1984, Ph.D. (Physical Oceanography), P.P. Shirshov Institute of
Oceanology, Moscow, Russia.
1981, M.S. (Aerodynamics and Thermodynamics), Moscow Institute of
Physics and Technology, Russia.
Research Interests
Inverse methods of data processing, including variational methods
of data assimilation into numerical models
Large and mesoscale ocean dynamics and air-sea interactions
Scientific Work Experience
Associate Researcher, International Pacific Research
Center, Honolulu, Hawaii (1998 – present)
Senior Research Scientist, Ocean Dynamics Division,
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Moscow (1990 – 1998)
Research Scientist, Ocean Dynamics Division, Shirshov
Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (1986 – 1990)
Research Assistant, Ocean Dynamics Division, Shirshov
Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
(1984 – 1986)
Sea Expeditions
Southern Pacific Ocean (12/1991 – 05/1992), Head of data processing
team, r/v "Akademik Ioffe"
North Atlantic Ocean (03/1990 – 07/1990), Head of data processing
team, r/v "Vityaz"
North Western Pacific (07/1987 – 12/1987), Head of data processing
team, r/v "Akademik Kurchatov"
North Atlantic Ocean (09/1986 – 01/1987), Head of data processing
team, r/v "Akademik Kurchatov"
Tropical North Atlantic (03/1985 – 07/1985), Head of data
processing team, r/v "Akademik Kurchatov"
Southern Indian Ocean (11/1981 – 03/1982), Member of data
processing team, r/v "Akademik Keldysh"
Tropical Indian Ocean (11/1980 – 03/1981), Member of mooring
deployment team, r/v "Dmitriy Mendeleev"
Recent Professional Visits
Visiting Scientist, Stennis Space Center, USA (2002 – 2006)
Visiting Scientist, Hokudai University, Sapporo, Japan (2003,
2006)
Visiting Scientist, Universite Littoral, Dunkerk, France (2002,
2004 – 2006)
Professional Service
Member of the WOCE Simulation and Modeling Working Group
(1996 – 1997)
Member of the WOCE Numerical Experimentation Group (1995)
Recent Refereed Publications
Yu, Z. , J.P. McCreary, M. Yaremchuk, and R. Furue, 2008:
Subsurface salinity balance in the South China Sea. J. Phys.
Oceanogr., 38 (2), 527 – 539.
Sentchev, A., and M. Yaremchuk, 2007: VHF radar observations of
surface currents off the Northern Opal coast in the eastern English
Channel. Cont. Shelf Res., 27, 2449 – 2464.
Yu, Z., S. Shen, J.P. McCreary, M. Yaremchuk, and R. Furue, 2007:
South China Sea Throughflow as Evidenced by Satellite Images and
Numerical Experiments. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L01601,
doi:10.1029/2006GL028103.
Sentchev, A., M. Yaremchuk, and F. Lyard, 2006: Residual
circulation in the English Channel as a dynamically consistent
synthesis of shore-based observations of sea level and currents. Cont. Shelf Res.,
26, 1884 – 1904.
Yaremchuk, M., 2006: Sea surface salinity constrains rainfall
estimates over tropical oceans. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33 , doi:
10.1029/2006GL026582.
Nechaev, D., G. Panteleev, and M. Yaremchuk, 2005: Reconstruction
of circulation in oceanic regions with open boundaries: Mean
seasonal cycle in the Tsushima Strait. Oceanology, 45 (6), 761 – 780.
Yaremchuk, M., Z. Yu, and
J. McCreary, 2005: River discharge into the Bay of Bengal in an inverse
ocean model. Geophys. Res. Lett., 111, L16605,
doi:10.1029/2005GL023750.
Nechaev, D.A., M. Yaremchuk, and M. Ikeda, 2004: Decadal
variability of circulation in the Artic Ocean retrieved from
climatological data by variational method. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans,
109, C04006, doi:10.1029/2002JC001740.
Nechaev, D.A., and M.I. Yaremchuk, 2004: On the approximation of
the Coriolis terms in C-grid models. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132,
2283 – 2289.
Panteleev, G.G., M. Ikeda, A. Grotov, D. Nechaev, and M. Yaremchuk,
2004: Mass, heat and salt balance in the eastern Barents Sea obtained
by inversion of a hydrographic section. J. Oceanogr., 60 (3), 613 – 623.
Qu, T., Y.Y. Kim, M. Yaremchuk, T. Tozuka, A. Ishida, and T.
Yamagata, 2004: Can Luzon Strait transport play a role in conveying
the impact of ENSO to the South China Sea? J. Climate, 17
(18), 3643 – 3656.
Yaremchuk, M., K. Lebedev, and D. Nechaev, 2004: A 4-dimensional
inversion of the acoustic tomography, satellite altimetry and in-situ
data using quasigeostrophic constraints. Inv. Prob. Sci.
Eng., 12 (4), 409 – 431.
Yaremchuk, M., and T. Qu, 2004: Seasonal variability of the
large-scale currents near the coast of Philippines. J. Phys.
Oceanogr., 34 (4), 844 – 855.
Lebedev, K.V., M. Yaremchuk, H. Mitsudera, I. Nakano, and G. Yuan,
2003:
Monitoring the Kuroshio Extension through dynamically constrained
synthesis of the acoustic tomography, satellite altimeter and in situ
data. J. Oceanogr., 59 (6), 751 – 763.
Nechaev, D.A., J. Schroter and M. Yaremchuk, 2003:
A stabilized diagnostic finite-element ocean circulation model.
Ocean Modelling, 5 (1), 37 – 63.
Waseda, T., L. Jameson, H. Mitsudera, and M. Yaremchuk, 2003:
Optimal basis from empirical orthogonal functions and wavelet analysis
for data assimilation: Optimal basis WADAi. J. Oceanogr.,
59 (2), 187 – 200.
Yaremchuk, M., and D. Krot, 2002: Approximation for the inverse
speed of sound in seawater, suitable for assimilating acoustic
tomography data into numerical models. Journal of Atmospheric and
Oceanic Technology, 19 (9), 1,469 –1,472.
Yaremchuk, M., and K. Lebedev, 2002: Inverse modeling of intra-annual
variability in the subtropical North Pacific. Journal of Physical
Oceanography, 32 (10), 2,725 – 2,741.
Yaremchuk, M., and N. Maximenko, 2002: A dynamically consistent
analysis of the mesoscale eddy field at the western North Pacific
Subarctic Front. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 108 (C12),
16, doi: 10.1029/2002JC001379.
Maximenko, N.A., M.N. Koshlyakov, Y.A. Ivanov, M.I. Yaremchuk, and
G.G. Panteleev, 2001: Hydrophysical experiment "Megapolygon-87" in the
northwestern Pacific Subarctic Frontal Zone. J. Geophys.
Res.-Oceans, 106, 14,143 – 14,163.
Panteleev, G.G., B. de Young, and M. Yaremchuk, 2001: Mean summer and
fall circulation on Western Bank, Nova Scotia. Atmos.-Ocean,
39 (2), 127 – 144.
Yaremchuk, A., M. Yaremchuk, J. Schroeter, and M. Losch, 2001:
Local stability and estimation of uncertainty for solutions to inverse
problems. Ocean Dynamics, 52 (2), 71 – 78.
Yaremchuk, M., 2001: A reconstruction of large scale circulation
in the Pacific Ocean north of 10°N. J. Geophys. Res.,
106, 2331 – 2344.
Yaremchuk, M., and D. Nechaev, 2001: Simulations of
quasigeostrophic currents derived from satellite altimetry and
acoustic tomography of an opean ocean region. J.
Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 18,
1894 – 1910.
Yaremchuk, M., and A. Yaremchuk, 2001: A variational inversion of
the ocean acoustic tomography data using quadratic approximation for
travel times. Geophys. Res. Lett., 28,
1767 – 1770.
Yaremchuk, M.I., N.L. Bindoff, J. Schroeter, D. Nechaev, and S.R.
Rintoul, 2001: On the zonal and meridional circulation and ocean
transports between Tasmania and Antarctica. J. Geophys. Res.,
106, 2795 – 2814.
Yaremchuk M.I., D.A. Nechaev, and K.R. Thompson, 2001: Seasonal
variation of the North Atlantic Current. J. Geophys. Res.,
106, C4, 6835 – 6852.
Lebedev, K.V., and M.I. Yaremchuk, 2000: A diagnostic study of the
Indonesian Throughflow. J. Geophys. Res., 105, C5,
11,243 – 11,258
Sentchev, A., and M.I. Yaremchuk, 1999: Tidal motions in the Dover
Straits as a variational inverse of sea level and surface velocity
data. Cont. Shelf Res., 19, 1905 – 1932.
Grotov, A.A., D.A. Nechaev, G.G. Panteleev, and M.I. Yaremchuk,
1998: Large scale circulation in the Bellingshausen and Amundsen seas
as a variational inverse of climatological data. J.
Geophys. Res., 103, 13,011 – 13,022.
Grotov, A.A., D.A. Nechaev, G.G. Panteleev, and M.I. Yaremchuk,
1998: Large scale circulation in the Ross Sea recovered by the
variational method. Okeanology, 38 (5), 592 – 601.
Yaremchuk, M.I., D.A. Nechaev, J. Schroeter, and E. Fahrbach,
1998: A dynamically consistent analysis of circulation and transports
in the southwestern Weddell Sea. Annales Geophysicae, 16,
1024 – 1038.