By Emeritus Professor Trevor McDougall

Journal articles

Dewar WK; Schoonover J; McDougall T; Klein R, 2016, 'Semicompressible ocean thermodynamics and Boussinesq energy conservation', Fluids, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fluids1020009

Pawlowicz R; Feistel R; McDougall TJ; Ridout P; Seitz S; Wolf H, 2015, 'Metrological challenges for measurements of key climatological observables Part 2: Oceanic salinity', Metrologia, 53, pp. R12 - R25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0026-1394/53/1/R12

Feistel R; Wielgosz R; Bell SA; Camoes MF; Cooper JR; Dexter P; Dickson AG; Fisicaro P; Harvey AH; Heinonen M; Hellmuth O; Kretzschmar HJ; Lovell-Smith JW; McDougall TJ; Pawlowicz R; Ridout P; Seitz S; Spitzer P; Stoica D; Wolf H, 2015, 'Metrological challenges for measurements of key climatological observables: Oceanic salinity and pH, and atmospheric humidity. Part 1: Overview', Metrologia, 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0026-1394/53/1/R1

McDougall TJ; Krzysik OA, 2015, 'Spiciness', Journal of Marine Research, 73, pp. 141 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1357/002224015816665589

Roquet F; Madec G; McDougall TJ; Barker PM, 2015, 'Accurate polynomial expressions for the density and specific volume of seawater using the TEOS-10 standard', Ocean Modelling, 90, pp. 29 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2015.04.002

Li Y; McDougall TJ, 2015, 'Double-diffusive interleaving: Properties of the steady-state solution', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 45, pp. 813 - 835, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-13-0236.1

Dewar WK; Schoonover J; Mcdougall TJ; Young WR, 2015, 'Semicompressible ocean dynamics', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 45, pp. 149 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-13-0268.1

McDougall TJ; Barker PM, 2014, 'Comment on "buoyancy frequency profiles and internal semidiurnal tide turning depths in the oceans" by B. King et al.', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 119, pp. 9026 - 9032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014JC010066

Groeskamp S; Zika JD; Sloyan BM; Mcdougall TJ; Mcintosh PC, 2014, 'A thermohaline inverse method for estimating diathermohaline circulation and mixing', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 44, pp. 2681 - 2697, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-14-0039.1

McDougall TJ; Barker PM; Feistel R; Galton-Fenzi BK, 2014, 'Melting of ice and sea ice into seawater and frazil ice formation', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 44, pp. 1751 - 1775, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-13-0253.1

McDougall TJ; Groeskamp S; Griffies SM, 2014, 'On geometrical aspects of interior ocean mixing', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 44, pp. 2164 - 2175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-13-0270.1

Groeskamp S; Zika JD; Mcdougall TJ; Sloyan BM; Laliberté F, 2014, 'The representation of ocean circulation and variability in thermodynamic coordinates', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 44, pp. 1735 - 1750, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-13-0213.1

McDougall TJ; Wotherspoon SJ, 2014, 'A simple modification of Newton’s method to achieve convergence of order 1 + √ 2', Applied Mathematics Letters, 29, pp. 20 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aml.2013.10.008

Graham FS; McDougall T, 2013, 'Quantifying the nonconservative production of conservative temperature, potential temperature, and entropy', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 43, pp. 838 - 862, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-11-0188.1

Pawlowicz R; McDougall T; Feistel R; Tailleux R, 2012, 'An historical perspective on the development of the Thermodynamic Equation of Seawater-2010', Ocean Science, 8, pp. 161 - 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-8-161-2012

McDougall TJ; Jackett DR; Millero FJ; Pawlowicz R; Barker PM, 2012, 'A global algorithm for estimating Absolute Salinity', Ocean Science, 8, pp. 1123 - 1134, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-8-1123-2012

Wright DG; Pawlowicz R; McDougall TJ; Feistel R; Marion GM, 2011, 'Absolute salinity, "density salinity" and the reference-composition salinity scale: Present and future use in the seawater standard TEOS-10', Ocean Science, 7, pp. 1 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-7-1-2011

Klocker A; McDougall TJ, 2010, 'Influence of the nonlinear equation of state on global estimates of dianeutral advection and diffusion', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 40, pp. 1690 - 1709, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010JPO4303.1

Klocker A; Mcdougall TJ, 2010, 'Quantifying the consequences of the Ill-defined nature of neutral surfaces', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 40, pp. 1866 - 1880, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2009JPO4212.1

McDougall TJ; Klocker A, 2010, 'An approximate geostrophic streamfunction for use in density surfaces', Ocean Modelling, 32, pp. 105 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2009.10.006

Zika JD; Mcdougall TJ; Sloyan BM, 2010, 'A tracer-contour inverse method for estimating ocean circulation and mixing', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 40, pp. 26 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010JPO4360.1

Gifford RM; Steffen W; Finnigan JJ; Lynch A; van Ommen TD; Karoly D; Manton M; Mapstone B; McDougall T; Pitman A, 2010, 'To live within Earth's limits: An Australian plan to develop a science of the whole earth system',

Zika JD; Mcdougall TJ; Sloyan BM, 2010, 'Weak mixing in the eastern North Atlantic: An application of the tracer-contour inverse method', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 40, pp. 1881 - 1893, http://dx.doi.org/10.1172/2010JPO4360.1

Klocker A; McDougall TJ; Jackett DR, 2009, 'A new method for forming approximately neutral surfaces', Ocean Science, 5, pp. 155 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-5-155-2009

Klocker A; McDougall TJ; Jackett DR, 2009, 'Erratum: A new method for forming approximately neutral surfaces (Ocean Science (2009) 5 (155-172))', Ocean Science, 5, pp. 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-5-191-2009

Zika JD; Sloyan BM; McDougall TJ, 2009, 'Diagnosing the Southern Ocean Overturning from Tracer Fields', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39, pp. 2926 - 2940, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2009JPO4052.1

Griffies S; Adcroft AJ; Aiki H; Balaji V; Bentson M; Bryan F; Danabasoglu G; Denvil S; Drange H; England M; Gregory J; Hallberg R; Legg S; Martin T; McDougall TJ; Pirani A; Schmidt G; Stevens D; Taylor K; Tsujino H, 2009, 'Sampling Physical Ocean Fields in WCRP CMIP5 Simulations',

Iudicone D; Madec G; McDougall TJ, 2008, 'Water-mass transformations in a neutral density framework and the key role of light penetration', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 38, pp. 1357 - 1376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2007JPO3464.1

Feistel R; Wright DG; Miyagawa K; Harvey AH; Hruby J; Jackett DR; McDougall TJ; Wagner W, 2008, 'Mutually consistent thermodynamic potentials for fluid water, ice and seawater: A new standard for oceanography', Ocean Science, 4, pp. 275 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-4-275-2008

McDougall TJ; Gent P; Drijfhout S, 2008, 'Comment on "Complete Eulerian-mean tracer equation for coarse resolution OGCMs" by M. S. Dubovikov and V. M. Canuto', Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 102, pp. 249 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03091920701638085

Millero FJ; Feistel R; Wright DG; McDougall TJ, 2008, 'The composition of Standard Seawater and the definition of the Reference-Composition Salinity Scale', Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 55, pp. 50 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2007.10.001

Zika JD; Mcdougall TJ, 2008, 'Vertical and lateral mixing processes deduced from the Mediterranean water signature in the North Atlantic', Physical Oceanography, 38, pp. 164 - 176

McDougall TJ; Jackett DR, 2007, 'The thinness of the ocean in S-Θ-p space and the implications for mean diapycnal advection', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37, pp. 1714 - 1732, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO3114.1

McDougall TJ; Gent PR; Drijfhout S, 2007, 'Comment on "Dynamical model of mesoscales in z-coordinates" and "The effect of mesoscales on the tracer equation in z-coordinates OGCMs" by V.M. Canuto and M.S. Dubovikov', Ocean Modelling, 17, pp. 163 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2006.11.004

Jackett DR; McDougall TJ; Feistel R; Wright DG; Griffies SM, 2006, 'Algorithms for density, potential temperature, conservative temperature, and the freezing temperature of seawater', Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 23, pp. 1709 - 1728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JTECH1946.1

Muench R; McDougall T; Burchard H, 2006, 'Deep-Sea Research Part II: Preface', Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 53, pp. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.01.001

McDougall TJ; Jackett DR, 2005, 'An assessment of orthobaric density in the global ocean', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35, pp. 2054 - 2075, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO2796.1

McDougall TJ; Schmitt RW; Veronis G; Webster F, 2005, 'The life and work of Nick Fofonoff', Journal of Marine Research, 63, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1357/0022240053693824

McDougall TJ; Jackett DR, 2005, 'The material derivative of neutral density', Journal of Marine Research, 63, pp. 159 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1357/0022240053693734

Walsh KJE; Betts H; Church J; Pittock AB; McInnes KL; Jacket DR; McDougall TJ, 2004, 'Using sea level rise projections for urban planning in Australia', Journal of Coastal Research, 20, pp. 586 - 598, http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/1551-5036(2004)020[0586:USLRPF]2.0.CO;2

McDougall TJ; Church JA; Jackett DR, 2003, 'Does the nonlinearity of the equation of state impose an upper bound on the buoyancy frequency?', Journal of Marine Research, 61, pp. 745 - 764, http://dx.doi.org/10.1357/002224003322981138

Greatbatch RJ; McDougall TJ, 2003, 'The non-Boussinesq temporal residual mean', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 33, pp. 1231 - 1239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<1231:TNTRM>2.0.CO;2

McDougall TJ; Jackett DR; Wright DG; Feistel R, 2003, 'Accurate and computationally efficient algorithms for potential temperature and density of seawater', Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 20, pp. 730 - 741, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20<730:AACEAF>2.0.CO;2

McDougall TJ, 2003, 'Potential enthalpy: A conservative oceanic variable for evaluating heat content and heat fluxes', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 33, pp. 945 - 963, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<0945:PEACOV>2.0.CO;2

McDougall TJ; Feistel R, 2003, 'What causes the adiabatic lapse rate?', Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 50, pp. 1523 - 1535, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2003.09.007

McDougall TJ; Greatbatch RJ; Lu Y, 2002, 'On conservation equations in oceanography: How accurate are Boussinesq ocean models?', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 32, pp. 1574 - 1584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<1574:OCEIOH>2.0.CO;2

M.Toole J; J. McDougall T, 2001, 'Chapter 5.2 Mixing and stirring in the ocean interior', International Geophysics, 77, pp. 337 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0074-6142(01)80127-3

McDougall TJ; McIntosh PC, 2001, 'The temporal-residual-mean velocity. Part II: Isopycnal interpretation and the tracer and momentum equations', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 31, pp. 1222 - 1246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<1222:TTRMVP>2.0.CO;2

Bindoff NL; McDougall TJ, 2000, 'Decadal changes along an Indian Ocean section at 32°S and their interpretation', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 30, pp. 1207 - 1222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<1207:DCAAIO>2.0.CO;2

Dewar WK; Mcdougall TJ, 2000, 'The numerical solution of the one-dimensional advection-diffusion equation in layered coordinates', Monthly Weather Review, 128, pp. 2575 - 2587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<2575:tnsoto>2.0.co;2

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