Fred Wobus

Mr Fred Wobus - ()

School of Marine Science and Engineering (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Postal address: Room 3a, Reynolds, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +441752584584
Email: fred.wobus@plymouth.ac.uk

Role
2009-present PhD Student, Physical Oceanography, University of Plymouth, UK
Thesis title "The dynamics of dense water cascades: from laboratory scales to the Arctic Ocean"
(Supervisors: Georgy I. Shapiro, John M. Huthnance, Miguel Angel Morales Maqueda)

Initial results published in Wobus et al. (2011) Numerical simulations of dense water cascading on a steep slope, Journal of Marine Research 69, 391–415
The study of cascading in an idealised model is continued in a paper published in 2013 in an Ocean Modelling special issue under the title "The piercing of the Atlantic Layer by an Arctic shelf water cascade in an idealised study inspired by the Storfjorden overflow in Svalbard". (manuscript PDF)
The most recent part of this PhD project is currently under review and open for comments in Ocean Science Discussions under the title of "Tidally-induced lateral dispersion of the Storfjorden overflow plume".

Qualifications & background
2009 MSc Applied Marine Science (Distinction), University of Plymouth, UK

Dissertation topic "Seasonal and interannual variability of shelf-deep sea exchange in the upper pycnocline of the Black Sea" (Supervisor: G.I. Shapiro)
Results published in Shapiro, G.I., F. Wobus, D.L. Aleynik (2011) Seasonal and inter-annual temperature variability in the bottom waters over the western Black Sea shelf, Ocean Science 7, 585–596
Annual Plymouth Marine Laboratory Prize of the School of Earth, Ocean & Environmental Sciences for the best research project thesis on the MSc Applied Marine Science course

1998 BSc (Hons) Computer Science, University of Hull, UK

Professional membership

2010 - Membership of the European Geosciences Union (EGU)
2010 - Membership of the Challenger Society for Marine Science
2011 - Membership of the American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2011 - Membership of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)
2011 - Associate of the Higher Education Academy (HEA, Ref. 44074)

Teaching interests
2009 - 2011 Demonstrator on practicals and computer workshops for 2^nd year undergraduate students in support of the coursework "Geostrophic currents in the open sea" for the module EOE2303 "The Global Ocean" at University of Plymouth, UK (demonstrating and marking).

2011 Demonstrator and instructor for field work R/V “Falcon Spirit” for 2^nd year undergraduate students at University of Plymouth, UK.

Research interests

Physical Oceanography: Dense water cascading, gravity current dynamics, frictional Ekman layers
Numerical modelling: ocean circulation models, regional models with open boundaries, NEMO, POLCOMS

I am currently investigating the dynamics of the Storfjorden overflow in Svalbard, Arctic Ocean.
Previously I was working on the long-term variability of shelf-deep sea exchange on the North-Western Black Sea shelf.
Earlier scientific contributions include work on genetic fingerprinting software in support of the Human genome Project.

UoP Research group membership

Coastal Processes

Grants & contracts

2009-2012 - NERC studentship through NOC Liverpool (3 years)
2009-2012 - University of Plymouth maintenance grant (3 years)
2010 - ISAC/CNR/NSF grant to attend the Alpine Summer School (Valsavarenche, Italy), Fundamental processes in geophysical fluid dynamics and the climate system - Course XVIII "Buoyancy Driven Flows"
2008 - 2009 - NERC studentship through University of Plymouth (1 year)

Publications
Referreed Journals:

Wobus, F. , G.I. Shapiro, J.M. Huthnance, M.A.M. Maqueda (2013) The piercing of the Atlantic Layer by an Arctic shelf water cascade in an idealised study inspired by the Storfjorden overflow in Svalbard, Ocean Modelling, Arctic Ocean Special Issue, accepted, in press. doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2013.03.003

Wobus, F. , G.I. Shapiro, M.A.M. Maqueda, J.M. Huthnance (2011) Numerical simulations of dense water cascading on a steep slope , Journal of Marine Research 69, 391–415, doi:10.1357/002224011798765268 (PDF).

Shapiro, G.I., F. Wobus , D.L. Aleynik (2011) Seasonal and inter-annual temperature variability in the bottom waters over the western Black Sea shelf , Ocean Science 7, 585–596, doi:10.5194/os-7-585-2011 (PDF).

Under Review:

Wobus F., G. I. Shapiro, J. M. Huthnance, M. A. M. Maqueda, and Y. Aksenov (2013) Tidally-induced lateral dispersion of the Storfjorden overflow plume, Ocean Science Discussions 10, 691–726, doi:10.5194/osd-10-691-2013 (PDF)

Conference abstracts:

Wobus, F. , G.I. Shapiro, J.M. Huthnance, M.A.M. Maqueda, Y. Aksenov (2013) Tidally-induced dispersion of the Storfjorden overflow plume onto the West Svalbard Shelf, Geophysical Research Abstracts 15, EGU2013-4912, EGU General Assembly , 07 – 12 April 2013, Vienna, Austria (Presentation PDF)

Wobus, F. , G.I. Shapiro, J.M. Huthnance, M.A.M. Maqueda (2012) An Idealised Modelling Study of an Arctic Dense Water Cascade Piercing the Atlantic Layer, 15^th Biennial Challenger Conference for Marine Science, 03 – 06 September 2012, Norwich, UK (Oral presentation, see Book of Abstracts p.61, PDF).

Wobus, F. , G.I. Shapiro, J.M. Huthnance, M.A.M. Maqueda (2012) The piercing of the Atlantic Layer by a dense water cascade in an idealised modelling study inspired by the Storfjorden overflow, Geophysical Research Abstracts 14, EGU2012-2816, EGU General Assembly , 22 – 27 April 2012, Vienna, Austria.

Wobus, F. , G.I. Shapiro, M.A.M. Maqueda, J.M. Huthnance (2012) Numerical simulations of dense water cascading on a steep slope, Geophysical Research Abstracts 14, EGU2012-4555, EGU General Assembly , 22 – 27 April 2012, Vienna, Austria.

Wobus, F. , G.I. Shapiro, M.A.M. Maqueda, J.M. Huthnance (2011) Modelling density-stratified cascades on a steep slope , UK Arctic Science Conference 2011, University of Leeds, 14 – 16 Sep 2011, Leeds, UK (Oral presentation, PDF).

Wobus, F. , G.I. Shapiro, M.A.M. Maqueda, J.M. Huthnance (2011) Modelling of shelf water cascades on the continental slope, Geophysical Research Abstracts 13 , EGU2011-3027 , EGU General Assembly , 04 – 08 April 2011, Vienna, Austria (Oral presentation, PDF).

Shapiro, G.I., F. Wobus , D.L. Aleynik (2011) Inter-annual to inter-decadal temperature variability in the benthic layer of the western Black Sea shelf , Final SESAME General Assembly & Scientific Conference, 04 – 08 April 2011, Athens, Greece (presented by G.I. Shapiro, see abstract).

Wobus, F. , G.I. Shapiro, M.A.M. Maqueda, J.M. Huthnance (2011) Modelling density-stratified cascades on a steep slope , UK Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference (YCSEC2011), 30 – 31 March, Liverpool, UK (Poster presentation, see programme).

Wobus, F. , G.I. Shapiro, M.A.M. Maqueda, J.M. Huthnance (2010) Numerical simulations of dense water cascading on a steep slope , 3^rdAnnual Marine Institute Conference, 20 ^thDecember 2010, Plymouth, UK (Oral presentation).

Wobus, F. , G.I. Shapiro, M.A.M. Maqueda, J.M. Huthnance (2010) Simulating laboratory experiments of dense water cascades: a sensitivity study , 14^th Biennial Challenger Conference for Marine Science , 06 – 09 September 2010, Southampton, UK (Oral presentation, see Book of Abstracts , p.69, PDF).

Shapiro, G.I., F. Wobus (2010) The ventilation of near-bottom shelf waters in the north-western Black Sea , 14^thBiennial Challenger Conference for Marine Science, 06 – 09 September 2010, Southampton, UK (Poster presentation, see Book of Abstracts, p.68, PDF).

G.I. Shapiro, F. Wobus , D.L. Aleynik and C.L. Griffiths (2010) Long Term Variability of the Physical Parameters in the Benthic Boundary Layer over the Black Sea Shelf, 39^thCIESM Congress of the Mediterranean Science Commission, 10 – 14 May 2010, Venice, Italy (Poster presented by G.I. Shapiro, abstract).

G.I. Shapiro, F. Wobus (2010) The role of horizontal exchanges on ventilation of the benthic boundary layer on the Black Sea shelf, Geophysical Research Abstracts 12 , EGU2010-1728 , EGU General Assembly, 02 – 07 May 2010, Vienna, Austria (Poster presentation , abstract).

F. Wobus , G.I. Shapiro, D.L. Aleynik (2010) Interannual Temperature Variability in the Benthic Boundary Layer over the Black Sea Shelf , Short Conference Series of the University of Plymouth Postgraduate Society, 18^thMarch 2010, Plymouth, UK (Oral presentation - PDF , abstract).

G.I. Shapiro, D.L. Aleynik, F. Wobus (2009) Long-Term Variability in the Horizontal Exchanges Between the Benthic Boundary Layer Over the Black Sea Shelf and the Deep Sea and its Potential Role in Carbon Sequestration, 2^ndSESAME Scientific Workshop , 11 – 12 November 2009, Villefranche, France (Oral presentation, abstract).

Earlier collaborations:

Image3 software for genome mapping by fingerprinting techniques. See:

Sulston, J., et al. (1988). " Software for genome mapping by fingerprinting techniques ", Comput. Appl. Biosci. 4(1): 125-132, (see updated software documentation )
Gregory, S.G, Howell, G.R., Bentley, D.R. (1997). " Genome Mapping by Fluorescent Fingerprinting ", Genome Res. 7(12): 1162–1168. (see acknowledgements )
Lander, E.S., et al. (2001). " Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome " Nature 409 (6822): 860-921. (see list of supplementary authors )

Conferences organised

3^rd Annual Marine Institute Conference 2010, "Spirit of Discovery: Plymouth’s diverse marine and maritime research", 20^th December 2010, Plymouth, UK (member of organising comittee)

Links
Coastal Processes Research Group