Jasmine Jaffrés
Jasmine is originally from Switzerland and moved to Townsville in 2002. She completed a BSc (Hons) in Marine Science and Paleoclimatology at James Cook University (JCU) in 2005. Jasmine’s PhD project, completed in 2011, dealt with the physical and geochemical characteristics of the Coral Sea. During her time with the Marine Geophysical Laboratory team (2009-2013), Jasmine focussed her research on the wave climate in the southern Great Barrier Reef. Since 2013, she has been an adjunct research fellow at JCU.
JCU ResearchOnline Publications
Research Interests
Jasmine’s broad research interests include climatology, extreme weather events, hydrology, remote sensing and data quality. She often collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, applying her experience in environmental science, numerical programming and data analysis. Her current research focuses on how various climate patterns influence the frequency and prevalence of extreme weather events such as floods and severe storms. Jasmine is also heavily involved in assessing data quality and making data more easily accessible.
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Jaffrés, J.B.D. (2019) GHCN-Daily: a treasure trove of climate data awaiting discovery. Computers & Geosciences 122, 35-44, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2018.07.003.
Jaffrés, J.B.D., Cuff, C., Rasmussen, C., Hesson, A.S. (2018) Teleconnection of atmospheric and oceanic climate anomalies with Australian weather patterns: a review of data availability. Earth-Science Reviews 176, 117-146, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.08.010.
Wyatt, L. R., Jaffrés, J. B. D., Heron, M. L. (2013) Spatial Averaging of HF Radar Data for Wave Measurement Applications. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 30: 2216–2224.
Jaffrés, J.B.D. (2013) Mixed Layer Depth Seasonality within the Coral Sea Based on Argo Data. PLoS ONE, 8(4): e60985.
Heron, S. F., Steinberg, C. R., Heron, M. L., Mantovanelli, A., Jaffrés, J. B. D., Skirving, W. J., McAllister, F., Rigby, P., Wisdom, D. and Bainbridge, S. (2010) Advancing Ocean Monitoring Near Coral Reefs. Eos Trans. AGU, 91(41): 10.1029/2010EO410001.
Jaffrés, J.B.D., Shields, G.A. and Wallmann, K. (2007) The oxygen isotope evolution of seawater: a critical review of a long-standing controversy and an improved geological water cycle model for the past 3.4 billion years. Earth-Science Reviews, 83: 83-122.
Kasting, J.F., Howard, M.T., Wallmann, K., Veizer, J., Shields, G. and Jaffrés, J. (2006) Paleoclimates, Ocean Depth, and the Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Seawater. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 252: 82-93.
Reports & Conference Papers
Jaffrés, J. B. D. and Heron, M. L. (2011) Wave climate in the Southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia – Evaluation of an ocean HF radar system and WaveWatch3. In: OCEANS 2011. Waikoloa, HI, USA, pp. 1-6.
Jaffrés, J. B. D., Heron, M. L., Banner, M. L., Middleditch, A., Steinberg, C. R. and Durrant, T. H. (2010) Evaluation of ADCP wave, WAVEWATCH III and HF radar data on the GBR. In Proceedings of the Australian Wind Waves Research Science Symposium, 19-20 May 2010, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Vol. CAWCR Technical Report No. 029 (Ed. Day, K.A.), pp. 114-117.
Jaffrés, J. and Everingham, Y. (2005) An exploratory investigation of the relationship between decadal rainfall and climate indices. Proceedings of Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ASSCT) 27: 96-108.
Thayalakumaran, T., Charlesworth, P.B., Bristow, K.L., van-Bemmelen, R.J. and Jaffrés, J. (2004) Nitrate and ferrous iron concentrations in the lower Burdekin aquifers: assessing denitrification potential. Super Soil: Published on CDROM. www.regional.org.au/au/asssi/
