Oliver Fringer
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and of Oceans
Web page: http://web.stanford.edu/~fringer
Bio
Fringer's research focuses on the development and application of numerical models and high-performance computational techniques to the study of fundamental processes that influence the dynamics of the coastal ocean, rivers, lakes, and estuaries.
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Professor, Oceans
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Affiliate, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Honors & Awards
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Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, Department of Defense (2009)
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Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval Research (2008)
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Frederick A. Howes Scholar in Computational Science, Department of Energy (2003)
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South Africa Teaching Fellow, Department of African and African-American Studies, Stanford University (2002-2003)
Professional Education
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PhD, Stanford University, Civil and Environmental Engineering (2003)
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MS, Stanford University, Aeronautics and Astronautics (1996)
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BSE, Princeton, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (1995)
2024-25 Courses
- Hydrodynamics
CEE 262A (Aut) - Ocean Modeling
CEE 363C (Spr) - Rivers, Streams, and Canals
CEE 162E, CEE 262E (Spr) - Seminar in Fluid Mechanics
ENGR 298 (Spr) -
Independent Studies (15)
- Advanced Engineering Problems
CEE 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Advanced Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
CEE 365A (Aut) - Advanced Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
CEE 365B (Win) - Advanced Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
CEE 365C (Spr) - Directed Reading in Environment and Resources
ENVRES 398 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Directed Reading or Special Studies in Civil Engineering
CEE 198 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Directed Research in Environment and Resources
ENVRES 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Honors Program in Earth Systems
EARTHSYS 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Independent Project in Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEE 199L (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Independent Project in Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEE 299L (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Independent Study in Civil Engineering for CEE-MS Students
CEE 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Report on Civil Engineering Training
CEE 398 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Research
OCEANS 300 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Undergraduate Honors Thesis
CEE 199H (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Undergraduate Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEE 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Advanced Engineering Problems
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Prior Year Courses
2023-24 Courses
- Coastal Processes
CEE 162F (Win) - Environmental Engineering Seminar
CEE 269A (Aut) - Get to Know Your Oceans
OCEANS 300A (Aut) - Hydrodynamics
CEE 262A (Aut) - Introduction to PHD Studies in Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEE 379 (Aut) - Ocean Modeling
CEE 363C (Spr)
2022-23 Courses
- Coastal Processes
CEE 162F (Aut)
2021-22 Courses
- Coastal Ocean Modeling
CEE 262C (Spr) - Coastal Processes
CEE 162F (Aut) - Environmental Engineering Seminar
CEE 269A (Aut) - Sediment Transport Physics and Modeling
CEE 262G (Win)
- Coastal Processes
Stanford Advisees
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Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Elisa Boles, Jamie Hilditch, Themistoklis Vargiemezis -
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (AC)
Brooke Pauken -
Master's Program Advisor
Tianyi Bi, Shereen Nima -
Doctoral (Program)
Sarah Chang, Devin Dollery, Maya Eley, Cage Mitchell, Brooke Pauken
All Publications
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Drag enhancement by the addition of weak waves to a wave-current boundary layer over bumpy walls
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
2022; 947
View details for DOI 10.1017/jfm.2022.628
View details for Web of Science ID 000840422200001
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Particle-resolved simulations of four-way coupled, polydispersed, particle-laden flows
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS
2022
View details for DOI 10.1002/fld.5128
View details for Web of Science ID 000824580300001
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On Internal Tides Driving Residual Currents and Upwelling on an Island
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2022; 127 (7)
View details for DOI 10.1029/2021JC018261
View details for Web of Science ID 000819232200001
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On the Variability of Floc Characteristics in a Shallow Estuary
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2022; 127 (6)
View details for DOI 10.1029/2021JC018343
View details for Web of Science ID 000810232000001
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A high-order spectral method for effective simulation of surface waves interacting with an internal wave of large amplitude
OCEAN MODELLING
2022; 173
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2022.101996
View details for Web of Science ID 000797648600002
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CFD-accelerated bioreactor optimization: reducing the hydrodynamic parameter space
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-WATER RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
2022
View details for DOI 10.1039/d1ew00666e
View details for Web of Science ID 000744130000001
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Long-Term Earth-Moon Evolution With High-Level Orbit and Ocean Tide Models
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-PLANETS
2021; 126 (12)
View details for DOI 10.1029/2021JE006875
View details for Web of Science ID 000735886200023
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Long-Term Earth-Moon Evolution With High-Level Orbit and Ocean Tide Models.
Journal of geophysical research. Planets
2021; 126 (12): e2021JE006875
Abstract
Tides and Earth-Moon system evolution are coupled over geological time. Tidal energy dissipation on Earth slows E a r t h ' s rotation rate, increases obliquity, lunar orbit semi-major axis and eccentricity, and decreases lunar inclination. Tidal and core-mantle boundary dissipation within the Moon decrease inclination, eccentricity and semi-major axis. Here we integrate the Earth-Moon system backwards for 4.5 Ga with orbital dynamics and explicit ocean tide models that are "high-level" (i.e., not idealized). To account for uncertain plate tectonic histories, we employ Monte Carlo simulations, with tidal energy dissipation rates (normalized relative to astronomical forcing parameters) randomly selected from ocean tide simulations with modern ocean basin geometry and with 55, 116, and 252 Ma reconstructed basin paleogeometries. The normalized dissipation rates depend upon basin geometry and E a r t h ' s rotation rate. Faster Earth rotation generally yields lower normalized dissipation rates. The Monte Carlo results provide a spread of possible early values for the Earth-Moon system parameters. Of consequence for ocean circulation and climate, absolute (un-normalized) ocean tidal energy dissipation rates on the early Earth may have exceeded t o d a y ' s rate due to a closer Moon. Prior to ∼ 3 Ga , evolution of inclination and eccentricity is dominated by tidal and core-mantle boundary dissipation within the Moon, which yield high lunar orbit inclinations in the early Earth-Moon system. A drawback for our results is that the semi-major axis does not collapse to near-zero values at 4.5 Ga, as indicated by most lunar formation models. Additional processes, missing from our current efforts, are discussed as topics for future investigation.
View details for DOI 10.1029/2021JE006875
View details for PubMedID 35846556
View details for PubMedCentralID PMC9285098
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Seasonal particle responses to near-bed shear stress in a shallow, wave- and current-driven environment
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY LETTERS
2021
View details for DOI 10.1002/lol2.10221
View details for Web of Science ID 000713877600001
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Competing flow and collision effects in a monodispersed liquid-solid fluidized bed at a moderate Archimedes number
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
2021; 927
View details for DOI 10.1017/jfm.2021.780
View details for Web of Science ID 000701066900001
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Comparison of the properties of segregated layers in a bidispersed fluidized bed to those of a monodispersed fluidized bed
PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS
2021; 6 (8)
View details for DOI 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.084306
View details for Web of Science ID 000692202000001
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The effects of particle clustering on hindered settling in high-concentration particle suspensions
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
2021; 920
View details for DOI 10.1017/jfm.2021.470
View details for Web of Science ID 000661198200001
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Phase-Resolved Wave Boundary Layer Dynamics in a Shallow Estuary
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
2021; 48 (8)
View details for DOI 10.1029/2020GL092251
View details for Web of Science ID 000672324900018
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Cohesive Sediment Erosion in a Combined Wave-Current Boundary Layer
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2021; 126 (2)
View details for DOI 10.1029/2020JC016655
View details for Web of Science ID 000624429800035
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Improving Nonlinear and Nonhydrostatic Ocean Lee Wave Drag Parameterizations
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
2020; 50 (9): 2417–35
View details for DOI 10.1175/JPO-D-20-0070.1
View details for Web of Science ID 000589825700001
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Bottom Drag Varies Seasonally With Biological Roughness
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
2020; 47 (15)
View details for DOI 10.1029/2020GL088425
View details for Web of Science ID 000560376100073
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Sediment-Induced Stratification in an Estuarine Bottom Boundary Layer
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2020; 125 (8)
View details for DOI 10.1029/2019JC016022
View details for Web of Science ID 000577126400046
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Fate of Internal Waves on a Shallow Shelf
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2020; 125 (5)
View details for DOI 10.1029/2019JC015377
View details for Web of Science ID 000548601000030
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CONNECTING PROCESS MODELS OF TOPOGRAPHIC WAVE DRAG TO GLOBAL EDDYING GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS
OCEANOGRAPHY
2019; 32 (4): 146–55
View details for DOI 10.5670/oceanog.2019.420
View details for Web of Science ID 000503495700017
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The future of coastal and estuarine modeling: Findings from a workshop
OCEAN MODELLING
2019; 143
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2019.101458
View details for Web of Science ID 000490746600006
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A framework for seamless one-way nesting of internal wave-resolving ocean models
OCEAN MODELLING
2019; 143
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2019.101462
View details for Web of Science ID 000490746600007
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Modeling Environmental DNA Transport in the Coastal Ocean Using Lagrangian Particle Tracking
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
2019; 6
View details for DOI 10.3389/fmars.2019.00477
View details for Web of Science ID 000479073400001
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Observations of Near-Bed Shear Stress in a Shallow, Wave- and Current-Driven Flow
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2019; 124 (8): 6323–44
View details for DOI 10.1029/2019JC015165
View details for Web of Science ID 000490464200053
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Internal Wave Breaking Dynamics and Associated Mixing in the Coastal Ocean
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCEAN SCIENCES, VOL 3: OCEAN DYNAMICS, 3RD EDITION
2019: 548–54
View details for DOI 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.10953-4
View details for Web of Science ID 000519759300057
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The effects of intensive aquaculture on nutrient residence time and transport in a coastal embayment
ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS
2018; 18 (6): 1321–49
View details for DOI 10.1007/s10652-018-9595-7
View details for Web of Science ID 000451034700002
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Three-Dimensional Modeling of Fine Sediment Transport by Waves and Currents in a Shallow Estuary
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2018; 123 (6): 4177–99
View details for DOI 10.1029/2017JC013064
View details for Web of Science ID 000440834100015
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Modeling Sedimentation Dynamics of Sediment-Laden River Intrusions in a Rotationally-Influenced, Stratified Lake
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
2018; 54 (6): 4084–4107
View details for DOI 10.1029/2017WR021533
View details for Web of Science ID 000440309900018
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A three-dimensional numerical study of river plume mixing processes in Otsuchi Bay, Japan
JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
2018; 74 (2): 169–86
View details for DOI 10.1007/s10872-017-0446-9
View details for Web of Science ID 000426283100003
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Resolving high-frequency internal waves generated at an isolated coral atoll using an unstructured grid ocean model
OCEAN MODELLING
2018; 122: 67–84
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2017.12.007
View details for Web of Science ID 000422769900006
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How we compute N matters to estimates of mixing in stratified flows
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
2017; 831
View details for DOI 10.1017/jfm.2017.679
View details for Web of Science ID 000412936100002
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Using an Isohaline Flux Analysis to Predict the Salt Content in an Unsteady Estuary
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
2017; 47 (11): 2811–28
View details for DOI 10.1175/JPO-D-16-0134.1
View details for Web of Science ID 000417674100010
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Dynamics and Energetics of Trapped Diurnal Internal Kelvin Waves around a Midlatitude Island
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
2017; 47 (10): 2479–98
View details for DOI 10.1175/JPO-D-16-0167.1
View details for Web of Science ID 000414154400005
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Historical Analysis of Hydraulic Bridge Collapses in the Continental United States
JOURNAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS
2017; 23 (3)
View details for DOI 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000354
View details for Web of Science ID 000400524200015
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Sediment resuspension and the generation of intermediate nepheloid layers by shoaling internal bores
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
2017; 170: 31-41
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2017.01.017
View details for Web of Science ID 000401211400004
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Behavior of a wave-driven buoyant surface jet on a coral reef
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2017; 122 (5): 4088–4109
View details for DOI 10.1002/2016JC011729
View details for Web of Science ID 000404363600032
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Local versus volume-integrated turbulence and mixing in breaking internal waves on slopes
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
2017; 815: 169-198
View details for DOI 10.1017/jfm.2017.36
View details for Web of Science ID 000395426400008
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A coupled wave-hydrodynamic model of an atoll with high friction: Mechanisms for flow, connectivity, and ecological implications
OCEAN MODELLING
2017; 110: 66-82
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2016.12.012
View details for Web of Science ID 000393722400006
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Modeling Intrajunction Dispersion at a Well-Mixed Tidal River Junction
JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
2016; 142 (8)
View details for DOI 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001108
View details for Web of Science ID 000381055400001
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Time scales in Galveston Bay: An unsteady estuary
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2016; 121 (4): 2268-2285
View details for DOI 10.1002/2015JC011181
View details for Web of Science ID 000383462300012
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Strong turbulent mixing induced by internal bores interacting with internal tide-driven vertically sheared flow
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
2016; 43 (5): 2094-2101
View details for DOI 10.1002/2016GL067812
View details for Web of Science ID 000373109800038
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An observational and numerical study of river plume dynamics in Otsuchi Bay, Japan
JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
2016; 72 (1): 3-21
View details for DOI 10.1007/s10872-015-0324-2
View details for Web of Science ID 000368707900002
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Transport by breaking internal gravity waves on slopes
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
2016; 789: 93-126
View details for DOI 10.1017/jfm.2015.723
View details for Web of Science ID 000368417100004
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Three-dimensional wave-coupled hydrodynamics modeling in South San Francisco Bay
COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES
2015; 85: 10-21
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.cageo.2015.08.010
View details for Web of Science ID 000365051100002
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Mixing and sediment resuspension associated with internal bores in a shallow bay
CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH
2015; 110: 85-99
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.csr.2015.09.022
View details for Web of Science ID 000365464400008
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Sediment transport dynamics near a river inflow in a large alpine lake
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
2015; 60 (4): 1195-1211
View details for DOI 10.1002/lno.10089
View details for Web of Science ID 000357894500008
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Numerical investigation of split flows by gravity currents into two-layered stratified water bodies
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2015; 120 (7): 5254-5271
View details for DOI 10.1002/2015JC010722
View details for Web of Science ID 000359776000035
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The formation and fate of internal waves in the South China Sea.
Nature
2015; 521 (7550): 65-69
Abstract
Internal gravity waves, the subsurface analogue of the familiar surface gravity waves that break on beaches, are ubiquitous in the ocean. Because of their strong vertical and horizontal currents, and the turbulent mixing caused by their breaking, they affect a panoply of ocean processes, such as the supply of nutrients for photosynthesis, sediment and pollutant transport and acoustic transmission; they also pose hazards for man-made structures in the ocean. Generated primarily by the wind and the tides, internal waves can travel thousands of kilometres from their sources before breaking, making it challenging to observe them and to include them in numerical climate models, which are sensitive to their effects. For over a decade, studies have targeted the South China Sea, where the oceans' most powerful known internal waves are generated in the Luzon Strait and steepen dramatically as they propagate west. Confusion has persisted regarding their mechanism of generation, variability and energy budget, however, owing to the lack of in situ data from the Luzon Strait, where extreme flow conditions make measurements difficult. Here we use new observations and numerical models to (1) show that the waves begin as sinusoidal disturbances rather than arising from sharp hydraulic phenomena, (2) reveal the existence of >200-metre-high breaking internal waves in the region of generation that give rise to turbulence levels >10,000 times that in the open ocean, (3) determine that the Kuroshio western boundary current noticeably refracts the internal wave field emanating from the Luzon Strait, and (4) demonstrate a factor-of-two agreement between modelled and observed energy fluxes, which allows us to produce an observationally supported energy budget of the region. Together, these findings give a cradle-to-grave picture of internal waves on a basin scale, which will support further improvements of their representation in numerical climate predictions.
View details for DOI 10.1038/nature14399
View details for PubMedID 25951285
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Modeling the tidal and sub-tidal hydrodynamics in a shallow, micro-tidal estuary
OCEAN MODELLING
2015; 89: 29-44
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2015.02.002
View details for Web of Science ID 000353186000002
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The dynamics of breaking internal solitary waves on slopes
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
2014; 761
View details for DOI 10.1017/jfm.2014.641
View details for Web of Science ID 000351134000009
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A nonhydrostatic, isopycnal-coordinate ocean model for internal waves
OCEAN MODELLING
2014; 83: 118-144
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2014.08.008
View details for Web of Science ID 000345096400008
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Improved parameterization of seagrass blade dynamics and wave attenuation based on numerical and laboratory experiments
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
2014; 59 (1): 251-266
View details for DOI 10.4319/lo.2014.59.1.0251
View details for Web of Science ID 000339901800020
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Mitigating horizontal divergence "checker-board" oscillations on unstructured triangular C-grids for nonlinear hydrostatic and nonhydrostatic flows
OCEAN MODELLING
2013; 69: 64-78
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2013.05.007
View details for Web of Science ID 000323558600005
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Numerical diffusion for flow-aligned unstructured grids with application to estuarine modeling
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS
2013; 72 (11): 1117-1145
View details for DOI 10.1002/fld.3774
View details for Web of Science ID 000321445700001
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Dynamics of barotropic low-frequency fluctuations in San Francisco Bay during upwelling
CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH
2013; 65: 81-96
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.csr.2013.06.006
View details for Web of Science ID 000324227400008
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Stability and consistency of nonhydrostatic free-surface models using the semi-implicit theta-method
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS
2013; 72 (5): 550-582
View details for DOI 10.1002/fld.3755
View details for Web of Science ID 000318511300003
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Moving grid method for numerical simulation of stratified flows
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS
2013; 71 (12): 1524-1545
View details for DOI 10.1002/fld.3724
View details for Web of Science ID 000316626400004
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Nearshore internal bores and turbulent mixing in southern Monterey Bay
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2012; 117
View details for DOI 10.1029/2012JC008115
View details for Web of Science ID 000306909800002
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Examining Breaking Internal Waves on a Shelf Slope Using Numerical Simulations
OCEANOGRAPHY
2012; 25 (2): 132-139
View details for Web of Science ID 000306162100016
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REGIONAL MODELS OF INTERNAL TIDES
OCEANOGRAPHY
2012; 25 (2): 56-65
View details for Web of Science ID 000306162100010
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Frontogenesis and Frontal Progression of a Trapping-Generated Estuarine Convergence Front and Its Influence on Mixing and Stratification
ESTUARIES AND COASTS
2012; 35 (2): 665-681
View details for DOI 10.1007/s12237-011-9453-z
View details for Web of Science ID 000300771900023
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Energetics of Barotropic and Baroclinic Tides in the Monterey Bay Area
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
2012; 42 (2): 272-290
View details for DOI 10.1175/JPO-D-11-039.1
View details for Web of Science ID 000300762500004
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Modeling and Prediction of Internal Waves in the South China Sea
OCEANOGRAPHY
2011; 24 (4): 88-99
View details for Web of Science ID 000298444700014
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Large-eddy simulation of starting buoyant jets
ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS
2011; 11 (6): 591-609
View details for DOI 10.1007/s10652-010-9201-0
View details for Web of Science ID 000297120100004
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Numerical modeling of aquaculture dissolved waste transport in a coastal embayment
ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS
2011; 11 (4): 329-352
View details for DOI 10.1007/s10652-011-9209-0
View details for Web of Science ID 000292563300001
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Three-dimensional, nonhydrostatic numerical simulation of nonlinear internal wave generation and propagation in the South China Sea
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2011; 116
View details for DOI 10.1029/2010JC006424
View details for Web of Science ID 000291105500001
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Modeling Exposure Close to Air Pollution Sources in Naturally Ventilated Residences: Association of Turbulent Diffusion Coefficient with Air Change Rate
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2011; 45 (9): 4016-4022
Abstract
For modeling exposure close to an indoor air pollution source, an isotropic turbulent diffusion coefficient is used to represent the average spread of emissions. However, its magnitude indoors has been difficult to assess experimentally due to limitations in the number of monitors available. We used 30-37 real-time monitors to simultaneously measure CO at different angles and distances from a continuous indoor point source. For 11 experiments involving two houses, with natural ventilation conditions ranging from <0.2 to >5 air changes per h, an eddy diffusion model was used to estimate the turbulent diffusion coefficients, which ranged from 0.001 to 0.013 m² s⁻¹. The model reproduced observed concentrations with reasonable accuracy over radial distances of 0.25-5.0 m. The air change rate, as measured using a SF₆ tracer gas release, showed a significant positive linear correlation with the air mixing rate, defined as the turbulent diffusion coefficient divided by a squared length scale representing the room size. The ability to estimate the indoor turbulent diffusion coefficient using two readily measurable parameters (air change rate and room dimensions) is useful for accurately modeling exposures in close proximity to an indoor pollution source.
View details for DOI 10.1021/es103080p
View details for Web of Science ID 000289819400033
View details for PubMedID 21456572
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Modeling and understanding turbulent mixing in a macrotidal salt wedge estuary
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2011; 116
View details for DOI 10.1029/2010JC006135
View details for Web of Science ID 000287810400001
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Sensitivity analysis of three-dimensional salinity simulations in North San Francisco Bay using the unstructured-grid SUNTANS model
OCEAN MODELLING
2011; 39 (3-4): 332-350
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2011.05.007
View details for Web of Science ID 000294579000011
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Analysis of stratified flow and separation over complex bathymetry in a field-scale estuarine model
2011
View details for DOI 10.1109/HPCMP-UGC.2010.14
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Reconstruction of vector fields for semi-Lagrangian advection on unstructured, staggered grids
OCEAN MODELLING
2011; 40 (1): 52-71
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2011.06.003
View details for Web of Science ID 000296128900005
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Physical vs. numerical dispersion in nonhydrostatic ocean modeling
OCEAN MODELLING
2011; 40 (1): 72-86
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2011.07.002
View details for Web of Science ID 000296128900006
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On the Calculation of Available Potential Energy in Internal Wave Fields
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
2010; 40 (11): 2539-2545
View details for DOI 10.1175/2010JPO4497.1
View details for Web of Science ID 000284972900012
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A model for the simulation of coupled flow-bed form evolution in turbulent flows
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
2010; 115
View details for DOI 10.1029/2010JC006103
View details for Web of Science ID 000283547100001
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Mechanistic Modeling of Broth Temperature in Outdoor Photobioreactors
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2010; 44 (6): 2197-2203
Abstract
This study presents the first mechanistic model describing broth temperature in column photobioreactors as a function of static (location, reactor geometry) and dynamic (light irradiance, air temperature, wind velocity) parameters. Based on a heat balance on the liquid phase the model predicted temperature in a pneumatically agitated column photobioreactor (1 m(2) illuminated area, 0.19 m internal diameter, 50 L gas-free cultivation broth) operated outdoor in Singapore to an accuracy of 2.4 °C at the 95% confidence interval over the entire data set used (104 measurements from 7 different batches). Solar radiation (0 to 200 W) and air convection (-30 to 50 W)were the main contributors to broth temperature change. The model predicted broth temperature above 40 °C will be reached during summer months in the same photobioreactor operated in California, a value well over the maximum temperature tolerated by most commercial algae species. Accordingly, 18,000 and 5500 GJ year(-1) ha(-1) of heat energy must be removed to maintain broth temperature at or below 25 and 35 °C, respectively, assuming a reactor density of one reactor per square meter. Clearly, the significant issue of temperature control must be addressed when evaluating the technical feasibility, costs, and sustainability of large-scale algae production.
View details for DOI 10.1021/es903214u
View details for Web of Science ID 000275325600051
View details for PubMedID 20178334
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Consistent discretization for simulations of flows with moving generalized curvilinear coordinates
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS
2010; 62 (7): 802-826
View details for DOI 10.1002/fld.2046
View details for Web of Science ID 000274876500006
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Simulations of shear instabilities in interfacial gravity waves
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Workshop on Oceanography in 2025
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16th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2006)
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Numerical simulation of internal tides and the resulting energetics within Monterey Bay and the surrounding area
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Internal wave energetics on a shelf break
16th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2006)
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16th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2006)
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16th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2006)
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