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National Oceanography Centre: Southampton, GB

2023-10-30 to present | Principal Investigator (Ocean BioGeoSciences)
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Sophie Clayton

Old Dominion University: Norfolk, VA, US

2018-04-01 to 2023-07-24 | Assistant Professor (Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
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Sophie Clayton

University of Washington: Seattle, WA, US

2013-10-01 to 2018-03-31 | Postdoctoral Fellow (School of Oceanography)
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Sophie Clayton

Education and qualifications (2)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Washington, D.C, US

2024-03-06 to present
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NASA Open Science 101

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, MA, US

2007-06-01 to 2013-02-01 | PhD Physical Oceanography (Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences)
Education
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Sophie Clayton

Works (35)

Nitrogen Fixation at the Mid‐Atlantic Bight Shelfbreak and Transport of Newly Fixed Nitrogen to the Slope Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2024-04 | Journal article
Contributors: C. R. Selden; M. R. Mulholland; K. E. Crider; S. Clayton; A. Macías‐Tapia; P. Bernhardt; D. J. McGillicuddy, Jr.; W. G. Zhang; P. D. Chappell
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SeaFlow data v1: High-resolution abundance, size and biomass of small phytoplankton measured by flow-cytometry

Zenodo
2024-03-29 | Dataset
Contributors: François Ribalet; Chris Berthiaume; Annette M. Hynes; Swalwell Jarred; Michael Carlson; Sophie Clayton; Gwenn Hennon; Camille Poirier; Eric Shimabukuro; angelicque White et al.
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Phytoplankton thermal trait parameterization alters community structure and biogeochemical processes in a modeled ocean

Global Change Biology
2024-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Stephanie I. Anderson; Clara Fronda; Andrew D. Barton; Sophie Clayton; Tatiana A. Rynearson; Stephanie Dutkiewicz
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A Global Comparison of Marine Chlorophyll Variability Observed in Eulerian and Lagrangian Perspectives

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Angela M. Kuhn; Matthew Mazloff; Stephanie Dutkiewicz; Oliver Jahn; Sophie Clayton; Tatiana Rynearson; Andrew D. Barton
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Bio-GO-SHIP: The Time Is Right to Establish Global Repeat Sections of Ocean Biology

Frontiers in Marine Science
2022 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85123433810

Part of ISSN: 22967745
Contributors: Clayton, S.; Alexander, H.; Graff, J.R.; Poulton, N.J.; Thompson, L.R.; Benway, H.; Boss, E.; Martiny, A.
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Sophie Clayton via Scopus - Elsevier

OOI Biogeochemical Sensor Data Best Practices and User Guide. Version 1.0.0.

2022 | Technical Standard
Contributors: Hilary Palevsky; Sophie Clayton; Dariia Atamanchuk; Roman Battisti; Jennifer Batryn; Annie Bourbonnais; Ellen M. Briggs; Filipa Carvalho; Alison P. Chase; Rachel Eveleth et al.
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Sophie Clayton

Examining ecological succession of diatoms in California Current System cyclonic mesoscale eddies

Limnology and Oceanography
2022-11 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0024-3590
Part of ISSN: 1939-5590
Contributors: Zuzanna Abdala; Sophie Clayton; Sveinn Einarsson; Kimberly Powell; Claire Till; Tyler Coale; Phoebe Dreux Chappell
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Sophie Clayton
grade
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Imaging Technologies Build Capacity and Accessibility in Phytoplankton Species Identification Expertise for Research and Monitoring: Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Microbiology
2022-04-14 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-302X
Contributors: Sophie Clayton; Leah Gibala-Smith; Kathryn Mogatas; Chanel Flores-Vargas; Kayla Marciniak; Maci Wigginton; Margaret R. Mulholland
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Sophie Clayton

Catalyzing Remote Collaboration During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Early Career Oceanographers Adopt Hybrid Open Science Framework

Frontiers in Marine Science
2022-03-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-7745
Contributors: Johna E. Rudzin; Dax C. Soule; Justine Whitaker; Halle Berger; Sophie Clayton; Kristen E. Fogaren
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Sophie Clayton

Plankton community response to fronts: winners and losers

Journal of Plankton Research
2022-03-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0142-7873
Part of ISSN: 1464-3774
Contributors: Inès Mangolte; Marina Lévy; Stephanie Dutkiewicz; Sophie Clayton; Oliver Jahn
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Sophie Clayton

A coastal N<sub>2</sub> fixation hotspot at the Cape Hatteras front: Elucidating spatial heterogeneity in diazotroph activity via supervised machine learning

Limnology and Oceanography
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85103420605

Part of ISSN: 19395590
Contributors: Selden, C.R.; Chappell, P.D.; Clayton, S.; Macías-Tapia, A.; Bernhardt, P.W.; Mulholland, M.R.
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Sophie Clayton via Scopus - Elsevier
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A kernel-based change detection method to map shifts in phytoplankton communities measured by flow cytometry

Methods in Ecology and Evolution
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85108272775

Part of ISSN: 2041210X
Contributors: Jones, C.; Clayton, S.; Ribalet, F.; Armbrust, E.V.; Harchaoui, Z.
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Sophie Clayton via Scopus - Elsevier
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Lagrangian betweenness as a measure of bottlenecks in dynamical systems with oceanographic examples

Nature Communications
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85112693879

Part of ISSN: 20411723
Contributors: Ser-Giacomi, E.; Baudena, A.; Rossi, V.; Follows, M.; Clayton, S.; Vasile, R.; López, C.; Hernández-García, E.
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Sophie Clayton via Scopus - Elsevier
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Marine phytoplankton functional types exhibit diverse responses to thermal change

Nature Communications
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85118550477

Part of ISSN: 20411723
Contributors: Anderson, S.I.; Barton, A.D.; Clayton, S.; Dutkiewicz, S.; Rynearson, T.A.
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Sophie Clayton via Scopus - Elsevier

Synoptic Mesoscale to Basin Scale Variability in Biological Productivity and Chlorophyll in the Kuroshio Extension Region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85119866642

Part of ISSN: 21699291 21699275
Contributors: Clayton, S.; Palevsky, H.I.; Thompson, L.; Quay, P.D.
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Sophie Clayton via Scopus - Elsevier
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Multi-scale seasonal variability in Net Community Production and Chlorophyll in the Kuroshio Extension

2020-09-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Sophie Clayton; Hilary Ilana Palevsky; LuAnne Thompson; Paul D. Quay
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SeaFlow data v1: High-resolution abundance, size and biomass of small phytoplankton in the North Pacific

Zenodo
2020-08-21 | Dataset
Contributors: François Ribalet; Chris Berthiaume; Annette M. Hynes; Swalwell Jarred; Michael Carlson; Sophie Clayton; Gwenn Hennon; Camille Poirier; Eric Shimabukuro; angelicque White et al.
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SeaFlow data v1, high-resolution abundance, size and biomass of small phytoplankton in the North Pacific

Scientific Data
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85075518203

Part of ISSN: 20524463
Contributors: Ribalet, F.; Berthiaume, C.; Hynes, A.; Swalwell, J.; Carlson, M.; Clayton, S.; Hennon, G.; Poirier, C.; Shimabukuro, E.; White, A. et al.
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Sophie Clayton via Scopus - Elsevier

Temporal and Spatial Scales of Correlation in Marine Phytoplankton Communities

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2169-9275
Part of ISSN: 2169-9291
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Sophie Clayton
grade
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Global Perspectives on Observing Ocean Boundary Current Systems

Frontiers in Marine Science
2019-08-08 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85069766778

Part of ISSN: 22967745
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Sophie Clayton
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High Rates of N 2 Fixation in Temperate, Western North Atlantic Coastal Waters Expand the Realm of Marine Diazotrophy

Global Biogeochemical Cycles
2019-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0886-6236
Part of ISSN: 1944-9224
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Sophie Clayton
grade
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Interpreting mosaics of ocean biogeochemistry

EOS
2018-12 | Journal article
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Sophie Clayton

Biogeochemical versus ecological consequences of modeled ocean physics

2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85020892998

Part of ISSN: 17264189 17264170
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Sophie Clayton
grade
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Co-existence of distinct Ostreococcus ecotypes at an oceanic front

Limnology and Oceanography
2017 | Journal article
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Sophie Clayton
grade
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Nutrient interleaving below the mixed layer of the Kuroshio Extension Front

2017 | Journal article
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Sophie Clayton
grade
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Fine-scale biophysical controls on nutrient supply, phytoplankton community structure, and carbon export in western boundary current regions

Fall 2017 Variations: Frontiers in western boundary current research
2017-11 | Newsletter article
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Sophie Clayton

Response to reviewers

2017-03-01 | Other
Contributors: Sophie Clayton
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Light-driven synchrony of Prochlorococcus growth and mortality in the subtropical Pacific gyre

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84937947716

Contributors: Ribalet, F.; Swalwell, J.; Clayton, S.; Jiménez, V.; Sudek, S.; Lin, Y.; Johnson, Z.I.; Worden, A.Z.; Armbrust, E.V.
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Sophie Clayton via Scopus - Elsevier

Scalable Clustering Algorithms for Continuous Environmental Flow Cytometry.

Bioinformatics
2015 | Journal article
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Sophie Clayton
grade
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(Supplement 1) Hydrochemistry and phytoplankton pigments in water samples obtained during R/V Natsushima (JAMSTEC) cruise to the Kuroshio Extension Front in October 2009

PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science
2014 | Dataset
Contributors: Sophie Clayton; Takeyoshi Nagai; Michael J Follows
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(Supplement 2) Phytoplankton concentrations in water samples obtained during R/V Natsushima (JAMSTEC) cruise to the Kuroshio Extension Front in October 2009

PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science
2014 | Dataset
Contributors: Sophie Clayton; Takeyoshi Nagai; Michael J Follows
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Fine scale phytoplankton community structure across the Kuroshio Front

Journal of Plankton Research
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84904309142

Contributors: Clayton, S.; Nagai, T.; Follows, M.J.
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Sophie Clayton via Scopus - Elsevier

Hydrochemistry, phytoplankton pigment concentration and phytoplankton abundance in water samples obtained in the Kuroshio Extension Front in October 2009, supplement to: Clayton, Sophie; Nagai, Takeyoshi; Follows, Michael J (2014): Fine scale phytoplankton community structure across the Kuroshio Front. Journal of Plankton Research, 36(4), 1017-1030

PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science
2014 | Other
Contributors: Sophie Clayton; Takeyoshi Nagai; Michael J Follows
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Dispersal, eddies and the diversity of marine phytoplankton

Limnology & Oceanography: Fluids and Environments
2013 | Journal article
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Sophie Clayton

Horizontal advection, diffusion, and plankton spectra at the sea surface

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-66149173555

Contributors: Bracco, A.; Clayton, S.; Pasquero, C.
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Sophie Clayton via Scopus - Elsevier

Peer review (3 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Communications earth & environment. (1)
Review activity for Journal of geophysical research. (1)
Review activity for Journal of physical oceanography. (1)