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Jinyu Sheng - PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS

Refereed journal publications

Tang, L., J. Sheng, B.G. Hatcher, and P.F. Sale, 2005. Numerical study of circulation, dispersion and connectivity of surface waters in the Belizean shelf, J. Geophys. Res., submitted.

Wang, L., J. Sheng, A.E. Hay, and D.J. Schillinger, 2005. Storm-induced circulation in Lunenburg Bay of Nova Scotia: Observations and numerical simulations, J. Geophys. Res., in prep.

J. Zhao, J. Sheng, R. J. Greatbatch, K. Azetsu-Scott, and E. P. Jones, 2005, Estimation of inventory and spreading of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the North Atlantic Ocean using a three-dimensional ocean circulation model with the modified semi-prognostic method, J. Geophys. Res., submitted.

X. Zhai, R.J. Greatbatch and J. Sheng, 2005, Diagnosing the role of eddies in driving the circulation of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Geophys. Res. Lett., in press.

Sheng, J., R.J. Greatbatch, X. Zhai, and L. Tang, 2005. A new two-way nesting technique based on the smoothed semi-prognostic method for ocean modelling, Ocean Dynamics, in press.

J. Sheng, X. Zhai and R.J. Greatbatch, 2005, Numerical study of the storm-induced circulation on the Scotian Shelf during Hurricane Juan using a nested-grid ocean model. Prog. Oceanogr., submitted.

X. Zhai, R.J. Greatbatch and J. Sheng, 2005, Doppler-shifted inertial oscillations on a beta-plane, J. Phys. Ocean., in press.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 342-357.

Zakardjian, B., J. Sheng, J. 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.

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

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

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.

Thompson, K.R., J. Sheng, L. Cong, and P.C. Smith, 2002. Assessing the forecast skill of an operational model for predicting circulation on the Scotian Shelf. J. Geophys. Res. (in press).

Sheng, J., 2002. Circulation and Drift Pathways in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, 364-383.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Sheng, J., and K. R.Thompson, 1993. A modified Galerkin-Spectral model for three-dimensional, barotropic, wind-driven shelf circulation, J. Geophys. Res..

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

Hay, A., and J. Sheng, 1992. Vertical profiles of suspended sand concentration and size from multifrequency acoustic backscatter, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 1992.

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

Sheng, J., and A. Hay, 1987. Sound scattering in aqueous suspensions of sand: comparison of theory and experiment, In Progress in Underwater Acoustics.

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 Proc. OCEANS'88.

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.

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..

Selected Conference Presentations

Sheng, J., R.J. Greatbatch, and X. Zhai, 2004. A three-dimensional ocean circulation model of the western Caribbean Sea: Circulation and seasonal variability, JONSMOD/MEDMOD Meeting, Warnemuende, Germany.

Sheng, J., X. Zhai, R.J. Greatbatch, 2003. Storm-induced circulation on the Scotian Shelf and slope using a two-way nested grid ocean circulation modeling system, 38th Annual CMOS Congress, Ottawa, Canada.

Sheng, J., and L. Wang, 2003. A high-resolution coastal circulation model for Lunenburg Bay, Nova Scotia, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling 8, Monterey, USA.

Sheng, J., 2002. A three-dimensional ocean circulation model of the western Caribbean Sea: Circulation and seasonal variability. JONSMOD/MEDMOD Meeting, Liege, Belgium.

Sheng, J., 2002. Comparison of diagnostic, prognostic and semi-prognostic methods in simulating currents and tracer transports in the northwest Atlantic, 36th Annual CMOS Congress, Rimouski, Canada.

Sheng, J., 2001. Circulation and drift pathways in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling 7, St. Petersburg, USA.

Sheng, J., 2001. Circulation over the eastern Canadian Shelf, CFCAS Workshop on Marine Environmental Prediction, Halifax, Canada, April.

Sheng, J., and R.J. Greatbatch, 2000. The seasonal circulation in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, 34th Annual CMOS Congress, Victoria, Canada.

Sheng, J., 1999. The Gaspé Current and cyclonic motion over the northwestern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, 6, New Orleans, USA.

Sheng, J., 1999. Dynamics of a buoyancy-driven coastal jet: The Gaspé Current. CMOS Convention, 33, Montreal, Canada.

Sheng, J., and K.R. Thompson, 1998. Predicting circulation over eastern Canadian Shelves: progress and prospects, CMOS Convention, 32, Halifax, Canada.

Sheng, J., 1998. Progress in modelling shelf circulation with CANDIE, Workshop on Data Assimilative Modelling of the Coastal Ocean, Halifax.

Sheng, J., and K. R. Thompson, 1994. Assimilating coastal sea level into a 3D shelf circulation model, in EOS, Trans, AGU, 75 88, Fall Conference, San Francisco, USA.

Sheng, J., and K. R. Thompson, 1994. Subtidal circulation variability on the Scotian Shelf: A retrospective modelling study, CMOS Convention, 45, Ottawa, Canada.

Sheng, J., and K. R. Thompson, 1993. Circulation on the Scotian Shelf forced by mesoscale variability in the wind field, CMOS Convention, 108-109, Fredericton, Canada.

Sheng, J., and K. R. Thompson, 1992. Local and remote forcing of three-dimensional circulation on the Scotian Shelf, CMOS Convention, 122-123, Quebec, Canada.

Seminars

Sheng, J. Numerical study of circulation, dispersion and connnectivity of surface waters in the Belizean shelf of the northwestern Caribbean Sea, Institute for Marine Remote Sensing, University of South Florida, USA, February, 2005.

Sheng, J., and L. Tang. Numerical study of circulation, dispersion and connectivity of surface waters in the Belizean shelf of the northwestern Caribbean Sea, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, February, 2005.

Sheng, J. Numerical study of upper ocean response of the Scotian Shelf to Hurrican Juan, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada, October, 2004.

Sheng, J. A two-way nested ocean circulation model for the western Caribbean Sea, Hohai University, Nanjing, China, May, 2003.

Sheng, J., and L. Wang. A numerical study of tidal circulation in Lunenburg Bay, Physical Oceanography and Meteorological Seminar Series, Dalhousie University, Canada, April, 2003.

Sheng, J. A two-way nested ocean circulation model for the Meso-American Barrier Reef System, Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Liverpool, UK, February, 2003.

Sheng, J. Hydrodynamic models for ECONAR, International Workshop on Reef Connectivity, Akumal, Mexico, January, 2003.

Sheng, J. IAS modelling in Canada, International Workshop on Assessing GODAE Fields for the IAS and its Coastal Zones, Barbados, November, 2002.

Sheng, J. Numerical study of circulation and seasonal variability over the Western Caribbean Sea, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada, September, 2002.

Sheng, J. Numerical study of circulation and seasonal variability over the Western Caribbean, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, USA, August, 2002.

Sheng, J., and L. Tang. A three-dimensional ocean circulation model of the Western Caribbean Sea, Physical Oceanography and Meteorological Seminar Series, Dalhousie University, Canada, May, 2002.

Sheng, J. Numerical study of circulation and seasonal variability over the Western Caribbean Sea, University of Maine, USA, April, 2002.

Sheng, J. Circulation over the eastern Canadian Shelf, CFCAS Workshop on Marine Environmental Prediction, Halifax, Canada, 2001.

Sheng, J. Barotropic waves generated by storms moving rapidly over the Grand Banks, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada, November, 2001.

Sheng, J. Circulation and Drift Pathways in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Hohai University, Nanjing, China, July, 2001.

Sheng, J. Circulation and Drift Pathways in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. National Research Center for Marine Environment Forecasts, Beijing, China, June, 2001 and August, 2001.

Sheng, J. Circulation and Drift Pathways in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Department of Oceanography, January, 2001.

Sheng, J. Seasonal variability in the northwest Atlantic ocean, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, May, 2000.

Sheng, J. Seasonal variability in the northwest Atlantic ocean, Physical Oceanography and Meteorological Seminar Series, Dalhousie University, May, 2000.

Sheng, J. Predicting subtidal circulation over the eastern Canadian seaboard, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, September, 1998.

Sheng, J. Predicting subtidal circulation over the eastern Canadian seaboard, Department of Physics, Memorial University, May, 1997.

Sheng, J. Assimilating coastal sea-levels and current-meter data into a 3D shelf model. Bedford Institute of Oceanography. January, 1997.


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