Fabrice Ardhuin
Research Scientist at CNRS
Greater Brest Area France
Summary
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Top SchoolFabrice Ardhuin is a research scientist with over 14 years of experience advancing understanding and modeling of upper-ocean dynamics for both geophysical and engineering applications. He has been a core developer of the WAVEWATCH III spectral wave model since the early 2000s, contributing deep Fortran expertise to improve unstructured-grid boundary treatments, k-space advection, and NetCDF output. His research spans wave-current interactions, wave–sea ice coupling, nearshore wave and water-level dynamics, and the generation of microseisms—integrating satellite remote sensing and seismic observations. As a senior scientist and former director at LOPS/CNRS, he has led large observation services and satellite mission contributions (SMOS, Sentinel, CFOSAT, SWOT) and now leads the STREAM proposal for ESA’s Earth Explorer 11. Comfortable moving between field programs, operational modeling and code development, he brings a rare combination of hands-on oceanographic measurement experience and production-quality model engineering. Based in the Greater Brest area, he also signals active community engagement through open repositories and the #STREAM4EE11 advocacy.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Diplôme d'ingénieur, Mecanique, Diplôme d'ingénieur, Mecanique at École PolytechniqueMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Majors in Fluid Dynamics and Earth System Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Majors in Fluid Dynamics and Earth System Science at Ecole polytechniquePh.D., Oceanography, Ph.D., Oceanography at Naval Postgraduate School
Spanish, Italian, French
Github Skills (3)
fortran10
netcdf9
numerical-methods8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
NOAA-EMC/WW3
Aug 2011 - Apr 2015
WAVEWATCH III
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:60 commits, 2 comments, 1 issue in 3 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Fabrice's commits primarily focused on modifications to the WAVEWATCH III (ww3) software, specifically in the Fortran code related to wave modeling. Contributions include improvements to boundary treatments in unstructured grids, addition of limiters in k-space advection, and bug fixes for NetCDF output. The user also made cleaning up and updating input files used in test cases.
snl-applicationshpc-applicationscommunicationsdaciii
ardhuin/swellSWOT
May 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:37 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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