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Dr. Esmee van Wijk is a physical oceanographer whose research focuses on observing and understanding the ocean’s role in the climate system, with a particular emphasis on the deep and abyssal ocean. Her major contributions center on advancing global ocean monitoring through the Argo program, especially the Deep Argo and OneArgo initiatives. Her highly cited 2023 paper, "Observing the full ocean volume using Deep Argo floats" (24 citations), demonstrates how deep floats reveal that anomalously warm and fresh waters formed near Antarctica are spreading northward through the abyssal ocean—a critical process for tracking heat uptake in Earth’s climate system. Her 2025 paper, "Advancing ocean monitoring and knowledge for societal benefit: the urgency to expand Argo to OneArgo by 2030" (13 citations), underscores the pressing need for a sustained, global observing network to monitor changes driven by human activities. Dr. van Wijk’s work is instrumental in quantifying how the ocean absorbs excess heat from anthropogenic climate change, providing essential data for climate models and policy. Her achievements highlight her leadership in expanding observational capabilities to capture the full ocean volume, making her a key voice in the urgent call for expanded ocean monitoring.
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- 1Observing the full ocean volume using Deep Argo floats24 citations · 2023
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