Variability of surface gravity wave field over a realistic cyclonic eddy
Marechal G, de Marez C. Variability of surface gravity wave field over a realistic cyclonic eddy. Ocean Science. 2022 Sep 1;18(5):1275-92.
CV
Education
- Ph.D in Space and Physical Oceanography, University of Western Brittany - Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), 2022
- M.S. in Physical Oceanography and Climate, University of Western Brittany - European Institute of the Sea (IUEM), 2018
- B.S. in Physics, University of Western Brittany - Faculty of Science and Technology, 2015
Experiences-Research
- Research Associate
- Colorado School of Mines
- Supervisor: Bia Villas Bôas
- Ph.D candidate
- Significant wave height variability and properties of meso-to-submesoscale current properties
- European Institute of the Sea
- Supervisor: Fabrice Ardhuin
- Master 2’s project’
- Observing short waves properties from stereo-video and polarinetric cameras
- The Institute of Marine Sciences (Venice) and European Institute of the Sea (Brest)
- Supervisor: Alvise Benetazzo and Peter Sutherland
- Master 1’s project’
- Properties of surface waves generated by a tropical cyclone.
- The Institute of Marine Sciences (Venice) and European Institute of the Sea (Brest)
- Supervisor: Alexis Mouches
Experiences-Field work
- S-MODE: submesoscale current surveys and SWOT CalVal
- Duties: CTD casts, floats deployments, radiosonde deployments (California Current)
- Supervisor: Andrey Shcherbina and Tom Farrar
- SUMOS: CFOSAT CalVal campaign
- Duties: Building of Stereo Camera system and deployment on the R/V Atalante (Bay of Biscay)
- Supervisor: Peter Sutherland and Louis Marié
- Chemical properties of the waters offshore Cape-Verde
- Duties: Building of Stereo Camera system and deployment on the R/V Meteor (Mindelo)
- Observing short waves properties from stereo-video and polarinetric cameras
- duties: Polarimetric Camera and Radar deployment on the Acqua Alta Platform (Adriatic Sea)
- Supervisor: Alvise Benetazzo and Peter Sutherland
- Thermo-haline properties of the Aulne River during a tidal cycle
- duties: CTD casts
- Supervisor: Olivier Arzel
Summerschool
- Spring 2019: Observing and Modelling Ocean Waves using WAVEWATCH-III
- European Institute of the Sea
- Duties includes: Compile, run, and set-up WAVEWATCH III simulations
- Supervisor: Mickael Accensi and Fabrice Ardhuin
- Spring 2021: Physical Oceanography
- Physics School Les Houches
- Duties included: physical oceanography and big data classes. Oral and poster presentations
- Supervisor: Alex Ayet, Audrey Delpeche
- Summer 2023: NASA Summer School on Satellite Observations and Climate Models
- NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) & California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- Duties included: Ocean-Ice-Land physics and pbservation from space classes. Global Warming project + presentation
- Supervisor: JPL-Caltech
Skills
- Python, Matlab, bash
- WAVEWATCH-III numerical framework, WAves Stereo System (3-D reconstruction), Stream-7
High Performance Computer facilities
- First aid
- Driving licence
Publications
Surface Currents and Significant Wave Height Gradients: Matching Numerical Models and High‐Resolution Altimeter Wave Heights in the Agulhas Current Region
Marechal, G. and Ardhuin, F., 2021. Surface Currents and Significant Wave Height Gradients: Matching Numerical Models and High‐Resolution Altimeter Wave Heights in the Agulhas Current Region. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126(2), p.e2020JC016564.
The Sea State CCI dataset v1: towards a sea state climate data record based on satellite observations
Dodet G, Piolle JF, Quilfen Y, Abdalla S, Accensi M, Ardhuin F, Ash E, Bidlot JR, Gommenginger C, Marechal G, Passaro M. The Sea State CCI dataset v1: towards a sea state climate data record based on satellite observations. Earth System Science Data. 2020 Sep 2;12(3):1929-51.
Talks
Observing Sea States Gradients in the Meso-to-Submesoscale Range and Application for ODYSEA and SWOT
talk at OASIS Conference: ODYSEA Team, Remote
Observing Sea States Gradients in the Meso-to-Submesoscale Range
talk at Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024, New Orleans, LA
Observing and Modeling Sea State Gradients in the Meso-to-Submesoscale Range during the Pilot Phase of the S-MODE Campaign
Poster at NASA-International Ocean Vector Wind Science Team, Remote
Modeling, theory and observations of wave-current interactions
talk at Submesoscale Ocean Dynamic Experiment Science Meeting, NASA Ames Research Center, California
Observing and Modelling Sea State Gradients during the S-MODE Pilot campaign
Poster at American Meteorological Society, Denver, Colorado
Wave-current interactions: a new view of how surface currents influence wave properties using CFOSAT-SWIM data
talk at CFOSAT: International Science Meeting II, Remote
Sea States across Current Fronts: a case study using Numerical Wave Models and CFOSAT-SWIM data across the Agulhas Current.
Talk at Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020, San Diego, California
Teaching
Service and leadership
- Advising 2 undergraduate students (2023-2024)
- Advising 1 graduate student (2020)