2006 - Ph.D. (Physical Oceanography), University of French
Polynesia, Tahiti Dissertation: Circulation of thermocline waters in the
Exclusive Economic Zone of French Polynesia from satellite and in situ
data and from a numerical regional ocean modelling system.
2002 - Engineer of Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Marseille (ESIM)
M.S. (Physical Oceanography), University of Aix-Marseille II
Research Interests
Physic and biologie interactions
Mixed layer and thermocline dynamics and their interactions
Ocean circulation and ocean circulation modeling
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow, International Pacific Research Center, School
of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii,
Honolulu, Hawaii, September 2006 – present
Teaching Assistant, University of French Polynesia, Tahiti, March 2002 – June
2006
Selected Publications
Martinez, E., and K. Maamaatuaiahutapu: Turbinaria ornata invasion
in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia: ocean drift
connectivity. Coral Reefs, in press.
Andrefouet, S., S. Ouillon, R. Brinkman, J. Falter, P. Douillet,
F. Wolk, R. Smith, P. Garen, E. Martinez, V. Laurent, C. Lo, G. Remoissenet,
B. Scourzic, A. Gilbert, F. Deleersnijder, C. Steinberg, S. Coukroun, and
D. Buestel: Review of solutions for 3D hydrodynamic modelling applied
to aquaculture in South Pacific atoll lagoons. Marine Pollution
Bulletin, in press.
Martinez, E., and K. Maamaatuaiahutapu, 2004: Island mass effect
in Marquesas islands: seasonal variations. Geophys. Res. Lett., 31,
L18307, doi:10.1029/2004GL020682.