Publications

  1. Lima, L., Azevedo, D., Ilıcak, M., Jansen, E., Costa, F., Sozer, A., Miraglio, P., Clementi, E., "Advances in Monitoring the Black Sea: A New Regional Multidecadal Ocean Reanalysis at 1/40° Resolution", Ocean Science, accepted, 2026.
  2. Uchida, T., Bodner, A., Reichl, B. G., Adcroft, A., Fox-Kemper, B., Ilıcak, M., Bentsen, M., Marques, G. M., Large, W. G., "Representation of surface mixed-layer eddies affects the large-scale ventilation of the global ocean", Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2025GL116872, 2026.
  3. Ezber, Y., Bozkurt, D., Ilıcak, M., "Modeling the impacts of Antarctic Sea Ice Decline: Responses of Atmospheric Dynamics", Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 130(9), e2024JD041558, 2025.
  4. Boza, B., Herrington, A. R., Ilıcak, M., Danabasoglu, G., Sen, O. L., "Exploring Regional Climate of the Euro-Mediterranean Using a Variable-Resolution Configuration of the Global Community Earth System Model (VR-CESM)", Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 130(4), e2024JD041300, 2025.
  5. Mutlu, S., Onol, B., Ilıcak, M., Altiok, H., "Sensitivity Simulations of Wind-driven Water Circulation in Izmit Bay", Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 12, 824, 2024.
  6. Unal, A., Asan, B., Sezen, I., Yesilkaynak, B., Aydin, Y., Ilıcak, M., Unal, G., "Climate model-driven seasonal forecasting approach with deep learning", Environmental Data Science, 2, 1-11, 2023.
  7. Ciliberti, S. A., Jansen, E., Coppini, G., Peneva, E., Azevedo, D., Causio, S., Stefanizzi, L., Creti, S., Lecci, R., Lima, L., Ilıcak, M., Pinardi, N., Palazov, A., "The Black Sea Physics Analysis and Forecasting System within the Framework of the Copernicus Marine Service", Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10, 1,48, 2022.
  8. Ciliberti, S. A., Gregoire, M., Staneva, J., Palazov, A., Coppini, G., Lecci, R., Peneva, E., Matreata, M., Marinova, V., Masina, S., Pinardi, N., Jansen, E., Lima, L., Aydogdu, A., Creti, S., Stefanizzi, L., Azevedo, D., Causio, S., Vandenbulcke, L., Capet, A., Meulders, C., Ivanov, E., Behrens, A., Ricker, M., Gayer, G., Palermo, F., Ilıcak, M., Gunduz, M., Valcheva, N., Agostini, P., "Monitoring and Forecasting the Ocean State and Biogeochemical Processes in the Black Sea: recent developments in the Copernicus Marine Service", Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9, 1146, 2021.
  9. Lima, L., Ciliberti, S. A., Aydogdu, A., Masina, S., Escuider, R., Cipollone, A., Azevedo, D., Causio, S., Peneva, E., Lecci, R., Clementi, E., Jansen, E., Ilıcak, M., Creti, S., Stefanizzi, L., Palermo. F., Coppini, G., "Climate signals in the Black Sea from a multidecadal eddy-resolving reanalysis", Front. Mar. Sci., 8, 1214 , 2021.
  10. Ilıcak, M., Federico I., Barletta, I., Mutlu, S., Karan, H., Ciliberti, S. A., Clementi, E., Coppini, G., Pinardi, N., "Modeling of the Turkish Strait System Using a High Resolution Unstructured Grid Ocean Circulation Model", Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9, 769, 2021.
  11. Seland, O., Bentsen, M., Olivie, D., Toniazzo, T., Gjermundsen, A., Graff, L. S., Debernard, J. B., Gupta, A. K., He, Y.-C., Kirkevaag, A., Schwinger, J., Tjiputra, J., Aas, K. S., Bethke, I., Fan, Y., Griesfeller, J., Grini, A., Guo, C., Ilıcak, M., Karset, I. H. H., Landgren, O., Liakka, J., Moseid, K. O., Nummelin, A., Spensberger, C., Tang, H., Zhang, Z., Heinze, C., Iversen, T., Schulz, M., "Overview of the Norwegian Earth System Model (NorESM2) and key climate response of CMIP6 DECK, historical, and scenario simulations", Geoscientific Model Development, 13, 6165-6200, 2020.
  12. Tsujinoa, H., Urakawa, L. S., Griffies, S. M, Danabasoglu, G., Adcroft, A., Amaral, A. E, Arsouze, T., Bentsen, M., Bernardello, R., Boning, C., Bozec, A., Chassignet, E., Danilov, S., Dussin, R., Exarchou, E., Fogli, P. G., Fox-Kemper, B., Guo, C., Ilıcak, M., Iovino, D., Kim, W. M., Koldunov, N., Lapin, V., Li, Y., Lin, P., Lindsay, K., Liu, H., Long, M.C., Komuro, Y., Marsland, S. J., Masina, S., Nummelin, A., Rieck, J. K., Ruprich-Robert, Y., Scheinert, M., Sicardi, V., Sidorenko, D., Suzuki, T., Tatebe, H., Wang, Q., Yeager, S. G., Yu, S., "Evaluation of global ocean–sea-ice model simulations based on the experimental protocols of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project phase 2 (OMIP-2)", Geoscientific Model Development, 13, 3643-3708, 2020.
  13. Rahaman, H., Srinivasu, U., Panickal, S., Durgadoo, J. V., Griffies, S. M., Ravichandran, M., Bozec, A., Cherchi, A., Voldoire, A., Sidorenko, D., Chassignet, E. P., Danabasoglu, G., Tsujino, H., Getzlaf, K., Ilıcak, M., Bentsen, M., Long, M. S., Fogli, P.C., Farneti, R., Danilov, S., Marsland, S. J., Valcke, S., Yeager, S. J., Wang, Q., "An assessment of the Indian Ocean mean state and seasonal cycle in a suite of interannual CORE-II simulations", Ocean Modelling, 145, 101503, 2020.
  14. Muilwijk, M., Ilıcak, M., Cornish, S. B., Danilov, S., Gelderloos, R., Gerdes, R., Haid, V., Haine, T. W. N., Johnson, H. L., Kostov, Y., Kovacs, T., Lique, C., Marson, J. M., Myers, P.G., Scott, J., Smedsrud, L. H., Talandier, C., Wang, Q., "Arctic Ocean Response to Greenland Sea wind anomalies in a suite of model simulations", Journal of Geophysical Research (Oceans), 124,6286–6322, 2019.
  15. Guo, C., Bentsen, M., Bethke, I., Ilıcak, M., Tjiputra, J., Toniazzo, T., Schwinger, J., Ottera, O. H., "Description and evaluation of NorESM1-F: A fast version of the Norwegian Earth System Model (NorESM)", Geoscientific Model Development , 12, 343-362, 2019.
  16. Lambert, E., Nummelin, A., Pemberton, P., Ilıcak, M., "Tracing the imprint of river runoff variability on Arctic water mass transformation", Journal of Geophysical Research (Oceans), 124, 302-319, 2019.
  17. Muilwijk, M., Smedsrud, LH., Ilıcak, M., Drange, H., "Atlantic Water heat transport variability in the 20th century Arctic Ocean from a global ocean model and observations", Journal of Geophysical Research (Oceans), 123, 8159-8179, 2018.
  18. Tsujinoa, H., Urakawa, S., Nakano, H., Small, R. J., Kim, W. M., Yeager, S.G., Danabasoglu, G., Suzuki, T., Bamber, L.J., Bentsen, M., Boning, C., Bozec, A., Chassignet, E., Curchitser, E., Dias, F.B., Durack, P. J., Griffies, S. M., Harada, Y., Ilıcak, M., Josey, S.A., Kobayashi, C., Kobayashi, S., Komuro, Y., Large, W. G., Le Sommer, J., Marsland, S. J., Masina, S., Scheinert, M., Tomita, H., Valdivieso, M., Yamazaki, D., "JRA-55 based surface dataset for driving ocean-sea-ice models (JRA55-do)", Ocean Modelling, 130, 79-139, 2018.
  19. Langehaug, H. R., Sando, A. B., Arthun, M., Ilıcak, M., "Variability along the Atlantic water pathway in the forced Norwegian Earth System Model", Climate Dynamics, 1432-0894, 2018.
  20. Koseki, S., Keenlyside, N., Demissie, T., Toniazzo, T., Counillon, F., Bethke, I., Ilıcak, M., Shen, M.L., "Causes of the large warm-bias in the Angola-Benguela Frontal Zone in Norwegian Earth System Model", Climate Dynamics, 50, 4651, 2018.
  21. Ilıcak, M., "Quantifying spatial distribution of spurious mixing in ocean models", Ocean Modelling , 108, 30-38, 2016.
  22. Schwinger, J., Goris, N., Tjiputra, J., Kriest, I., Bentsen, M., Bethke, I., Ilıcak, M., Assmann, K., Heinze, C., "Evaluation of NorESM-OC (versions 1 and 1.2), the ocean-carbon-cycle stand-alone configuration of the Norwegian Earth System Model (NorESM1)", Geoscientific Model Development, 9, 2589-2622, 2016.
  23. Guo, C, Ilıcak, M., Bentsen, M., Fer, I., "Characteristics of Nordic Sea overflows in a set of Norwegian Earth System Model experiments", Ocean Modelling, 104, 112-128, 2016.
  24. Tseng, Y. and co-authors, "North and Equatorial Pacific Ocean Circulation in the CORE-II Hindcast Simulations", Ocean Modelling , 104, 143-170, 2016.
  25. Ilıcak, M. and co-authors, "An assessment of the Arctic Ocean in a suite of interannual CORE-II simulations. Part III: Hydrography and fluxes", Ocean Modelling , 100, 141-161, 2016.
  26. Nummelin, A., Ilıcak, M., Li, C., Smedsrud, L. H., "Consequences of future increased Arctic runoff on Arctic Ocean stratification, circulation, and sea ice cover", Journal of Geophysical Research, 121, 617-637, 2016.
  27. Wang, Q. and Ilıcak, M. and co-authors, "An assessment of the Arctic Ocean in a suite of interannual CORE-II simulations. Part II: Liquid freshwater", Ocean Modelling , 99, 86-109, 2016.
  28. Wang, Q. and Ilıcak, M. and co-authors, "An assessment of the Arctic Ocean in a suite of interannual CORE-II simulations. Part I: Sea ice and solid freshwater", Ocean Modelling , 99, 110-132, 2016.
  29. Danabasoglu, G. and co-authors, "North Atlantic Simulations in Coordinated Ocean-ice Reference Experiments phase II (CORE-II). Part II: Inter-Annual to Decadal Variability", Ocean Modelling , 97, 65-90, 2016.
  30. Downes, S. M. and co-authors, "An assessment of Southern Ocean water masses and sea ice during 1988-2007 in a suite of inter-annual CORE-II simulations", Ocean Modelling , 94, 67-94, 2015.
  31. Farneti, R. and co-authors, "An assessment of Antarctic Circumpolar Current and Souther Ocean Meridional Overturnin Circulation sensitivity during 1958-2007 in a suite of interannual CORE-II simulations", Ocean Modelling , 93, 84-120, 2015.
  32. Ilıcak, M., "Energetics and mixing efficiency of lock-exchange flow", Ocean Modelling , 83, 1-10, 2014.
  33. Ilıcak, M., Adcroft, A., Legg, S., "A framework for parameterization of heterogeneous ocean convection", Ocean Modelling , 82, 1-14, 2014.
  34. Guo, C, Ilıcak, M., Fer, I., Darelius, E., Bentsen, M., "Baroclinic instability of the Faroe Bank Channel Overflow", Journal of Physical Oceanography , 44, 2698–2717, 2014.
  35. Griffies S. M. and co-authors, "An assessment of global and regional sea level for years 1993-2007 in a suite of interannual CORE-II simulations", Ocean Modelling , 78, 35-89, 2014.
  36. Ilıcak, M., and Vallis, G. K., "Simulations and Scaling of Horizontal Convection", Tellus A , 64, 183377, 2012.
  37. Ilıcak, M., Adcroft, A., Griffies, S. M., Hallberg, R., "Spurious dianeutral mixing and the role of momentum closure", Ocean Modelling , 45-46, 37-58, 2012.
  38. Ilıcak, M., Legg, S., Adcroft, A., Hallberg, R., "Dynamics of a dense gravity current flowing over a corrugation", Ocean Modelling , 38, 71-84, 2011.
  39. Ilıcak, M., Özgökmen, T. M., Johns, W. E., "How does the Red Sea outflow interact with Gulf of Aden eddies?", Ocean Modelling , 36, 133-148, 2011.
  40. Ilıcak, M., and Armi L., "Comparison between a non-hydrostatic numerical model and analytic theory for the two-layer exchange flows", Ocean Modelling , 35, 264-269, 2010.
  41. Ilıcak, M., Özgökmen, T. M., Özsoy, E., Fischer, P.F., "Non-hydrostatic modeling of exchange flows across complex geometries", Ocean Modelling , 29, 159-175, 2009.
  42. Ilıcak, M., Özgökmen, T. M., Peters, H., Baumert, Z. H., Iskandarani, M., "Performance of Two-Equation Turbulence Closures in Three-Dimensional Simulations of the Red Sea Overflow", Ocean Modelling, 24, 122-139. 2008.
  43. Ilıcak, M., Özgökmen, T. M., Peters, H., Baumert, Z. H., Iskandarani, M., "Very Large Eddy Simulation of the Red Sea Overflow", Ocean Modelling, 20, 183-206. 2008.
  44. Ilıcak, M., Ecder, A., and Turan, E., "Operator Splitting Techniques for the Numerical Analysis of Natural Convection Heat Transfer", International Journal of Computer Mathematics, 84:6, 783-793, 2007.