113 publications

2019

• Roemmich, D., Sherman, J. T., Davis, R. E., Grindley, K., McClune, M., Parker, C. J., ... Gilson, J. (2019). Deep SOLO: A full-depth profiling float for the Argo Program. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 36(10), 1967-1981. doi: 10.1175/jtech-d-19-0066.1
• Todd, R. E., Chavez, F. P., Clayton, S., Cravatte, S., Goes, M., Greco, M., ... Zhang, L. L. (2019). Global perspectives on observing ocean boundary current systems. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6(423). doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00423
• Kessler, W. S., Hristova, H. G., & Davis, R. E. (2019). Equatorward western boundary transport from the South Pacific: Glider observations, dynamics and consequences. Progress in Oceanography, 175, 208-225. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2019.04.005
• Davis, R. E., Talley, L. D., Roemmich, D., Owens, W. B., Rudnick, D. L., Toole, J., ... Barth, J. A. (2019). 100 years of progress in ocean observing systems. Meteorological Monographs, 59, 3.1-3.46. doi: 10.1175/amsmonographs-d-18-0014.1

2018

• Ohman, M. D., Davis, R. E., Sherman, J. T., Grindley, K. R., Whitmore, B. M., Nickels, C. F., & Ellen, J. S. (2018). Zooglider: An autonomous vehicle for optical and acoustic sensing of zooplankton. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. doi: 10.1002/lom3.10301

2017

• Rudnick, D. L., Zaba, K. D., Todd, R. E., & Davis, R. E. (2017). A climatology of the California Current System from a network of underwater gliders. Progress in Oceanography, 154, 64-106. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2017.03.002
• Davis, R. E., & Sherman, J. T. (2017). Evaluating a lithium-seawater battery on gliders. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 34(5), 1175-1182. doi: 10.1175/jtech-d-16-0151.1

2016

• Rudnick, D. L., Davis, R. E., & Sherman, J. T. (2016). Spray underwater glider operations. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 33(6), 1113-1122. doi: 10.1175/jtech-d-15-0252.1

2014

• Ganachaud, A., Cravatte, S., Melet, A., Schiller, A., Holbrook, N. J., Sloyan, B. M., ... Send, U. (2014). The Southwest Pacific Ocean circulation and climate experiment (SPICE). Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 119(11), 7660-7686. doi: 10.1002/2013jc009678

2013

• Ohman, M. D., Rudnick, D. L., Chekalyuk, A., Davis, R. E., Feely, R. A., Kahru, M., ... Send, U. (2013). Autonomous ocean measurements in the California Current ecosystem. Oceanography, 26(3), 18-25.

2012

• Davis, R. E., Kessler, W. S., & Sherman, J. T. (2012). Gliders Measure Western Boundary Current Transport from the South Pacific to the Equator. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 42(11), 2001-2013. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-12-022.1
• Todd, R. E., Rudnick, D. L., Mazloff, M. R., Cornuelle, B. D., & Davis, R. E. (2012). Thermohaline structure in the California Current System: Observations and modeling of spice variance. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 117(C02008). doi: 10.1029/2011jc007589

2011

• Sherman, A. D., Hobson, B. W., McGill, P. R., Davis, R. E., McClune, M. C., & Smith, K. L. (2011). Lagrangian sediment traps for sampling at discrete depths beneath free-drifting icebergs. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 58(11-12), 1327-1335. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.11.008
• Todd, R. E., Rudnick, D. L., Davis, R. E., & Ohman, M. D. (2011). Underwater gliders reveal rapid arrival of El Nino effects off California's coast. Geophysical Research Letters, 38(L03609). doi: 10.1029/2010gl046376
• Todd, R. E., Rudnick, D. L., Mazloff, M. R., Davis, R. E., & Cornuelle, B. D. (2011). Poleward flows in the southern California Current System: Glider observations and numerical simulation. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 116(116). doi: 10.1029/2010jc006536
• Dohan, K., & Davis, R. E. (2011). Mixing in the Transition Layer during Two Storm Events. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 41(1), 42-66. doi: 10.1175/2010jpo4253.1

2010

• Leonard, N. E., Paley, D. A., Davis, R. E., Fratantoni, D. M., Lekien, F., & Zhang, F. M. (2010). Coordinated Control of an Underwater Glider Fleet in an Adaptive Ocean Sampling Field Experiment in Monterey Bay. Journal of Field Robotics, 27(6), 718-740. doi: 10.1002/rob.20366
• Davis, R. E. (2010). On the coastal-upwelling overturning cell. Journal of Marine Research, 68(3-4), 369-385. doi: 10.1357/002224010794657173
• Testor, P., Meyers, G., Pattiaratchi, C., Bachmayer, R., Hayes, D., Pouliquen, S., ... Owens, B. (2010). Gliders as a component of future observing systems. Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society (Vol. 2), doi: 10.5270/OceanObs09.cwp.89
• Send, U., Davis, R., Fischer, J., Imawaki, S., Kessler, W., Meinen, C., ... Beal, L. (2010). A global boundary current circulation observing network. Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society (Vol. 2), doi: 10.5270/OceanObs09.cwp.78

2009

• Todd, R. E., Rudnick, D. L., & Davis, R. E. (2009). Monitoring the greater San Pedro Bay region using autonomous underwater gliders during fall of 2006. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 114(C06001). doi: 10.1029/2008jc005086
• Roemmich, D., Johnson, G. C., Riser, S., Davis, R., Gilson, J., Owens, W. B., ... Ignaszewski, M. (2009). The Argo Program: Observing the global ocean with profiling floats. Oceanography, 22(2), 34-43. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2009.36
• Simons, F. J., Nolet, G., Georgief, P., Babcock, J. M., Regier, L. A., & Davis, R. E. (2009). On the potential of recording earthquakes for global seismic tomography by low-cost autonomous instruments in the oceans. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 114(B05307). doi: 10.1029/2008jb006088
• Ramp, S. R., Davis, R. E., Leonard, N. E., Shulman, I., Chao, Y., Robinson, A. R., ... Li, Z. (2009). Preparing to predict: The Second Autonomous Ocean Sampling Network (AOSN-II) experiment in the Monterey Bay. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 56(3-5), 68-86. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.08.013
• Davis, R. E., Leonard, N. E., & Fratantoni, D. M. (2009). Routing strategies for underwater gliders. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 56(3-5), 173-187. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.08.005
• Shulman, I., Rowley, C., Anderson, S., DeRada, S., Kindle, J., Martin, P., ... Davis, R. (2009). Impact of glider data assimilation on the Monterey Bay model. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 56(3-5), 188-198. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.08.003
• Chao, Y., Li, Z. J., Farrara, J., McWilliams, J. C., Bellingham, J., Capet, X., ... Ramp, S. (2009). Development, implementation and evaluation of a data-assimilative ocean forecasting system off the central California coast. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 56(3-5), 100-126. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.08.011

2008

• Davis, R. E., Ohman, M. D., Rudnick, D. L., Sherman, J. T., & Hodges, B. (2008). Glider surveillance of physics and biology in the southern California Current System. Limnology and Oceanography, 53(5), 2151-2168. doi: 10.4319/lo.2008.53.5_part_2.2151
• Checkley, D. M., Davis, R. E., Herman, A. W., Jackson, G. A., Beanlands, B., & Regier, L. A. (2008). Assessing plankton and other particles in situ with the SOLOPC. Limnology and Oceanography, 53(5), 2123-2136. doi: 10.4319/lo.2008.53.5_part_2.2123
• Gourdeau, L., Kessler, W. S., Davis, R. E., Sherman, J., Maes, C., & Kestenare, E. (2008). Zonal jets entering the coral sea. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 38(3), 715-725. doi: 10.1175/2007jpo3780.1

2007

• Roemmich, D., Gilson, J., Davis, R., Sutton, P., Wijffels, S., & Riser, S. (2007). Decadal spinup of the South Pacific subtropical gyre. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37(2), 162-173. doi: 10.1175/jpo3004.1
• Leonard, N. E., Paley, D. A., Lekien, F., Sepulchre, R., Fratantoni, D. M., & Davis, R. E. (2007). Collective motion, sensor networks, and ocean sampling. Proceedings of the Ieee, 95(1), 48-74. doi: 10.1109/jproc.2006.887295

2006

• Davis, R. E. (2006). Contributions to Global Ocean Observations. Physical oceanography: developments since 1950 (pp. 45-66). Berlin ; New York: Springer.

2005

• Lavender, K. L., Owens, W. B., & Davis, R. E. (2005). The mid-depth circulation of the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean as measured by subsurface floats. Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, 52(5), 767-785. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2004.12.007
• Davis, R. E. (2005). Intermediate-depth circulation of the Indian and South Pacific Oceans measured by autonomous floats. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35(5), 683-707. doi: 10.1175/jpo2702.1
• Nunez-Riboni, I., Boebel, O., Ollitrault, M., You, Y. Z., Richardson, P. L., & Davis, R. (2005). Lagrangian circulation of Antarctic Intermediate Water in the subtropical South Atlantic. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 52(3-4), 545-564. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2004.12.006

2004

• Weller, R. A., Furey, P. W., Spall, M. A., & Davis, R. E. (2004). The large-scale context for oceanic subduction in the Northeast Atlantic. Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, 51(5), 665-699. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2004.01.003
• Bishop, J. K. B., Wood, T. J., Davis, R. E., & Sherman, J. T. (2004). Robotic observations of enhanced carbon biomass and export at 55 degrees S during SOFeX. Science, 304(5669), 417-420. doi: 10.1126/science.1087717
• Roemmich, D., Riser, S., Davis, R., & Desaubies, Y. (2004). Autonomous profiling floats: Workhorse for broad-scale ocean observations. Marine Technology Society Journal, 38(2), 21-29.
• Rudnick, D. L., Davis, R. E., Eriksen, C. C., Fratantoni, D. M., & Perry, M. J. (2004). Undersea gliders for ocean research. Marine Technology Society Journal, 38(2), 73-84.

2003

• Krahmann, G., Visbeck, M., Smethie, W., D'Asaro, E. A., Rhines, P. B., Clarke, R. A., ... Owens, W. B. (2003). The Labrador Sea Deep Convection Experiment data collection. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 4(1091). doi: 10.1029/2003gc000536
• Rudnick, D. L., & Davis, R. E. (2003). Red noise and regime shifts. Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, 50(6), 691-699. doi: 10.1016/s0967-0637(03)00053-0
• Chapman, P., Di Marco, S. F., Davis, R. E., & Coward, A. C. (2003). Flow at intermediate depths around Madagascar based on ALACE float trajectories. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 50(12-13), 1957-1986. doi: 10.1016/s0967-0645(03)00040-7
• Davis, R. E., Eriksen, C. E., & Jones, C. P. (2003). Autonomous buoyancy-driven underwater vehicle gliders. Technology and applications of autonomous underwater vehicles (pp. 37-62). London ; New York: Taylor & Francis,.

2002

• Bishop, J. K. B., Davis, R. E., & Sherman, J. T. (2002). Robotic observations of dust storm enhancement of carbon biomass in the North Pacific. Science, 298(5594), 817-821. doi: 10.1126/science.1074961
• Lavender, K. L., Davis, R. E., & Owens, W. B. (2002). Observations of open-ocean deep convection in the Labrador Sea from subsurface floats. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 32(2), 511-526. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<0511:oooodc>2.0.co;2

2001

• Sherman, J., Davis, R. E., Owens, W. B., & Valdes, J. (2001). The autonomous underwater glider "Spray". Ieee Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 26(4), 437-446. doi: 10.1109/48.972076
• Wijffels, S. E., Toole, J. M., & Davis, R. (2001). Revisiting the South Pacific subtropical circulation: A synthesis of World Ocean Circulation Experiment observations along 32 degrees S. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 106(C9), 19481-19513. doi: 10.1029/1999jc000118
• Davis, R., & Zenk, W. (2001). Subsurface Lagrangian Observations during the 1990s. Ocean circulation and climate : observing and modelling the global ocean (pp. 123-139). San Diego, Calif. London: Academic.
• Kessler, W. S., Davis, R. E., Takeuchi, K., & Lukas, R. (2001). The Pacific Basin Extended Climate Study. Observing the oceans in the 21st Century (pp. 473-484). Melbourne, Australia: Bureau of Meteorology.
• Davis, R. E., Sherman, J. T., & Dufour, J. (2001). Profiling ALACEs and other advances in autonomous subsurface floats. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 18(6), 982-993. doi: 10.1175/1520-0426(2001)018<0982:paaoai>2.0.co;2
• Griffiths, G., Davis, R. E., Eriksen, C., Frye, D., Marchand, P., Dickey, T., & Weller, R. (2001). Towards new platform technology for sustained observations. Observing the oceans in the 21st Century (pp. 324-337). Melbourne, Australia: Bureau of Meteorology.

2000

• Lavender, K. L., Davis, R. E., & Owens, W. B. (2000). Mid-depth recirculation observed in the interior Labrador and Irminger seas by direct velocity measurements. Nature, 407(6800), 66-69. doi: 10.1038/35024048

1999

• Boebel, O., Davis, R. E., Ollitrault, M., Peterson, R. G., Richardson, P. L., Schmid, C., & Zenk, W. (1999). The intermediate depth circulation of the western South Atlantic. Geophysical Research Letters, 26(21), 3329-3332. doi: 10.1029/1999gl002355
• Lilly, J. M., Rhines, P. B., Visbeck, M., Davis, R., Lazier, J. R. N., Schott, F., & Farmer, D. (1999). Observing deep convection in the Labrador sea during winter 1994/95. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 29(8), 2065-2098. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<2065:odcitl>2.0.co;2
• Gille, S. T., & Davis, R. E. (1999). The influence of mesoscale eddies on coarsely resolved density: An examination of subgrid-scale parameterization. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 29(6), 1109-1123. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1109:tiomeo>2.0.co;2

1998

• Marshall, J., Dobson, F., Moore, K., Rhines, P., Visbeck, M., d'Asaro, E., ... Lab Sea, G. (1998). The Labrador Sea deep convection experiment. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 79(10), 2033-2058. doi: 10.1175/1520-0477(1998)079<2033:TLSDCE>2.0.CO;2
• Davis, R. E. (1998). Preliminary results from directly measuring middepth circulation in the tropical and South Pacific. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 103(C11), 24619-24639. doi: 10.1029/98jc01913

1996

• Davis, R. E. (1996). Sampling turbulent dissipation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 26(3), 341-358. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<0341:std>2.0.co;2
• Davis, R. E., Killworth, P. D., & Blundell, J. R. (1996). Comparison of Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer and fine resolution Antarctic model results in the South Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 101(C1), 855-884. doi: 10.1029/95jc02538
• Davis, R. E., Peterson, R. G., Johnson, C. S., & Krauss, W. (1996). Lagrangian measurements in the Malvinas Current. The South Atlantic : present and past circulation (pp. 239-247). Berlin ; New York: Springer-Verlag.

1995

• Sherman, J. T., & Davis, R. E. (1995). Observations of Temperature Microstructure in NATURE. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 25(9), 1913-1929. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1995)025<1913:ootmin>2.0.co;2

1994

• Davis, R. E. (1994). Diapycnal Mixing in the Ocean - the Osborn-Cox Model. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 24(12), 2560-2576. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1994)024<2560:dmitot>2.0.co;2
• Davis, R. E. (1994). Diapycnal Mixing in the Ocean - Equations for Large-Scale Budgets. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 24(4), 777-800. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1994)024<0777:dmitoe>2.0.co;2
• Davis, R. E. (1994). Lagrangian and Eulerian measurements of ocean transport processes. Ocean processes in climate dynamics : global and mediterranean examples (pp. 29-60). Dordrecht ; Boston: Kluwer Academic.

1993

• Bogden, P. S., Davis, R. E., & Salmon, R. (1993). The North-Atlantic Circulation - Combining Simplified Dynamics with Hydrographic Data. Journal of Marine Research, 51(1), 1-52. doi: 10.1357/0022240933223855

1992

• Davis, R. E., Webb, D. C., Regier, L. A., & Dufour, J. (1992). The Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer (ALACE). Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 9(3), 264-285. doi: 10.1175/1520-0426(1992)009<0264:talce>2.0.co;2

1991

• Davis, R. E. (1991). Observing the General-Circulation with Floats. Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, 38, S531-S571. doi: 10.1016/S0198-0149(12)80023-9
• Davis, R. E. (1991). Lagrangian Ocean Studies. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 23, 43-64. doi: 10.1146/annurev.fluid.23.1.43

1989

• Davis, R. E., & Bogden, P. S. (1989). Variability on the California Shelf Forced by Local and Remote Winds During the Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 94(C4), 4763-4783. doi: 10.1029/JC094iC04p04763

1988

• Rudnick, D. L., & Davis, R. E. (1988). Mass and Heat Budgets on the Northern California Continental-Shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 93(C11), 14013-14024. doi: 10.1029/JC093iC11p14013
• Rudnick, D. L., & Davis, R. E. (1988). Frontogenesis in Mixed Layers. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 18(3), 434-457. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1988)018<0434:fiml>2.0.co;2

1987

• Niiler, P. P., Davis, R. E., & White, H. J. (1987). Water-Following Characteristics of a Mixed Layer Drifter. Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, 34(11), 1867-1881. doi: 10.1016/0198-0149(87)90060-4
• Davis, R. E. (1987). Modeling Eddy Transport of Passive Tracers. Journal of Marine Research, 45(3), 635-666. doi: 10.1357/002224087788326803
• Richman, J. G., Deszoeke, R. A., & Davis, R. E. (1987). Measurements of near-Surface Shear in the Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 92(C3), 2851-2858. doi: 10.1029/JC092iC03p02851
• Winant, C. D., Beardsley, R. C., & Davis, R. E. (1987). Moored Wind, Temperature, and Current Observations Made During Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiments-1 and Experiment-2 over the Northern California Continental-Shelf and Upper Slope. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 92(C2), 1569-1604. doi: 10.1029/JC092iC02p01569

1986

• Atkinson, L. P., Brink, K. H., Davis, R. E., Jones, B. H., Paluszkiewicz, T., & Stuart, D. W. (1986). Mesoscale Hydrographic Variability in the Vicinity of Points Conception and Arguello During April May 1983 - the Opus 1983 Experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 91(C11), 2899-&. doi: 10.1029/JC091iC11p12899
• Kelly, K. A., & Davis, R. E. (1986). An Analysis of Errors in Sea-Surface Temperature in a Series of Infrared Images from Noaa-6. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 91(C2), 2633-2644. doi: 10.1029/JC091iC02p02633

1985

• Davis, R. E. (1985). Objective Mapping by Least-Squares Fitting. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 90(NC3), 4773-4777. doi: 10.1029/JC090iC03p04773
• Croxall, J. P., Everson, I., Kooyman, G. L., Ricketts, C., & Davis, R. W. (1985). Fur-Seal Diving Behavior in Relation to Vertical-Distribution of Krill. Journal of Animal Ecology, 54(1), 1-8. doi: 10.2307/4616
• Davis, R. E. (1985). Drifter Observations of Coastal Surface Currents During Code - the Method and Descriptive View. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 90(NC3), 4741-4755. doi: 10.1029/JC090iC03p04741
• Davis, R. E. (1985). Drifter Observations of Coastal Surface Currents During Code - the Statistical and Dynamical Views. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 90(NC3), 4756-4772. doi: 10.1029/JC090iC03p04756

1983

• Davis, R. E. (1983). Oceanic Property Transport, Lagrangian Particle Statistics, and Their Prediction. Journal of Marine Research, 41(1), 163-194.
• Davis, R. E. (1983). A model of the turbulent Stokes layer. Appendix to: Hsu, C. T., Hsu, E. Y. On the Structure of Turbulent-Flow over a Progressive Water-Wave - Theory and Experiment in a Transformed Wave-Following Coordinate System .2. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 131(JUN), 123-153. doi: 10.1017/S0022112083001263

1982

• Chelton, D. B., & Davis, R. E. (1982). Monthly Mean Sea-Level Variability Along the West-Coast of North-America. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 12(8), 757-784. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1982)012<0757:mmslva>2.0.co;2
• Davis, R. E. (1982). On Relating Eulerian and Lagrangian Velocity Statistics - Single Particles in Homogeneous Flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 114(JAN), 1-26. doi: 10.1017/s0022112082000019
• Kooyman, G. L., Davis, R. W., Croxall, J. P., & Costa, D. P. (1982). Diving Depths and Energy-Requirements of King Penguins. Science, 217(4561), 726-727. doi: 10.1126/science.7100916

1981

• Davis, R. E., Deszoeke, R., & Niler, P. (1981). Variability in the Upper Ocean During Mile .2. Modeling the Mixed Layer Response. Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, 28(12), 1453-1475. doi: 10.1016/0198-0149(81)90092-3
• Halpern, D., Weller, R. A., Briscoe, M. G., Davis, R. E., & McCullough, J. R. (1981). Intercomparison Tests of Moored Current Measurements in the Upper Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans and Atmospheres, 86(NC1), 419-428. doi: 10.1029/JC086iC01p00419
• Davis, R. E., Deszoeke, R., Halpern, D., & Niiler, P. (1981). Variability in the Upper Ocean During Mile .1. The Heat and Momentum Balances. Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, 28(12), 1427-1451. doi: 10.1016/0198-0149(81)90091-1

1980

• Davis, R., & Weller, R. (1980). Propeller current sensors. Air-sea interaction : instruments and methods (pp. 141-155). New York: Plenum Press.
• Weller, R. A., & Davis, R. E. (1980). A Vector Measuring Current-Meter. Deep-Sea Research Part a-Oceanographic Research Papers, 27(7), 565-&. doi: 10.1016/0198-0149(80)90041-2
• Dobson, F., Hasse, L., & Davis, R. (1980). Air-sea interaction : instruments and methods. , 801.

1979

• Davis, R. E. (1979). Search for Short-Range Climate Predictability. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 3(2-4), 485-497. doi: 10.1016/0377-0265(79)90027-7

1978

• Davis, R. E. (1978). Predictability of Sea-Level Pressure Anomalies over North Pacific Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 8(2), 233-246. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1978)008<0233:poslpa>2.0.co;2
• Davis, R. E. (1978). Estimating Velocity from Hydrographic Data. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans and Atmospheres, 83(NC11), 5507-5509. doi: 10.1029/JC083iC11p05507
• Davis, R., Barnett, T. P., & Cox, C. S. (1978). Variability of near-Surface Currents Observed During Pole Experiment. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 8(2), 290-301. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1978)008<0290:vonsco>2.0.co;2

1977

• Davis, R. E., & Regier, L. A. (1977). Methods for Estimating Directional Wave Spectra from Multi-Element Arrays. Journal of Marine Research, 35(3), 453-477.
• Regier, L. A., & Davis, R. E. (1977). Observations of Power and Directional Spectrum of Ocean Surface-Waves. Journal of Marine Research, 35(3), 433-451.
• Davis, R. E. (1977). Techniques for statistical analysis and prediction of geophysical fluid systems. Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 8(4), 245-277277. doi: 10.1080/03091927708240383

1976

• Bretherton, F. P., Davis, R. E., & Fandry, C. B. (1976). Technique for Objective Analysis and Design of Oceanographic Experiments Applied to Mode-73. Deep-Sea Research, 23(7), 559-582. doi: 10.1016/0011-7471(76)90001-2
• Davis, R. E. (1976). Predictability of Sea-Surface Temperature and Sea-Level Pressure Anomalies over North Pacific Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 6(3), 249-266. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1976)006<0249:possta>2.0.co;2

1974

• Guza, R. T., & Davis, R. E. (1974). Excitation of Edge Waves by Waves by Incident on a Beach. Journal of Geophysical Research, 79(9), 1285-1291. doi: 10.1029/JC079i009p01285
• Davis, R., & Regier, L. (1974). Current meter profiling during POLE.. NORPAX Highlights, 2(5).
• Davis, R. E. (1974). Perturbed turbulent flow, eddy viscosity and the generation of turbulent stresses. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 63(MAY 15), 673-693. doi: 10.1017/s002211207400214x

1972

• Davis, R. E. (1972). On prediction of the turbulent flow over a wavy boundary. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 52(MAR28), 287. doi: 10.1017/s0022112072001429

1970

• Davis, R. E. (1970). On turbulent flow over a wavy boundary. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 42, 721. doi: 10.1017/s002211207000157x

1969

• Davis, R. E. (1969). Two-dimensional flow of a stratified fluid over an obstacle. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 36, 127. doi: 10.1017/s0022112069001558
• Davis, R. E. (1969). On the high Reynolds number flow over a wavy boundary. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 36, 337. doi: 10.1017/s0022112069001686

1967

• Davis, R. E., & Acrivos, A. (1967). Solitary internal waves in deep water. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 29, 593. doi: 10.1017/s0022112067001041
• Davis, R. E., & Acrivos, A. (1967). Stability of Oscillatory Internal Waves. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 30, 723. doi: 10.1017/s0022112067001727
• Davis, R. E., Horvath, G. L., & Tobias, C. W. (1967). Solubility and diffusion coefficient of oxygen in potassium hydroxide solutionsTIONS. Electrochimica Acta, 12(3), 287. doi: 10.1016/0013-4686(67)80007-0

1966

• Davis, R. E., & Acrivos, A. (1966). Influence Of Surfactants On Creeping Motion of Bubbles. Chemical Engineering Science, 21(8), 681-&. doi: 10.1016/0009-2509(66)80017-9