PREFACE

ICES, PICES Symposium 2017

• From physical mechanisms to natural fluctuations of small pelagic fishes: The Angolan upwelling scenario. Ostrowski et al.

To view more (non-PREFACE) presentations from the PICES International Symposium on Drivers of Dynamics of Small Pelagic Fish Resources, 06-11 March 2017, Victoria, BC, Canada, please click HERE.

5th WGNE Workshop on systematic errors in weather and climate models, 19-23 June 2017, Montreal, Quebec (CA)

• Model drift analysis to understand the causes of systematic errors in climate prediction systems. Sanchez et al.
• SST bias development in the Tropical Atlantic in PREFACE coordinated experiments. Voldoire et al.

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Cluster of Excellence ‘The Future Ocean’ conference on Advances in Integrated Ocean Research towards Sustainable Development, 2-6 July 2017, Kiel, Germany

• Can the anomaly coupling improve the equatorial Atlantic interannual variability? Koseki et al.

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PREFACE International Conference on Ocean, Climate and Ecosystems (Final Conference 2018)

Oral presentations
Welcome Session: Overview of PREFACE Research Core Themes

• CT2: Key oceanic processes in the eastern Tropical Atlantic
• CT3: Climate modelling and Tropical Atlantic biases
• CT4: Predicting Tropical Atlantic climate and its impacts
• CT5: Marine ecosystems, fisheries and climate change

Session 1: Oceanic Processes – Oral

• Eastern boundary circulation and hydrography off Angola – building Angolan oceanographic capacities (Tchipalanga et al)
• Role of Equatorial Basin-Mode Resonance for the Seasonal Variability of the Angola Current at 11°S (Kopte et al)
• Sources and propagation pathways of water masses to the northern Benguela upwelling system. (Schmidt et al)
• Coastal trapped wave propagation along the southwest African shelf as revealed by moored observations. (Junker et al)
• Benguela Niño and Niña events from 1958 to 2015 (Imbol Koungue et al) Not available until publication
• How the low-frequency equatorial Kelvin wave activity, local ocean stratification, and coastal winds modulate the south-eastern interannual Atlantic variability? (Bachèlery et al)
• Monitoring Rossby waves along 6 degree south in the tropical Atlantic (Rouault et al)
• Equatorial Deep Jets in the Atlantic Ocean studied by observations and ocean general circulation models (Brandt et al)
• Deep intraseasonal variability in the central equatorial Atlantic (Tuchen et al)
• Inertial wave induced mixing in the tropical Atlantic: observations, parameterizations and impacts (Jochum et al)
• Mixed layer heat budget in the north-eastern tropical upwelling system: Two paradoxes of the temperature control in the Senegalese upwelling (Faye et al)

Session 1: Oceanic Processes – Poster

• The variability of the Cape Boujdor upwelling and its relationship with the cape Blanc frontal zone (Hilmi et al)
• An elevated turbulent mixing event caused by a near-inertial wave in the mixed layer (Dengler et al)
• Mixed layer heat/salt budget and Equatorial Under-Current dynamics in the tropical Atlantic from a joint model-observations approach (Alory et al)
• Seasonal variations of tidally generated internal waves in the eastern boundary upwelling system off Angola (Brandt et al)

Session 2: Climate Variability and Teleconnections – Oral

• Do SST gradients drive the monthly climatological surface wind convergence over the tropical Atlantic? (Diakhate et al)
• Equatorial Atlantic interannual variability and its relation to dynamic and thermodynamic processes (Jouanno et al)
• The coupling between the ocean and the atmosphere in the equatorial Atlantic seasonal cycle (Crespo et al)
• Sea Surface Salinity signature of the tropical Atlantic interannual climatic modes (Alory et al)
• Climates in oceanic regions characterized by low-level clouds (Mechoso et al)
• Interdecadal changes in ocean teleconnections with the Sahel. Modulating role of the multidecadal SST background. (Suarez-Moreno et al)
• South Atlantic Anti-Cyclone as a driver of Atlantic Niño variability (Keenlyside et al) Not available until publication
• Conciliating tropical Atlantic impact on ENSO (Rodriguez de la Fonseca et al)
• Role of the ocean dynamics in ENSO-tropical Atlantic teleconnection under warmer climate (Martin del Rey et al)

Session 2: Climate Variability and Teleconnections – Poster

• Boreal spring equatorial Sea Surface Salinity as a potential predictor of Atlantic Cold Tongue events (Da-Allada et al)
• Oceanic Forcing on Interannual Variability of Sahel Heavy and Moderate Daily Rainfall Events (Diakhate et al) Not available until publication
• Longitudinal variations of SST event characteristics in the tropical Atlantic and Pacific oceans (Dippe et al)
• Abrupt transitions in the NAO control of explosive North Atlantic cyclone development (Gómara et al)
• Equatorial Atlantic interannual variability in a CGCM (Koseki et al)
• Is the boreal spring Tropical Atlantic SST variability a precursor for the Equatorial Mode? (Martín del Rey et al)
• The coupling between tropical Pacific and Atlantic basins in a recharge oscillator framework (Crespo et al)
• Interdecadal changes in ocean teleconnections with the Sahel. Modulating role of the multidecadal SST background (Suarez-Moreno et al)
• The connection between Atlantic multi-decadal variability and the Indian summer monsoon in CMIP5 models (Svendsen et al)
• Atlantic control of the late-19th century Sahel humid period (Villamayor et al).
• Meridian Seasonal Variability of the Tropical Atlantic Warm Pool Associated with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) (Wane et al)

Session 3: Climate Prediction – Oral

• Reducing climate model systematic error in the tropical Atlantic sector by enhancing atmospheric resolution: implications for seasonal to interannual variability and predictability (Latif et al)
• Prediction of Short-term Tropical Atlantic Climate Fluctuations using A Coupled Climate Model with Different Atmosphere Model Resolutions (Li et al)
• Relationships among Inter-model Spread and Biases in Tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures (Mohino et al)
• The April Transition between Easterly and Westerly Wind Bias in the Tropical Atlantic in Hindcasts Using the ECMWF IFS (Shonk et al)
• Role of wind stress in driving coupled model SST biases in the Tropical Atlantic (Voldoire et al)
• Bias development and its impact on prediction skill as examined from daily mean output of a full-field initialization hindcast (Richter et al)
• Seasonal prediction skill in the tropical Atlantic using anomaly coupling (Svendsen et al)
• Impact of Tropical Atlantic variability on Tropical Pacific predictability (Exarchou et al)
• Quantifying systematic climate model errors in the simulation of interannual and decadal climate variability in the tropical Atlantic region (Zanchettin et al) Not available until publication
• Revisiting the CMIP5 Thermocline in the Tropical Pacific (Castaño-Tierno et al)

Session 3: Climate Prediction – Poster

• Influence of SST bias in North West Africa upwelling system in CMIP5 models (Castaño-Tierno et al)
• Climate projections with bias-reduced CGCMs in Tropical Atlantic (Demissie et al)
• Impact of dynamical regionalization on precipitation biases and teleconnections over West Africa (Gómara et al)
• Impact of the anomaly coupling in the simulation of the interannual variability of the Tropical Atlantic Ocean in a simulation (Losada et al)
• Impact of the reduction of the southern extratropical incoming radiation on the simulation of the tropical Atlantic variability (Losada et al)
• Relationship between inter-annual tropical variability and mean state in CMIP5 models (Polo et al)
• Impact of the ocean stochastic parameterization on the simulated mean state and variability of a coupled model (Sanchez et al)
• Tropical Atlantic low-cloud biases in CNRM-CM6: evaluation of the new atmospheric physics (Voldoire et al)

Session 4: Marine Ecosystems, Fisheries Management and Climate Change – Oral

• Spatial and Temporal variability of primary production in the north-west African upwelling: A modelling approach. (Gorgues et al)
• Synthesis of prey field dynamics and the analysis of tuna dynamics to qualitatively evaluate the prospect for future fisheries in the tropical eastern central Atlantic. (Fock et al)
• Yellowfin tuna catch opportunities in Cape Verde – coping with uncertainties of local CPUEs. (Monteiro et al)
• Hydrographic control on larval fish assemblages: Lessons from the Canary Current Ecosystem. (Tiedemann et al)
• Sardinella aurita growth parameters variability under the balanced effects of climate change and fishing pressure (Balde et al)
• On the role of equatorial warm events in expanding the southward range of Sardinella aurita along the Angolan coast. (Ostrowski et al) – not available until publication
• A promising effect of El Niño on sardinella distribution along the northwest African coast: a potential source of seasonal predictability? (López-Parages et al)
• Intense warming causes a spatial shift of small pelagic fish: early warning for food security in North-West Africa (Sarre et al)
• Climate change and seasonality of small pelagics: impacts on their value chain in Senegal. (Mbaye et al)
• The economic impacts of Marine Protected Area on Senegalese small pelagic fisheries (Ba et al)
• Empirical bio-economic modelling of small-scale artisanal fisheries under climate change: A new approach and application to the Senegalese purse-seine fishery. (Lancker et al)
• Managing Environmental Impacts and Decrease in Marine Fish Catch: Perceptions and Strategies by Fisher Folks in Coastal Nigeria. (Chukwuone et al) Not available until publication

Session 4: Marine Ecosystems, Fisheries Management and Climate Change – Poster

• Variabilité hydrobiologique de la région de Dakhla (24°N-23°30°N et 23°N) et biodiversité du micro-phytoplancton (Baibai et al)
• Modelling and management options in a context of increase fishing effort and efficiency: Case of Ethmalosa fimbriata in Southern Senegal (Balde et al)
• Estimating dynamics of population fecundity to understand spawning tactics in Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825) in an upwelling environment (Balde et al)
• The effect of oceanographic factors on micronektonic acoustic density in the three African Atlantic large marine ecosystems (Brehmer et al)
• Micronektonic acoustic density variations along Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem over 20 years (Behagle et al)
• Complex small pelagic fish population patterns arising from individual behavioral responses to their environment (Brochier et al)
• AURITA Western African small pelagic fish populations’ resilience (Brochier et al)
• Spatial Environmental trends in the three Atlantic African Large Marine Ecosystems in a context of global warming (Demarcq et al)
• Occurrence spatiale et biodiversité des méduses dans l’écosystème Atlantique marocain entre (35°N) et (21°N) (Idrissi et al)
• Micronektonic acoustic density variations in Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem continental shelf from 1999 to 2006 (Kouassi et al)
• Characterization of micronektonic spatial structure using ecosystemic acoustics descriptors applied in three Atlantic African Large Marine Ecosystems (Mouget et al)
• Unsupervised functional classification applied on high resolution oceanographic data in Canaries current large marine ecosystem: toward fine scale analysis. (Ndiaye et al)
• Matecho: an open-source tool for processing fisheries acoustics data to facilitate collaborative development (Perrot et al)
• Echo level segmentation on echointegration of fisheries acoustics data (Perrot et al)
• Adding fuel to the fish: impacts of petroleum production on nigerian fisherfolk (Schmidt et al)
• Analysing tortuosity in diving behaviour of yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares, in Cabo Verde (Silva et al)
• Comparative Analysis of Diel Vertical Migration between three Atlantic African Large Marine Ecosystems (Tiedemann et al)
• Micronektonic acoustic density variations along Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem from 1994 to 2001 (Uanivi et al)