Mike Foreman

Institute of Ocean Sciences 
P.O. Box 6000 
Sidney, B.C. V8L 4B2 
Canada 

Tel. (250)-363-6306 
Fax. (250)-363-6746 
Email: foremanm@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

• coastal circulation modelling and biological transport 

• tidal analysis

• river temperature and flow modelling

• satellite altimeter analysis

• data assimilation 

• Modeling the generation of the Juan de Fuca Eddy

• IOS Tidal Package

• WebTide Tidal Prediction Model

• Dynamic ocean topography for the Northeast Pacific

• Physical Oceanography and Climate Committee, North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)

• Member, 2002-present

• Chair, 2004-present

• Co-chair, PICES Working Group 20 – Evaluation of Climate Change Projections, 2005 -present 

•  Member, Canadian National Committee for the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics  

• Senior Physical Oceanography representative, 1999-2001

• Junior Physical Oceanography representative, 1995-98

• Member, Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society• Council member at large, 1995-98• Treasurer, 1999-2004

• Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia, 1998-present

• Adjunct Professor, University of Victoria, 2006-present

• Research Affiliate, Oregon Health and Science University, 1998-present

• Editorial Board, Advances in Water Resources, 1992-97

• Editorial Board, Atmosphere-Ocean, 1998-present

• Member, Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society

• Member, American Geophysical Union

Foreman, M.G.G. and R.F. Henry. 1979 (revised 2004). Tidal analysis based on high and low water observations. Pacific Marine Science Report. 79-15. Institute of Ocean Sciences, Patricia Bay. 36 pp. 

Foreman, M.G.G. 1978 (revised 2004). Manual for tidal currents analysis and prediction. Pacific Marine Science Report. 78-6. Institute of Ocean Sciences, Patricia Bay. 57 pp. 

Foreman, M.G.G. 1977 (revised 2004). Manual for tidal heights analysis and prediction. Pacific Marine Science Report. 77-10. Institute of Ocean Sciences, Patricia Bay. 58 pp. 

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Foreman, M. G. G., W. R. Crawford, J. Y. Cherniawsky and J. Galbraith. 2008. Dynamic ocean topography for the northeast Pacific and its continental margins. Geophys. Res. Lett. 35:L22606. doi:10.1029/2008GL035152.

Foreman, M.G.G., W. Callendar, A. MacFadyen, B. M. Hickey, R. E. Thomson and E. Di Lorenzo. 2008. Modeling the generation of the Juan de Fuca Eddy. J. Geophys. Res. 113:C03006. doi:10.1029/2006JC004082.

Kang, S.K., J. Cherniawsky, M.G.G. Foreman and S.R. Lee. 2008. Spatial variability in annual sea level variations around the Korean peninsula. Geophysical Research Letters. 35:L03603. doi:10.1029/2007GL032527.

Rogachev, K.A., E.C. Carmack and M.G.G. Foreman. 2008. Bowhead whales feed on plankton concentrated by estuarine and tidal currents in Academy Bay, Sea of Okhotsk. Continental Shelf Research. 28:1811-1826. 

Laval, B.E., J. Morrison, D.J. Potts, E.C. Carmack, S.Vagle, C. James, F.A. McLaughlin and M.G.G. Foreman. 2008. Wind-driven summertime upwelling in a fjord-type lake and its impact on downstream river conditions: Quesnel Lake and River, British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 34(1):189-203.

Zhong, L., M. Li and M.G.G. Foreman. 2008. Resonance and Sea Level Variability in Chesapeake Bay. Continental Shelf Research. doi:10.1016/j.csr.2008.07.007.

Sentlinger G I, B Laval, S J. Hook, E C Carmack, J Morrison, S Vagle, F A McLaughlin and M Foreman. 2007. Characterising lake dynamics in a deep fjord lake using sub-pixel temperatures derived from MODIS imagery. International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics V. Tempe, Az, USA. 6 pages

Sutherland, G., M. Foreman and C. Garrett. 2007. Tidal current energy assessment for Johnstone Strait, Vancouver Island. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy. 221(2):147-157. doi10.1243/09576509JPE338.

Foreman, M., D. Stucchi, Y. Zhang and A.M. Baptista. 2006. Estuarine and tidal currents in the Broughton Archipelago. Atmosphere-Ocean. 44(1):47-63. 

Foreman, M.G.G, P.F. Cummins, J.Y. Cherniawsky and P. Stabeno, 2006. Tidal energy in the Bering Sea. J. Mar. Res. 64:797-818.

Rand, P.S., S.G. Hinch, J. Morrison, M.G.G. Foreman, M.J. MacNutt, J.S. Macdonald, M.C. Healey, A.P. Farrell and D.A. Higgs. 2006. Effects of river discharge, temperature, and future climates on energetics and mortality of adult migrating Fraser River salmon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 135:655-667.

Di Lorenzo, E., M. Foreman and W.R. Crawford. 2005. Modeling the generation of Haida Eddies. Topical Studies in Oceanography: Haida Eddies: mesoscale transport in the Northeast Pacific. Deep-Sea Research II. 52(7-8):853-874.  

Kang, S.K., J.Y. Cherniawsky, M. Foreman, H.S. Min, C.-H. Kim and H.-W. Kang. 2005. Inhomogeneous sea level rise in the East/Japan Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research. 110(C07002). doi:10.1029/2004JC002565.

MacFadyen, A., B.M. Hickey and M. Foreman. 2005. Transport of surface waters from the Juan de Fuca eddy region to the Washington coast. Continental Shelf Research. 25:2008-2021. doi:10.1016/j.csr.2005.05.005.

Morrison, J. and M. Foreman. 2005. Forecasting Fraser River flows and temperatures during upstream salmon migration. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science. 4:101-111. doi: 10.1139/S04-046.

Robinson, C.L.K., J. Morrison and M. Foreman. 2005. Oceanographic connectivity among marine protected areas on the north coast of British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal and Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 62:1350-1362. 

Sutherland, G., C. Garrett and M. Foreman. 2005. Tidal resonance in Juan de Fuca Strait and the Strait of Georgia. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 35(7):1279-1286. 

Cherniawsky, J.Y., M. Foreman, W.R. Crawford and B. Beckley. 2004. Altimeter observations of sea-level variability off the west coast of North America. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 25(7-8):1303-1306. 

Foreman, M., R.G. Bell, J.Y. Cherniawsky and B. Beckley. 2004. Tides and sea-level variability in the south-west Pacific from TOPEX/Poseidon. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 38:649-669.

Foreman, M., G. Sutherland and P.F. Cummins. 2004. M2 tidal dissipation around Vancouver Island: An inverse approach. Continental Shelf Research. 24:2167-2185. 

Kono, T., M. Foreman, P. Chandler and M. Kashiwai. 2004. Coastal Oyashio South of Hokkaido, Japan. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 34:1477-1494.

Larson, M.R., M.G.G. Foreman, C.D. Levings and M.R. Tarbotton. 2003. Dispersion of discharged ship ballast water in Vancouver Harbour, Juan de Fuca Strait and offshore Washington Coast.  Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science. 2:163-176.

Crawford, W.R., J.Y. Cherniawsky, M.G.G. Foreman and J.F.R. Gower. 2002. Formation of the Haida-1998 Oceanic Eddy off the West Coast of Canada. J. Geophys. Res. 107(C7):10.1029/2001JC000876.

Jamieson, G.S., M.G.G. Foreman, J.Y. Cherniawsky and C. Levings, 2002. European green crab, Carcinus Maenas, dispersal: the Pacific experience. In Crabs in Cold Water Regions: Biology, Management, & Economics, Alaska Sea Grant College Program, Anchorage, Alaska, pp. 41-56.

Kang, S.K., M.G.G. Foreman, H.-J. Lie, J.-H. Lee, J. Cherniawsky and K.-D. Yum, 2002. Two-layer tidal modeling of the Yellow and East China Seas with application to seasonal variability of M2 tide. J. Geophys. Res. 107(C3):10.1029/2001JC000838.

Luettich, R.A., J.C. Muccino and M.G.G. Foreman. 2002. Considerations in the calculation of vertical velocity in three-dimensional circulation models. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 19(12):2063-2076.

Morrison, J., M. Quick and M.G.G. Foreman. 2002. Climate change in the Fraser river watershed: flow and temperature projections. J. Hydrology. 263:230-244.

Allen, S.A., C. Vindeirinho, R.E. Thomson, M.G.G. Foreman and D.L. Mackas. 2001. Physical and biological processes over a submarine canyon during an upwelling event. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 58(4):671-684.

Cherniawsky, J.Y., M.G.G. Foreman, W.R. Crawford, and R.F. Henry. 2001. Ocean tides from TOPEX/Poseidon sea level data. J. Atmospheric & Oceanic Tech. 18(4):649-664.

Cummins, P.F., J.Y. Cherniawsky, and M.G.G. Foreman. 2001. North Pacific internal tides from the Aleutian Ridge: Altimeter observations and modeling. Journal of Marine Research. 59(2):167-191.

Foreman, M.G.G.,  D.K. Lee, J. Morrison, S. Macdonald, D. Barnes and I.V. Williams, 2001. Simulations and Retrospective Analyses of Fraser Watershed Flows and Temperatures. Atmosphere-Ocean. 39(2):89-105.

Henry, R.F., and M.G.G. Foreman. 2001. A representation of tidal currents based on energy flux. Marine Geodesy. 2493:139-152.

Smith, C.L., A.E. Hill, M.G.G. Foreman and M.A. Peña. 2001. Horizontal transport of marine organisms resulting from interactions between diel vertical migration and tidal currents off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 58(4):736-748.

Crawford, W.R., J.Y. Cherniawsky and M.G.G. Foreman. 2000. Multi-year meanders and eddies in the Alaska Stream as observed by TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter. Geophysical Research Letters. 27:1025-1028.

Cummins, P.F., D. Masson and M.G.G. Foreman. 2000. Modelling diurnal tides and currents off Vancouver Island. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 30:15-30.

Foreman, M.G.G., C.L. Smith and P. Chandler. 2000. Current simulations and biological transport for the western continental margin of Vancouver Island. Proceedings of the XIII International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Calgary, 25-29 June 2000, 857-864. Bentley et al. (eds), Balkema, Rotterdam.

Foreman, M.G.G., R.E. Thomson and C.L. Smith. 2000. Seasonal current simulations for the western continental margin of Vancouver Island. Journal of Geophysical Research. 105:19:665-19,698.

Foreman, M.G.G., W.R. Crawford, J.Y. Cherniawsky, R.F. Henry and M.R. Tarbotton. 2000. A high-resolution assimilating tidal model for the northeast Pacific Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research. 105:28,629-28,652.

Kang, S.K., M.G.G. Foreman, W.R. Crawford, and J.Y. Cherniawsky. 2000. Numerical modeling of internal tide generation along the Hawaiian Ridge. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 30:1083-1098.

Lee, H.J., K.T. Jung, M.G.G. Foreman and C.Y. Chung. 2000. A three-dimensional mixed finite-difference Galerkin function model for the oceanic circulation in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. Continental Shelf Research. 20:863-895.

Perry, R.I., J.A. Boutillier and M.G.G. Foreman. 2000. Environmental influences on the availability of smooth pink shrimp, Pandalus jordani, to commercial fishing gear off Vancouver Island, Canada. Fisheries Oceanography. 9:50-61.

Foreman, M.G.G. and Y. Gratton. 1999. Physical Oceanography in Canada, 1995-1998: A Review for the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 2271. 29 pp.

Crawford, W.R., J.Y. Cherniawsky and M.G.G. Foreman. 1998. A comparison between rotary velocity spectra from short drifter tracks and a numerical tidal model. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech. 15(3):731-740.

Crawford,W.R., J.Y. Cherniawsky, P.F. Cummins and M.G.G. Foreman. 1998. Variability of tidal currents in a wide strait: A comparison between drifter observations and numerical simulations. J. Geophys. Res. 103:12,743-12,759.

Cummins, P.F., and M.G.G. Foreman. 1998. A numerical study of circulation driven by mixing over a submarine bank. Deep-Sea Res. 45:745-769.

Foreman, M.G.G., W.R. Crawford, J.F.R. Gower, L. Cuypers and V.A. Ballantyne. 1998. Tidal correction of TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry for seasonal sea surface elevation and current determination off the Pacific coast of Canada. Journal of Geophysical Research. 103(C12):27,979-27,998.

Morrison, J.M. and M.G.G. Foreman. 1998. Sensitivity analyses and modifications to the IOS river temperature model. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 2224. 10 pp.

Foreman, M.G.G., C.B. James, M.C. Quick, P. Hollemans and E. Wiebe. 1997. Flow and temperature models for the Fraser and Thompson Rivers. Atmosphere-Ocean. 35(1):109-134.

Foreman, M.G.G. and R.E. Thomson. 1997. Three-dimensional model simulations of tides and buoyancy currents along the west coast of Vancouver Island. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 27(7):1300-1325.

Muccino, J.C., W.G. Gray and M.G.G. Foreman. 1997. Calculation of vertical velocity in three-dimensional, shallow water equation, finite element models. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. 25:779-802.

Mofjeld, H.O., M.G.G. Foreman and A. Ruffman. 1997. West coast tides during Cascadia subduction zone tsunamis. Geophysical Research Letters. 24(17):2215-2218.

England, L.A., R.E. Thomson, M.G.G. Foreman. 1996. Estimates of seasonal flushing times for the Southern Georgia Basin. Canadian Technical Report of the Hydrography and Ocean Sciences. 173. 24p.

Ballantyne, V.A., M.G.G. Foreman, W.R. Crawford and R. Jacques. 1996. Three-dimensional model simulations for the north coast of British Columbia. Continental Shelf Research. 16(13):1655-1682.

Foreman, M.G.G., J.F.R. Gower, R.E. Thomson and J. Cherniawsky. 1996. Simulating the transport of an algae bloom off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, Proceedings of the 4th International ASCE Conference. Editors: M.L. Spaulding et al., American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, pp 180-191.

Muccino, J.C., W.G. Gray and M.G.G. Foreman. 1996. Vertical Velocity Calculation in a Finite Element Model. Proceedings of the Ocean and Atmosphere Pacific International Conference, Adelaide. pp. 225-230, April 1996.

Foreman,  M.G.G., R.A. Walters, R.F. Henry, C.P. Keller, A.G. Dolling. 1995. A tidal model for eastern Juan de Fuca Strait and the southern Strait of Georgia. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. C1(100):721-740.

Foreman, M.G.G., W.R. Crawford and R.F. Marsden. 1995. De-Tiding: Theory and Practice, In "Quantitative Skill Assessment for Coastal Ocean Models", editors D.R. Lynch and A.M. Davies, Coastal and Estuarine Studies. 47:203-239. American Geophysical Union.

Crawford, W.R., M.J. Woodward, M.G.G. Foreman and R.E. Thomson. 1995. Oceanographic features off Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound in summer. Atmosphere-Ocean. 33(4):639-681.

PERD Workshop on Coastal Current Models for Continental Shelves, Kelowna, B.C. June 1-2 1995. W.R. Crawford and M.G.G. Foreman, Editors. Canadian Technical Report of Hydrography and Ocean Sciences, 169. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Institute of Ocean Sciences, P.O. Box 6000, Sidney, B.C., V8L 4B2. 1995

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