Professional Areas

Coastal ocean modelling (sediment transport, hydrodynamics, contaminant cycling), decision support systems, data assimilation and uncertainty of complex environmental models.

Academic Qualifications

2014 Diploma in Computing, University of Tasmania

1999 PhD Geophysics / Physics of the Sea, Kiev In-t of Mathematical Machines and Systems

1989 Master (ocean acoustics), Moscow In-t of Physics and Technology

Professional Experiences

2001-present Research scientist, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, Australia

1994-2001 Research scientist, In-t of Mathematical Machines and Systems, Kiev, Ukraine

1992-1994 Research scientist, In-t of Hydromechanics, Kiev, Ukraine

1989-1991 Engineer, In-t of Hydrophysics, Sokhumi, Georgia

Publications

• CSIRO Environmental Modelling Suite (EMS): scientific description of the optical and biogeochemical models (vB3p0) 
• Phytoplankton Dynamics in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA): Bringing Modelling to Observations 
• eReefs: An operational information system for managing the Great Barrier Reef 
• Historical context and causes of water quality decline in the Whitsunday region 
• Simulated plankton and nutrient dynamics in the Great Barrier Reef (2011-2016) 
• Storm Bay biogeochemical modelling and information system: supporting sustainable aquaculture in Tasmania FRDC 2017-215 Technical Milestone Report March 2019 
• Simulated fate of catchment-derived sediment on the Great Barrier Reef shelf 
• Skill Assessment and Analysis of a Coupled Hydrodynamic Biogeochemical Model of the Great Barrier Reef 
• Advances and challenges in simulating the Great Barrier Reef environment with a fine-resolution near-real-time modelling system 
• Biogeochemical cycling and aquaculture in the Los Lagos inland sea 
• CSIRO Environmental Modelling Suite (EMS): scientific description of the optical and biogeochemical models (vB3p0) 
• Phytoplankton Dynamics in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA): Bringing Modelling to Observations 
• eReefs: An operational information system for managing the Great Barrier Reef 
• Historical context and causes of water quality decline in the Whitsunday region 
• Simulated plankton and nutrient dynamics in the Great Barrier Reef (2011-2016) 
• Storm Bay biogeochemical modelling and information system: supporting sustainable aquaculture in Tasmania FRDC 2017-215 Technical Milestone Report March 2019 
• Simulated fate of catchment-derived sediment on the Great Barrier Reef shelf 
• Skill Assessment and Analysis of a Coupled Hydrodynamic Biogeochemical Model of the Great Barrier Reef 
• Advances and challenges in simulating the Great Barrier Reef environment with a fine-resolution near-real-time modelling system 
• Biogeochemical cycling and aquaculture in the Los Lagos inland sea 
• Simulated sediment transport in the GBR region 
• Evaluating the eReefs Great Barrier Reef marine model against observed emergent properties 
• River plumes of the Great Barrier Reef: freshwater, sediment and optical footprints quantified by the eReefs modelling system 
• Remote sensing reflectance output from a biogeochemical model as additional information for management of water quality on the Great Barrier Reef 
• Real-time Distributed Digital Coast (infrastructure design for modelling communities) 
• Use of remote-sensing reflectance to constrain a data assimilating marine biogeochemical model of the Great Barrier Reef. 
• The Exposure of the Great Barrier Reef to Ocean Acidification 
• eReefs Marine Modelling: Final Report 
• The exposure of the Great Barrier Reef to ocean acidification 
• Remote-sensing reflectance and true colour produced by a coupled hydrodynamic, optical, sediment, biogeochemical model of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: comparison with satellite data. 
• Emulator-assisted data assimilation in complex models Ocean Dynamics. 
• The exposure of the Great Barrier Reef to ocean acidification 
• The eReefs relocatable biogeochemical model (RECOM) and its parameter library 
• South East Queensland Modelling report published as SEQ RWQM V3 Phase II Final Report with Biogeochemical Modelling (Ch 4) update 
• A highly resolved 3D hydrodynamic and environmental model for the Great Barrier Reef-eReefs 
• Satellite data assimilation and estimation of a 3D coastal sediment transport model using error-subspace emulators 
• A highly resolved 3D hydrodynamic and environmental model for the Great Barrier Reef 
• Sequential data assimilation in fine-resolution models using error-subspace emulators: theory and preliminary evaluation 
• Validation of operational biogeochemical models for resource management of coastal waters 
• Exploring the limits of predictability in marine biogeochemical models 
• Discussion on the paper by Andrieu, Doucet and Holenstein "Particle Markov chain Monte Carlo methods" 
• Development of Operational Data-Assimilating Water Quality Modelling System for South-East Tasmania 
• Bayesian assimilation of satellite data into 3d coastal sediment transport model: preliminary results 
• Dimension reduction and emulation of fine-resolution data-assimilating models 
• Modeling the Physical and Biogeochemical Response of a Marine Shelf System to a Tropical Cyclone - Art. No. L22603 
• Development of an operational data assimilating water quality modelling system for south-east Tasmania [poster] 
• Stretched Eulerian Coordinate Model of Coastal Sediment Transport 
• Environmental modelling of the Port Lincoln tuna farming zone 
• Combining ocean colour satellite observations with coastal ocean biogeochemical models in the tropical Fitzroy River Estuary 
• Numerical modelling of the suspended sediment transport in Torres Strait 
• Bedload sediment transport dynamics in a macrotidal embayment, and implications for export to the southern Great Barrier Reef shelf 
• Modelling of fine sediment transport in Torres Strait 
• Scenario modelling: simulating the downstream effects of changes in catchment land use 
• Modelling suspended sediment transport on Australia's North West Shelf 
• Coastal and shelf biogeochemistry and modelling 
• Predicting responses to catchment changes in Fitzroy Estuary and Keppel Bay, tropical northern Queensland 
• Modelling the transport of fine sediment in the Fitzroy Estuary and Keppel Bay 
• The Fitzroy Contaminants project - A study of the nutrient and fine-sediment dynamics of the Fitzroy Estuary and Keppel Bay 
• The Fitzroy Project - A Study of the Dynamics of an Australian Tropical Estuary 
• Physical oceanography of the south Western Australian shelf 
• Modelling of fine-sediment transport in the Fitzroy Estuary and Keppel Bay 
• The Fitzroy project - a study of the dynamics of an Australian tropical estuary 
• SHOC, Sparse hydrodynamic ocean code, v1.0, Scientific manual 
• Modelling suspended sediment transport on Australia's North West Shelf [abstract] 
• The response of the Lower Ord River and Estuary to management of catchment flows and sediment and nutrient loads 
• Numerical modelling of hydrodynamics, sediment transport and biogeochemistry in the Fitzroy Estuary. Coastal CRC final report 
• The response of the lower Ord River and estuary to management of catchment flows and sediment and nutrient loads. Final report 
• Numerical modelling of hydrodynamics, sediment transport and biogeochemistry in the Fitzroy Estuary 
• The response of the lower Ord River and estuary to management of catchment flows and sediment and nutrient loads. Final science report 
• Conceptual models of the hydrodynamics, fine sediment dynamics, biogeochemistry and primary production in the Fitzroy Estuary. Draft final report for Coastal CRC Project CM-2