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Nof, D. 1978. On geostrophic adjustment in sea straits and wide estuaries: Theory and laboratory experiments. Part I: One-layer system. J. Phys. Oceanogr 8, 690-702.
Nof, D. 1978. On geostrophic adjustment in sea straits and wide estuaries: Theory and laboratory experiments. Part II: Two-layer system J. Phys. Oceanogr 8, 861-872.
Nof, D. 1979. Generation of fronts by mixing and mutual intrusion J. Phys. Oceanogr 9, 298-310.
Nof, D. 1979. On man-induced variations in the circulation of the Mediterranean Sea Tellus 31, 558-564.
Nof, D. 1980. The influence of varying bathymetry on inertial boundary currents Tellus 32, 284-295.
Nof, D. 1981. On the dynamics of equatorial outflows with application to the Amazon's basin J. Mar. Res 39, 1-29.
Nof, D. 1981. On the beta-induced movement of isolated baroclinic eddies. J. Phys. Oceanogr 11, 1662-1672.
Nof, D. 1982. On the movements of deep mesoscale eddies in the North Atlantic J. Mar. Res 40, 57-74.
Nof, D. 1983. On the response of ocean currents to atmospheric cooling Tellus, 35, 60-72.
Nof, D. 1983. The translation of isolated cold eddies on a sloping bottom Deep-Sea Res 30, 171-182.
Nof, D. 1983. On the migration of isolated eddies with application to Gulf Stream rings J. Mar. Res 41, 399-425.
Nof, D. and D. Olson 1983. On the flow through broad gaps with application to the Windward Passage J. Phys. Oceanogr 13, 1940-1956.
Nof, D. 1984. On the interaction between thin isolated eddies and long-shore currents J. Phys. Oceanogr 14, 125-137.
Nof, D. 1984. Oscillatory drift of deep cold eddies Deep-Sea Res 31, 1395-1414.
Nof, D. 1984. Shock waves in currents and outflows J. Phys. Oceanogr 14, 1683-1702.
Nof, D. 1984. On the ellipticity of isolated anticyclonic eddies Tellus 37, 77-86.
Cushman-Roisin, B., W. H. Heil and D. Nof 1985. Oscillations and rotations of elliptical warm-core rings J. Geophys. Res 90, 11,756-11,764.
Nof, D. 1985. Joint vortices, eastward propagating eddies and migratory Taylor columns J. Phys. Oceanogr 15, 1114-1137.
Nof, D. and S. Im 1985. Suction through broad oceanic gaps J. Phys. Oceanogr 15, 1721-1732.
Nof, D. 1986. The collision between the Gulf Stream and warm-core rings. Deep-Sea Res 33, 359-378.
Nof, D. 1986. Geostrophic shock waves J. Phys. Oceanogr 16, 886-901
Nof, D. 1986. Comments on 'The response of intense ocean current systems entering regions of strong cooling J. Phys. Oceanogr 16, 996-999.
Nof, D. 1987. The bifurcation of outflows J. Phys. Oceanogr 17, 37-52.
Nof, D. 1987. Penetrating outflows and the dam-breaking problem J. Mar. Res 45, 557-577.
Nof, D. 1987. Vorticity control J. Phys. Oceanogr 17, 1758-1771
Nof, D. and L. Simon 1987. Laboratory experiments on the merging of anticyclonic eddies. J. Phys. Oceanogr 17, 343-357.
Nof, D. 1988. The fusion of isolated nonlinear eddies J. Phys. Oceanogr 18, 887-905.
Nof, D. 1988. Outflows dynamics Geophys. Astrophys 40, 165-193.
Nof, D. 1988. Draining vortices Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn 42, 187-208.
Nof, D. and S. Van Gorder 1988. The propagation of gravity currents along continental shelves J. Phys. Oceanogr 18, 481-491.
Chapman, R. and D. Nof 1988. The sinking of warm-core rings J. Phys. Oceanogr 18, 565-583.
Nof, D. 1988. Eddy- wall interactions J. Mar. Res 46, 527-555.
Nof, D. 1988. The propagation of 'streamers' along the periphery of warm-core rings Deep-Sea Res 35, 1483-1498
Nof, D. and J. Middleton 1989. Geostrophic pumping, inflows and upwelling in barrier reefs. J. Phys. Oceanogr 19, 874-889.
Nof, D. and C. Shi 1989. Interactions of cold- and warm-core rings with environmental shear J. Phys. Oceanogr 19, 890-900.
Nof, D. 1990. Why are some boundary currents blocked by the equator? Deep-Sea Res 37, 853-874.
Nof, D. 1990. Modons and monopoles on a gamma-plane Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn 52, 71-87.
Nof, D. 1990. The role of angular momentum in the splitting of isolated eddies Tellus 42, 469-481.
Nof, D. 1990. The breakup of dense filaments J. Phys. Oceanogr 20, 880-889.
Paldor, N. and D. Nof 1990. Linear instability of an anticyclonic vortex in a finite depth ocean J. Geophys. Res 95, 18,075-18,080.
Nof, D. 1991. Orbiting eddies Tellus 43, 64-67.
Nof, D. 1991. Fission of single and multiple eddies J. Phys. Oceanogr 21, 40-52.
Spitz, Y. and D. Nof 1991. Separation of boundary currents due to bottom topography Deep-Sea Res 38, 1-20.
Nof, D. 1991. Lenses generated by intermittent currents Deep-Sea Res 38, 325-345.
Nof, D., N. Paldor, and S. VanGorder 1991. Abyssal gyres Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn 58, 173-196.
Nof, D. and N. Paldor 1992. Are there oceanographic explanations for the Israelites' crossing of the Red Sea? Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc 73, 305-314
Nof, D. and D. Olson 1993. How do western abyssal currents cross the equator? Deep-Sea Res 40, 235-255.
Nof, D. 1993. The penetration of Kuroshio water into the Sea of Japan J. Phys. Oceanogr 23, 797-807.
Nof, D. and W. Dewar 1993. The drift of mid-ocean jets. J. Phys. Oceanogr 23, 2313-2325.
Agra, C. and D. Nof 1993. Collision and separation of boundary currents Deep-Sea Res 40, 2259-2282.
Nof, D. 1993. The Beta-induced drift of separated boundary currents Deep-Sea Res 40, 2243-2257.
Nof, D. 1993. Generation of ringlets Tellus 45, 299-310.
Shi, C. and D. Nof 1993. The splitting of eddies along boundaries J. Mar. Res 51, 771-795.
Shi, C. and D. Nof 1994. The destruction of lenses and generation of wodons J. Phys. Oceanogr 24, 1120-1136.
Nof, D. and W. Dewar 1994. Alignment of lenses: Laboratory and numerical experiments Deep-Sea Res 41, 1207-1229.
Nof, D. and N. Paldor 1994. Statistics of Wind over the Red Sea with Application to the Exodus Question J. Applied Meteorol 33, 1017-1025.
Nof, D. 1995. Choked flows and wind-driven interbasin exchange J. Mar. Res 53, 23-48.
Nof, D. 1995. Choked flows from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean J. Phys. Oceanogr 25, 1369-1383.
Nof, D. 1996. What controls the origin of the Indonesian throughflow? J. Geophys. Res 101, 12,301-12,314.
Nof, D. and T. Pichevin 1996. The retroflection paradox. J. Phys. Oceanogr 26, 2344-2358.
Lebedev, I. and D. Nof, 1996. The drifting confluence zone. J. Phys. Oceanogr 26, 2429-2448.
Pichevin, T. and D. Nof 1996. The eddy cannon. Deep-Sea Res 43, 1475-1507.
Nof, D. 1996. Rotational turbidity flows and the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake. Deep-Sea Res 43, 1143-1163.
Nof, D. 1996. Why are rings regularly shed in the western equatorial Atlantic but not in the western Pacific? Prog. Oceanogr 38, 417-451.
Pichevin, T. and D. Nof 1997. The momentum imbalance paradox Tellus 49, 298-319.
Lebedev, I. and D. Nof 1997. Collision of boundary currents: Beyond a steady state Deep-Sea Res 44, 771-791.
Borisov, S. and D. Nof 1998. Deep, cross-equatorial eddies Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn 87, 273-310.
Nof, D. 1998. The 'separation formula' and its application to the Pacific Ocean Deep-Sea Res. I 45, 2011-2033.
Nof, D. and S. Borisov 1998. Inter-hemispheric oceanic exchange Q. J. Royal Met. Soc 124 (552), 2829-2866.
Nof, D. and S. Van Gorder 1998. Intense nonlinear migrations of the Pacific warm pool. Deep-Sea Res 1705-1731.
Nof, D. and T. Pichevin 1999. The establishment of the Tsugaru and the Alboran gyres . Phys. Oceanogr 29, 39-54.
Pichevin, T., D. Nof and J. Lutjeharms 1999. Why are there Agulhas rings? J. Phys. Oceanogr 29, 693-707.
Nof, D. and S. Van Gorder 1999. A different perspective on the export of water from the South Atlantic J. Phys. Oceanogr 29, 2285-2302.
Nof, D. 1999. Strange encounters of eddies with walls J. Mar. Res 57, 1-24.
Nof, D. 2000. Why much of the circulation in the Atlantic enters the Caribbean Sea and very little of the Pacific circulation enters the Sea of Japan Prog. in Oceanogr 45, 39-67.
Nof, D. 2000. Does the wind control the import and export of the South Atlantic? J. Phys. Oceanogr 30, 2650-2667.
Nof, D. and S. Van Gorder 2000. Upwelling into the thermocline in the Pacific Ocean Deep-Sea Res 47, 2317-2340.
Simmons, H. and D. Nof 2000. Islands as eddy splitters J. Mar. Res 58, 919-956.
Nof, D. 2001. China's development could lead to Bottom Water formation in the Japan/East Sea Bull. Am. Met. Soc 82, 609-618.
Nof, D. and T. Pichevin 2001. The ballooning of outflows J. Phys. Oceanogr 31, 3045-3058.
Simmons, H. and D. Nof 2002. The squeezing of eddies through gaps J. Phys. Oceanogr 32, 314-335.
Nof, D. 2002. Is there a meridional overturning cell in the Pacific and Indian Oceans? J. Phys. Oceanogr 32, 1947-1959.
Nof, D., T. Pichevin and J. Sprintall 2002. Teddies and the origin of the Leeuwin Current J. Phys. Oceanogr 32 (9), 2571-25
Nof, D., N. Paldor and S. Van Gorder 2002. The Reddy maker Deep-Sea Res. I 49(9), 1531-1549.
Nof, D. and S. Van Gorder 2003. Did an open Panama Isthmus correspond to an invasion of Pacific water into the Atlantic? J. Phys. Oceanogr 33(7), 1324-1336.
Nof, D. 2003. The Southern Ocean's grip on the northward meridional flow Prog. Oceanogr 56(2), 223-247.
Paldor, N., A. Sigalov and D. Nof 2003. The mechanics of eddy transport from one hemisphere to the other Q. J. Royal Met. Soc 129(591), 2011-2026.
Arruda, W. and D. Nof 2003. The Mindanao and Halmahera eddies - twin eddies induced by nonlinearities J. Phys. Oceanogr Vol. 33, No. 12, pp. 2815-2830
De Boer, A. and D. Nof 2004. The exhaust valve of the North Atlantic J. Climate Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 417-422
Nof, D. and A. M. De Boer 2004. From the Southern Ocean to the North Atlantic in the Ekman layer? Bull. Am. Met. Soc Vol. 85, No. 1, pp. 79-88
Arruda, W., D. Nof and J. J. O'Brien 2004. Does the Ulleung eddy owe its existence to beta and nonlinearities? Deep-Sea Res. I 51(12), 2073-2090
Nof, D., S. Van Gorder and T. Pichevin 2004. A different outflow length scale? J. Phys. Oceanogr 34 (4), 793-804
De Boer, A. M. and D. Nof 2004. The Bering Strait's grip on the northern hemisphere climate. Deep-Sea Res 51, 1347-1366.
De Boer, A. M. and D. Nof, 2005, Erratum to. The Bering Strait 's Grip on the Northern Deep-Sea Res. 52(4), 669-670
De Boer, A. M. and D. Nof 2005. The island wind-buoyancy connection Tellus 57A, 783-797
Nof, D. 2005. The momentum imbalance paradox revisited J. Phys. Oceanogr Vol. 35, No. 10, pp. 1928-1939
Huber, M. and D. Nof 2006. The ocean circulation in the southern hemisphere and its climatic impacts in the Eocene. Paleogeography, paleoclimatology, and paleoecology 231, 9-28
Nof, D., I. McKeague, N. Paldor 2006. Is There a Paleolimnological Explanation for "Walking on Water" in the Sea of Galilee? J. of Paleolimnology. Vol. 35, pp 417 - 439
Nof, D. 2006. Walking on water and the Geoscientists Fear of Social Controversy. EOS Vol. 87, (39), 404 and 409.
Nof, D., McKeague, I. and N. Paldor 2007. Was there ice along the shore of the Sea of Galilee during the last 12,000? Reply to a comment by Prange et al. (2007) and a comment by Friedman (2007). J. of Paleolimnology. 38, 595-596.
Nof, D., S. Van Gorder and A.M. De Boer 2007. Does the Atlantic meridional overturning cell really have more than one stable steady state ? Deep-Sea Res. I 54 (11), 2005-2021.
Sandal, C. and D. Nof 2008. A new analytical model for Heinrich events and climate instability. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 38, 451-466.
Nof, D. and S. Van Gorder 2008. Explosive meridional migration of cyclones and anticyclones Tellus A, In Press
Sandal, C. and D. Nof 2008. The collapse of the Bering Strait ice-dam and the abrupt temperature rise in the beginning of the Holocene J. Phys. Oceanogr., In Press
Sandal, C. and D. Nof 2008. Laboratory experiments on the paleo-jamming of the Bering Strait Deep-Sea Res. In Press
Zharkov, V. and D. Nof 2008. Retroflection from slanted coastlines--circumventing the “vorticity paradox” Submitted
Zharkov, V. and D. Nof 2008. Agulhas ring injection into the South Atlantic during glacials and interglacials Submitted
Nof, D., S. Van Gorder and L. Yu. 2008. Analytical versus numerical modeling: Will Europe cool or warm due to a slowing meridional overturning cell? Submitted

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Publications in other refereed literature

Nof, D., 1990: The breakup of outflows and the formation of 'Meddies'. The Physical Oceanography of Sea Straits, L. J. Pratt, ed., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 559-566.
Nof, D., 1988: Nonlinear intrusions. Mesoscale/Synoptic Coherent Structures in Geophysical Turbulence, Nihoul & Jamart, eds., Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam, 113-134.

 

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