022  Biosphere 2 Podcast; “#009: Thank an Oceanographer”; (https://biosphere2podcast.libsyn.com/009-thank-an-oceanographer-dr-joellen-russell)
• 9/2022  One Bad Mother; Episode 473: Is It Warm In Here or Is It Climate Change? Yikes! with Kelly Corrigan & Dr. Joellen Russell (https://maximumfun.org/episodes/one-bad-mother/episode-473-is-it-warm-in-here-or-is-it-climate-change-yikes-with-kelly-corrigan-dr-joellen-russell/)
• 4/2022  Kelly Clarkson Show – Earth Day (https://www.nbc.com/the-kelly-clarkson-show/video/3-earth-day-tips-to-combat-climate-change/279493901)
• 2/2022  Seti Institute, “Big Picture Science: Melting Down”, (http://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/melting-down, Recording at: https://chrt.fm/track/58B918/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV3207129203.mp3?updated=1645290748)
• 1/2022  Christian Science Monitor (Cover Story), “Meet the scientist moms fighting climate change for their children”, (https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2022/0111/Meet-the-scientist-moms-fighting-climate-change-for-their-children)
• 12/2021  New York Times, “Rising From the Antarctic, a Climate Alarm” (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/13/climate/antarctic-climate-change.html)
• 8/2021  Space Café, “Moriba’s Vox Populi”, (https://spacewatch.global/2021/08/space-cafe-recap-moribas-vox-populi-06-on-environmental-protection-and-climate-change/)
• 7/2021  “NowThis: Climate Change” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKaEeF1pbxc)
• 7/2021  “Our Daily Planet: Interview of the Week” (https://www.ourdailyplanet.com/story/interview-of-the-week-dr-joellen-russell/)
• 8/2020 Arizona Illustrated, Arizona Public Media, “Arizona Oceanographer” (https://www.azpm.org/p/azillhome/2020/8/3/177774-arizona-oceanographer/)
• 6/2020 - "COVID-19 has disrupted fieldwork. Here’s how environmental chemists are coping"; Chemical and Engineering News - Katie Bourzac
• 1/2020 – Antarctic Waters: Warmer with More Acidity and Less Oxygen
• 10/2019 – “New NOAA weather prediction system improves severe weather forecasts”; Medill Reports – Lucia Whalen
• 8/2019 – “Arizona Spotlight: Ocean & Space”; Radio Interview; Arizona Public Media – Mark McLemore
• 8/2019 – “Climate Scientists with Dan Jones”; Interview (Podcast)
• 1/2019 – “Q&A Science: Climate and the Deep Blue Sea”; Arizona Public Media
• 1/2019 – “Searching for Certainty – Climate and the Deep Blue Sea”; Arizona Public Media
• 1/2019 – “Can brutal cold and global warming go together? Changing patterns can bring in cold”; KGUN9 News

• LPL Evening Lecture - How the Antarctic is Helping Arizona Keep its Cool: The Southern Ocean's Role in Global Climate - November 13, 2013
• LPL Colloquium - Ocean World: Measuring and Predicting the Winds and Ocean Mixing that Set our Transient Climate Response - January 17, 2023