Publications

Gray P., I. Savelyev, N. Cassar, M. Levy, E. Boss, Y. Lehahn, G. Bourdin, K. A. Smith, A. Windle, J. Gronniger, S. Floge, D. E. Hunt, G. Silsbe, Z. I. Johnson, D. W. Johnston

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans , 129 , e2023JC020526

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JC020526

Interannual changes in nutrient and phytoplankton dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMS) predict the consequences of climate change; results from the Sdot-Yam Time-series station 2018-2022

Ben Ezra, T., A. Blachinsky, S. Gozali, A. Tsemel, Y. Fadida, D. Tchernov, Y. Lehahn, T. Tsagaraki, I. Berman-Frank, M. Krom

Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers , 213 , 104403

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2024.104403

Monitoring jellyfish outbreaks along Israel's Mediterranean coast using digital footprints

Levy, T., A. Ghermandi, Y. Lehahn, D. Edelist, D. L. Angel

Science of The Total Environment , 922

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171275

Satellite derived bathymetry in support of maritime archaeological research - VENμS imagery of Caesarea Maritima as a case study

Diaz, G., Y. Lehahn, E. Nantet

Remote Sensing , 16 , 1218

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16071218 Open Access

The Promise and Pitfalls of Machine Learning in Ocean Remote Sensing

Gray, P. C., E. Boss, J. X. Prochaska, H. Kerner, C. Begouen Demeaux, Y. Lehahn

Oceanography , 37 , 52-63

URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27333923 Open Access

2023

Nutrient dynamics across the Israeli coastal shelf: An unusual oligotrophic coastal system

Ben-Ezra, T., T. Reich, A. Tsemel, I. Berman-Frank, Y. Lehahn, D. Sher, Y. Suari, M.D. Krom

Continental Shelf Research , 266 , 105103

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2023.105103

2022

A year in the life of the Eastern Mediterranean: Monthly dynamics of phytoplankton and bacterioplankton in an ultra-oligotrophic sea

Reich, T., T. Ben-Ezra, N. Belkin, A. Tsemel, D. Aharonovich, D. Roth-Rosenberg, S. Givati, O. Bialik, B. Herut, I. Berman-Frank, M. Frada, M. D. Krom, Y. Lehahn, E. Rahav, D. Sher

Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers , 182 , 103720

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2022.103720

Long-term loss of coral reef in the Gulf of Aqaba estimated from historical aerial images

Topel E., Y. Lehahn

Remote Sensing , 14 , 6305

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14246305 Open Access

Spatiotemporal Variation of Microbial Communities in the Ultra-Oligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Haber, M., D. Roth Rosenberg, M. Lalzar, I. Burgsdorf, K. Saurav, R. Lionheart, Y. Lehahn, D. Aharonovich, L. Gómez-Consarnau, D. Sher, M. D. Krom, L. Steindler

Frontiers in Microbiology , 13 , 867694

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.867694 Open Access

2021

Particle-associated and free-living bacterial communities in an oligotrophic sea are affected by different environmental and anthropogenic factors

Roth Rosenberg, D., M. Haber, J. Goldford, M. Lalzar, D. Aharoonovich, A. Al-Ashhab, Y. Lehahn, M. D. Krom, D. Segrè, L. Steindler, D. Sher

Environmental Microbiology , 23 , 4295-4308

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15611

Patterns of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 carriers manifest multiscale association between urban landscape morphology and human activity

Cotlier, G. I., Y. Lehahn, D. Chelouche

Scientific Reports , 11 , 22183

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01257-8 Open Access

Seasonal Nutrient Dynamics and Changes in Nutrient Limitation in the P depleted Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Ben Ezra, T., M.D. Krom, A. Tsemel, I. Berman-Frank, B. Herut, Y. Lehahn, E. Rahav, T. Reich, T.F. Thingstad, D. Sher

Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers , 176 , 103607

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103607

2020

Artificial intelligence for ocean science data integration: current state, gaps, and way forward

Sagi T., Y. Lehahn, K. Bar

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene , 8 , 21

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.418 Open Access

2019

Impact of dust storm on phytoplankton bloom over the Arabian Sea: A case study during March 2012

Bali, K., A. K. Mishra, S. Singh, S. Chandra S, Y. Lehahn

Environmental Science and Pollution Research International , 26 , 11940-11950

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04602-7

2018

A satellite-based Lagrangian view on phytoplankton dynamics

Lehahn Y., F. d'Ovidio, I. Koren

Annual Review of Marine Science , 10 , 99-119

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-121916-063204

Coccolithovirus facilitation of carbon export in the North Atlantic

Laber C.P., J.E. Hunter, F. Carvalho, J.R. Collins, E.J. Hunter, B.M. Schieler, E. Boss, K. More, M. Frada, K. Thamatrakoln, C.M. Brown, L. Haramaty, J. Ossolinski, H. Fredricks, J.I. Nissimov, R. Vandzura, U. Sheyn, Y. Lehahn, R.J. Chant, A.M. Martins, M.J.L. Coolen, G.R. DiTullio, B.A.S. Van Mooy, K.D. Bidle

Nature Microbiology , 3 , 537-547

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-018-0128-4

Dual gene expression profiling provides insights into the role of virus-induced carbon export during a phytoplankton bloom

Sheyn, U., S. Rosenwasser, Y. Lehahn, N. Barak-Gavish, K. D. Bidle, I. Koren, D. Schatza, A. Vardi

The ISME Journal , 12 , 485-499

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-017-0004-x Open Access

Harnessing remote sensing to address critical science questions on ocean-atmosphere interactions

Neukermans G., T. Harmel, M. Galí, N. Rudorff, J. Chowdhary, O. Dubovik, C. Hostetler, Y. Hu, C. Jamet, K. Knobelspiesse, Y. Lehahn, P. Litvinov, A.M. Sayer, B. Ward, E. Boss, I. Koren, L.A. Miller

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene , 6 , 46

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.331 Open Access

Shallow Convective Cloud Field Lifetime as a Key Factor for Evaluating Aerosol Effects

Dagan G., I. Koren, O. Altaratz, Y. Lehahn

iScience , 10 , 192-202

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2018.11.032 Open Access

Temporal-Scale Analysis of Environmental Controls on Sea Spray Aerosol Production Over the South Pacific Gyre

Dror T., Y. Lehahn, O. Altaratz, I. Koren

Geophysical Research Letters , 45 , 8637-8646

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078707

2017

Dispersion/dilution enhances phytoplankton blooms in nutrient-limited waters

Lehahn Y., I. Koren, S. Sharoni, F. d'Ovidio, A. Vardi, E. Boss

Nature Communications , 8 , 14868

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14868 Open Access

Metagenomic analysis reveals unusually high incidence of proteorhodopsin genes in the ultraoligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Dubinsky V., M. Haber, Y. Lehahn, K. Saurav, I. Burgsdorf, A. Malik, D. Sher, D. Aharonovich, L. Steindler

Environmental Microbiology , 19 , 1077-1090

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13624

2016

Global potential of offshore and shallow waters macroalgal biorefineries to provide for food, chemicals and energy: feasibility and sustainability

Lehahn, Y., K. N. Ingle, A. Golberg

Algal Research , 17 , 150-160

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2016.03.031

Segmentation and tracking of marine cellular clouds observed by geostationary satellites

Gufan, A., Y. Lehahn, E. Fredj, C. Price, R. Kurchin, I. Koren

International Journal of Remote Sensing , 37 , 1055-1068

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2016.1142687

2015

Co-variability of smoke and fire in the Amazon basin

Mishra A., Y. Lehahn, Y. Rudich, I. Koren

Atmospheric Environment , 109 , 97-104

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.03.007

Infection of bloom-forming phytoplankton by aerosolized marine viruses

Sharoni, S., M. Trainic, D. Schatz, Y. Lehahn, J. M. Flores, S. Ben Dor, Y. Rudich, I. Koren, A. Vardi

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA , 112 , 6643-6647

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1423667112 Open Access

2014

Decoupling oceanic and atmospheric factors affecting aerosol loading over a cluster of mesoscale North Atlantic eddies

Lehahn, Y., I. Koren, Y. Rudich, K. D. Bidle, M. Trainic, M. Flores, S. Sharoni, A. Vardi

Geophysical Research Letters , 41 , 4075-4081

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL059738

Decoupling physical from biological processes to assess the impact of viruses on a mesoscale algal bloom

Lehahn, Y., I. Koren, D. Schatz, M. Frada, U. Sheyn, E. Boss, S. Efrati, Y. Rudich, K. Bidle, A. Vardi

Current Biology , 24 , 2041-2046

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.07.046

Marine aerosol as a source for endotoxins in the coastal area

Lang-Yona, N., Y. Lehahn, B. Herut, N. Burshtein, Y. Rudich

Science of The Total Environment , 499 , 311-318

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.08.054

2013

Intrusion of coastal waters into the pelagic Eastern Mediterranean: in situ and satellite-based characterization

Efrati, S., Y. Lehahn, E. Rahav, N. Kress, B. Herut, I. Gertman, R. Goldman, T. Ozer, M. Lazar, E. Heifetz

Biogeosciences , 10 , 3349-3357

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-3349-2013 Open Access

2012

Discernible rhythms in the spatio/temporal distributions of transatlantic dust

Ben-Ami, Y., I. Koren, O. Altaratz, A. B. Kostinsky, Y. Lehahn

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , 12 , 2253-2262

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-2253-2012 Open Access

Observational bounds on atmospheric heating by aerosol absorption: Radiative signature of transatlantic dust

Davidi, A., I. Koren, A. Kostinsky, Y. Lehahn

Geophysical Research Letters , 39 , L04803

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL050358

2011

Effect of coarse marine aerosols on stratocumulus clouds

Lehahn, Y., I. Koren, O. Altaratz, A. B. Kostinsky

Geophysical Research Letters , 38 , L20804

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL048504

Long-range transport of a quasi-isolated chlorophyll patch by an Agulhas ring

Lehahn, Y., F. d'Ovidio, M. Lévy, Y. Amitai, E. Heifetz

Geophysical Research Letters , 38 , L16610

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL048502

2010

Estimating the maritime component of aerosol optical depth and its dependency on surface wind speed using satellite data

Lehahn, Y., I. Koren, E. Boss, Y. Ben-Ami, O. Altaratz

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , 10 , 6711-6720

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-6711-2010 Open Access

Surface circulation of the eastern Mediterranean Levantine basin: Insights from analyzing 14 years of satellite altimetry data

Amitai, Y., Y. Lehahn, A. Lazar, E. Heifetz

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans , 115 , C10058

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JC006147

2007

Stirring of the northeast Atlantic spring bloom: A Lagrangian analysis based on multi-satellite data

Lehahn, Y., F. d'Ovidio, M. Lévy, E. Heifetz

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans , 112 , C08005

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JC003927

2005

Production regimes in the Northeast Atlantic: a study based on SeaWiFS chlorophyll and OGCM mixed-layer depth

Lévy, M., Y. Lehahn, J.-M. André, L. Mémery, H. Loisel, E. Heifetz

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans , 110 , C07S10

PDF DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002771

2003

Utilizing FenYeng 1C (FY-1C) to monitor ocean color and water quality: A demonstration experiment in the Eastern Mediterranean

Blumberg, D.G., Y. Lehahn, Y. Z. Yaacobi

International Journal of Remote Sensing , 24 , 1393-1399

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/0143116021000021152