Pierre F.J. Lermusiaux

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Room 5-428, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301

Tel: 617-324-5172
Fax: 617-253-8125
Email: pierrel@mit.edu


List of Publications and Presentations
(for reprints, send me an email or check
here for what is available via the Web).

Papers in Refereed Journals

1.        Miller A.J., P.F.J. Lermusiaux and P.-M. Poulain, 1996. A Topographic-Rossby mode resonance over the Iceland-Faeroe Ridge. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 26 (12), 2735–2747.

2.        Robinson A.R., P.F.J. Lermusiaux and N.Q. Sloan, III, 1998. Data Assimilation. In “The Sea: The Global Coastal Ocean I”, Processes and Methods (K.H. Brink and A.R. Robinson, Editors), Volume 10, John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY, pp. 541–594.

3.        Lermusiaux P.F.J. and A.R. Robinson, 1999. Data assimilation via Error Subspace Statistical Estimation. Part I: Theory and schemes. Monthly Weather Review, 127(7), 1385–1407.

4.        Lermusiaux P.F.J., 1999a. Data assimilation via Error Subspace Statistical Estimation. Part II: Middle Atlantic Bight shelfbreak front simulations and ESSE validation. Monthly Weather Review, 127(7), 1408–1432.

5.        Robinson, A.R., J. Sellschopp, A. Warn-Varnas, W.G. Leslie, C.J. Lozano, P.J. Haley Jr., L.A. Anderson and P.F.J. Lermusiaux, 1999. The Atlantic Ionian Stream. Journal of Marine Systems, 20, 129–156.

6.        Lermusiaux P.F.J., 1999b. Estimation and study of mesoscale variability in the Strait of Sicily. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 29, 255-303. Refereed invited manuscript.

7.        Lermusiaux P.F.J., D.G.M. Anderson and C.J. Lozano, 2000. On the mapping of multivariate geophysical fields: error and variability subspace estimates. The Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, April B, 1387–1430.

8.        Lermusiaux P.F.J., 2001. Evolving the subspace of the three-dimensional multiscale ocean variability: Massachusetts Bay. Journal of Marine Systems, Special issue on “Three-dimensional ocean circulation: Lagrangian measurements and diagnostic analyses”, 29/1-4, 385–422.

9.        Lermusiaux P.F.J. and A.R. Robinson, 2001. Features of dominant mesoscale variability, circulation patterns and dynamics in the Strait of Sicily. Deep Sea Research. 48, (9), 1953–1997.

10.    Robinson A.R. and P.F.J. Lermusiaux, 2001. “Data Assimilation in Models”. Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Academic Press Ltd., London, 623-634.

11.    Djurcilov S., K. Kim, P.F.J. Lermusiaux and A. Pang, 2002. Visualizing scalar volumetric data with uncertainty. Computers and Graphics, 26 (2): 239-248.

12.    Lermusiaux P.F.J, 2002. On the mapping of multivariate geophysical fields: sensitivity to size, scales and dynamics. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 19, 1602–1637.

13.    Robinson A.R. and P.F.J. Lermusiaux, 2002. Data assimilation for modeling and predicting coupled physical-biological interactions in the sea. In “The Sea, Vol. 12: Biological-Physical Interactions in the Ocean.”, Robinson A.R., J.R. McCarthy and B.J. Rothschild (Eds.). pp. 475–536.

14.    Besiktepe S.T., P.F.J. Lermusiaux and A.R. Robinson, 2003. Coupled physical and biogeochemical data driven simulations of Massachusetts Bay in late summer: real-time and post-cruise data assimilation. Special issue on “The use of data assimilation in coupled hydrodynamic, ecological and bio-geo-chemical models of the oceans”, M. Gregoire, P. Brasseur and P.F.J. Lermusiaux (Eds.), Journal of Marine Systems, 40, 171-212.

15.    Evangelinos C., R. Chang, P.F.J. Lermusiaux and N.M. Patrikalakis, 2003. Rapid real-time interdisciplinary ocean forecasting using adaptive sampling and adaptive modeling and legacy codes: Component encapsulation using XML. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2660, 375-384.

16.    Onken R., A.R. Robinson, P.F.J. Lermusiaux, P.J. Haley Jr. and L.A. Anderson, 2003. Data driven simulations of synoptic circulation and transports in the Tunisia-Sardinia-Sicily region. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108, (C9), 8123-8136.

17.    Lermusiaux P.F.J, C. Evangelinos, R. Tian, P.J. Haley, J.J. McCarthy, N.M. Patrikalakis, A.R. Robinson and H. Schmidt, 2004. Adaptive Coupled Physical and Biogeochemical Ocean Predictions: A Conceptual Basis. Refereed invited manuscript, F. Darema (Ed.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3038, 685-692.

18.    Evangelinos C., P.F.J. Lermusiaux, S. Geiger, R.C. Chang, and N.M. Patrikalakis, 2006. Web-Enabled Configuration and Control of Legacy Codes: An Application to Ocean Modeling. Ocean Modeling, 13, 197–220.

19.    Lermusiaux P.F.J., P. Malanotte-Rizzoli, D. Stammer, J. Carton, J. Cummings and A.M. Moore, 2006. “Progress and Prospects of U.S. Data Assimilation in Ocean Research”. Oceanography, Special issue on “Advances in Computational Oceanography”, T. Paluszkiewicz and S. Harper, Eds., Vol. 19, 1, 172-183.

20.    Lermusiaux P.F.J., C.-S. Chiu, G.G. Gawarkiewicz, P. Abbot, A.R. Robinson, R.N. Miller, P.J. Haley, W.G. Leslie, S.J. Majumdar, A. Pang and F. Lekien, 2006. Quantifying Uncertainties in Ocean Predictions. Refereed invited manuscript. Oceanography, Special issue on “Advances in Computational Oceanography”, T. Paluszkiewicz and S. Harper (Office of Naval Research), Eds., Vol. 19, 1, 92-105.

21.    Lermusiaux P.F.J., 2006. Uncertainty Estimation and Prediction for Interdisciplinary Ocean Dynamics. Refereed manuscript, Special issue of on “Uncertainty Quantification”. J. Glimm and G. Karniadakis, Eds. Journal of Computational Physics, 176-199. 

22.    Heaney K.D., G. Gawarkiewicz, T.F. Duda and P.F.J. Lermusiaux, 2007. Non-linear Optimization of Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Sampling Strategies for Oceanographic Data-Assimilation. Special issue on “Underwater Robotics”, Journal of Field Robotics, Vol. 24(6), 437–448.

23.    Lermusiaux P.F.J.,  P.J. Haley Jr. and N.K. Yilmaz, 2007. Environmental Prediction, Path Planning and Adaptive Sampling: Sensing and Modeling for Efficient Ocean Monitoring, Management and Pollution Control. Sea Technology, Vol. 48(9), 35–38.

24.    Lermusiaux P.F.J, 2007. Adaptive Modeling, Adaptive Data Assimilation and Adaptive Sampling. Refereed invited manuscript. Special issue on “Mathematical Issues and Challenges in Data Assimilation for Geophysical Systems: Interdisciplinary Perspectives”. C.K.R.T. Jones and K. Ide, Eds. Physica D, Vol 230, 172-196.

25.    Leslie W.G.L., A.R. Robinson, P.J. Haley, O. Logoutov, P. Moreno, P.F.J. Lermusiaux, E. Coehlo, 2008. Verification and Training of Real-Time Forecasting of Multi-Scale Ocean Dynamics for MREA. Journal of Marine Systems, Vol 69, 316.

 

Proceedings of Refereed Conferences

1.        Djurcilov S., K. Kim, P.F.J. Lermusiaux and A. Pang, 2001. Volume rendering data with uncertainty information. In “Data visualization”, Joint Eurographics - IEEE TCVG Symposium on Visualization, D. Ebert, J. M. Favre and R. Peikert (Eds.), Springer-Verlag. pp. 243–252, 355–356.

2.        Robinson A.R., B.J. Rothschild, W.G. Leslie, J.J. Bisagni, M.F. Borges, W.S. Brown, D. Cai, P. Fortier, A. Gangopadhyay, P.J. Haley, Jr., H.S. Kim, L. Lanerolle, P.F.J. Lermusiaux, C.J. Lozano, M.G. Miller, G. Strout and M.A. Sundermeyer, 2001. The development and demonstration of an advanced fisheries management information system. Proc. of the 17th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography and Hydrology, Albuquerque, New Mexico. American Meteorological Society, 186-190.

3.        Lermusiaux P.F.J., C.-S. Chiu and A.R. Robinson, 2002. Modeling Uncertainties in the Prediction of the Acoustic Wavefield in a Shelfbreak Environment. Refereed invited Manuscript, Proceedings of the 5th International conference on theoretical and computational acoustics, May 21-25, 2001. (Eds: E.-C. Shang, Q. Li and T.F. Gao), World Scientific Publishing Co., 191–200.

4.        Lermusiaux P.F.J. and C.-S. Chiu, 2002. Four-dimensional data assimilation for coupled physical-acoustical fields. In “Acoustic Variability, 2002”. N.G. Pace and F.B. Jensen (Eds.), Saclantcen. Kluwer Academic Press, 417–424.

5.        Robinson A.R., P. Abbot, P.F.J. Lermusiaux and L. Dillman, 2002. Transfer of uncertainties through physical-acoustical-sonar end-to-end systems: A conceptual basis. In “Acoustic Variability, 2002”. N.G. Pace and F.B. Jensen (Eds.), SACLANTCEN. Kluwer Academic Press, 603–610.

6.        Lermusiaux P.F.J., A.R. Robinson, P.J. Haley and W.G. Leslie, 2002. Advanced interdisciplinary data assimilation: Filtering and smoothing via error subspace statistical estimation. Proceedings of “The OCEANS 2002 MTS/IEEE” conference, Holland Publications, pp. 795–802.

7.        Robinson A.R., P.F.J. Lermusiaux, P.J. Haley and W.G. Leslie, 2002. Predictive Skill, Predictive Capability and Predictability in Ocean Forecasting. Proceedings of “The OCEANS 2002 MTS/IEEE” conference, Holland Publications, pp. 787–794.

8.        Robinson A.R., J. Sellschopp, W.G. Leslie, A. Alvarez, G. Baldasserini, P.J. Haley, P.F.J. Lermusiaux, C.J. Lozano, E. Nacini, R. Onken, R. Stoner, P. Zanasca, 2003. Forecasting synoptic transients in the Eastern Ligurian Sea. In “Rapid Environmental Assessment”, Bovio, E., R. Tyce and H. Schmidt (Editors), SACLANTCEN Conference Proceedings Series CP-46, Saclantcen, La Spezia, Italy.

9.        Robinson, A.R. and P.F.J. Lermusiaux, 2004. Prediction Systems with Data Assimilation for Coupled Ocean Science and Ocean Acoustics, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Theoretical and Computational Acoustics (A. Tolstoy, et al., editors), World Scientific Publishing, 325-342. Refereed invited Keynote Manuscript.

10.    Lermusiaux P.F.J. and F. Lekien, 2005. “Dynamics and Lagrangian Coherent Structures in the Ocean and their Uncertainty”. Extended Abstract in report of the “Dynamical System Methods in Fluid Dynamics” Oberwolfach Workshop. Jerrold E. Marsden and Jurgen Scheurle (Eds.), Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, July 31st - August 6th, 2005, Germany. 2pp.

11.    Yilmaz N.K., C. Evangelinos, N.M. Patrikalakis, P.F.J. Lermusiaux, P.J. Haley, W.G. Leslie, A.R. Robinson, D. Wang and H. Schmidt, 2006a. Path Planning Methods for Adaptive Sampling of Environmental and Acoustical Ocean Fields, Proceedings of IEEE/MTS Oceans'06 Conference, Boston, MA, September 18-21, 2006, 6pp.

12.    Wang D., P.F.J. Lermusiaux, P.J. Haley, W.G. Leslie and H. Schmidt, 2006. Adaptive Acoustical-Environmental Assessment for the Focused Acoustic Field-05 At-sea Exercise, Proceedings of IEEE/MTS Oceans'06 Conference, Boston, MA, September 18-21. 6pp.

 

Other Major Publications

    Refereed Journal Articles submitted:

1.        Haley P.J. Jr., P.F.J. Lermusiaux, A.R. Robinson, W.G. Leslie, O. Logutov et al, 2008. Real-time forecasting and re-analysis for the Autonomous Ocean Sensing Network-II (AOSN-II). Special issue on AOSN-II, Deep Sea Research, Part II.  In Press.

2.        Yilmaz N.K., C. Evangelinos, P.F.J. Lermusiaux and N. Patrikalakis, 2008. MILP Path Planning of AUVs for Adaptive Sampling. IEEE Ocean Engineering. Under review.

3.        Ramp S.R., R.E. Davis, N.E. Leonard, I. Shulman, Y. Chao, A.R. Robinson, J. Marsden, P.F.J. Lermusiaux, D. Fratantoni, J.D. Paduan, F. Chavez, X.S. Liang, W. Leslie, and Z. Li, 2008. The Autonomous Ocean Sensing Network (AOSN) Predictive Skill Experiment in the Monterey Bay. Special issue on AOSN-II, Deep Sea Research, Part II.  Under review.

4.        Patrikalakis N.M., J.J. McCarthy, A.R. Robinson, H. Schmidt, C. Evangelinos, P.J. Haley, S. Lalis, P.F.J. Lermusiaux, R. Tian, W.G. Leslie and W. Cho, 2008. Towards a Dynamic Data-Driven System for Rapid Adaptive Interdisciplinary Ocean Forecasting. Refereed invited manuscript in Dynamic Data-Driven Application Systems, F. Darema, editor. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Amsterdam. Under review.

5.        Logutov O.G. and P.F.J. Lermusiaux, 2008. Inverse Barotropic Tidal Estimation for Regional Ocean Applications. Ocean Modeling, 42pp. Submitted.

 

    Guest Editions:

7.        Gregoire M., P. Brasseur and P.F.J. Lermusiaux, (Guest Eds.), 2003. The use of data assimilation in coupled hydrodynamic, ecological and bio-geo-chemical models of the ocean. Invited special issue, Journal of Marine Systems, 40, 1-401.

7'.        Deleersnijder E. and P.F.J. Lermusiaux, Guest Eds., Ocean Dynamics, Springer. Special issue on “Multi-Scale Modelling: Nested Grid and Unstructured Mesh Approaches”, In Prep.

 

    Main Non-Refereed Publications:

8.        Lermusiaux, P.F.J., 1992. “Wavelet Analysis. Theoretical studies and applications”. M. Eng. Thesis in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics-Physics. Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Liege, Belgium, 173pp.

9.        Miller A.J., P.F.J. Lermusiaux and P.-M. Poulain, 1995. A 1.8-day topographic Rossby mode resonance trapped to the Iceland-Faroe ridge. In “Tenth Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Waves and Stability”, American Meteorological Society, 19-20.

10.    Lermusiaux P.F.J., 1999. The evolving subspace of the three-dimensional ocean variability, in “Three-dimensional ocean circulation: Lagrangian measurements and diagnostic analyses”, 31th International Liege Colloquium on Ocean Hydrodynamics, May 1999, p57.

11.    Robinson A.R. and the LOOPS group, 1999. “Real-Time forecasting of the multidisciplinary coastal ocean with the Littoral Ocean Observing and Predicting System (LOOPS)”. Third conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes, (3-5 Nov. 1999), New Orleans, LA. American Meteo. Soc., 30–35.

12.    Robinson A.R. and P.F.J. Lermusiaux (Eds.), 2000. Workshop on the assimilation of biological data in coupled physical/ecosystem models. CNR Research Area, Bologna, Italy, June 28–30, 1999. GLOBEC Special Contribution 3, 152pp.

13.    Arango H.G., P.F.J. Lermusiaux and S.M. Glenn, 2001. “Advanced assimilation strategies in modern observational networks for real-time, high resolution applications”. American Meteorological Society, Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems, Albuquerque, NM, 1p.

14.    Gregoire M., P. Brasseur and P.F.J. Lermusiaux, 2003. Preface - 33rd International Liege Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics - Liege, Belgium, May 7-11, 2001 - The use of data assimilation in coupled hydrodynamic, ecological and bio-geo-chemical models of the ocean. J. Marine Systems, 40, 1–3.

 

Internal Memoranda and Progress Reports

1.        Robinson A.R., H.G. Arango, W.G. Leslie, P.F.J. Lermusiaux and P.-M. Poulain, A.J. Miller, A. Warn-Varnas, G. Baldasserini-Battistelli, M. Zahorodny and P. Zanasca, 1994. Real time nowcasting and forecasting, R/V Alliance GIN93 Cruise 11–26 August 1993: Operational forecasts and simulation experiments at sea. Harvard open ocean model reports, Reports in Meteorology and Oceanography, No. 50.

2.        Robinson et al., 1998. The Rapid Response 96, 97 and 98 exercises: The Strait of Sicily, Ionian Sea and Gulf of Cadiz. Harvard Report in Physical/Interdisciplinary Ocean Science. No. 57.

3.        Lermusiaux P.F.J., C.J. Lozano and D.G.M. Anderson, 1998. On the mapping of multivariate geophysical fields: studies of the sensitivity to error subspace parameters. Harvard Report in Physical/Interdisciplinary Ocean Science. No. 58.

4.        Robinson A.R. and P.F.J. Lermusiaux, 2000. Overview of data assimilation. Harvard Report in Physical/Interdisciplinary Ocean Science. No. 62.

5.        Robinson A.R. and P.F.J. Lermusiaux, 2000. Interdisciplinary data assimilation. Harvard Report in Physical/Interdisciplinary Ocean Science. No. 63.

6.        Tian R.C., P.F.J. Lermusiaux, J.J. McCarthy and A.R. Robinson, 2004. A generalized prognostic model of marine biogeochemical-ecosystem dynamics: Structure, parameterization and adaptive modeling. May 2004. Harvard Reports in Physical/Interdisciplinary Ocean Science, No. 67. 1-65.

 



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