Johnny A. Johannessen

Job Position: 
Interim Director
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+47 932 49 414

Academic Degree:

Doctor in Satellite Oceanography, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, 1997
Johnny Johannessen

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Project leader of the following projects

  1. PECO2: Partnership for Operational Oceanography
  2. Arktalas: Arktalas Hoavva
  3. TOPVOYS: Tools for Optimizing Performance of VOYages at Sea
  4. GlobCurrent: GlobCurrent
  5. GreenSeas: Development of global plankton data base and model system for eco-climate early warning
  6. NORMAP: Norwegian Satellite Earth Observation Database for Marine and Polar Research
  7. MONARCH-A: MONitoring and Assessing Regional Climate change in High latitudes and the Arctic
  8. SARCURE: Synthetic Aperture Radar for ocean CUrrent feature Retrievals and surface velocity Estimates
  9. DRAGONESS: DRAGON in support of harmonizing European and Chinese marine monitoring for Environment and Security System
  10. MARSAIS: Demonstrating environmental products based on EO data

NERSC Principal Investigator of the following projects

  1. MyOcean: Development and Pre-operational validation of GMES Marine Core Services
  2. MERSEA: Marine Environment and Security for the European Area

Peer Review Publications and Books

64 total publications.

2019

  1. Cancet M, Griffin D, Cahill M, Chapron B, Johannessen J, Donlon C. Evaluation of GlobCurrent surface ocean current products: A case study in Australia. Remote Sensing of Environment. 2019;220.

2017

  1. Bentamy A, Piolle JF, Grouazel A, Danielson R, Gulev S, Paul F, et al. Review and assessment of latent and sensible heat flux accuracy over the global oceans. Remote Sensing of Environment. 2017;201.

2016

  1. Raj RP, Halo I, Johannessen J, Eldevik T, Nilsen JEØ. Mesoscale ocean eddy dataset in the Lofoten Basin from Satellite Altimetry. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 2016;121(7).
  2. Danielson R, Korosov A, Johannessen J, Raj RP. A regional characterization of the GlobCurrent ocean surface current analysis. 2016.
  3. Hansen MW, Engen G, Johnsen H, Johannessen J, Korosov A. Improved measurements of sea surface velocity from Envisat ASAR and Sentinel-1. ESA SP. 2016;SP-740.

2015

  1. Sivertsen KF. Variability in the Geostrophic Flow of the Agulhas Current, an Investigation of Sea Surface Height Obtained from Altimetry Data. 2015.

2014

  1. Raj RP. The circulation of the Norwegian Sea - An investigation from space and ocean. 2014.

2012

  1. Kozlov IE, Kudryavtsev VN, Johannessen J, Chapron B, Dailidienėf I, Myasoedov AG. Envisat ASAR imaging of coastal upwelling in the Baltic Sea: case study with modeling. Advances in Space Research. 2012;50.

2011

  1. Haines K, Johannessen J, Knudsen P, Lea D, Rio M-H, Bertino L, et al. An ocean modelling and assimilation guide to using GOCE geoid products. Ocean Science [Internet]. 2011;7. Available from: www.ocean-sci.net/7/151/2011/
  2. Bondevik E. Studies of Ice edge eddies using Synthetic Aperture Radar. 2011.
  3. Hansen MW, Collard F, Dagestad K-F, Johannessen J, Fabry P, Chapron B. Retrieval of Sea Surface Range Doppler Velocities from Envisat ASAR Doppler Centroid Measurements. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 2011;49:11.
  4. Hansen MW, Johannessen J, Dagestad K-F, Collard F, Chapron B. Monitoring the surface inflow of Atlantic Water to the Norwegian Sea using Envisat ASAR. Journal of Geophysical Research. 2011;116:13.
  5. Hansen MW. Sea Surface Range Doppler Retrievals from Synthetic Aperture Radar. 2011.
  6. Milutinovic S. The Influence of Input Uncertainties on Remotely Sensed Estimates of Ocean Primary Productivity. 2011.

2010

  1. Rouault MJ, Mouche A, Collard F, Johannessen J, Chapron B. Mapping the Agulhas Current from space: an assessment of ASAR surface current velocities. Journal of Geophysical Research [Internet]. 2010;115:14. Available from: http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2010/2009JC006050.shtml
  2. Romeiser R, Johannessen J, Chapron B, Collard F, Kudryavtsev VN, Runge H, et al. Direct surface current field imaging from space by along-track InSAR and conventional SAR. In: Barale V, Gower JFR, Alberotanza L. Oceanography From Space, Revisited. 2010. p. 73-91.
  3. Backeberg B. Modelling the mesoscale variability in the greater Agulhas Current System using a Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model. 2010.

2009

  1. Backeberg B, Bertino L, Johannessen J. Evaluating two numerical advection schemes in HYCOM for eddy-resolving modelling of the Agulhas Current. Ocean Science. 2009;5:173-190.
  2. Milutinovic S, Behrenfeld MJ, Johannessen J, Johannessen T. Sensitivity of remote sensing–derived phytoplankton productivity to mixed layer depth: Lessons from the carbon-based productivity model. Global Biogeochemical Cycles [Internet]. 2009;23:16. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008GB003431

2008

  1. Backeberg B, Johannessen J, Bertino L, Reason CJC. The greater Agulhas Current system: An integrated study of its mesoscale variability. Journal of operational oceanography [Internet]. 2008;1:29-44. Available from: www.imarest.org/proceedings/detail.asp?ID=145

Other Publications

2015

  1. Sivertsen KF. Variability in the Geostrophic Flow of the Agulhas Current, an Investigation of Sea Surface Height Obtained from Altimetry Data. 2015.

2014

  1. Raj RP. The circulation of the Norwegian Sea - An investigation from space and ocean. 2014.

2013

  1. Johannessen J, Dragestad K-F, Collard F, Fabry P, Housson R, Stoffelen A, et al. DOPSCAT - Feasibility Investigation of Global Ocean Surface Current Mapping using ERS, MetOp and QuickScat Wind Scatterometer. 2013.

2012

  1. Hansen MW, Johannessen J, Dagestad K-F. Retrieval of 2D sea surface current from ASAR range Doppler velocity. Dragon 2 & 3 Symposium 2012. 2012;
  2. Hansen MW, Johannessen J, Raj RP. Mapping the Nordic Seas surface velocity using Envisat ASAR. Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference. 2012;
  3. Hansen MW, Johannessen J, Geyer F. Monitoring the surface inflow of Atlantic water to the Norwegian Sea using Envisat ASAR (2). European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012. 2012;
  4. Hansen MW, Johannessen J. Monitoring the surface inflow of Atlantic water to the Norwegian Sea using Envisat ASAR (1). GlobCurrent. 2012;

2011

  1. Hansen MW. Sea Surface Range Doppler Retrievals from Synthetic Aperture Radar. 2011.
  2. Backeberg B, Bernard S, Johannessen J, Shillington F. Proceedings of the Joint Nansen-Tutu scientific opening symposium & OceansAfrica Meeting. Nansen-Tutu Centre Scientific Opening Symposium. 2011;:75.
  3. Bondevik E. Studies of Ice edge eddies using Synthetic Aperture Radar. 2011.
  4. Dagestad K-F, Johnsen H, Engen G, Johannessen J. Ocean currents peerformance models for bi-static Sentinel-1 comparison. 2011.
  5. Johannessen J, Chapron B, Backeberg B. New gravity field, mean dynamic topography and surface geostrophic current derived from space. Nansen-Tutu Centre Scientific Opening Symposium. 2011;
  6. Milutinovic S. The Influence of Input Uncertainties on Remotely Sensed Estimates of Ocean Primary Productivity. 2011.
  7. Kozlov I, Kudryavtsev V, Johannessen J, Dailidiene I, Myasoedov A. SAR imaging of the coastal upwelling in the Baltic Sea. The 8th Baltic Sea Science Congress. 2011;
  8. Kozlov I, Kudryavtsev V, Johannessen J. Measuring interior ocean parameters from space: Oceanic internal waves in the Barents Sea. The International Conference of Young Scientists ”Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions in the Changing World”,. 2011;
  9. Kozlov I, Kudryavtsev V, Johannessen J, Chapron B, Dailidiene I, Myasoedov A. All-weather satellite observations of marine thermal fronts in the Baltic and Barents Seas. The International Conference of Young Scientists ”Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions in the Changing World. 2011;

2010

  1. Johannessen J. Vi tar pulsen på planeten [Internet]. Bergens Tidende. 2010;Available from: http://www.bt.no/meninger/kronikk/Vi-tar-pulsen-paa-planeten-1109691.html?xtor=AD-13
  2. Backeberg B. Modelling the mesoscale variability in the greater Agulhas Current System using a Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model. 2010.
  3. Backeberg B, Johannessen J, Rouault M, Veitch J. Preliminary inter-model comparison of the Agulhas Current with direct range Doppler velocity estimates from Envisat's Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar [Internet]. ESA Living Planet Symposium. 2010;Available from: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Living_Planet_Symposium_2010/index.html
  4. Milutinovic S, Behrenfeld MJ, Johannessen J, Johannessen T. Sensitivity of Ocean-Colour-Based Phytoplankton Productivity Estimates to Mixed Layer Depth. 2010;
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