University of Victoria
Physics &
Astronomy
Phone: 250-472-5573
Email: gemmrich@uvic.ca
Office: Bob Wright Building, A441
Education
Doctorate: University
of Victoria, Physics & Astronomy: Physical Oceanography
Masters: Christian Albrechts Universität,
Institut für Meereskunde, Kiel, Germany: Marine Meteorology (Diplom)
Research
Air-sea interaction, gas exchange
Rogue waves, wave trends, wave physics
Remote sensing, waves in the emerging Arctic
Students
Becky Brooks (MSc): Prediction and
forecast of coastal hazards using a regional scale model.
Jamie Daniel (MSc): Rip Current Field
Study at Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
Carmen
Holmes-Smith (MSc): Extreme runup on beaches.
Leah Cicon (MSc): A probabilistic prediction of rogue waves from a spectral WAVEWATCH III model for the Northeast Pacific. Co-supervisor: Jody Klymak
Cicon, L., 2022 MSc thesis [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. and L. Cicon, 2022: 'Generation method and prediction of an observed extreme rogue wave'. Scientific Rep.,12, DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-05671-4
Cicon, L., J. Gemmrich, B. Pouliot, and N. Bernier, 2023: 'A probabilistic prediction of rogue waves from a WAVEWATCH III model for the northeast Pacific'. Weather and Forecasting,38, DOI:10.1073/pnas.2306275120
Ada Loewen (BSc-Honours, Earth
and Ocean Sciences): Observations of wave dispersion
under sea ice in Antarctica.
Tom
Redhead (BSc-Honours, Physics): Surface wave height
exceedance probabilities on two-layer fluids.
Co-supervisor: Adam Monahan
Gemmrich, J., Redhead,T. and A. Monahan, 2023: 'Surface wave height distributions and rogue wave probabilities on two-layer fluids.' Physical Review Fluids, 8, 054804. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.8.054804
Teaching
EOS 431/531, PHYS 441: Physical Oceanography
PHYS 411: Time Series Analysis
EOS 340, PHYS340: Atmospheric Physics
Publications
Gemmrich, J., Redhead,T. and A. Monahan, 2023: 'Surface wave height distributions and rogue wave probabilities on two-layer fluids.' Physical Review Fluids, 8, 054804. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.8.054804
Gemmrich, J. and L. Cicon, 2022: 'Generation method and prediction of an observed extreme rogue wave'. Scientific Rep.,12, DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-05671-4
Häfner, D., J. Gemmrich, and M. Jochum, 2021: 'FOWD: A Free Ocean Wave Dataset for Data Mining and Machine Learning'. J. Atmos. Ocean. Technol. 38,1305-1322. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0185.1
Häfner, D. J. Gemmrich, and M. Jochum, 2021: 'Real-world rogue wave probabilities'. Scientific Rep.,11, DOI:10.1038/s41598-021089359-1
Gemmrich, J., T. Mudge, and J. Thomson, 2021: 'Long-term observations of the group structure of surface waves in ice'. Ocean Dynamics, 71, DOI:10.1007/s10236-020-01424-x
Gemmrich, J., and A. Monahan, 2021: 'Surface and Interfacial Waves in a Strongly Stratified Upper Ocean'. J. Phys. Oceanog., 51, DOI:10.1175/JPO-D-20-0073.1
Gemmrich, J., and R. Pawlowicz, 2020: 'Wind Waves in the Strait of Georgia'. Atmosphere-Oceans., 123, DOI:10.1080/07055900.2020.1735989 [pdf ]
Thomson, J., J. Gemmrich, W. E. Rogers, C. O. Collins, and F. Ardhuin, 2019: 'Wave groups observed in pancake ice'. J. Geophys. Res.124, DOI 10.1029/2019JC015354 [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J., W. E. Rogers, J. Thomson, and S. Lehner, 2018: 'Wave evolution in off-ice wind conditions'. J. Geophys. Res., 123, DOI 10.1029/2018JC013793 [pdf ]
SeaState DRI team (Thomson, J., et al.), 2018: 'Overview of the Arctic Sea State and Boundary Layer Physics program' J. Geophys. Res., 123, DOI 10.1002/2018JC013766 [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. and Monahan, A., 2018: 'Covariability of Near-Surface Wind Speed Statistics and Mesoscale Sea Surface Temperature Fluctuations.' J. Phys. Oceanog., 48, 465-478, DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-17-0177.1 [pdf]
Gemmrich, J., and J. Thomson, 2017: 'Observations of the shape and group dynamics of rogue waves'. Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, doi:10.1002/2016GL072398 [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J., J. Thomson, W. E. Rogers, A. Pleskachevsky, and S. Lehner, 2016: 'Spatial characteristics of ocean surface waves'. Ocean Dynamics 66, 1025-1035, DOI 10.1007/s10236-016-0967-6 [pdf ]
Thomson, J., M. S. Schwendeman, S. F. Zippel, S. Moghimi, J. Gemmrich, and W. E. Rogers, 2016: 'Wave breaking turbulence in the ocean surface layer'. J. Phys. Oceanog., 46 : 1857-1870, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-15-0130.1 [pdf ]
SeaState DRI team (Thomson, J., et al.), 2016: 'Emerging trends in the sea state of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas'. Ocean Modelling 105, 1-12, doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2016.02.009 [pdf ]
Gebhardt, C., J.-R. Bidlot, J. Gemmrich, S. Lehner, A. Pleskachevsky, and W. Rosenthal, 2016: 'Wave observation in the marginal ice zone with the TerraSAR-X satellite'. Ocean Dynamics 66, 839-852, DOI 10.1007/s10236-016-0957-8 [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J., A. Pleskachevsky, S. Lehner and E. Rogers, 2015: 'Surface waves in arctic seas, observed from TerraSAR-X'. IGARSS 2015, 3615-3617. [IGARSS 2015 Proceedings ] [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. and Klymak, J. M., 2015: 'Dissipation of Internal Wave Energy Generated on a Critical Slope.' J. Phys. Oceanog., 45 : 2221-2238, DOI:dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-14-0236.1 ' [pdf ]
Banner, M. L., Zappa, C. J. and Gemmrich, J. R., 2014: 'A Note on the Phillips Spectral Framework for Ocean Whitecaps'. J. Phys. Oceanog., 44, : 1727-1734. [pdf ]
Schwendeman, M., Thomson, J. and Gemmrich, J. R., 2014: 'Wave Breaking Dissipation in a Young Wind Sea'. J. Phys. Oceanog., 44, : 104?127. [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J., B. Bascheck and C. Garrett, 2013: 'Rogue waves: rare but damaging'. Seaways, Sep. 2013, 14-16. [Seaways ] [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. R., C. Zappa, M.L. Banner and R.P. Morison, 2013: 'Wave breaking in developing and mature seas'. J. Geophys. Res, 118, 4542 - 4552 [preprint ], [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. R. and C. Garrett, 2012: 'The Signature of Inertial and Tidal Currents in Offshore Wave Records'. J. Phys. Oceanog., 42, DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-043.1. [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J., 2012: ' Bubble-induced turbulence suppression in Langmuir circulation.' Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L10604, doi:10.1029/2012GL051691. [pdf ]
Dickey, T., et al. 2012: ' Introduction to special section on Recent Advances in the Study of Optical Variability in the Near-Surface and Upper Ocean.' J. Geophys. Res., 117, doi:10.1029/2012JC007964. [pdf ]
Zappa, C., M.L. Banner, H. Schultz, J.R. Gemmrich, R.P. Morison, D.A. LeBel, and T. Dickey, 2012: ' An overview of sea state conditions and air-sea fluxes during RaDyO.' J. Geophys. Res., 117, doi:10.1029/2011JC007336. [pdf ]
Garrett, C., J. Gemmrich, and B. Bascheck, 2012: 'Rogue waves'. McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, 229-231.
Vagle, S., J. Gemmrich, and H. Czerski, 2012: 'Reduced upper ocean turbulence and changes to bubble size distribution during large downward heat-flux events.' J. Geophys. Res., 117, doi:10.1029/2011JC007308. [preprint ]
Gemmrich, J. R., B. Thomas, and R. Bouchard, 2011: 'Observational changes and trends in northeast Pacific wave records.' Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L22601, doi:10.1029/2011GL049518. [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. R. and C. Garrett, 2011: 'Dynamical and statistical explanations of observed occurrence rates of rogue waves.' Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., doi:10.5194/nhess-11-1437-2011 [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. R., 2010: 'Strong turbulence in the wave crest region.' J. Phys. Oceanog., 40, 583 ? 595. [pdf ]
Thomson, J., J.R. Gemmrich, and A.T. Jessup, 2009. 'Energy dissipation and the spectral distribution of whitecaps'. Geophys. Res. Let. 36(L11601): doi: 10.1029/2009GL038201 [pdf ]
Garrett, C. and J. R. Gemmrich, 2009: 'Rogue waves'. Physics Today, 62(6), doi:10.1063/1.3156339 [ pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. R. and C. Garrett, 2009: 'Unexpected waves: Shallow water simulations and comparison with observations'. Ocean Eng., 37, 262 ? 267.. [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. R. and C. Garrett, 2008: 'Unexpected waves'. J. Phys. Oceanog. 38, 2330-2336. [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. R., M.L. Banner and C. Garrett, 2008: 'Spectrally resolved energy dissipation rate and momentum flux of breaking waves'. J. Phys. Oceanog. 38, 1296-1312. [pdf ]
Burchard, H., P.D. Craig, J.R. Gemmrich, H. van Haren, P.-P. Mathieu, H.E.M. Meier, W. A.M. Nimmo Smith, H. Prandke, T.P. Rippeth, E.D. Skyllingstad, W.D. Smyth, D.J.S. Welsh, and H.W. Wijesekera, 2008: 'Observational and numerical modeling methods for quantifying coastal ocean turbulence and mixing', Progr. Oceanogr., 76, 399-442. [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J: 2007: 'Momentum flux and energy dissipation associated with breaking waves', in Transport at the air-sea interface, eds. Garbe, C., R. Handler and B. Jähne. Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, 131 - 142.
Gemmrich, J, 2006: 'The spectral scale of wave breaking', Proceedings 9th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting. [pdf ] [workshop ]
Gemmrich, J, 2006: 'Breaking waves and near surface turbulence', Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, eds. Steele, J.H., S.A. Thorpe and K.K Turekian, Elsevier. [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J., 2005: 'On the occurrence of wave breaking'. In: 14th 'Aha Huliko'a Hawaiian Winter Workshop on Rogue Waves, January 2005, 123-130. [pdf ] [workshop ]
Gemmrich, J. R. and D. M. Farmer, 2004: 'Near-surface turbulence in the presence of breaking waves'. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 34, 1067-1086. [pdf ]
Banner, M. L., Gemmrich, J. R. and D. M. Farmer, 2002: 'Multi-scale measurements of ocean wave breaking probability'. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 32, 3364-3375. [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. and H. van Haren, 2002: 'Internal wave band kinetic energy production: flat vs sloping bottom'. Journal of Sea Research, 47, 209-222 [ pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. and H. van Haren, 2002: 'Internal wave band eddy fluxes above a continental slope'. Journal of Marine Research, 60, 227-253. [ pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. and H. van Haren, 2001: 'Thermal fronts generated by internal waves propagating obliquely along the continental slope'. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 31, 649-655. [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. R, 2000: 'Temperature anomalies beneath breaking waves and the decay of wave-induced turbulence'. Journal of Geophysical Research, 105, 8727-8736 [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. R, and D. M. Farmer, 1999: 'Temperature anomalies beneath breaking waves and the decay of wave-induced turbulence - Extended abstract'. In: The wind-driven air-sea interface. Electromagnetic and acoustic sensing, wave dynamics and turbulent fluxes. Ed. M. L. Banner, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 193-194.
Gemmrich, J. R. and D. M. Farmer, 1999: 'Observations of the scale and occurrence of breaking surface waves'. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 29, 2595-2606 [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. R. and D. M. Farmer, 1999: 'Near-surface turbulence and thermal structure in a wind driven sea'. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 29, 480-499 [pdf ]
Farmer, D., J. Gemmrich and V. Polonichko, 1998: 'Velocity, temperature and spatial structure of Langmuir circulation'. Physical Processes in Lakes and Oceans, J. Imberger, Ed., Coastal and Estuary Studies, 54, AGU
Farmer, D. M. and J. R. Gemmrich, 1996: 'Measurements of temperature fluctuations in breaking surface waves'. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 5, 816-825 [pdf ]
Gemmrich, J. R., T. D. Mudge and V. D. Polonichko, 1994: 'On the energy input from wind to surface waves'. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 24, 2413-2417 [pdf ] [corrigendum ]
Gemmrich, J. and Hasse, L.,1993: 'Observations of small-scale surface streaming as an indication of surface renewal'. Journal of Marine Systems, 4, 231-233
Gemmrich, J. and
Hasse, L.,1992: 'Small-scale surface streaming under
natural conditions as effective in air-sea gas
exchange'. Tellus 44B, 150-159 [pdf ]
François J. Saucier Prize in Applied Oceanography
(Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society)
Links
WISE2017 : UVic hosted the 24th meeting on Waves In the Shallow water Environment (WISE), 14-18 May 2017.
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