2011 - 2014 Ph. D. (Physical Oceanography), University of the Balearic Islands and Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies (IMEDEA, Spain)
Thesis title: Mesoscale hydrodynamics around the Balearic Islands: spatio-temporal variability and its relation with fishing resources.
2010 - 2011 Master in Physics, University of the Balearic Islands (Spain)
2005 - 2010 Degree in Physics, University of the Balearic Islands (Spain)
Research Interests
Mesoscale Hydrodynamics
Relationship between mesoscale hydrodynamics and fishing resources
Mesoscale eddies
Scientific Work Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow, IPRC/SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, January 2015-2017
Refereed Publications
Amores, A., O.V. Melnichenko, and N.A. Maximenko, 2017: Coherent mesoscale eddies in the North Atlantic subtropical gyre: 3D structure and transport with application to the salinity maximum. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 122 (1), 23-41, doi:10.1002/2016JC012256. IPRC-1231.
Amores, A., S. Monserrat, O.V. Melnichenko, N.A. Maximenko, 2017: On the shape of sea level anomaly signal on periphery of mesoscale ocean eddies. Geophys. Res. Lett., 44 (13), 6926-6932, doi:10.1002/2017GL073978. IPRC-1262.
Melnichenko, O.V., A. Amores, N.A. Maximenko, P. Hacker, and J.T. Potemra, 2017: Signature of mesoscale eddies in satellite sea surface salinity data. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 122 (2), 1416-1424, doi:10.1002/2016JC012420. IPRC-1236.