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Peter A. E. M. Janssen is affiliated with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, Mathematical Physics, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

Their work has explored several main topics in scientific research, including:

  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems
  • Nonlinear Waves and Solitons

Janssen has authored research papers published in notable scientific venues. These include:

  • "Wind-Wave Interaction for Strong Winds," 2022, Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • "On the non-uniqueness of the kernel of the Zakharov equation in intermediate and shallow water: the connection with the Davey-Stewartson equation," 2024, Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Janssen include:

  • Jean-Raymond Bidlot
  • Miguel Onorato

The scientist's publications often appear in:

  • Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics

This body of work reflects a detailed engagement with the physical processes governing ocean waves, interactions of waves with atmospheric forces such as wind, and the mathematical frameworks describing nonlinear wave phenomena. The research on the Zakharov equation and its connection to the Davey-Stewartson equation indicates a focus on advanced mathematical physics problems applied to fluid dynamics in coastal and shallow water environments.

Best Publications

  • The ERA‐40 re‐analysis

    S. M. Uppala;P. W. Kållberg;Adrian J. Simmons;U. Andrae

  • Dynamics and Modelling of Ocean Waves

    G. J. Komen;L. Cavaleri;M. Donelan;K. Hasselmann

  • Quasi-linear Theory of Wind-Wave Generation Applied to Wave Forecasting

    Peter A. E. M. Janssen

  • User manual and system documentation of WAVEWATCH III R version 4.18

    Hendrik L. Tolman;Mickael Accensi;Henrique Alves;Fabrice Ardhuin

  • Nonlinear Four-Wave Interactions and Freak Waves

    Peter A. E. M. Janssen

  • Wave-induced stress and the drag of air flow over sea waves

    Peter A. E. M. Janssen

  • The Interaction of Ocean Waves and Wind

    Peter Janssen

  • Wave Modelling - The State of the Art

    L. Cavaleri;Jose H. G. M. Alves;F. Ardhuin;Alexander V. Babanin

  • A global perspective on Langmuir turbulence in the ocean surface boundary layer

    Stephen E. Belcher;Stephen E. Belcher;Alan A.L.M. Grant;Kirsty E. Hanley;Baylor Fox-Kemper;Baylor Fox-Kemper

  • On Kurtosis and Occurrence Probability of Freak Waves

    Nobuhito Mori;Peter A. E. M. Janssen

  • Progress in ocean wave forecasting

    Peter A. E. M. Janssen

  • Statistical properties of directional ocean waves: the role of the modulational instability in the formation of extreme events.

    M Onorato;T Waseda;A Toffoli;L Cavaleri

  • The dynamical coupling of a wave model and a storm surge model through the atmospheric boundary layer

    C. Mastenbroek;G. Burgers;P. A. E. M. Janssen

  • Altimetry for the future: building on 25 years of progress

    Saleh Abdalla;Abdolnabi Abdeh Kolahchi;Michaël Ablain;Susheel Adusumilli

  • A coupled data assimilation system for climate reanalysis

    Patrick Laloyaux;Magdalena Balmaseda;Dick Dee;Kristian Mogensen

  • Assimilation of altimeter data in a global third-generation wave model

    P. Lionello;H. Günther;P. A. E. M. Janssen

  • Statistical properties of mechanically generated surface gravity waves: a laboratory experiment in a three-dimensional wave basin

    M Onorato;L Cavaleri;S Fouques;O Gramstad

  • Error Estimation of Buoy, Satellite, and Model Wave Height Data

    Peter A. E. M. Janssen;Saleh Abdalla;Hans Hersbach;Jean-Raymond Bidlot

  • The ECMWF implementation of three‐dimensional variational assimilation (3D‐Var). III: Experimental results

    Erik Andersson;Jan Haseler;Per Undén;Philippe Courtier

  • On the Estimation of the Kurtosis in Directional Sea States for Freak Wave Forecasting

    Nobuhito Mori;Miguel Onorato;Peter A. E. M. Janssen

  • Improvement of the Short-Fetch Behavior in the Wave Ocean Model (WAM)

    Hans Hersbach;P. A.E.M. Janssen

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel Onorato
Miguel Onorato University of Turin
Luigi Cavaleri
Luigi Cavaleri National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Magdalena Balmaseda
Magdalena Balmaseda European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Klaus Hasselmann
Klaus Hasselmann Max Planck Society
Mark A. Donelan
Mark A. Donelan University of Miami
Pedro Viterbo
Pedro Viterbo Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Anton Beljaars
Anton Beljaars European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Dick Dee
Dick Dee European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Piero Lionello
Piero Lionello University of Salento
Adrian Simmons
Adrian Simmons European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

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