Peer-Reviewed Publications

Mirshak, R. and Kelley, D.E. (in press), Inferring propagation direction of nonlinear internal waves in a vertically sheared background flow, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.

Bourgault D., Blokhina, M.D., Mirshak, R., Kelley, D.E. (2007), The evolution of a shoaling internal solitary wavetrain, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L03601, doi:10.1029/2006GL028462. ( PDF, 1MB)

Mirshak, R., and S.E. Allen (2005), Spin-up and the effects of a submarine canyon: applications to upwelling in Astoria Canyon, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, C02013, doi: 10.1029/2004JC002578. ( PDF, 1MB)

Other Publications

Mirshak, R. (2008), Interfacial Internal Waves Impacting Sloped Boundaries, PhD thesis at the Dalhousie University.

Greenan, B., Nedimovic, M., Louden, K., Mirshak, R., Ruddick, B., and Shimeld, J. (2008), ROSE -- Reflection Ocean Seismic Experiment, Bulletin of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, 36, 43-50.

Mirshak, R. (2001), Spin-up Over Steep Topography and the Effects of a Submarine Canyon, Master's thesis at the University of British Columbia.

Mirshak, R. (1998), The Bouguer Gravity Anomaly of the New Quebec Orogen: a Flexural Study, Honour's thesis at the McGill University. Mirshak, R. and Allen, S.E. (2000), Effect of submarine canyon topography on spin-up over the continental shelf, Proceedings of the 5^th International Symposium on Stratified Flows, 773-779. ?>

Presentations and Posters

Mirshak, R., Nedimovic, M.R., Greenan, B.J.W., et al. (2008, invited) ROSE: Coincident seismic and hydrographic survey of the Gulf Stream and Slope waters southeast of Nova Scotia, 2008 EGU General Assembly, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, EGU2008-A-04739

Mirshak, R., Nedimovic, M.R., Greenan, B.J.W., et al. (2008) Comparison of field and synthetic seismic reflection images of Gulf Stream and Slope waters southeast of Nova Scotia, 2008 EGU General Assembly, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, EGU2008-A-04739

Mirshak, R., Kelley, D.E. and Bourgault, D. (2008) On the parameterization of surface and internal gravity wave reflectance, 2008 EGU General Assembly, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, EGU2008-A-04745.

Kelley, D.E. and Mirshak, R. (2008) Inferring Propagation Direction of Nonlinear Internal Waves In a Vertically Sheared Background Flow, 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting.

Mirshak, R., Kelley, D.E., and Bourgault. D. (2008) A Parameter to describe surface and internal gravity wave shoaling, 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting.

Nedimivoc, M., Greenan, B.J.W., Louden, K., et al. (2008) ROSE: Coincident seismic and hydrographic survey of the Fulf Stream and slope waters southeast of Nova Scotia, 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting.

Blokhina, M., Bourgault, D, Mirshak, R., Kelley, D.E. (2006) Field observations of internal solitary wave run-up on a slope, 2006 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union ( PDF - abstract)

Mirshak, R., Blokhina, M., Bourgault, D., and Kelley, D.E. (2006) Impact of an internal solitary wave upon a natural sloping boundary, 2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting. (PDF - abstract)

Mirshak, R. (2005), Towards mapping the thermocline depth in the equatorial Pacific with satellite altimetry, 56^th International Conference on Tuna and Billfish.

Allen, S.E., Mirshak, R., and Hickey, B. (2004), Scaling upwelling in a submarine canyon, 38^th Congress of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society.

Mirshak, R. and Brainard, R. E. (2003), Zonal flow past an isolated island in the equatorial Pacific, 37^th Congress of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society.

Foley, D., Mirshak, R., Brainard, R.E., and Sibert, J. (2002), An oceanographic atlas to aid in coral reef management, 2002 Ocean Sciences Meeting. ( PDF - abstract).

Mirshak, R., Allen, S., Hickey, B., and Waterhouse, A. (2002) Submarine canyon upwelling off the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, 2002 Ocean Sciences Meeting. ( PDF - abstract)

Mirshak, R. and Allen, S.E. (2000), Effects of a submarine canyon on spin-up over the continental shelf, 5^th International Symposium on Stratified Flows.

Mirshak, R. and Allen, S.E. (2000) Quantitative estimates of upwelling over a submarine canyon, 34^th Congress of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society.

Conference Proceedings (Editor)

Richards, C. and Mirshak, R. (2007), Proceedings of the 2007 Conference of Dalhousie Oceanography Graduate Students, 5, Dalhousie University. ( PDF)

Moore, R. and Mirshak, R. (2006), Proceedings of the 2006 Conference of Dalhousie Oceanography Graduate Students, 4, Dalhousie University. ( PDF)

Mirshak, R. and Kyba, P. (2005), Proceedings of the 2005 Conference of Dalhousie Oceanography Graduate Students, 3, Dalhousie University. ( PDF)

Mirshak, R. and Outhouse, M. (2004), Proceedings of the 2004 Conference of Dalhousie Oceanography Graduate Students, 2, Dalhousie University. ( PDF)

Huot, Y. and Mirshak, R. (2003), Proceedings of the 2003 Conference of Dalhousie Oceanography Graduate Students, 1, Dalhousie University.