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    Moninya Roughan PhD
    Senior Lecturer

    Coastal and Regional Oceanography Lab
    School of Maths
    UNSW

    Research Interests
  • Upwelling in Boundary Currents
  • Connectivity of Populations along the NSW coastline
  • Particle Dispersion in Sydney Metropolitan Estuaries
  • Flow Topography Interactions
  • Larval Transport
  • Circulation around Coral Reefs
  • Estuarine Dispersion and Flushing

    • Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System IMOS

    The Integrated Marine Observing System, or IMOS, is a $55 Milion nation-wide collaborative program designed to observe the oceans around Australia, including the coastal oceans and the bluewater open oceans. IMOS will provide data to support research on many of the critical marine issues facing Australia, including climate change and sustainability of ecosystems. Twenty-seven separate institutions will be involved in the new facility, which is funded under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy. IMOS partners comprise most of the universities and agencies with capability in ocean and marine research. The program has strong links with similar international programs and agencies
  • NSW IMOS
  • NSW IMOS Moorings Development and Management Plan pdf format
  • NSW IMOS Deploy and Ocean Glider Press NSW IMOS Deploy and Ocean Glider - "Finding Nemo in a Cruel Sea" SMH 28 Dec 2008
  • Prince William inspects IMOS equipment Press 12 Feb 2010
  • NSW IMOS Ocean AcousticsSMH 15 MAY 2010

    Media Coverage

  • The secrets of Nemo's East Australian Current ABC Radio Bush Telegraph 26 April 2012
  • Ocean Radar link for Coffs Coast The Coffs Coast Advocate 28 Feb 2012
  • New radar for Coffs Coast ABC 1 March 2012
  • New radar link for Red Rock and Nambucca Coffs Coast Independent 1 March 2012
  • Nambucca radar array to measure ocean currents NBN News 10 March 2012
  • Circulation in Sydney HarbourSydney Morning Herald 9 April 2010
  • Circulation in Sydney HarbourBrisbane Times 9 April 2010
  • IMOS @ SIMS "Going Under to Look Ahead"Sydney Morning Herald 5 March 2010
  • Oceanography at SIMS "Scientists Fishing for Answers"Sydney Morning Herald 5 March 2010

    • Research Associates

  • Brad Morris - PhD 2009 - present
  • Vincent Rossi - PhD 2010 - present
  • Gordon Macdonald - 2010 - present
  • Amandine Schaeffer - PhD 2011 - present
  • Tim Austin PhD 2012 - present
  • Guillaume Galibert 2011-2012

    • Students

  • Helen Macdonald - PhD Candidate, Co-Supervisor Mark Baird 2009 - present
  • Julie Wood - PhD Candidate, Co-Supervisor Peter Tate 2009 - present
  • Debbie Cox - PhD Candidate, Supervisor Jason Middleton
  • Carlos Teixeira - PhD Candidate, Supervisor John Middleton
  • Brett Hallam - Vacation Student 2007-2008
  • Matthew Perrett - Vacation Student 2007-2008
  • Tess Pritchard - Undergraduate Project S1 2007
  • Jeremy Badcock - Vacation Student 2006-2007, 2007-2008

    • Select Publications Full List

  • Wood, J. E., Roughan, M., Tate, P. M. , Finding a proxy for wind stress over the coastal ocean. Marine and Freshwater Research pdf In Press Accepted 16 April 2012 Supplementary Material

  • Coleman, M. A., Roughan, M., Macdonald, H. S., Connell, S. D., Gillanders, B. M., Kelaher, B. P. and Steinberg, P. D. , Variation in the strength of continental boundary currents determines continent-wide connectivity in kelp. Journal of Ecology, no. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01822.x pdf I.F 4.69

  • I. M. Suthers, J. W. Young, M. E. Baird, M. Roughan, J. D. Everett, G. B. Brassington, M. Byrne, S. A. Condie, J. R. Hartog, C. S. Hassler, A. J. Hobday, N. J. Holbrook, H. A. Malcolm, P. R. Oke, P. A. Thompson, K. Ridgway. The strengthening East Australian Current, its eddies and biological effects - An introduction and overview Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, pdf

  • Roughan, M., H.S. Macdonald, M.E. Baird, T.M. Glasby, `Modelling coastal connectivity in a Western Boundary Current: Seasonal and inter- annual variability'. Deep-Sea Research II (2010), doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.06.004 pdf

  • McCabe, R. M. P. Estrade, J. H. Middleton, W. K. Melville, M. Roughan, L. Lenain Temperature variability in a shallow, tidally-isolated coral reef lagoon. In Press J. Geophysical Res. Accepted 31 Aug 2010 doi:10.1029/2009JC006023 pdf

  • Gillanders, BM, TS Elsdon and M. Roughan. 2011. Connectivity of estuaries. Chapter 7 in Volume 7: Functioning of estuaries and coastal ecosystems (eds. CHR Heip, CJM Philippart and JJ Middelburg) in the Treatise on estuarine and coastal science. (Series eds. E Wolanski and DS McLusky). Elsevier, Amsterdam. pdf

  • Roughan, M., B. D. Morris, I. Suthers. 'NSW-IMOS: An Integrated Marine Observing System for Southeastern Australia'. 2010 IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 11 012030 doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/11/1/012030 pdf

  • Roughan, M., Mace, A.J. Largier J.L. Morgan, S.G. and Fisher,J.L. 2005: Sub-surface
    recirculation & larval retention in the lee of a small headland: A variation on the upwelling shadow theme.
    J. Geophysical Reseach Oceans 110, C10027, doi:10.1029/2005JC002898 pdf format
    **This is also available from the University of California on line Repository pdf format

  • Roughan, M., Terrill, E. J. Largier J. L. and Otero, M. P. 2005: Observations of divergence
    and upwelling around Pt Loma, California.
    J. Geophysical Research Oceans 110, C04011, doi:10.1029/2004JC002662 pdf format
    **This is also available from the University of California on line Repository pdf format

  • Roughan, M. and Middleton, J.H., 2004: On the East Australian Current;
    Variability, encroachment and upwelling.
    J. Geophysical Research Oceans 109, C07003, doi:10.1029/2003JC001833 pdf format
    **This is also available from the University of California on line Repository pdf format

  • Roughan, M., Oke, P.R. and Middleton, J.H., 2003: A modelling study of the climatological
    current field and the trajectories of upwelled particles in the East Australian Current.
    Journal of Physical Oceanography 33, (12) 2551-2564. pdf format

  • Roughan, M. and Middleton, J.H., 2002: A comparison of observed upwelling
    mechanisms off the east coast of Australia.
    Continental Shelf Research 22, 2551-2572. pdf format

    • Teaching Activities

    I am not presently involved in any teaching activities, however, these are subjects that I have previously taught.

    The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

  • Physical Oceanography MSCI 3001
  • Oceanographic Processes MSCI 5004
  • Introduction to Oceanography and Meteorology MATH2240
  • Introductory Marine Science MSCI 2001
  • Coral Reefs Environment and Ecology MSCI 2051
  • The Marine Environment GENS 0501

    Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation, Panama

  • Coral Reef Ecology - Bocas Del Toro Panama

    • Education History

  • Post-Doc Scripps Institution of Oceanography 2002-2006
  • Ph.D. University of New South Wales, Australia, 2002
  • B.Sc. (Hons 1) University of New South Wales, Australia, 1998

    • Contact Information

    Moninya Roughan Tel: +61 2 9385 7067
    School of Mathematics Fax: +61 2 9385 7123
    University of New South Wales Email: mroughan X unsw.edu.au
    Sydney, NSW, 2052
    Australia
    On Campus
    Red Centre Building East Wing
    4th Floor - Room 4063
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    Delivery Information
    School of Maths and Statistics
    Red Centre Building
    Gate 14 Barker St
    School Office, East Wing Room 3070
    University of New South Wales
    Kensington 2033
    Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Last Revised: 27 August 2009