Publications

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Exploring environmental constraints on the observed global tropical cyclone count.

Hoogewind, K., D.R. Chavas, B. Schenkel, M.E O'Neill. In review, J. Clim.

Rare event sampling of extreme weather.

Webber, R.J., D.A. Plotkin, M.E O'Neill, D. Abbot, J. Weare. In review, Chaos.

Maximizing simulated tropical cyclone intensity with action minimization.

Plotkin, D.A., R.J. Webber, M.E O'Neill, J. Weare, D. Abbot. In review, JAMES.

Diurnal cloud and circulation changes in simulated tropical cyclones.

Ruppert, J.H., M.E O'Neill. Geophysical Research Letters 46, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081302, 2019.

Clusters of cyclones encircling Jupiter's poles.

Adriani, A. et al. Nature 555:216-219, 2018.

Accessible environments for diurnal-period gravity waves in simulated tropical cyclones.

O'Neill, M.E, D. Perez-Betancourt, A.A. Wing. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 74:2489-2502, 2017.

Galileo probe interpretation indicating a neutrally stable layer in the Jovian troposphere.

O'Neill, M.E, Y. Kaspi, L.N. Fletcher. Geophysical Research Letters 44:4008-4017,  2017.

Slantwise convection on fluid planets.

O'Neill, M.E, Y. Kaspi. Geophysical Research Letters 43:10611-10620, 2016.

Weak jets and strong cyclones: shallow water modeling of giant planet polar caps.

O'Neill, M.E, K.A. Emanuel, G.R. Flierl. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 73:1841-1855, 2016.

Polar vortex formation in giant-planet atmospheres due to moist convection.

O'Neill, M.E, K.A. Emanuel, G.R. Flierl. Nature Geoscience 8:523-526, 2015.

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• Our prediction that Jupiter would lack Saturn-like polar cyclones was confirmed in 2016-2017 by NASA's Juno spacecraft. See paper by the Juno team.

A theory for polar cyclones on giant planets.

O'Neill, M.E. Ph.D. thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2015.

Precision Pointing of IBEX-Lo Observations.

Hłond, M. et al. ApJS 198:9, 2012.

Diagnosing the neutral interstellar gas flow at 1 AU with IBEX-Lo.

Möbius, E. et al. Space Sci. Rev 146:149-172, 2009.