By Professor Moninya Roughan

Book Chapters

Xiao Z; Wang XH; Birch G; Roughan M; Sun YJ, 2024, 'Stratification asymmetries and its impacts on residual flows in the Sydney Estuary, New South Wales', in Current Trends in Estuarine and Coastal Dynamics Observations and Modelling, pp. 99 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21728-9.00005-3

Roughan M; Schaeffer A; Cresswell G, 2019, 'East australian current', in Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, pp. 340 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11550-7

Roughan M; Schaeffer A; Cresswell G, 2019, 'East Australian Current', in Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences Third Edition Volume 1 5, pp. V3-V3-350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11550-7

Roughan M; Kerry C; McComb P, 2018, 'Shelf and Coastal Ocean Observing and Modeling Systems: A New Frontier in Operational Oceanography', in New Frontiers in Operational Oceanography, GODAE OceanView, http://dx.doi.org/10.17125/gov2018.ch04

Sloyan BM; Roughan M; Hill K, 2018, 'The Global Ocean Observing System', in New Frontiers in Operational Oceanography, GODAE OceanView, http://dx.doi.org/10.17125/gov2018.ch03

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802022-7.00006-7

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-802022-7.00006-7

Gillanders BM; Elsdon TS; Roughan M, 2012, 'Connectivity of estuaries', in Wolanski E; McLusky DS (ed.), Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Academic Press, pp. 119 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.00709-9

Gillanders BM; Elsdon TS; Roughan M, 2011, '7.06 Connectivity of Estuaries', in Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Elsevier, pp. 119 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-374711-2.00709-9

Roughan M; Suthers IM, 2010, 'The Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) and the regional implementation in New South Wales', in You Y; Henderson-Sellers A (ed.), Climate alert : climate change monitoring and strategy, Sydney University Press, Australia, pp. 299 - 312

Journal articles

Hewitt DE; Schaeffer A; Lawes JC; Kelly S; Poore AGB; Roughan M; Ajaz S; Ingleton TC; Pitt KA, 2026, 'Blowin' in the wind: Onshore winds drive the occurrence of bluebottles (Physalia spp.) at east Australian beaches', OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT, 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107931

Church SH; Abedon RB; Ahuja N; Anthony CJ; Destanović D; Ramirez DA; Rojas LM; Albinsson ME; Álvarez Trasobares I; Bergemann RE; Bogdanovic O; Burdick DR; Cunha TJ; Damian-Serrano A; D'Elía G; Dion KB; Doyle TK; Gonçalves JM; Gonzalez Rajal A; Haddock SHD; Helm RR; Le Gouvello D; Lewis ZR; Magalhães BIMM; Mańko MK; Mayorga-Adame CG; de Mendoza A; Moura CJ; Munro C; Nel R; Oguchi K; Perelman JN; Prieto L; Pitt KA; Roughan M; Schaeffer A; Schmidt AL; Sellanes J; Wilson NG; Yamamoto G; Lazo-Wasem EA; Simon C; Decker MB; Coughlan JM; Dunn CW, 2025, 'Population genomics of a sailing siphonophore reveals genetic structure in the open ocean', Current Biology, 35, pp. 3556 - 3569.e6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.05.066

Matisons L; Roughan M; Schaeffer A, 2025, 'Dispersion characteristics in the East Australian Current system: Insights from 20 years of Lagrangian drifter data', Progress in Oceanography, 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103498

Roughan M, 2025, 'What drives the East Australian Current?', Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, 6, pp. 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-00709-3

Roughan M; Li J; Morris T, 2025, 'ADVANCING OBSERVATIONS OF WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS: INTEGRATING NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES FOR A COORDINATED MONITORING APPROACH', Oceanography, 38, pp. 47 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2025e116

Lago V; Roughan M; Kerry C; Knuckey I, 2025, 'FISHING FOR OCEAN DATA IN THE EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT', Oceanography, 38, pp. 67 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2025e105

Kerry C; Roughan M; Keating S; Gwyther D, 2025, 'MODEL-BASED OBSERVING SYSTEM EVALUATION IN A WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT: OBSERVATION IMPACT FROM THE COHERENT JET TO THE EDDY FIELD', Oceanography, 38, pp. 2 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2025e110

Mayorga Adame CG; Gacutan J; Charlesworth B; Roughan M, 2025, 'Unravelling coastal plastic pollution dynamics along southeastern Australia: Insights from oceanographic modelling informed by empirical data', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117525

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-937-2025

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10236-025-01660-z

Ayoub NK; Chidichimo MP; Dever E; Guo X; Kim SY; Krug M; Míguez BM; Morris T; Roughan M; Sprintall J; Tanaka K; Todd RE; Wilkin J; Álvarez-Fanjul E; Andres M; Bosse A; Edwards CA; Gula J; Kerry CG; Miyazawa Y; Oddo P; Oka E; Zaba KD, 2024, 'OBSERVING OCEAN BOUNDARY CURRENTS LESSONS LEARNED FROM SIX REGIONS WITH MATURE OBSERVATIONAL AND MODELING SYSTEMS', Oceanography, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2024.504

Malan N; Roughan M; Hemming M; Ingleton T, 2024, 'Quantifying coastal freshwater extremes during unprecedented rainfall using long timeseries multi-platform salinity observations', Nature Communications, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44398-2

Sobral F; Roughan M; Malan N; Li J, 2024, 'Mean-State and Seasonal Variability in Temperature Structure and Heat Transport in the East Australian Current System From a Multi-Decadal Regional Ocean Model', Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2023JC020438

Savidge WB; Savidge DK; Brandini F; Greer AT; Hofmann EE; Roughan M; Silveira ID; Suthers IM, 2024, 'WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT– SUBTROPICAL CONTINENTAL SHELF INTERACTIONS', Oceanography, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2024.502

Jakoboski J; Roughan M; Radford J; de Souza JMAC; Felsing M; Smith R; Puketapu-Waite N; Orozco MM; Maxwell KH; Van Vranken C, 2024, 'Partnering with the commercial fishing sector and Aotearoa New Zealand's ocean community to develop a nationwide subsurface temperature monitoring program', Progress in Oceanography, 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103278

Kerry CG; Roughan M; Keating S; Gwyther D; Brassington G; Siripatana A; Souza JMAC, 2024, 'Comparison of 4-dimensional variational and ensemble optimal interpolation data assimilation systems using a Regional Ocean Modeling System (v3.4) configuration of the eddy-dominated East Australian Current system', Geoscientific Model Development, 17, pp. 2359 - 2386, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-2359-2024

Quigley CN; Roughan M; Chaput R; Jeffs AG; Gardner JPA, 2024, 'Simulating larval dispersal across the distribution of the New Zealand green-lipped mussel: insights into connectivity and source−sink dynamics', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 731, pp. 129 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14411

Castro LC; Vergés A; Straub SC; Campbell AH; Coleman MA; Wernberg T; Steinberg P; Thomas T; Dworjanyn S; Cetina-Heredia P; Roughan M; Marzinelli EM, 2024, 'Effect of marine heatwaves and warming on kelp microbiota influence trophic interactions', Molecular Ecology, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.17267

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-887-2024

Edwards CA; De Mey-Frémaux P; Barceló-Llull B; Charria G; Choi BJ; Halliwell GR; Hole LR; Kerry C; Kourafalou VH; Kurapov AL; Moore AM; Mourre B; Oddo P; Pascual A; Roughan M; Skandrani C; Storto A; Vervatis V; Wilkin JL, 2024, 'Assessing impacts of observations on ocean circulation models with examples from coastal, shelf, and marginal seas', Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1458036

Kerry C; Roughan M; Azevedo Correia de Souza JM, 2024, 'Assessing the impact of subsurface temperature observations from fishing vessels on temperature and heat content estimates in shelf seas: a New Zealand case study using Observing System Simulation Experiments', Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1358193

Li J; Roughan M; Hemming M, 2023, 'Interactions between cold cyclonic eddies and a western boundary current modulate marine heatwaves', Communications Earth and Environment, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01041-8

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00966-4

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1145-2023

Stelling-Wood TP; Gribben PE; Birch G; Bishop MJ; Blount C; Booth DJ; Brown C; Bruce E; Bugnot AB; Byrne M; Creese RG; Dafforn KA; Dahlenburg J; Doblin MA; Fellowes TE; Fowler AM; Gibbs MC; Glamore W; Glasby TM; Hay AC; Kelaher B; Knott NA; Larkum AWD; Parker LM; Marzinelli EM; Mayer-Pinto M; Morgan B; Murray SA; Rees MJ; Ross PM; Roughan M; Saintilan N; Scanes E; Seymour JR; Schaefer N; Suthers IM; Taylor MD; Williamson JE; Vila Concejo A; Whittington RJ; Figueira WF, 2023, 'A deep dive into the ecology of Gamay (Botany Bay, Australia): Current knowledge and future priorities for this highly modified coastal waterway', Marine and Freshwater Research, 74, pp. 1003 - 1025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF22268

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.12326

Kerry C; Roughan M; De Souza J, 2023, 'Characterizing the Variability of Boundary Currents and Ocean Heat Content Around New Zealand Using a Multi-Decadal High-Resolution Regional Ocean Model', Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022JC018624

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022JC019361

Firme GF; Hughes DJ; Laiolo L; Roughan M; Suthers IM; Doblin MA, 2023, 'Contrasting phytoplankton composition and primary productivity in multiple mesoscale eddies along the East Australian coast', Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers, 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2022.103952

Gwyther DE; Roughan M; Kerry C; Keating SR, 2023, 'Impact of assimilating repeated subsurface temperature transects on state estimates of a western boundary current', Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1084784

Li J; Roughan M, 2023, 'Energetics of Eddy–Mean Flow Interactions in the East Australian Current System', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 53, pp. 595 - 612, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-22-0128.1

De Souza JMAC; Suanda SH; Couto PP; Smith RO; Kerry C; Roughan M, 2023, 'Moana Ocean Hindcast - a >25-year simulation for New Zealand waters using the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) v3.9 model', Geoscientific Model Development, 16, pp. 211 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-211-2023

Gwyther DE; Keating SR; Kerry C; Roughan M, 2023, 'How does 4DVar data assimilation affect the vertical representation of mesoscale eddies? A case study with observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) using ROMS v3.9', Geoscientific Model Development, 16, pp. 157 - 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-157-2023

Van Vranken C; Jakoboski J; Carroll JW; Cusack C; Gorringe P; Hirose N; Manning J; Martinelli M; Penna P; Pickering M; Piecho-Santos AM; Roughan M; de Souza J; Moustahfid H, 2023, 'Towards a global Fishing Vessel Ocean Observing Network (FVON): state of the art and future directions', Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1176814

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01224-6

Cook F; Smith RO; Roughan M; Cullen NJ; Shears N; Bowen M, 2022, 'Marine heatwaves in shallow coastal ecosystems are coupled with the atmosphere: Insights from half a century of daily in situ temperature records', Frontiers in Climate, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.1012022

Hewitt DE; Schilling HT; Hanamseth R; Everett JD; Li J; Roughan M; Johnson DD; Suthers IM; Taylor MD, 2022, 'Mesoscale oceanographic features drive divergent patterns in connectivity for co-occurring estuarine portunid crabs', Fisheries Oceanography, 31, pp. 587 - 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fog.12608

Kerry C; Roughan M; Azevedo Correia de Souza JM, 2022, 'Drivers of upper ocean heat content extremes around New Zealand revealed by Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis', Frontiers in Climate, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.980990

Li J; Roughan M; Kerry C, 2022, 'Drivers of ocean warming in the western boundary currents of the Southern Hemisphere', Nature Climate Change, 12, pp. 901 - 909, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01473-8

Malan N; Roughan M; Stanley GJ; Holmes R; Li J, 2022, 'Quantifying Cross-Shelf Transport in the East Australian Current System: A Budget-Based Approach', Journal of Physical Oceanography, 52, pp. 2555 - 2572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-21-0193.1

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