Publications

2017

Ye, H., J. Sheng, D. Tang, E. Siswanto, M. Kalhoro, and Y. Sui, 2017. Storm-induced changes in pCO2 at the sea surface over the northern South China Sea during Typhoon Wutip. Journal of Geophysical Research, 122, 4761-4778, doi: 10.1002/2016JC012643. [link]

Wang, P., J. Sheng and C. Hannah, 2017. Assessing the performance of formulations for nonlinear feedback of surface gravity waves on ocean currents over coastal waters. Continental Shelf Research, 146, 102-117. [link]

Guo, L., and J. Sheng, 2017. Impacts of climate changes on ocean surface gravity waves over the eastern Canadian shelf. Ocean Dynamics, 67, 621.637, Doi: 10.1007/s10236-017-1046-3. [link]

2016

Zhu, L.S., J. Sheng, and X. Ji, 2016. Tidally-averaged water and salinity transport velocities over estuarine and coastal waters, with an application to the Pearl River Estuary. Ocean Dynamics, 66, 1125-1142, doi: 10.1007/s10236-016-0975-6. [link]

Ni, X., J. Sheng, and W. Feng, 2016. Simulation of free surface flow using the smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method with radiation open boundary conditions. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 33, 2435-2460, Doi: 10.1175/JTECH-D-15-0179.1. [link]

Wang, P., and J. Sheng, 2016. A comparative study of wave-current interactions over the eastern Canadian shelf under severe weather conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 121, 5252-5281, doi: 10.1002/ 2016JC01175. [link]

Béguer-Pon, M., K. Ohashi, J. Sheng, M. Castonguay, and J. J. Dodson, 2016. Modeling the migration of the American eel in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 549, 183-198, doi: 10.3354/meps11706. [pdf]

Taylor, A., K. Ohashi, J. Sheng, and M. Litvak, 2016. Oceanic distribution, behaviour, and a winter aggregation area of adult Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus, in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. PloS One, 11, e0152470, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152470. [pdf]

Dever, M., D. Hebert, B.J.W. Greenan, J. Sheng, and P.C. Smith, 2016. Hydrography and coastal circulation along the Halifax Line and the connections with the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Atmosphere-Ocean, 54, 199-217, doi: 10.1080/07055900.2016.1190132. [pdf]

Shan, S., J. Sheng, OK. Ohashi, and M. Dever, 2016. Assessing the performance of a multi-nested ocean circulation model using satellite remote sensing and in-situ observations. Satellite Oceanography and Meteorology, 1, 39-59. doi: 10.18063/SOM.2016.01.004. [pdf]

Wu, Y., J. Sheng, D. Senciall, and C. Tang, 2016. A comparative study of satellite-based operational analyses and ship-based in-situ measurements of sea surface temperatures over the eastern Canadian shelf. Satellite Oceanography and Meteorology, 1, 29-38, doi: 10.18063/SOM.2016.01.003. [pdf]

Béguer-Pon, M., S. Shan, K. R. Thompson, M. Castonguay, J. Sheng and J. J. Dodson, 2016. Exploring the role of the physical marine environment on the silver eel migration using a biophysical particle-tracking model. ICES Journal of Marine Science. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv169. [pdf]

Urrego-Blanco, J., J. Sheng, Fred Dupont, 2016. Performance of one-way and two-way nesting techniques using the shelf circulation modelling system for the eastern Canadian shelf. Atmosphere-Ocean, 54, 75-92, doi:10.1080/07055900.2015.1130122. [pdf]

Chambers, C., G. Brassington, J. Sheng, I. Simmonds, and K. Walsh, 2016. Sea level pressure response to the specification of eddy-resolving sea surface temperature in simulations of Australian East Coast Lows. Satellite Oceanography and Meteorology. 1, 2-18, doi: 10.18063/SOM.2016.01.001. [pdf]

Ohashi, K., and J. Sheng, 2016. Investigating the effect of the physical environment and swimming behaviours on the movement of particles in the Gulf of St. Lawrence using an individual-based numerical model. Atmosphere-Ocean, 54, 278-298, doi: 10.1080/07055900.2015.1090390. [pdf]

2015

Chang, Y-L, J. Sheng, K. Ohashi, M. Béguer-Pon, Y. Miyazawa, 2015. Impacts of interannual ocean circulation variability on Japanese eel larval migration in the western North Pacific Ocean. Public Library of Science (PLOS), 10, e0144423, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144423. [pdf]

Guo, L., W. Perrie, Z. Long, B. Toulany, and J. Sheng, 2015. The impacts of climate change on the autumn North Atlantic wave climate. Atmosphere-Ocean, 53, 491-509, doi: 10.1080/07055900.2015.1103697. [pdf]

Guo, L., and J. Sheng, 2015. Statistical estimation of extreme ocean waves over the eastern Canadian shelf from 30-year numerical wave simulation. Ocean Dynamics, 65, 1489-1507, doi 10.1007/s10236-015-0878-y. [pdf]

Ji, X., J. Sheng, J. Zheng, and W. Zhang, 2015. Numerical study of seasonal circulation and variability over the inner shelf of the northern South China Sea. Ocean Dynamics, 65, 1103-1120, doi: 10.1007/s10236-015-0862-6. [pdf]

Yan, Z., Y. Sui, J. Sheng and D. Tang, 2015. Changes in local oceanographic and atmospheric conditions shortly after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Ocean Dynamics, 65, 905-918, doi: 10.1007/s10236-015-0848-6. [pdf]

Zhang, H., J. Sheng, 2015. Examination of extreme sea levels due to storm surges and tides over the northwest Pacific. Continental shelf Research, 93, 81-97, doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2014.12.001. [pdf]

2014

Urrego-Blanco, J., and J. Sheng, 2014. Formation and distribution of sea ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: A process-oriented study using a coupled ocean-ice model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 119, 7099-7122, doi: 10.1002/2014JC010185. [pdf]

Urrego-Blanco, J., and J. Sheng, 2014. Study on subtidal circulation and variability in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Scotian Shelf and Gulf of Maine using a nested-grid coupled ocean-ice model. Ocean Dynamics, 64, 385-412, doi: 10.1007/s10236-013-0688-z. [pdf]

Shan, S., J. Sheng, B. Greenan, 2014. Physical processes affecting circulation and hydrography in the Sable Gully of Nova Scotia. Deep-Sea Research, 104, 35-50, doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.06.019. [pdf]

Shan, S., J. Sheng, B. Greenan, 2014. Modelling study of three-dimensional circulation and particle movement over the Sable Gully of Nova Scotia, Ocean Dynamics. 64, 117-142, doi: 10.1007/s10236-013-0672-7. [pdf]

2013

Zhang, H., J. Sheng, 2013. Estimation of extreme sea levels over the eastern continental shelf of North America. Journal of Geophysical Research, 118, 1-21, doi: 10.1002/2013JC009160. [pdf]

Ohashi, K., and J. Sheng, 2013. Influence of St. Lawrence River discharge on the circulation and hydrography in Canadian Atlantic waters. Continental Shelf Research, 48, 32-49, doi: 10.1016/ j.csr.2013.03.005. [link]

Titus, L., J. Sheng, R. Greatbatch, and I. Folkins, 2013. Improving statistical downscaling of general circulation models. Atmosphere-Ocean, 51, 213-225, doi: 10.1080/07055900.2013.774259. [link]

2012

Oliver, E., J. Sheng, K. Thompson , and J. Urrego Blanco, 2012. Extreme surface and Near Bottom Currents in the northwest Atlantic. Natural Hazards, 64, 1425-1446, doi: 10.1007/s11069-012-0303-5. [link]

Shan, S., and J. Sheng, 2012. Examination of circulation, flushing time and dispersion in Halifax Harbour of Nova Scotia, Canada. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, 47, 353-374, doi: 10.2166/wqrjc.2012.041. [link]

Zhao, J., Y. R. Rao, and J. Sheng, 2012. Numerical study of dispersion and hydrodynamic connectivity of near-surface waters in Lake Huron. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, 47, 238-251, doi: 10.2166/wqrjc.2012.121. [link]

Tang, L., J. Sheng, and Y. Cai, 2012. Storm-Induced circulation in the Pearl River Estuary of China during super typhoon Koryn. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, 47, 314-332, doi: 10.2166/wqrjc.2012. 111. [link]

Urrego-Blanco, J., and J. Sheng, 2012. Interannual variability of circulation and hydrography over the eastern Canadian shelf. Atmosphere-Ocean, 50, 277-300, doi: 10.1080/07055900.2012.680430. [link]

Lin, Y., J. Sheng, and R.J. Greatbatch, 2012. A numerical study of the circulation and monthly to seasonal variability in the Caribbean Sea: The role of Caribbean eddies. Ocean Dynamics, 62, 193-211, doi: 10.1007/s10236-011-0498-0. [link]

2011

Guarracino, M., D. Dowd, J. Sheng, and J.J. Cullen, 2011. Calibration of a coupled biological.physical model for prediction in a coastal inlet. Continental Shelf Research, 31, 1713-1727. doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2011.07.012. [link]

Hasegawa, D., J. Sheng, K.R. Thompson, and D. Greenberg, 2011. Far-field effects of tidal energy extraction in the Minas Passage on tidal circulation in the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine using a nested-grid coastal circulation model. Ocean Dynamics, 61, 1845-1868, doi:10.1007/s10236-011-0481-9. [link]

Shan, S., J. Sheng, K.R. Thompson, and D. Greenberg, 2011. Simulating three-dimensional circulation and hydrography of Halifax Harbour using a multi-grid coastal circulation model. Ocean Dynamics, 61, 951-976, doi: 10.1007/s10236-011-0398-3. [link]

Ji, X., J. Sheng, L. Tang, D. Liu, and X. Yang, 2011. Process study of dry-season circulation in the Pearl River Estuary and adjacent coastal waters using a triple-nested coastal circulation model. Atmosphere-Ocean, 49, 138-162, doi: 10.1080/07055900.2011.580165. [link]

Ji, X., J. Sheng, L. Tang, D. Liu, and X. Yang, 2011. Process study of circulation in the Pearl River Estuary and adjacent coastal waters in the wet season using a triply-nested circulation model. Journal of Ocean Modelling, 38, 138-160, doi: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2011.02.010. [link]

2010

Lin, Y., R. J. Greatbatch and J. Sheng, 2010. The influence of the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current intrusion on the transport of the Florida Current. Ocean Dynamics, 60, 1075-1084, doi:10.1007/s1026-010-0308-0. [link]

Lin, Y., J. Sheng, and R.J. Greatbatch, 2010. A numerical study of circulation and associated variability in the Intra-Americas Sea, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, 137-156. http://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/41121%28388%299 [pdf]

Sheng, J., L. Tang, X. Ji, and D. Liu, 2010. An examination of seasonal mean circulation and salinity distributions in the Pearl River Estuary of China using a nested-grid coastal ocean circulation model, Proceedings of Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, 108-127. [link]

Lin , Y., R. J. Greatbatch, and J. Sheng,2010. Correction to "A model study of the vertically integrated transport variability through the Yucatan Channel: Role of Loop Current evolution and flow compensation around Cuba", J. Geophys. Res., 115, C04028, doi:10.1029/2010JC006176.

Sheng, J., and B. Yang, 2010. A nested-grid ocean circulation model for simulating three-dimensional circulation and hydrography over Canadian coastal waters, Journal of Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 21, 27-44, doi:10.3319/TAO.2009.06.08.01 (IWNOP). [link]

2009

Cullen, J.J., A. Hay, H. Ritchie, S. Hartwell, S. Kirchhoff, T. Bowen, M. Dowd, B. Greenan, J. Hamilton, C. Hannah, M. Lewis, W. Perrie, J. Sheng, P. Smith, H. Thomas, and A. Vezina, 2009. The Lunenburg Bay Project. CMOS Bulletin SCMO 36 (6): 199-205, 2009. [pdf

Ohashi, K., J. Sheng, K. R. Thompson, C. G. Hannah, H. Ritchie, 2009. Numerical study of three-dimensional shelf circulation on the Scotian Shelf using a shelf circulation prediction system. Continental Shelf Research, 29, doi:10.1016/j.csr. 2009.08.005, 2138-2156. [link]

Ohashi, K., J. Sheng, K. R. Thompson, C. G. Hannah, H. Ritchie, 2009. Effect of stratification on the tidal circulation over the Scotian Shelf and Gulf of St. Lawrence, a numerical study using a three-dimensional shelf circulation model. Ocean Dynamics, 59, 809-825, doi: 10.1007/s10236-009-0212-7. [link]

Tang, L., J. Sheng, X. Ji, W. Cao, and D. Liu, 2009. Investigation of three-dimensional circulation and hydrography over the Pearl River Estuary of China using a nested-grid coastal circulation model. Ocean Dynamics, 59, 899-919, doi: 10.1007/s10236-009-0218-1. [link]

Mecking, J., C. T. Fogarty, R. J. Greatbatch, J. Sheng, and D. Mercer, 2009. Using atmospheric model output to simulate the meteorological tsunami response to Tropical Storm Helene (2000) . Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, C10005, doi:1029/2009JC005290. [link]

Lin, Y., R. J. Greatbatch, and J. Sheng, 2009. A model study of the vertically-integrated transport variability through the Yucatan Channel: the influence of Loop Current evolution and flow compensation around Cuba. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, C08003, doi: 10.1029/2008JC005199. [link]

Soto, I., S. Andrefouet, C. Hu, F. E., Muller-Karger, C. Wall, J. Sheng, and B. G. Hatcher, 2009. Physical connectivity in Mesoamerica inferred from 9 years of ocean color observations. Coral Reefs, 28, 415-425, doi: 10.1007/s00338-009-0465-0. [link]

Sheng, J., J. Zhao, and L. Zhai, 2009. Examination of circulation, dispersion, and retention in Lunenburg Bay of Nova Scotia using a nested-grid circulation model. Journal of Marine Systems, 77, 350-365, doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.0.1.013. [link]

Sheng, J., L. Tang, W. Cao, B. Yang, and D. Liu, 2009. Development and application of nested-grid coastal circulation models. Proceedings of Academic Forum on Water Resources and Hydropower, Beijing, China, 146-163 (in Chinese).

Tang, L., J. Chen, J. Sheng, and D. Liu, 2009. Advances in simulation of estuarial dynamic processes reacting to storm surge in estuarial areas. Advances in Science and Technology of Water Resources, 29, 78-83 (in Chinese). [link]

Chen, J., L. Tang, J. Sheng, D. Liu, 2009. Advances in typhoons wind Field and pressure field. Ocean Engineering, 27 (in Chinese).

2008

Zhai, L., and J. Sheng, 2008. Improving the utility of a coastal circulation model by assimilating hydrographic observations into the model momentum equation. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L24603, doi:10.1029/2008GL035640. [link]

Yang, B., and J. Sheng, 2008. Process study of coastal circulation on the inner Scotian Shelf using a nested-grid ocean circulation model, during with a special emphasis on the storm-induced circulation during tropical storm Alberto in 2006. Ocean Dynamics, 58, 375-396, doi:10.1007/s10236-008-0149-2. [link]

Zhai, L., J. Sheng, and R. J. Greatbatch, 2008. Baroclinic dynamics of wind-driven circulation in a stratified bay: A numerical study using models of varying complexity. Continental Shelf Research, 28, 2357-2370, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2008.05.005. [link]

Yerubandi, R. R., and J. Sheng, 2008. Application of a nested-grid hydrodynamic model for circulation and thermal structure in the coastal boundary layer of Lake Huron. Aquatic Ecosystem Health Management, 11, 161-166. [link]

Sheng, J., and B. Yang, 2008. A five-level nested-grid coastal circulation prediction system for Atlantic Canadian coastal waters, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, 38-56.

Ohashi, K., J. Sheng, K. R. Thompson, C. G. Hannah, and H. Ritchie, 2008. The effect of stratification on the tidal circulation over the Scotian Shelf and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, A numerical study. Proceedings of Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, 57-73. [link]

Zhai, L., and J. Sheng, 2008. Assimilating hydrographic observations into a nested-grid coastal circulation model, Proceedings of Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, 274-290. [link]

Zhai, L., J. Sheng, and R. J. Greatbatch, 2008. Application of a nested-grid ocean circulation model to a shallow coastal embayment: Verification against observations. Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, C02024, doi:10.1029/2007JC004230. [link]

Yang, B., J. Sheng, and B. G. Hatcher, 2008. Modeling circulation and hydrodynamic connectivity in Bras d'Or Lakes using nested-grid approach. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 52, 57-70. [link]

2007

Zhai, L., J. Sheng, and R. J. Greatbatch, 2007. Observations of the dynamic response of a coastal embayment to wind, tide and buoyancy forcing. Continental Shelf Research, 27, 2534-2555. [link]

Yang, B., J. Sheng, and B. G. Hatcher, 2007. Numerical study of circulation and temperature-salinity distribution in the Bras d.Or Lakes. Ocean Dynamics, 57, 245-268, doi:10.1007/s10236-007-0120-7. [link]

Sheng, J., L. Wang, S. Andrefouet, C. Hu, B.G. Hatcher, F.E. Muller-Karger, B. Kjerfve, W.D. Heyman, and B. Yang, 2007. Upper ocean response of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System to Hurricane Mitch and coastal freshwater inputs: a study using SeaWiFS ocean color data and a nested-grid ocean circulation model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, C07016, doi:10.1029/2006JC003900. [link]

Wang, L., J. Sheng, A. E. Hay, and D. J. Schillinger, 2007. Storm-induced circulation in Lunenburg Bay of Nova Scotia: Observations and numerical simulations. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37, 873-895. [link]

Thompson, K. R., K. Ohashi, J. Sheng, J. Bobanovic, and J. Ou, 2007. Suppressing bias and drift of coastal circulation models through the assimilation of seasonal climatologies of temperature and salinity. Continental Shelf Research, 27, 1303-1316. [link]

2006

Zhao, J., J. Sheng, R. J. Greatbatch, K. Azestu-Scott, and E. P. Jones, 2006. Simulation of CFCs in the North Atlantic Ocean using an adiabatically corrected ocean circulation model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, C06027, doi: 10.1029/2004JC002814. [link]

Sheng, J., X. Zhai, and R. J. Greatbatch, 2006. Numerical study of the storm-induced circulation on the Scotian Shelf during Hurricane Juan using a nested-grid ocean model. Progress in Oceanography, 70, 233-254, doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2005.07.007. [link]

Sheng, J., 2006. Circulation and variability over the Meso-American Barrier Reef System: Application of a triply nested ocean circulation model. Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, 9, 270-290.

Ohashi, K., J. Sheng, K. R. Thompson, and H. Ritchie, 2006. Simulating circulation and seasonal variability on the Scotian Shelf. Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, 9, 123-137.[link]

Sheng, J., and Y. R. Rao, 2006. Circulation and thermal structure in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay: Application of a nested-grid hydrodynamic model. Continental Shelf Research, 26, 1496-1518, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2006.01.019. [link]

Tang, L., and J. Sheng, 2006. A triply two-way nested-grid ocean circulation model and its application for a coastal zone. Journal of China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, 4, 111-118. [link]

Tang, L., J. Sheng, B. G. Hatcher, and P. F. Sale, 2006. Numerical study of circulation, dispersion and connectivity of surface waters in the Belizean shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, C01003, doi:10.1029/2005JC002930. [link]

2005

Sheng, J., R.J. Greatbatch, X. Zhai, and L. Tang, 2005. A new two-way nesting technique based on the smoothed semi-prognostic method, Ocean Dynamics, 55, doi: 10.1007/s10236-005-00005-6, 162-177. [link]

Sheng, J., L. Tang, and L Wang, 2005. Simulating the upper ocean circulation on the Belize shelf: An application of a triply nested-grid ocean circulation model, Journal of Ocean University of China, 4, 315-328.[link]

Wang, L., J. Sheng, 2005. Development of a high-resolution coastal circulation model for the ocean observatory in Lunenburg Bay, Journal of Ocean University of China, 349-356. [pdf]

X. Zhai, R.J. Greatbatch and J. Sheng, 2005, Doppler-shifted inertial oscillations on a beta-plane, J. Phys. Ocean., 35, 1480-1488.[link]

2004

X. Zhai, R.J. Greatbatch and J. Sheng, 2004, Diagnosing the role of eddies in driving the circulation of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L23304, doi:10.1029/2004GL021146.[link]

Greatbatch, R.J., J. Sheng, C. Eden, L. Tang, X. Zhai and J. Zhao, 2004, The semi-prognostic method, Cont. Shelf Res., 24/18, 2149-2165. [link]

Sheng, J., and L. Wang, 2004. Numerical study of tidal circulation and nonlinear dynamics in Lunenburg Bay, Nova Scotia. J. Geophys. Res.,109, C10018, doi:10.1029/2004JC002404.[link]

Zhang, S., J. Sheng, and R.J. Greatbatch, 2004. A coupled ice-ocean modeling study of the northwest Atlantic Ocean. J. Geophys Res.,109, C04009, doi:10.1029/2003JC001924. [link]

Zhao, J., R.G. Greatbatch, J. Sheng, C. Eden, and K. Azetsu-Scott, 2004. Impact of an adiabatic correction technique on the simulation of CFC-12 in a model of the North Atlantic Ocean. Geophys. Res. Lett.,31, L12309, doi:10.1029/2004GL020206. [link]

Zhai, X., R.J. Greatbatch, and J. Sheng, 2004. Advective spreading of storm-induced inertial oscillations in a model of the northwest Atlantic ocean. Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L14315, doi:10.1029/2004GL020084. [link]

Sheng, J., and L. Wang, 2004. A High-Resolution Coastal Circulation Model for Lunenburg Bay, Nova Scotia. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, 372-387. [link]

Sheng, J., and L. Wang, 2004. Numerical study of tidal circulation and nonlinear dynamics in Lunenburg Bay, Nova Scotia. Journal of Geophysical Research, 109, C10018, doi:10.1029/2004JC002404. [link]

Sheng, J., and L. Tang, 2004. A two-way nested-grid ocean-circulation model for the Meso-American Barrier Reef System, Ocean Dynamics, 54: 232-242. [link]

X. Zhai, J. Sheng and R. J. Greatbatch, 2004, A new two-way nested-grid ocean modelling technique applied to the Scotian Shelf and Slope, Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, [link]

2003

Zakardjian, B., J. Sheng Runge, I. McLaren, S. Plourde, K.R. Thompson, and Y. Gratton, 2003. Effects of temperature and circulation on the population dynamics of Calanus finmarchicus in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Scotian Shelf: Study with a coupled, three-dimensional hydrodynamic, stage-based life history model. J. Geophys. Res., 108, C11, 8016, doi:10.1029/2002JC001410. [pdf]

Sheng, J., and L. Tang, 2003. A numerical study of circulation in the Western Caribbean Sea, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 33, 10, 2049-2069.[link]

Thompson, K. R., J. Sheng, P. C. Smith, and L. Cong, 2003. Prediction of surface currents and drifter trajectories on the inner Scotian Shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108, 3287, doi:10.1029/2001JC001119. [link]

2002

Sheng, J., 2002. Circulation and drift pathways in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, In: Estuarine and Coastal Modeling. M. Spaulding, ed., 364-383. [link]

Mercer, D., J. Sheng, R. J. Greatbatch, and J. Bobanovic, 2002. Barotropic waves generated by storms moving rapidly over shallow water. J. Geophys. Res., 107, C10, 3152, doi:10.1029/2001JC001140, 16-1 - 16-17.[link]

2001

Sheng, J., R. J. Greatbatch and D. Wright, 2001. Improving the utility of ocean circulation models through adjustment of the momentum balance, J. Geophys. Res., 16711-16728.[link]

Sheng, J., 2001. Dynamics of a buoyancy-driven coastal jet: The Gaspé Current, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 31, 3146-3162.[link]

Greatbatch, R. J., J. Bobanovic, J. Sheng and K. Thompson, 2001. Oceanography, Encyclopedia of Environmetrics, 1461-1470.

Sheng, J., K.R. Thompson, L. Cong, P.C. Smith and D. Lawrence, 2001. Effect of wind and local density on the subtidal circulation of the inner Scotian Shelf, Cont. Shelf Res., 21, 1-19.[link]

2000

Sheng, J., 2000. The Gaspé Current and cyclonic motion over the northwestern Gulf of St. Lawrence. In: Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, M. Spaulding and H. Butler, ed., 686-704.

Reiss, C.S., G. Panteleev, C. T. Taggart, J. Sheng, and B. deYoung, 2000. Observation on larval fish transport and retention on the Scotian Shelf in relation to geostrophic circulation. Fish. Oceanogr., 9, 195-213.[link]

1998

Sheng, J., D. Wright, R. J. Greatbatch and D. Dietrich, 1998. CANDIE: A new version of the DieCAST ocean circulation model, J. Atm. and Oceanic Tech., 15, 1414-1432.[link]

1997

Thompson, K. R., and J. Sheng, 1997. Assessing the predictive skill of a 3D barotropic model of subtidal current variability on the Scotian Shelf, J. Geophys. Res. 24,987-25,003.[pdf]

1996

Sheng, J., and K. R. Thompson, 1996. Summer surface circulation on the Newfoundland Shelf and Grand Banks: The role of local density gradients and remote forcing, Atmos.-Ocean, 34, 257-284.[link]

Sheng, J., and K. R. Thompson, 1996. A robust method for diagnosing regional shelf circulation from vertical density profiles, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 25,647- 25,659.[pdf]

1995

Sheng, J., and A. E. Hay, 1995. Sediment eddy diffusivities in the nearshore zone from multifrequency acoustic backscatter. Cont. Shelf Res. 15, 129-147.[link]

1993

Sheng, J., and K. R.Thompson, 1993. A modified Galerkin-Spectral model for three-dimensional, barotropic, wind-driven shelf circulation, J. Geophys. Res., 98 (C4), 7011-7022.[link]

Sheng, J., and A. E. Hay, 1993. Spherical wave backscatter from cylinders: thin-wire standard targets, J. Acoustic Soc. Am., 94, 2756-2765.[link]

1992

Hay, A., and J. Sheng, 1992. Vertical profiles of suspended sand concentration and size from multifrequency acoustic backscatter, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 15,661-15,677.[pdf]

1988

Sheng, J., and A. E. Hay, 1988. An examination of the spherical scatterer approximation in aqueous suspensions of sand, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 83, 598-610.[link]

Hay, A. E., L. Huang, E. Colbourne, J. Sheng, A. Bowen, 1989. A high multi-channel data acquisition system for remote acoustic sediment transport studies, In OCEANS'88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings.[link]

1987

Sheng, J., and A. Hay, 1987. Sound scattering in aqueous suspensions of sand: comparison of theory and experiment, In: Merklinger H.M. (eds) Progress in Underwater Acoustics. Springer, Boston, MA. [link]

Refereed Data Reports

Geshelin, Y., J. Sheng, and R. J. Greatbatch, 1999. Monthly mean climatologies of temperature and salinity in the western North Atlantic. Can. Data Rep. Hydrogr. Ocean. Sci. 153.[link]

Cong, L.Z., J. Sheng and K.R. Thompson, 1996. A retrospective study of particle retention on the Scotian Shelf over last 38 years, Can. Tech. Rep. Hydrogr. Ocean. Sci..