Dr Amandine Schaeffer

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

- 2018 - 2021: Lecturer at �°Ĳʹ��, School of Maths & Stats, Sydney Australia.

- 2011 - 2017: Postdoctoral research associate at �°Ĳʹ��, 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 �°Ĳʹ�� 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,

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,

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,
Journal articles | 2025

Benthuysen J; Pattiaratchi C; Spillman C; Govekar P; Beggs H; Bastos de Oliveira H; Chandrapavan A; Feng M; Hobday A; Holbrook N; Jaine F; Schaeffer A, 2025, 'Observing Marine Heatwaves Using Ocean Gliders to Address Ecosystem Challenges Through a Coordinated National Program', Oceanography,

Journal articles | 2025

Elzahaby Y; Delaux S; Schaeffer A; Roughan M, 2025, 'Self-organising maps reveal distinct spatial and temporal patterns in the build-up of marine heatwaves in the Tasman Sea', Ocean Dynamics, 75,

Journal articles | 2025

Tran MC; Roughan M; Schaeffer A, 2025, 'Surface current variability in the East Australian Current from long-term high-frequency radar observations', Earth System Science Data, 17, pp. 937 - 963,

Journal articles | 2024

Bourg N; Schaeffer A; Molcard A; Luneau C; Hewitt DE; Chemin R, 2024, 'Ocean wanderers: A lab-based investigation into the effect of wind and morphology on the drift of Physalia spp.', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 207,

Journal articles | 2024

Bourg N; Schaeffer A; Molcard A, 2024, 'East Australian Current System: Frontal Barrier and Fine-Scale Control of Chlorophyll-a Distribution', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129,

Journal articles | 2024

Capotondi A; Rodrigues RR; Sen Gupta A; Benthuysen JA; Deser C; Frölicher TL; Lovenduski NS; Amaya DJ; Le Grix N; Xu T; Hermes J; Holbrook NJ; Martinez-Villalobos C; Masina S; Roxy MK; Schaeffer A; Schlegel RW; Smith KE; Wang C, 2024, 'A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate', Communications Earth and Environment, 5,

Journal articles | 2024

Capotondi A; Rodrigues RR; Sen Gupta A; Benthuysen JA; Deser C; Frölicher TL; Lovenduski NS; Amaya DJ; Le Grix N; Xu T; Hermes J; Holbrook NJ; Martinez-Villalobos C; Masina S; Roxy MK; Schaeffer A; Schlegel RW; Smith KE; Wang C, 2024, 'Correction to: A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate (Communications Earth & Environment, (2024), 5, 1, (701), 10.1038/s43247-024-01806-9)', Communications Earth and Environment, 5,

Journal articles | 2024

Chapman CC; Sloyan BM; Schaeffer A; Suthers IM; Pitt KA, 2024, 'Offshore Plankton Blooms via Mesoscale and Sub-Mesoscale Interactions With a Western Boundary Current', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129,

Journal articles | 2024

Hemming M; Roughan M; Schaeffer A, 2024, 'Exploring multi-decadal time series of temperature extremes in Australian coastal waters', Earth System Science Data, 16, pp. 887 - 901,

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,

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,

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,

Journal articles | 2023

Schilling HT; Dedden AV; Crocetti S; Liggins G; Lorigan S; Marshall A; Rogers TL; Schaeffer A; Suthers IM; Johnson DD, 2023, 'Regional oceanography affects humpback whale entanglements in set fishing gear', Conservation Science and Practice, 5,

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,

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, 68, pp. 1019 - 1036,

Journal articles | 2022

Bourg N; Schaeffer A; Cetina-Heredia P; Lawes JC; Lee D; Cetina Heredia P, 2022, 'Driving the blue fleet: Temporal variability and drivers behind bluebottle (Physalia physalis) beachings off Sydney, Australia', PLoS ONE, 17,

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,

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,

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,

Journal articles | 2021

Lee D; Schaeffer A; Groeskamp S, 2021, 'Drifting Dynamics of the Bluebottle', ,

Journal articles | 2021

Lee D; Schaeffer A; Groeskamp S, 2021, 'Drifting dynamics of the bluebottle (Physalia physalis)', Ocean Science, 17, pp. 1341 - 1351,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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, pp. 180,

Journal articles | 2019

Elzahaby Y; Schaeffer A, 2019, 'Observational Insight Into the Subsurface Anomalies of Marine Heatwaves', Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, pp. 745,

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,

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, pp. 422,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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, pp. 160070,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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', ,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,
Preprints | 2024

Church S; Abedon R; Ahuja N; Anthony C; Ramirez D; Rojas L; Albinsson M; Álvarez Trasobares I; Bergemann R; Bogdanovic O; Burdick D; Cunha T; Damian-Serrano A; D’Elía G; Dion K; Doyle T; Gonçalves J; Gonzalez Rajal A; Haddock S; Helm R; Gouvello DL; Lewis Z; Magalhães B; Mańko M; de Mendoza A; Moura C; Nel R; Perelman J; Prieto L; Munro C; Oguchi K; Pitt K; Schaeffer A; Schmidt A; Sellanes J; Wilson N; Yamamoto G; Lazo-Wasem E; Simon C; Decker MB; Coughlan J; Dunn C, 2024, Global genomics of the man-o’-war (Physalia) reveals biodiversity at the ocean surface,

Preprints | 2024

Tran MC; Roughan M; Schaeffer A, 2024, Surface current variability in the East Australian Current from long-term HF radar observations,

Preprints | 2023

Hemming M; Roughan M; Schaeffer A, 2023, Exploring Multi-decadal Time Series of Temperature Extremes in Australian Coastal Waters,

Preprints | 2022

Hemming MP; Roughan M; Malan N; Schaeffer A, 2022, Observed multi-decadal trends in subsurface temperature adjacent to the East Australian Current,

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,

Observing, understanding and modelling the oceans is now my job at �°Ĳʹ�� 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.

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New project I am leading: BluebottleWatch, /science/our-schools/bees/our-research/bluebottlewatch

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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

: Mathematics for Life Science

: Statistics for Life Science and Social Science

: Mathematics 1A

(Master of Marine Science and Management)

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