Fred Wobus

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

• Currently I use numerical models to investigate the dynamics of dense water cascades and gravity currents in a rotating framework. My emphasis is on frictional boundary layer processes to further investigate shelf-deep sea exchanges in the Arctic Ocean.
• Previously I was working on the long-term variability of shelf-deep sea exchange on the North-Western Black Sea shelf.

UoP Research group membership

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, 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).

Conference abstracts:

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).

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 conference program).

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^rd Annual Marine Institute Conference, 20^th December 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^th Biennial 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^th CIESM 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^th March 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^nd SESAME 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