[HTML][HTML] Two-dimensional inverse energy cascade in a laboratory surf zone for varying wave directional spread

CM Baker, M Moulton, CC Chickadel, ES Nuss… - Physics of …, 2023‏ - pubs.aip.org
Surfzone eddies enhance the dispersion and transport of contaminants, bacteria, and larvae
across the nearshore, altering coastal water quality and ecosystem health. During …

Southern California winter precipitation variability reflected in 100-year ocean salinity record

SM Byrne, MA Merrifield, ML Carter… - … Earth & Environment, 2023‏ - nature.com
Rainfall in southern California is highly variable, with some fluctuations explainable by
climate patterns. Resulting runoff and heightened streamflow from rain events introduces …

[HTML][HTML] The inner-shelf dynamics experiment

N Kumar, JA Lerczak, T Xu… - Bulletin of the …, 2021‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
The inner shelf, the transition zone between the surfzone and the midshelf, is a dynamically
complex region with the evolution of circulation and stratification driven by multiple physical …

Modeled surf‐zone eddies on a laboratory scale barred beach with varying wave conditions

ES Nuss, M Moulton, SH Suanda… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
Transient rip currents drive cross‐shore transport of nutrients, larvae, sediment, and other
particulate matter. These currents are driven by short‐crested wave breaking, which is …

Modeling untreated wastewater evolution and swimmer illness for four wastewater infrastructure scenarios in the San Diego‐Tijuana (US/MX) border region

F Feddersen, AB Boehm, SN Giddings, X Wu… - GeoHealth, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The popular beaches of the San Diego‐Tijuana (US/MX) border region are often impacted
by untreated wastewater sourced from Mexico—via the Tijuana River Estuary (TJRE) and …

Tracer exchange across the stratified inner‐shelf driven by transient rip‐currents and diurnal surface heat fluxes

DJ Grimes, F Feddersen… - Geophysical Research …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Exchange across the surf‐zone and inner‐shelf affects coastal water quality and larval
recruitment. Surf‐zone generated transient rip‐currents (TRC) exchange shoreline released …

Mechanisms of mid-to outer-shelf transport of shoreline-released tracers

X Wu, F Feddersen, SN Giddings… - Journal of Physical …, 2020‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
Transport of shoreline-released tracer from the surfzone across the shelf can be affected by
a variety of physical processes from wind-driven to submesoscale, with implications for …

Characteristics and dynamics of density fronts over the inner to midshelf under weak wind conditions

X Wu, F Feddersen… - Journal of Physical …, 2021‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
Here, we explore the kinematics and dynamics of coastal density fronts (within 10 km from
shore and< 30-m depth), identified using an edge detection algorithm, in a realistic high …

Airborne transmission pathway for coastal water pollution

MA Pendergraft, DJ Grimes, SN Giddings, F Feddersen… - PeerJ, 2021‏ - peerj.com
Each year, over one hundred million people become ill and tens of thousands die from
exposure to viruses and bacteria from sewage transported to the ocean by rivers, estuaries …

The influence of horizontal dispersion on residence times in shallow lakes

E Masunaga, OB Fringer, T Kitamura… - Water Resources …, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
This study presents results of circulation and residence time in lakes influenced by wind‐
induced mixing investigated with numerical simulations. The study area is Lake …