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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Woods Hole, MA, US

1999 to present | senior scientist (AOPE)
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Steve Elgar

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University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography: La Jolla, CA, US

1980-09 to 1985-05 | PhD (AOS)
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Steve Elgar

Funding (8)

Rip Currents: Coupling and Feedback between Waves, Flows, and Morphology

2015-09-01 to 2017-08-31 | Grant
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://grants.uberresearch.com/100000085/1536365/Rip-Currents-Coupling-and-Feedback-between-Waves-Flows-and-Morphology
GRANT_NUMBER: 1536365
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Modeling Shoreline Morphological Evolution

2014-09-01 to 2017-08-31 | Grant
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://grants.uberresearch.com/100000085/1430913/Modeling-Shoreline-Morphological-Evolution
GRANT_NUMBER: 1430913
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Alongshore Advective Acceleration in the Surf Zone

2013-07-01 to 2016-06-30 | Grant
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://grants.uberresearch.com/100000085/1332705/Alongshore-Advective-Acceleration-in-the-Surf-Zone
GRANT_NUMBER: 1332705
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Rapid Response: Morphological Change Near Katama Inlet During Hurricane Sandy

2012-11-15 to 2013-04-30 | Grant
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://grants.uberresearch.com/100000085/1310876/Rapid-Response-Morphological-Change-Near-Katama-Inlet-During-Hurricane-Sandy
GRANT_NUMBER: 1310876
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Short-crested Breaking Waves and Surfzone Vorticity

2012-09-01 to 2016-08-31 | Grant
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://grants.uberresearch.com/100000085/1232910/Short-crested-Breaking-Waves-and-Surfzone-Vorticity
GRANT_NUMBER: 1232910
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Collaborative Research: Nearshore Canyon Experiment

2002-01-01 to 2006-12-31 | Grant
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://grants.uberresearch.com/100000085/0115850/Collaborative-Research-Nearshore-Canyon-Experiment
GRANT_NUMBER: 0115850
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Shoaling Region and Surf Zone Nonlinear Wave Models

1990-07-01 to 1993-12-31 | Grant
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://grants.uberresearch.com/100000085/8922635/Shoaling-Region-and-Surf-Zone-Nonlinear-Wave-Models
GRANT_NUMBER: 8922635
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REU: Shoaling Region and Surf Zone Nonlinear Wave Models

1987-01-15 to 1990-06-30 | Grant
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://grants.uberresearch.com/100000085/8612008/REU-Shoaling-Region-and-Surf-Zone-Nonlinear-Wave-Models
GRANT_NUMBER: 8612008
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Works (16)

Groundwater Hydrodynamic Oscillations From Swash With Transparent Sand (GHOSTS)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2025-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2024JC021293
Contributors: Delaney M. Benoit; Marie‐Pierre C. Delisle; Greg Siemens; Britt Raubenheimer; Steve Elgar; Ryan P. Mulligan
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Field Observations of Surfzone Vorticity

Geophysical Research Letters
2024-10-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2024GL111402
Contributors: C. Dooley; Steve Elgar; Britt Raubenheimer
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Wave and Roller Transformation Over Barred Bathymetry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2024-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2023JC020413
Contributors: Jinshi Chen; Britt Raubenheimer; Steve Elgar
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The Roles of Bathymetry and Waves in Rip‐Channel Dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
2024-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2023JF007389
Contributors: D. F. Christensen; B. Raubenheimer; S. Elgar
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Hydraulic head fluctuations in an intermediate depth coastal surface aquifer

Journal of Hydrology
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130017
Contributors: Rachel Housego; Britt Raubenheimer; Steve Elgar; Ming Zhi Wu
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Observations of two-dimensional turbulence in the surfzone

Physics of Fluids
2023-08-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1063/5.0159170
Contributors: Steve Elgar; Ciara Dooley; Levi Gorrell; Britt Raubenheimer
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Nearshore Vertical Pore Pressure Gradients and Onshore Sediment Transport under Tropical Storm Forcing

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
2022-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000723
Contributors: Matthew Florence; Nina Stark; Britt Raubenheimer; Steve Elgar
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Field Observations of the Evolution of Plunging‐Wave Shapes

Geophysical Research Letters
2021-08-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2021GL093664
Contributors: Annika O'Dea; Katherine Brodie; Steve Elgar
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Modeled Three‐Dimensional Currents and Eddies on an Alongshore‐Variable Barred Beach

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2021-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2020JC016899
Contributors: Christine M. Baker; Melissa Moulton; Britt Raubenheimer; Steve Elgar; Nirnimesh Kumar
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Extremely Low Frequency (0.1 to 1.0 mHz) Surf Zone Currents

Geophysical Research Letters
2019-02-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2018GL081106
Contributors: Steve Elgar; Britt Raubenheimer; David B. Clark; Melissa Moulton
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Tidal Flow Asymmetry Owing to Inertia and Waves on an Unstratified, Shallow Ebb Shoal

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2018-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2017JC013625
Contributors: Anna Wargula; Britt Raubenheimer; Steve Elgar; Jia‐Lin Chen; Fengyan Shi; Peter Traykovski
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Storm Impact on Morphological Evolution of a Sandy Inlet

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2018-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2017JC013708
Contributors: Julia Hopkins; Steve Elgar; Britt Raubenheimer
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Curvature‐ and Wind‐Driven Cross‐Channel Flows at an Unstratified Tidal Bend

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2018-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2017JC013722
Contributors: Anna Wargula; Britt Raubenheimer; Steve Elgar
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Effects of a shallow flood shoal and friction on hydrodynamics of a multiple‐inlet system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2017-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/2016JC012502
Contributors: Mara M. Orescanin; Steve Elgar; Britt Raubenheimer; Levi Gorrell
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Rip currents and alongshore flows in single channels dredged in the surf zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2017-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/2016JC012222
Contributors: Melissa Moulton; Steve Elgar; Britt Raubenheimer; John C. Warner; Nirnimesh Kumar
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Physical linkages between an offshore canyon and surf zone morphologic change

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2017-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/2016JC012319
Contributors: Jeff E. Hansen; Britt Raubenheimer; Steve Elgar; Jeffrey H. List; Thomas C. Lippmann
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Peer review (6 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for American journal of physics. (1)
Review activity for Continental shelf research. (2)
Review activity for Journal of physical oceanography. (3)
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