Severin Thiebaut

2003: BSc in Oceanography (Bordeaux, France).

2005: MSc in Physical Oceanography (Las Palmas de GC, Spain).

2007-2011: PhD student in Physical Oceanography, University of Otago.

2011 - : Oceanographer MetOcean Solutions, New Plymouth, NZ

Research Interests:

Long period waves generated by storms, meteorological tsunamis (Rissaga), coastal-trapped waves. Non-stationary sea level time series analysis using Wavelet and Cross Wavelet techniques.

Thesis title: Long Period Ocean Waves Generated by Atmospheric Disturbances

Papers Published

Thiebaut, S., and R. Vennell, Resonance of long waves generated by storms obliquely crossing shelf topography in a rotating ocean, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 682, 261–288, doi:10.1017/jfm.2011.221  (2011) pre print

Thiebaut, S., and R. Vennell, Observation of a fast continental shelf wave generated by a storm impacting Newfoundland using Wavelet and Cross Wavelet Analysis, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 40:2, 417-428 (2010)

Thiebaut S., and R. Vennell and R. Bell, Observation of storm-generated long waves on New Zealand's eastern seaboard, Proceedings Australasian Coasts and Ports Conference, Paper 65, 7 pages, Wellington, Sept. (2009)

Conference Talks and Abstracts

Thiebaut, S., and R. Vennell, Observation of a fast continental shelf wave generated by
Hurricane Florence impacting Newfoundland, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Conference, Singapore, August, (2009)

Thiebaut, S., and R. Vennell, Meteorological Tsunamis. Inaugural NZ. Physical Oceanography Workshop (POW), Wellington, 5-6 March, (2009)