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Book Chapters

Xiao Z; Wang XH; Birch G; Roughan M; Sun Y-J, 2024, 'Stratification asymmetries and its impacts on residual flows in the Sydney Estuary, New South Wales', in Current Trends in Estuarine and Coastal Dynamics, Elsevier, pp. 99 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-21728-9.00005-3

Roughan M; Schaeffer A; Cresswell G, 2019, 'East australian current', in Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, pp. 340 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11550-7

Roughan M; Schaeffer A; Cresswell G, 2019, 'East Australian Current', in Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Third Edition: Volume 1-5, pp. V3-340-V3-350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11550-7

Roughan M; Kerry C; McComb P, 2018, 'Shelf and Coastal Ocean Observing and Modeling Systems: A New Frontier in Operational Oceanography', in New Frontiers in Operational Oceanography, GODAE OceanView, http://dx.doi.org/10.17125/gov2018.ch04

Sloyan BM; Roughan M; Hill K, 2018, 'The Global Ocean Observing System', in New Frontiers in Operational Oceanography, GODAE OceanView, http://dx.doi.org/10.17125/gov2018.ch03

Roughan M; Schaeffer A; Suthers IM, 2015, 'Sustained Ocean Observing along the Coast of Southeastern Australia: NSW-IMOS 2007-2014', in Coastal Ocean Observing Systems, Science Direct, pp. 76 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802022-7.00006-7

Roughan M; Schaeffer A; Suthers IM, 2015, 'Chapter 6 Sustained Ocean Observing along the Coast of Southeastern Australia NSW-IMOS 2007–2014', in Coastal Ocean Observing Systems, Elsevier, pp. 76 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-802022-7.00006-7

Gillanders BM; Elsdon TS; Roughan M, 2012, 'Connectivity of estuaries', in Wolanski E; McLusky DS (ed.), Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Academic Press, pp. 119 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.00709-9

Gillanders BM; Elsdon TS; Roughan M, 2011, '7.06 Connectivity of Estuaries', in Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Elsevier, pp. 119 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-374711-2.00709-9

Roughan M; Suthers IM, 2010, 'The Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) and the regional implementation in New South Wales', in You Y; Henderson-Sellers A (ed.), Climate alert : climate change monitoring and strategy, Sydney University Press, Australia, pp. 299 - 312

Journal articles

Ayoub NK; Chidichimo MP; Dever E; Guo X; Kim SY; Krug M; Míguez BM; Morris T; Roughan M; Sprintall J; Tanaka K; Todd RE; Wilkin J; Álvarez-Fanjul E; Andres M; Bosse A; Edwards CA; Gula J; Kerry CG; Miyazawa Y; Oddo P; Oka E; Zaba KD, 2024, 'OBSERVING OCEAN BOUNDARY CURRENTS LESSONS LEARNED FROM SIX REGIONS WITH MATURE OBSERVATIONAL AND MODELING SYSTEMS', Oceanography, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2024.504

Malan N; Roughan M; Hemming M; Ingleton T, 2024, 'Quantifying coastal freshwater extremes during unprecedented rainfall using long timeseries multi-platform salinity observations', Nature Communications, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44398-2

Sobral F; Roughan M; Malan N; Li J, 2024, 'Mean-State and Seasonal Variability in Temperature Structure and Heat Transport in the East Australian Current System From a Multi-Decadal Regional Ocean Model', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2023JC020438

Savidge WB; Savidge DK; Brandini F; Greer AT; Hofmann EE; Roughan M; Silveira ID; Suthers IM, 2024, 'WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT– SUBTROPICAL CONTINENTAL SHELF INTERACTIONS', Oceanography, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2024.502

Jakoboski J; Roughan M; Radford J; de Souza JMAC; Felsing M; Smith R; Puketapu-Waite N; Orozco MM; Maxwell KH; Van Vranken C, 2024, 'Partnering with the commercial fishing sector and Aotearoa New Zealand's ocean community to develop a nationwide subsurface temperature monitoring program', Progress in Oceanography, 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103278

Kerry CG; Roughan M; Keating S; Gwyther D; Brassington G; Siripatana A; Souza JMAC, 2024, 'Comparison of 4-dimensional variational and ensemble optimal interpolation data assimilation systems using a Regional Ocean Modeling System (v3.4) configuration of the eddy-dominated East Australian Current system', Geoscientific Model Development, 17, pp. 2359 - 2386, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-2359-2024

Quigley CN; Roughan M; Chaput R; Jeffs AG; Gardner JPA, 2024, 'Simulating larval dispersal across the distribution of the New Zealand green-lipped mussel: insights into connectivity and source−sink dynamics', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 731, pp. 129 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14411

Castro LC; Vergés A; Straub SC; Campbell AH; Coleman MA; Wernberg T; Steinberg P; Thomas T; Dworjanyn S; Cetina-Heredia P; Roughan M; Marzinelli EM, 2024, 'Effect of marine heatwaves and warming on kelp microbiota influence trophic interactions', Molecular Ecology, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.17267

Hemming M; Roughan M; Schaeffer A, 2024, 'Exploring multi-decadal time series of temperature extremes in Australian coastal waters', Earth System Science Data, 16, pp. 887 - 901, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-887-2024

Edwards CA; De Mey-Frémaux P; Barceló-Llull B; Charria G; Choi BJ; Halliwell GR; Hole LR; Kerry C; Kourafalou VH; Kurapov AL; Moore AM; Mourre B; Oddo P; Pascual A; Roughan M; Skandrani C; Storto A; Vervatis V; Wilkin JL, 2024, 'Assessing impacts of observations on ocean circulation models with examples from coastal, shelf, and marginal seas', Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1458036

Kerry C; Roughan M; Azevedo Correia de Souza JM, 2024, 'Assessing the impact of subsurface temperature observations from fishing vessels on temperature and heat content estimates in shelf seas: a New Zealand case study using Observing System Simulation Experiments', Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1358193

Li J; Roughan M; Hemming M, 2023, 'Interactions between cold cyclonic eddies and a western boundary current modulate marine heatwaves', Communications Earth and Environment, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01041-8

Schaeffer A; Sen Gupta A; Roughan M, 2023, 'Seasonal stratification and complex local dynamics control the sub-surface structure of marine heatwaves in Eastern Australian coastal waters', Communications Earth and Environment, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00966-4

Hemming MP; Roughan M; Malan N; Schaeffer A, 2023, 'Observed multi-decadal trends in subsurface temperature adjacent to the East Australian Current', Ocean Science, 19, pp. 1145 - 1162, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1145-2023

Stelling-Wood TP; Gribben PE; Birch G; Bishop MJ; Blount C; Booth DJ; Brown C; Bruce E; Bugnot AB; Byrne M; Creese RG; Dafforn KA; Dahlenburg J; Doblin MA; Fellowes TE; Fowler AM; Gibbs MC; Glamore W; Glasby TM; Hay AC; Kelaher B; Knott NA; Larkum AWD; Parker LM; Marzinelli EM; Mayer-Pinto M; Morgan B; Murray SA; Rees MJ; Ross PM; Roughan M; Saintilan N; Scanes E; Seymour JR; Schaefer N; Suthers IM; Taylor MD; Williamson JE; Vila Concejo A; Whittington RJ; Figueira WF, 2023, 'A deep dive into the ecology of Gamay (Botany Bay, Australia): Current knowledge and future priorities for this highly modified coastal waterway', Marine and Freshwater Research, 74, pp. 1003 - 1025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF22268

Suthers IM; Schaeffer A; Archer M; Roughan M; Griffin DA; Chapman CC; Sloyan BM; Everett JD, 2023, 'Frontal eddies provide an oceanographic triad for favorable larval fish habitat', Limnology and Oceanography, 68, pp. 1019 - 1036, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.12326

Kerry C; Roughan M; De Souza J, 2023, 'Characterizing the Variability of Boundary Currents and Ocean Heat Content Around New Zealand Using a Multi-Decadal High-Resolution Regional Ocean Model', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022JC018624

Malan N; Roughan M; Hemming M; Schaeffer A, 2023, 'Mesoscale Circulation Controls Chlorophyll Concentrations in the East Australian Current Separation Zone', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022JC019361

Firme GF; Hughes DJ; Laiolo L; Roughan M; Suthers IM; Doblin MA, 2023, 'Contrasting phytoplankton composition and primary productivity in multiple mesoscale eddies along the East Australian coast', Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2022.103952

Gwyther DE; Roughan M; Kerry C; Keating SR, 2023, 'Impact of assimilating repeated subsurface temperature transects on state estimates of a western boundary current', Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1084784

Li J; Roughan M, 2023, 'Energetics of Eddy–Mean Flow Interactions in the East Australian Current System', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 53, pp. 595 - 612, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-22-0128.1

De Souza JMAC; Suanda SH; Couto PP; Smith RO; Kerry C; Roughan M, 2023, 'Moana Ocean Hindcast - a >25-year simulation for New Zealand waters using the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) v3.9 model', Geoscientific Model Development, 16, pp. 211 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-211-2023

Gwyther DE; Keating SR; Kerry C; Roughan M, 2023, 'How does 4DVar data assimilation affect the vertical representation of mesoscale eddies? A case study with observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) using ROMS v3.9', Geoscientific Model Development, 16, pp. 157 - 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-157-2023

Van Vranken C; Jakoboski J; Carroll JW; Cusack C; Gorringe P; Hirose N; Manning J; Martinelli M; Penna P; Pickering M; Piecho-Santos AM; Roughan M; de Souza J; Moustahfid H, 2023, 'Towards a global Fishing Vessel Ocean Observing Network (FVON): state of the art and future directions', Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1176814

Roughan M; Hemming M; Schaeffer A; Austin T; Beggs H; Chen M; Feng M; Galibert G; Holden C; Hughes D; Ingleton T; Milburn S; Ridgway K, 2022, 'Multi-decadal ocean temperature time-series and climatologies from Australia’s long-term National Reference Stations', Scientific Data, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01224-6

Cook F; Smith RO; Roughan M; Cullen NJ; Shears N; Bowen M, 2022, 'Marine heatwaves in shallow coastal ecosystems are coupled with the atmosphere: Insights from half a century of daily in situ temperature records', Frontiers in Climate, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.1012022

Hewitt DE; Schilling HT; Hanamseth R; Everett JD; Li J; Roughan M; Johnson DD; Suthers IM; Taylor MD, 2022, 'Mesoscale oceanographic features drive divergent patterns in connectivity for co-occurring estuarine portunid crabs', Fisheries Oceanography, 31, pp. 587 - 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fog.12608

Kerry C; Roughan M; Azevedo Correia de Souza JM, 2022, 'Drivers of upper ocean heat content extremes around New Zealand revealed by Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis', Frontiers in Climate, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.980990

Li J; Roughan M; Kerry C, 2022, 'Drivers of ocean warming in the western boundary currents of the Southern Hemisphere', Nature Climate Change, 12, pp. 901 - 909, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01473-8

Malan N; Roughan M; Stanley GJ; Holmes R; Li J, 2022, 'Quantifying Cross-Shelf Transport in the East Australian Current System: A Budget-Based Approach', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 52, pp. 2555 - 2572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-21-0193.1

Quigley CN; Roughan M; Chaput R; Jeffs AG; Gardner JPA, 2022, 'Combined biophysical and genetic modelling approaches reveal new insights into population connectivity of New Zealand green-lipped mussels', Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.971209

Phillips LR; Malan N; Roughan M; Harcourt R; Jonsen I; Cox M; Brierley AS; Slip D; Wilkins A; Carroll G, 2022, 'Coastal seascape variability in the intensifying East Australian Current Southern Extension', Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.925123

Gwyther DE; Kerry C; Roughan M; Keating SR, 2022, 'Observing system simulation experiments reveal that subsurface temperature observations improve estimates of circulation and heat content in a dynamic western boundary current', Geoscientific Model Development, 15, pp. 6541 - 6565, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-6541-2022

Elzahaby Y; Schaeffer A; Roughan M; Delaux S, 2022, 'Why the Mixed Layer Depth Matters When Diagnosing Marine Heatwave Drivers Using a Heat Budget Approach', Frontiers in Climate, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.838017

Li J; Roughan M; Kerry C; Rao S, 2022, 'Impact of Mesoscale Circulation on the Structure of River Plumes During Large Rainfall Events Inshore of the East Australian Current', Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.815348

Li J; Roughan M; Kerry C, 2022, 'Variability and Drivers of Ocean Temperature Extremes in a Warming Western Boundary Current', Journal of Climate, 35, pp. 1097 - 1111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-21-0622.1

Roughan M; Cetina-Heredia P; Ribbat N; Suthers IM; Cetina Heredia P, 2022, 'Shelf Transport Pathways Adjacent to the East Australian Current Reveal Sources of Productivity for Coastal Reefs', Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, pp. 789687, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.789687

Garcia V; Schilling HT; Cruz DO; Hawes SM; Everett JD; Roughan M; Miskiewicz AG; Pakhomov EA; Jeffs A; Suthers IM, 2022, 'Entrainment and development of larval fish assemblages in two contrasting cold core eddies of the East Australian Current system', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 685, pp. 1 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps13982

Li J; Roughan M; Kerry C, 2021, 'Dynamics of Interannual Eddy Kinetic Energy Modulations in a Western Boundary Current', Geophysical Research Letters, 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2021GL094115

Elzahaby Y; Schaeffer A; Roughan M; Delaux S, 2021, 'Oceanic Circulation Drives the Deepest and Longest Marine Heatwaves in the East Australian Current System', Geophysical Research Letters, 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2021GL094785


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