Portrait of Sharon Stammerjohn
Senior Research Associate • Adjunct Assoc Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory •
• Polar oceanography and climate
sharon.stammerjohn@colorado.edu
303 735-7811

Polar oceanography and climate, interdisciplinary approaches to understanding environmental and ecosystem response to climate variability

Education

  • PhD: Columbia University, 2006

Publications

For additional publications, see Sharon's ORCID profile.

Response of Onshore Oceanic Heat Supply to Yearly Changes in the Amundsen Sea Icescape (Antarctica)

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: St-Laurent P; Stammerjohn SE; Maksym T
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Publication Date: 2024-04-01
Type: Journal Article

Influence of seasonally varying sea-ice concentration and subsurface ocean heat on sea-ice thickness and sea-ice seasonality for a 'warm-shelf' region in Antarctica

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Saenz BT; Mckee DC; Doney SC; Martinson DG; Stammerjohn SE
Published in: Journal of Glaciology
Publication Date: 2023-10-01
Type: Journal Article

Sea Ice Formation, Glacial Melt and the Solubility Pump Boundary Conditions in the Ross Sea

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Loose B; Stammerjohn S; Sedwick P; Ackley S
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Publication Date: 2023-08-01
Type: Journal Article

West-warming East-cooling trend over Antarctica reversed since early 21st century driven by large-scale circulation variation

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Xin M; Clem KR; Turner J; Stammerjohn SE; Zhu J; Cai W; Li X
Published in: Environmental Research Letters
Publication Date: 2023-06-01
Type: Journal Article

An abrupt transition in the Antarctic sea ice–ocean system

CU Boulder Authors: Meier, Walter N; Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors:
Haumann FA; Massonnet F; Holland PR; Bushuk M; Maksym T; Hobbs W; Meredith MP; Cerovečki I; Lavergne T; Meier WN...
  • Haumann FA
  • Massonnet F
  • Holland PR
  • Bushuk M
  • Maksym T
  • Hobbs W
  • Meredith MP
  • Cerovečki I
  • Lavergne T
  • Meier WN
Publication Date: 2023-05-15
Type: Journal Article

Characteristics, recent evolution, and ongoing retreat of Hunt Fjord Ice Shelf, northern Greenland

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Ochwat N; Scambos T; Fahnestock M; Stammerjohn S
Published in: Journal of Glaciology
Publication Date: 2023-02-01
Type: Journal Article

Long-term patterns in ecosystem phenology near Palmer Station, Antarctica, from the perspective of the Adelie penguin

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors:
Cimino MA; Conroy JA; Connors E; Bowman J; Corso A; Ducklow H; Fraser W; Friedlaender A; Kim HH; Larsen GD...
  • Cimino MA
  • Conroy JA
  • Connors E
  • Bowman J
  • Corso A
  • Ducklow H
  • Fraser W
  • Friedlaender A
  • Kim HH
  • Larsen GD
Published in: Ecosphere
Publication Date: 2023-02-01
Type: Journal Article

Seasonal Dynamics of Dissolved Iron on the Antarctic Continental Shelf: Late-Fall Observations From the Terra Nova Bay and Ross Ice Shelf Polynyas

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Sedwick PN; Sohst BM; O'Hara C; Stammerjohn SE; Loose B; Dinniman MS; Buck NJ; Resing JA; Ackley SF
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Publication Date: 2022-10-01
Type: Journal Article

Climate drives long-term change in Antarctic Silverfish along the western Antarctic Peninsula

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Corso AD; Steinberg DK; Stammerjohn SE; Hilton EJ
Published in: Communications Biology
Publication Date: 2022-02-03
Type: Journal Article

Tropical teleconnection impacts on Antarctic climate changes

CU Boulder Authors: Wang, Xinyue; Markle, Bradley Ross; Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Li X; Cai W; Meehl GA; Chen D; Yuan X; Raphael M; Holland DM; Ding Q; Fogt RL; Markle BR
Publication Date: 2021-10-01
Type: Journal Article

Insights from the first global population estimate of Weddell seals in Antarctica

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors:
LaRue M; Salas L; Nur N; Ainley D; Stammerjohn S; Pennycook J; Dozier M; Saints J; Stamatiou K; Barrington L...
  • LaRue M
  • Salas L
  • Nur N
  • Ainley D
  • Stammerjohn S
  • Pennycook J
  • Dozier M
  • Saints J
  • Stamatiou K
  • Barrington L
Published in: Science Advances
Publication Date: 2021-09-01
Type: Journal Article

ANTARCTICA AND THE SOUTHERN OCEAN

CU Boulder Authors: Lenaerts, Jan; Stammerjohn, Sharon E; Petropavlovskikh, Irina Vitaly
All Authors: Stammerjohn S; Scambos T
Published in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Publication Date: 2021-08-01
Type: Journal Article

Local- and Large-Scale Drivers of Variability in the Coastal Freshwater Budget of the Western Antarctic Peninsula

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors:
Meredith MP; Stammerjohn SE; Ducklow HW; Leng MJ; Arrowsmith C; Brearley JA; Venables HJ; Barham M; van Wessem JM; Schof...
  • Meredith MP
  • Stammerjohn SE
  • Ducklow HW
  • Leng MJ
  • Arrowsmith C
  • Brearley JA
  • Venables HJ
  • Barham M
  • van Wessem JM
  • Schofield O
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Publication Date: 2021-06-01
Type: Journal Article

Frazil ice growth and production during katabatic wind events in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Thompson L; Smith M; Thomson J; Stammerjohn S; Ackley S; Loose B
Published in: The Cryosphere
Publication Date: 2020-10-06
Type: Journal Article

Sea-ice production and air/ice/ocean/biogeochemistry interactions in the Ross Sea during the PIPERS 2017 autumn field campaign

CU Boulder Authors: Cassano, John J.; Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors:
Ackley SF; Stammerjohn S; Maksym T; Smith M; Cassano J; Guest P; Tison J-L; Delille B; Loose B; Sedwick P...
  • Ackley SF
  • Stammerjohn S
  • Maksym T
  • Smith M
  • Cassano J
  • Guest P
  • Tison J-L
  • Delille B
  • Loose B
  • Sedwick P
Published in: Annals of Glaciology
Publication Date: 2020-09-01
Type: Journal Article

Warming reaches the South Pole

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Stammerjohn SE; Scambos TA
Published in: Nature Climate Change
Publication Date: 2020-08-01
Type: Journal Article

Modeling of the Influence of Sea Ice Cycle and Langmuir Circulation on the Upper Ocean Mixed Layer Depth and Freshwater Distribution at the West Antarctic Peninsula

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Schultz C; Doney SC; Zhang WG; Regan H; Holland P; Meredith MP; Stammerjohn S
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Publication Date: 2020-08-01
Type: Journal Article

State of the Climate in 2018

CU Boulder Authors: Dutton, Geoffrey; Lekson, Stephen H.; Petropavlovskikh, Irina Vitaly; Erickson, Robert W; Nerem, R. Steven; Stammerjohn, Sharon E; Druckenmiller, Matthew Langdon; Meier, Walter N
All Authors:
Arndt DS; Blunden J; Dunn RJH; Stanitski DM; Gobron N; Willett KM; Sanchez-Lugo A; Berrisford P; Morice C; Nicolas JP...
  • Arndt DS
  • Blunden J
  • Dunn RJH
  • Stanitski DM
  • Gobron N
  • Willett KM
  • Sanchez-Lugo A
  • Berrisford P
  • Morice C
  • Nicolas JP
Published in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Publication Date: 2019-09-01
Type: Journal Article

Variability and change in the west Antarctic Peninsula marine system: Research priorities and opportunities

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors:
Henley SF; Schofield OM; Hendry KR; Schloss IR; Steinberg DK; Moffat C; Peck LS; Costa DP; Bakker DCE; Hughes C...
  • Henley SF
  • Schofield OM
  • Hendry KR
  • Schloss IR
  • Steinberg DK
  • Moffat C
  • Peck LS
  • Costa DP
  • Bakker DCE
  • Hughes C
Published in: Progress in Oceanography
Publication Date: 2019-04-01
Type: Journal Article

Modeling the Seasonal Cycle of Iron and Carbon Fluxes in the Amundsen Sea Polynya, Antarctica

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: St-Laurent P; Yager PL; Sherrell RM; Oliver H; Dinniman MS; Stammerjohn SE
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Publication Date: 2019-03-01
Type: Journal Article

Environmental controls on pteropod biogeography along the Western Antarctic Peninsula

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Thibodeau PS; Steinberg DK; Stammerjohn SE; Hauri C
Published in: Limnology and Oceanography
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Type: Journal Article

Overview of the Arctic Sea State and Boundary Layer Physics Program

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E; Persson, Ola P G
All Authors:
Thomson J; Ackley S; Girard-Ardhuin F; Ardhuin F; Babanin A; Boutin G; Brozena J; Cheng S; Collins C; Doble M...
  • Thomson J
  • Ackley S
  • Girard-Ardhuin F
  • Ardhuin F
  • Babanin A
  • Boutin G
  • Brozena J
  • Cheng S
  • Collins C
  • Doble M
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Publication Date: 2018-12-01
Type: Journal Article

Stable Isotope Clues to the Formation and Evolution of Refrozen Melt Ponds on Arctic Sea Ice

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Tian L; Gao Y; Ackley SF; Stammerjohn S; Maksym T; Weissling B
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Publication Date: 2018-12-01
Type: Journal Article

West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat in the Amundsen Sea driven by decadal oceanic variability

CU Boulder Authors: Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors: Jenkins A; Shoosmith D; Dutrieux P; Jacobs S; Kim TW; Lee SH; Ha HK; Stammerjohn S
Published in: Nature Geoscience
Publication Date: 2018-10-01
Type: Journal Article

STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

CU Boulder Authors: Dutton, Geoffrey; Crotwell, Molly Jean; Nerem, R. Steven; Meier, Walter N; Petropavlovskikh, Irina Vitaly; Stammerjohn, Sharon E
All Authors:
Arndt DS; Blunden J; Hartfield G; Ackerman SA; Adler R; Alfaro EJ; Allan RP; Allan R; Alves LM; Amador JA...
  • Arndt DS
  • Blunden J
  • Hartfield G
  • Ackerman SA
  • Adler R
  • Alfaro EJ
  • Allan RP
  • Allan R
  • Alves LM
  • Amador JA
Published in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Publication Date: 2018-08-01
Type: Journal Article

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