Peer-reviewed publications

Johnson, C., N. Fraser, S. Cunningham, K. Burmeister, S. Jones, L. Drysdale, R. Abell, P. Brown, E. Dumont, A. Fox, P. Holliday, M. Inall, and S. Reed, 2024, Biogeochemical Properties and Transports in the North East Atlantic, JGR Oceans, doi: 10.1029/2023JC020427

Miller, U., E. Fogaren , D. Atamanchuk, C. Johnson, J. Koelling, I. Le Bras, M. Lindeman, H. Nagao, D. Nicholson, H. Palevsky, E. Park, M. Yoder, and J. Palter, 2024, Oxygen optodes on oceanographic moorings: recommendations for deployment and in situ calibration, Frontiers in Marine Science, doi:10.3389/fmars.2024.1441976

Wei, X., Hopkins, J., Inall, M., Johnson, C., Oltmanns, M., 2024, The role of deep winter mixing and wind-driven surface Ekman Transport in supplying oceanic nitrate to a temperate shelf sea, JGR: Oceans, 129, doi:10.1029/2022JC019518

Mohn, C., J. Hansen, M. Carreriro-Silva, S. Cunningham, E. de Froe, C. Dominguez-Carrio, S. Gary, R. Glud, C. Johnson, T. Morato, E. Mooler, L. Rovelli, K. Schulz, K. Soetaert, A. van der Kaaden, D. van Oevelen, 2023, Tidal and basin-scale driven flow dynamics at two contrasting cold water coral sites in the northeast Atlantic, Progress in Oceanography, 214, doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2023.103031

Fraser, N., S.Cunningham, L. Drysdale, M. Inall, C. Johnson, S. Jones, K. Burmeister, A. Fox, E. Dumont, M. Porter and P. Holliday, 2022, North Atlantic Current and European Slope Current circulation in the Rockall Trough observed using moorings and gliders, JGR Oceans, 127, doi: 10.1029/2022JC019291Fox AD, Handmann P, Schmidt C, Fraser N, Rühs S, Sanchez-Franks A, Martin T, Oltmanns M, Johnson C, Rath W, Holliday NP, Biastoch A, Cunningham SA, Yashayaev I (2022) Exceptional freshening and cooling in the eastern subpolar North Atlantic caused by reduced Labrador Sea surface heat loss. Ocean Sci., 18, 1507–1533, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1507-2022 

Li F, Lozier MS, Bacon S, Bower AS, Cunningham SA, de Jong MF, deYoung B, Fraser N, Fried N, Han G, Holliday NP, Holte J, Houpert L, Inall ME, Johns WE, Jones S, Johnson C, Karstensen J, Le Bras IA, Lherminier P, Lin X, Mercier H, Oltmanns M, Pacini A, Petit T, Rickart RS, Rayner D, Straneo F, Thierry V, Visbeck M, Yahayaev I & Zhou-Show C (2021) Subpolar North Atlantic western boundary desity anomalies and the Meridional Overturning Circulation. Nature Communications 12: 3002 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23350-2  

Kazanidis, G., L. Henry, J. Vad, C. Johnson, L. de Clippele, and J. Roberts, 2021, Sensitivity of a cold-water coral reef to interannual variability in regional oceanography, Diversity and Distributions, 00, 1-13, doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13363 .

Tsubouchi, T., K. Vage, B. Hansen, K. Larsen, S. Østerhus, C. Johnson, S. Jonsson and H. Valdimarsson, 2021, Increased ocean heat transport into the Nordic Seas and Arctic Ocean over the period 1993-2016, Nature Climate Change, 11, 21-26, doi:10.1038/s41558-020-00941-3.

Houpert, L., S. Cunningham, N. Fraser, C. Johnson, N. Holliday, S. Jones, B. Moat and D. Rayner, 2020, Observed variability of the North Atlantic Current in the Rockall Trough from four years of mooring measurements, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125, doi:10.1029/2020JC016403.

Puerta, P., C. Johnson, M. Carreiro-Silva, L. Henry, E. Kenchington, T. Morato, G. Kazanidis, J. Rueda, J. Urra, S. Ross, C. Wei, J. Gonzalez-Irusta, S. Arnaud-Haond, and C. Orejas, 2020, Influence of water masses on the biodiversity and biogeography of deep-sea benthic ecosystems in the North Atlantic, Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 25 pp, doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00239.

Johnson, C., M. Inall, S. Gary and S. Cunningham, 2020, Significance of climate indices to benthic conditions across the northern North Atlantic and adjacent shelf seas, Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00002.

Østerhus, S., R. Woodgate, H. Valdimarsson, B. Turrell, L. de Steur, D. Quadfasel, S. Olsen, M. Moritz, C. Lee, K. Larsen, S. Jónsson, C. Johnson, K. Jochumsen, B. Hansen, B. Curry, S. Cunningham, and B. Berx, 2019, Arctic Mediterranean exchanges: A consistent volume budget and trends in transports from two decades of observations, Ocean Science, 15, 379-399, doi:10.5194/os-15-379-2019.

M.S. Lozier, F. Li, S. Bacon, F. Bahr, A.S. Bower, S.A. Cunningham, M.F. de Jong, L. de Steur, B. deYoung, J. Fischer, S.F. Gary, B.J.W. Greenan, N.P. Holliday, A. Houk, L. Houpert, M.E. Inall, W.E. Johns, H.L. Johnson, C. Johnson, J. Karstensen, G. Koman, I.A. Le Bras, X. Lin, N. Mackay, D.P. Marshall, H. Mercier, M. Oltmanns, R.S. Pickart, A.L. Ramsey, D. Rayner, F. Straneo, V. Thierry, D.J. Torres, R.G. Williams, C. Wilson, J. Yang, I. Yashayaev, J. Zhao (2019) A sea change in our view of overturning in the subpolar North Atlantic. Science, 363 (6426), 516-521: doi: 10.1126/science.aau6592

Houpert, L., M. Inall, E. Dumont, S. Gary, C. Johnson, M. Porter, W. Johns, and S. Cunningham, 2018, Structure and transport of the North Atlantic Current in the eastern subpolar gyre from sustained glider observations, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123, doi: 10.1029/2018JC014162.

Crocket, K., E. Hill, R. Abell, C. Johnson, S. Gary, T. Brand and E. Hathorne (2018) Rare Earth Element Distribution in the NE Atlantic: Evidence for benthic sources, longevity of the seawater signal, and biogeochemical cycling. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00147 

Gary, S. F., Cunningham, S. A., Johnson, C., Houpert, L., Holliday, N. P., Behrens, E., … Böning, C. W. (2018). Seasonal cycles of oceanic transports in the Eastern Subpolar North Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JC013350

H. Hátún, J. Ólafsson, K. Azetsu-Scott, R. Somavilla, F. Rey, C. Johnson, M. Mathis, U. Mikolajewicz, P. Coupel, J-É. Tremblay, S. Hartman, S.V. Pacariz and I. Salter (2017) The subpolar gyre regulates silicate concentrations in the North Atlantic. Nature Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-14837-4 

Johnson, C., T. Sherwin,. S. Cunningham, E. Dumont, L. Houpert, N. Holliday, 2017, Transports and pathways of overflow water in the Rockall Trough, Deep Sea Research I, 122, 48-59, doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2017.02.004

Pacariz, S., H. Hjalmar, A. Jacobsen, C. Johnson and F. Rey, 2016, Nutrient-driven poleward expansion of the NorthEast Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) stock: a new hypothesis, Elementa, 4, doi:10.12952/journal.elementa.000105.

Holliday, N., S. Cunningham, C. Johnson, S. Gary, C. Griffiths, J. Read and T. Sherwin, 2015, Multi-decadal variability of potential temperature, salinity and transport in the sub-polar North Atlantic, JGR Oceans, 120, doi:10.1002/2015JC010762.

Johnson, C., M. Inall, and S. Hakkinen, 2013, Declining nutrient concentrations in the northeast Atlantic as a result of a weakening Subpolar Gyre, Deep Sea Research I, 82, 95-107, doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2013.08.007.

Sherwin, T., J. Read, N. Holliday, and C. Johnson, 2012, The impact of changes in North Atlantic Gyre distribution on water mass characteristics in the Rockall Trough, ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69, 751-757, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsr185.

Johnson, C., T. Sherwin, D. Smythe-Wright, T. Shimmield, and W. Turrell, 2010, Wyville Thomson Ridge Overflow Water: Spatial and temporal distribution in the Rockall Trough, Deep Sea Research I, 57, 1153-1162, doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2010.07.006.

Other publications

Johnson, C., 2012, Tracing Wyville Thomson Ridge Overflow Water in the Rockall Trough, PhD thesis, University of Aberdeen, available http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk

Lecturing

BSc Marine Science - module leader on year 3 'Ocean, Circulation and Climate'

BSc Marine Science - supervision on year 3 'Literature Review'

BSc Marine Science - supervision on year 4 'Dissertation'

Current research students

Kate Fraser - Deep connections: How do changes in deep sea faunal communities relate to surface physics and biology? PhD. 2023-2027. UHI

Alice Jensen - Quantifying carbon uptake in the North Atlantic Ocean using Biogeochemical Argo floats. PhD. 2023-2027. UHI

Prizes / awards

Johanna Fehling Memorial Prize for best postgraduate research paper, SAMS, 2012

SEPA award for best presentation, Scottish Marine Group meeting, 2008

Neil MacDougall Bursary for practical oceanography, SAMS, 2003

Highest graduating mark, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, 2003

Research expeditions

Numerous hydrographic and mooring research cruises to the subpolar North Atlantic as well as several trips in Scottish coastal waters.

Paper reviewing

Reviewer for Deep Sea Research; Geophysical Research Letters; Weather

Outreach / public engagement

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) ambassador

Development and provision of interactive displays at science outreach events (Dundee, Edinburgh, Oban)

Delivery of general marine science CPD day for primary school teachers

Employment history

2024-Present: PDRA physical oceanography (part-time) C-Streams project. SAMS

2020-2024: PDRA physical oceanography (part-time) iAtlantic project. SAMS

2017-2020: PDRA physical oceanography (part-time) ATLAS project. SAMS

2013-17: PDRA physical oceanography (part-time) NACLIM project. SAMS

2012-13: PDRA physical oceanography (part-time) EEL project. SAMS

Qualifications

2012 PhD (part-time) Tracing overflow water in the Rockall Trough. University of Aberdeen in conjunction with University of the Highlands and Islands

2003 BSc (Hons 1^st class) Environmental Sciences with a year in North America. University of East Anglia