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Andrey Shcherbina Principal Oceanographer Affiliate Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering ashcherbina@apl.washington.edu Phone 206-897-1446 |
Education
M.S. Physical Oceanography, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1998
Ph.D. Physical Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2004
Projects
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Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study SPURS The NASA SPURS research effort is actively addressing the essential role of the ocean in the global water cycle by measuring salinity and accumulating other data to improve our basic understanding of the ocean's water cycle and its ties to climate. |
15 Apr 2015
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Lateral Mixing Small scale eddies and internal waves in the ocean mix water masses laterally, as well as vertically. This multi-investigator project aims to study the physics of this mixing by combining dye dispersion studies with detailed measurements of the velocity, temperature and salinity field during field experiments in 2011 and 2012. |
1 Sep 2012
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APL-UW Involvement in the Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction Science and Technology Center (CMOP) AUVs will be deployed by a newly formed APL-UW AUV group as part of CMOP's experimental observation network which consists of multiple fixed and mobile platforms equipped with oceanographic sensors. |
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15 Jun 2012
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The Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Predication (CMOP) has purchased from Hydroid, LLC two Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for its studies. The REMUS (Remote Environmental Measuring Units) 100 (see Figure 1) is a compact, light-weight, AUV designed for operation in coastal environments up to 100 meters in depth. The AUVs will be deployed by a newly formed APL-UW AUV group as part of CMOP's experimental observation network which consists of multiple fixed and mobile platforms equipped with oceanographic sensors. The AUVs will be used, primarily, to study the Columbia River plume and estuary region. The AUVs will be deployed periodically throughout each operational year. We also plan to allow customization of the AUVs by integrating novel biogeochemical sensors to meet specific scientific objectives for the CMOP program. |
Videos
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Lagrangian Submesoscale Experiment LASER A science team led by Eric D'Asaro conducted a unique mission to deploy over 1,000 ocean drifters in a small area of the Gulf of Mexico. The real-time data collected from the biodegradable drifters recalibrated understanding of ocean currents. |
22 Jan 2018
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Publications |
2000-present and while at APL-UW |
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Emergence of a neopelagic community through the establishment of coastal species on the high seas Haram, L.E., and 10 others including A.Y. Shcherbina, "Emergence of a neopelagic community through the establishment of coastal species on the high seas," Nat. Commun., 12, doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27188-6, 2021. |
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Discoveries of persistent coastal species in the open ocean shift our understanding of biogeographic barriers. Floating plastic debris from pollution now supports a novel sea surface community composed of coastal and oceanic species at sea that might portend significant ecological shifts in the marine environment. |
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An integrated observing system for monitoring marine debris and biodiversity Maximenko, N., and 17 others including A. Shcherbina, "An integrated observing system for monitoring marine debris and biodiversity," Oceanography, 34, 52-59, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2021.supplement.02-22, 2021. |
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High-resolution observations of the North Pacific transition layer from a Lagrangian float Kaminski, A.K., E.A. D'Asaro, A.Y. Shcherbina, and R.R. Harcourt, "High-resolution observations of the North Pacific transition layer from a Lagrangian float," J. Phys. Oceanogr., 51, 3163-3181, doi:10.1175/JPO-D-21-0032.1, 2021. |
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A crucial region of the ocean surface boundary layer (OSBL) is the strongly-sheared and -stratified transition layer (TL) separating the mixed layer from the upper pycnocline, where a diverse range of waves and instabilities are possible. Previous work suggests that these different waves and instabilities will lead to different OSBL behaviours. Therefore, understanding which physical processes occur is key for modelling the TL. Here we present observations of the TL from a Lagrangian float deployed for 73 days near Ocean Weather Station Papa (50°N, 145°W) during Fall 2018. The float followed the vertical motion of the TL, continuously measuring profiles across it using an ADCP, temperature chain and salinity sensors. The temperature chain made depth/time images of TL structures with a resolution of 6 cm and 3 seconds. These showed the frequent occurrence of very sharp interfaces, dominated by temperature jumps of O(1)°C over 6 cm or less. Temperature inversions were typically small (less than about 10 cm), frequent, and strongly-stratified; very few large overturns were observed. The corresponding velocity profiles varied over larger length scales than the temperature profiles. These structures are consistent with scouring behaviour rather than KelvinHelmholtz-type overturning. Their net effect, estimated via a Thorpe-scale analysis, suggests that these frequent small temperature inversions can account for the observed mixed layer deepening and entrainment flux. Corresponding estimates of dissipation, diffusivity, and heat fluxes also agree with previous TL studies, suggesting that the TL dynamics is dominated by these nearly continuous 10-cm scale mixing structures, rather than by less frequent larger overturns. |
In The News
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Untangling the ocean trash glut, one 'ghost net' at a time Christian Science Monitor, Doug Struck APL-UW oceanographer Andrey Shcherbina, who studies ocean circulation patterns, hitched a ride on a ship of opportunity to deploy sensors in the Pacific garbage patch. |
19 Jun 2020
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Temporary 'bathtub drains' in the ocean concentrate flotsam UW News, Hannah Hickey An experiment featuring the largest flotilla of sensors ever deployed in a single area provides new insights into how marine debris, or flotsam, moves on the surface of the ocean. |
18 Jan 2018
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Inventions
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Open Water Detection from Beneath Sea Ice Record of Invention Number: 47655 |
Disclosure
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16 Mar 2016
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