| Global ocean meridional overturning R Lumpkin, K Speer Journal of Physical Oceanography 37 (10), 2550-2562, 2007 | 642 | 2007 |
| Measuring surface currents with Surface Velocity Program drifters: the instrument, its data, and some recent results R Lumpkin, M Pazos Lagrangian analysis and prediction of coastal and ocean dynamics 39, 67, 2007 | 381 | 2007 |
| The PIRATA program: History, accomplishments, and future directions B Bourlès, R Lumpkin, MJ McPhaden, F Hernandez, P Nobre, E Campos, ... Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 89 (8), 1111-1126, 2008 | 329 | 2008 |
| Supplement: State of the Climate in 2013 supplemental figures J Blunden, DS Arndt Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 95 (7), ES1-ES22, 2014 | 262 | 2014 |
| Near-surface circulation in the tropical Atlantic Ocean R Lumpkin, SL Garzoli Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 52 (3), 495-518, 2005 | 223 | 2005 |
| Global ocean surface velocities from drifters: Mean, variance, El Niño–Southern Oscillation response, and seasonal cycle R Lumpkin, GC Johnson Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 118 (6), 2992-3006, 2013 | 209 | 2013 |
| Large-scale vertical and horizontal circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean R Lumpkin, K Speer Journal of Physical Oceanography 33 (9), 1902-1920, 2003 | 156 | 2003 |
| Surface drifter pair spreading in the North Atlantic R Lumpkin, S Elipot Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 115 (C12), 2010 | 138 | 2010 |
| Lagrangian eddy scales in the northern Atlantic Ocean R Lumpkin, AM Treguier, K Speer Journal of physical oceanography 32 (9), 2425-2440, 2002 | 124 | 2002 |
| An estimate of Lagrangian eddy statistics and diffusion in the mixed layer of the Southern Ocean JB Sallée, K Speer, R Morrow, R Lumpkin Journal of Marine Research 66 (4), 441-463, 2008 | 114 | 2008 |
| Evaluating the decomposition of tropical Atlantic drifter observations R Lumpkin, Z Garraffo Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 22 (9), 1403-1415, 2005 | 108 | 2005 |
| Existence and formation mechanism of the North Hawaiian Ridge Current B Qiu, DA Koh, C Lumpkin, P Flament Journal of Physical Oceanography 27 (3), 431-444, 1997 | 107 | 1997 |
| State of the climate in 2008 TC Peterson, MO Baringer Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 90 (8), S1-S196, 2009 | 103 | 2009 |
| The global tropical moored buoy array MJ McPhaden, K Ando, B Bourles, HP Freitag, R Lumpkin, Y Masumoto, ... Proceedings of OceanObs 9, 668-682, 2010 | 102 | 2010 |
| Interannual to decadal changes in the western South Atlantic's surface circulation R Lumpkin, S Garzoli Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 116 (C1), 2011 | 101 | 2011 |
| Hawaii cyclonic eddies and blue marlin catches: the case study of the 1995 Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament MP Seki, R Lumpkin, P Flament Journal of Oceanography 58 (5), 739-745, 2002 | 99 | 2002 |
| Scatterometer observations of wind variations induced by oceanic islands: Implications for wind-driven ocean circulation C Chavanne, P Flament, R Lumpkin, B Dousset, A Bentamy Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 28 (3), 466-474, 2002 | 95 | 2002 |
| The response of the surface circulation of the Arabian Sea to monsoonal forcing LM Beal, V Hormann, R Lumpkin, GR Foltz Journal of Physical Oceanography 43 (9), 2008-2022, 2013 | 94 | 2013 |
| Changes in the ventilation of the oxygen minimum zone of the tropical North Atlantic P Brandt, V Hormann, A Körtzinger, M Visbeck, G Krahmann, L Stramma, ... Journal of Physical Oceanography 40 (8), 1784-1801, 2010 | 91 | 2010 |
| Removing spurious low-frequency variability in drifter velocities R Lumpkin, SA Grodsky, L Centurioni, MH Rio, JA Carton, D Lee Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 30 (2), 353-360, 2013 | 90 | 2013 |
Gustavo Gonioceanographer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationVerified email at noaa.gov
Gustavo Gonioceanographer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationVerified email at noaa.gov