Dr Amandine Schaeffer

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- Since 2021: Senior Lecturer at UNSW, School of Maths & Stats, Sydney Australia.

- 2018 - 2021: Lecturer at UNSW, School of Maths & Stats, Sydney Australia.

- 2011 - 2017: Postdoctoral research associate at UNSW, School of Maths & Stats, Sydney Australia.

- 2006 - 2010: PhD in Physical Oceanography, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography Toulon France.

- 2006: M.Sc. in Physical Oceanography and Meteorology, university of Toulon France.

- 2003 - 2006: Masters in Marine Engineering, SeaTech, Toulon France.

Phone

9385 1679

E-mail

a.schaeffer@unsw.edu.au

Location

School of Mathematics and Statistics UNSW Sydney NSW 2052 The Red Centre Room 4102

Book Chapters | 2019

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

Book Chapters | 2015

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

Book Chapters | 2015

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
Journal articles | 2023

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

Journal articles | 2023

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

Journal articles | 2023

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

Journal articles | 2023

Schilling HT; Everett JD; Schaeffer A; Hinchliffe C; Yates P; Baird ME; Suthers IM, 2023, 'Vertically Resolved Pelagic Particle Biomass and Size Structure Across a Continental Shelf Under the Influence of a Western Boundary Current', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022JC018689

Journal articles | 2023

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.12326

Journal articles | 2022

Bourg N; Schaeffer A; Cetina-Heredia P; Lawes JC; Lee D, 2022, 'Driving the blue fleet: Temporal variability and drivers behind bluebottle (Physalia physalis) beachings off Sydney, Australia', PLoS ONE, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265593

Journal articles | 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, pp. 838017, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.838017

Journal articles | 2022

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, pp. 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01224-6

Journal articles | 2021

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

Journal articles | 2021

Lee D; Schaeffer A; Groeskamp S, 2021, 'Drifting Dynamics of the Bluebottle', , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-2021-39

Journal articles | 2021

Lee D; Schaeffer A; Groeskamp S, 2021, 'Drifting dynamics of the bluebottle (Physalia physalis)', Ocean Science, 17, pp. 1341 - 1351, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1341-2021

Journal articles | 2021

Testor P; Young BD; Rudnick DL; Glenn S; Hayes D; Lee CM; Pattiaratchi C; Hill K; Heslop E; Turpin V; Alenius P; Barrera C; Barth JA; Beaird N; Bécu G; Bosse A; Bourrin F; Brearley JA; Chao Y; Chen S; Chiggiato J; Coppola L; Crout R; Cummings J; Curry B; Curry R; Davis R; Desai K; DiMarco S; Edwards C; Fielding S; Fer I; Frajka-Williams E; Gildor H; Goni G; Gutierrez D; Haugan P; Hebert D; Heiderich J; Henson S; Heywood K; Hogan P; Houpert L; Huh S; Inall ME; Ishii M; Ito SI; Itoh S; Jan S; Kaiser J; Karstensen J; Kirkpatrick B; Klymak J; Kohut J; Krahmann G; Krug M; McClatchie S; Marin F; Mauri E; Mehra A; Meredith MP; Meunier T; Miles T; Morell JM; Mortier L; Nicholson S; O'Callaghan J; O'Conchubhair D; Oke P; Pallàs-Sanz E; Palmer M; Park JJ; Perivoliotis L; Poulain PM; Perry R; Queste B; Rainville L; Rehm E; Roughan M; Rome N; Ross T; Ruiz S; Saba G; Schaeffer A; Schönau M; Schroeder K; Shimizu Y; Sloyan BM; Smeed D; Snowden D; Song Y; Swart S; Tenreiro M; Thompson A; Tintore J; Todd RE; Toro C; Venables H; Wagawa T; Waterman S, 2021, 'Corrigendum: OceanGliders: A Component of the Integrated GOOS (Frontiers in Marine Science, (2019), 6, (422), 10.3389/fmars.2019.00422)', Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.696100

Journal articles | 2020

Archer M; Schaeffer A; Keating S; Roughan M; Holmes R; Siegelman L, 2020, 'Observations of submesoscale variability and frontal subduction within the mesoscale eddy field of the tasman sea', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 50, pp. 1509 - 1529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-19-0131.1

Journal articles | 2020

Hemming MP; Roughan M; Schaeffer A, 2020, 'Daily Subsurface Ocean Temperature Climatology Using Multiple Data Sources: New Methodology', Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00485

Journal articles | 2020

Malan N; Archer M; Roughan M; Cetina-Heredia P; Hemming M; Rocha C; Schaeffer A; Suthers I; Queiroz E, 2020, 'Eddy-Driven Cross-Shelf Transport in the East Australian Current Separation Zone', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2019JC015613

Journal articles | 2020

Schaeffer A; Archer MR; Baumard Q; Roughan M; Kerry C, 2020, 'An assessment of the East Australian Current as a renewable energy resource', Journal of Marine Systems, 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2019.103285

Journal articles | 2019

Bailey K; Steinberg C; Davies C; Galibert G; Hidas M; McManus MA; Murphy T; Newton J; Roughan M; Schaeffer A, 2019, 'Coastal mooring observing networks and their data products: Recommendations for the next decade', Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00180

Journal articles | 2019

Elzahaby Y; Schaeffer A, 2019, 'Observational Insight Into the Subsurface Anomalies of Marine Heatwaves', Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00745

Journal articles | 2019

Oke PR; Roughan M; Cetina-Heredia P; Pilo GS; Ridgway KR; Rykova T; Archer MR; Coleman RC; Kerry CG; Rocha C; Schaeffer A; Vitarelli E, 2019, 'Revisiting the circulation of the East Australian Current: Its path, separation, and eddy field', Progress in Oceanography, 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2019.102139

Journal articles | 2019

Testor P; DeYoung B; Rudnick DL; Glenn S; Hayes D; Lee C; Pattiaratchi CB; Hill KL; Heslop E; Turpin V; Alenius P; Barrera C; Barth J; Beaird N; Becu G; Bosse A; Bourrin F; Brearley A; Chao Y; Chen S; Chiggiato J; Coppola L; Crout R; Cummings J; Curry B; Curry R; Davis R; Desai K; DiMarco S; Edwards C; Fielding S; Fer I; Frajka-Williams E; Gildor H; Goni G; Gutierrez D; Hanson S; Haugan P; Hebert D; Heiderich J; Heywood KJ; Hogan P; Houpert L; Huh S; Inall ME; Ishii M; Ito SI; Itoh S; Jan S; Kaiser J; Karstensen J; Kirkpatrick B; Klymak J; Kohut J; Krahmann G; Krug M; McClatchie S; Marin F; Mauri E; Mehra A; Meredith MP; Miles T; Morell J; Mortier L; Nicholson S; O'Callaghan J; O'Conchubhair D; Oke PR; Sanz EP; Palmer M; Park JJ; Perivoliotis L; Poulain PM; Perry R; Queste B; Rainville L; Rehm E; Roughan M; Rome N; Ross T; Ruiz S; Saba G; Schaeffer A; Schonau M; Schroeder K; Shimizu Y; Sloyan BM; Smeed D; Snowden DP; Song Y; Swart S; Tenreiro M; Thompson AF; Tintore J; Todd RE; Toro C; Venables H; Waterman S; Watlington R; Wilson D, 2019, 'OceanGliders: A component of the integrated GOOS', Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00422

Journal articles | 2017

Archer MR; Roughan M; Keating SR; Schaeffer A, 2017, 'On the Variability of the East Australian Current: Jet Structure, Meandering, and Influence on Shelf Circulation', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122, pp. 8464 - 8481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2017JC013097

Journal articles | 2017

Mantovanelli A; Keating SR; Wyatt LR; Roughan M; Schaeffer A, 2017, 'Lagrangian and Eulerian characterization of two counter-rotating submesoscale eddies in a western boundary current', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122, pp. 4902 - 4921, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016JC011968

Journal articles | 2017

Roughan M; Keating SR; Schaeffer A; Cetina Heredia P; Rocha C; Griffin D; Robertson R; Suthers IM, 2017, 'A tale of two eddies: The biophysical characteristics of two contrasting cyclonic eddies in the East Australian Current System', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122, pp. 2494 - 2518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016JC012241

Journal articles | 2017

Schaeffer A; Gramoulle A; Roughan M; Mantovanelli A, 2017, 'Characterizing frontal eddies along the East Australian Current from HF radar observations', Journal Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122, pp. 3964 - 3980, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016JC012171

Journal articles | 2017

Schaeffer A; Roughan M, 2017, 'Subsurface intensification of marine heatwaves off southeastern Australia: The role of stratification and local winds', Geophysical Research Letters, 44, pp. 5025 - 5033, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2017GL073714

Journal articles | 2016

Oke PR; Proctor R; Rosebrock U; Brinkman R; Cahill ML; Coghlan I; Divakaran P; Freeman J; Pattiaratchi C; Roughan M; Sandery PA; Schaeffer A; Wijeratne S, 2016, 'The Marine Virtual Laboratory (version 2.1): Enabling efficient ocean model configuration', Geoscientific Model Development, 9, pp. 3297 - 3307, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-3297-2016

Journal articles | 2016

Schaeffer A; Roughan M; Austin T; Everett JD; Griffin D; Hollings B; King E; Mantovanelli A; Milburn S; Pasquer B; Pattiaratchi C; Robertson R; Stanley D; Suthers I; White D, 2016, 'Mean hydrography on the continental shelf from 26 repeat glider deployments along Southeastern Australia', Scientific Data, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.70

Journal articles | 2016

Schaeffer A; Roughan M; M Jones E; White D, 2016, 'Physical and biogeochemical spatial scales of variability in the East Australian Current separation from shelf glider measurements', Biogeosciences, 13, pp. 1967 - 1975, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1967-2016

Journal articles | 2016

Wood JE; Schaeffer A; Roughan M; Tate PM, 2016, 'Seasonal variability in the continental shelf waters off southeastern Australia: Fact or fiction?', Continental Shelf Research, 112, pp. 92 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2015.11.006

Journal articles | 2015

Armbrecht LH; Schaeffer A; Roughan M; Armand LK, 2015, 'Interactions between seasonality and oceanic forcing drive the phytoplankton variability in the tropical-temperate transition zone (~30°S) of Eastern Australia', Journal of Marine Systems, 144, pp. 92 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.11.008

Journal articles | 2015

Armbrecht LH; Thompson PA; Wright SW; Schaeffer A; Roughan M; Henderiks J; Armand LK, 2015, 'Comparison of the cross-shelf phytoplankton distribution of two oceanographically distinct regions off Australia', Journal of Marine Systems, 148, pp. 26 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2015.02.002

Journal articles | 2015

Schaeffer A; Roughan M; Jones E; White D, 2015, 'Physical and biogeochemical spatial scales of variability in the East Australian Current separation zone from shelf glider measurements', Biogeosciences Discussions, 12, pp. 20101 - 20121, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bgd-12-20101-2015

Journal articles | 2015

Schaeffer A; Roughan M, 2015, 'Influence of a western boundary current on shelf dynamics and upwelling from repeat glider deployments', Geophysical Research Letters, 42, pp. 121 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014GL062260

Journal articles | 2014

Armbrecht LH; Roughan M; Rossi V; Schaeffer A; Davies PL; Waite AM; Armand LK, 2014, 'Phytoplankton composition under contrasting oceanographic conditions: Upwelling and downwelling (Eastern Australia)', Continental Shelf Research, 75, pp. 54 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2013.11.024

Journal articles | 2014

Rossi V; Schaeffer A; Wood J; Galibert G; Morris B; Sudre J; Roughan M; Waite AM, 2014, 'Seasonality of sporadic physical processes driving temperature and nutrient high-frequency variability in the coastal ocean off southeast Australia', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 119, pp. 445 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2013JC009284

Journal articles | 2014

Schaeffer A; Roughan M; Morris BD, 2014, 'Corrigendum to Cross-shelf dynamics in a western boundary current regime: Implications for upwelling [J. Phys. Oceanogr., 43, (2013) 1042-1059] DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-0177.1', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 44, pp. 2812 - 2813, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-14-0091.1

Journal articles | 2014

Schaeffer A; Roughan M; Wood JE, 2014, 'Observed bottom boundary layer transport and uplift on the continental shelf adjacent to a western boundary current', JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS, 119, pp. 4922 - 4939, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2013JC009735

Journal articles | 2013

Roughan M; Schaeffer A; Kioroglou S, 2013, 'Assessing the design of the NSW-IMOS moored observation array from 2008-2013: Recommendations for the future', OCEANS 2013 MTS/IEEE - San Diego: An Ocean in Common

Journal articles | 2011

Garreau P; Garnier V; Schaeffer A, 2011, 'Eddy resolving modelling of the Gulf of Lions and Catalan Sea', Ocean Dynamics, 61, pp. 991 - 1003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10236-011-0399-2

Journal articles | 2011

Schaeffer A; Garreau P; Molcard A; Fraunié P; Seity Y, 2011, 'Influence of high-resolution wind forcing on hydrodynamic modeling of the Gulf of Lions', Ocean Dynamics, 61, pp. 1823 - 1844, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10236-011-0442-3

Journal articles | 2011

Schaeffer A; Molcard A; Forget P; Fraunié P; Garreau P, 2011, 'Generation mechanisms for mesoscale eddies in the Gulf of Lions: Radar observation and modeling', Ocean Dynamics, 61, pp. 1587 - 1609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10236-011-0482-8
Preprints | 2023

Hemming M; Roughan M; Schaeffer A, 2023, Exploring Multi-decadal Time Series of Temperature Extremes in Australian Coastal Waters, , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-2023-252

Preprints | 2022

Hemming MP; Roughan M; Malan N; Schaeffer A, 2022, Observed multi-decadal trends in subsurface temperature adjacent to the East Australian Current, , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-1336

Preprints | 2015

Oke PR; Proctor R; Rosebrock U; Brinkman R; Cahill ML; Coghlan I; Divakaran P; Freeman J; Pattiaratchi C; Roughan M; Sandery PA; Schaeffer A; Wijeratne S, 2015, The Marine Virtual Laboratory: enabling efficient ocean model configuration, , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmdd-8-9741-2015

Observing, understanding and modelling the oceans is now my job at UNSW Sydney, focusing on the East Australian Current, shelf dynamics, marine heatwaves, and the trajectory of the Bluebottle jellyfish. Every oceanographic study involves a deep understanding of the physics driving the ocean circulation and variability, and mathematical tools are behind each scientific discovery.

More info: http://www.oceanography.unsw.edu.au/.

New project I am leading: BluebottleWatch, https://www.unsw.edu.au/science/our-schools/bees/our-research/bluebottlewatch

My Research Supervision

Youstina Elzahaby: Drivers and characteristics of marine heatwaves.

Daniel Lee: Drifting dynamics of the bluebottle.

Natacha Bourg: Dispersion from ocean boundary currents.

My Teaching

MATH1031: Mathematics for Life Science

MATH1041: Statistics for Life Science and Social Science

MATH1131: Mathematics 1A

Topic in Australian Marine Science (Master of Marine Science and Management)