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Effect of wave frequency and directional spread on shoreline runup by Guza, R. T., Feddersen, Falk

“…Wave breaking across the surf zone elevates the mean water level at the shoreline (setup), and drives fluctuations about the mean (runup). Runup often is…”
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Equilibrium shoreline response: Observations and modeling by Yates, M. L., Guza, R. T., O'Reilly, W. C.

“…Shoreline location and incident wave energy, observed for almost 5 years at Torrey Pines beach, show seasonal fluctuations characteristic of southern…”
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Cross-shore surfzone tracer dispersion in an alongshore current by Clark, David B., Feddersen, Falk, Guza, R. T.

“…Cross‐shore surfzone tracer dispersion in a wave driven alongshore current is examined over a range of wave and current conditions with 6 continuous dye…”
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Modeling surf zone tracer plumes: 1. Waves, mean currents, and low-frequency eddies by Feddersen, Falk, Clark, David B., Guza, R. T.

“…A model that accurately simulates surf zone waves, mean currents, and low‐frequency eddies is required to diagnose the mechanisms of surf zone tracer transport…”
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Physical and biological processes underlying the sudden surface appearance of a red tide in the nearshore by Omand, Melissa M., Leichter, James J., Franks, Peter J. S., Guza, R. T., Lucas, Andrew J., Fedderse, Falk

“…The sudden appearance at the surface of an alongshore-parallel band of red tide near Huntington Beach, California, is described in high spatial and temporal…”
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Tidal modulation of infragravity waves via nonlinear energy losses in the surfzone by Thomson, Jim, Elgar, Steve, Raubenheimer, Britt, Herbers, T. H. C., Guza, R. T.

“…The strong tidal modulation of infragravity (200 to 20 s period) waves observed on the southern California shelf is shown to be the result of nonlinear…”
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Sixteen years of bathymetry and waves at San Diego beaches by Ludka, B. C., Guza, R. T., O’Reilly, W. C., Merrifield, M. A., Flick, R. E., Bak, A. S., Hesser, T., Bucciarelli, R., Olfe, C., Woodward, B., Boyd, W., Smith, K., Okihiro, M., Grenzeback, R., Parry, L., Boyd, G.

“…Sustained, quantitative observations of nearshore waves and sand levels are essential for testing beach evolution models, but comprehensive datasets are…”
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Observations of drifter dispersion in the surfzone: The effect of sheared alongshore currents by Spydell, Matthew S., Feddersen, Falk, Guza, R. T.

“…Surfzone dispersion is characterized with single‐particle Lagrangian statistics of GPS‐tracked drifters deployed on 5 days at Huntington Beach, California…”
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Wave-induced sediment transport and onshore sandbar migration by Hsu, Tian-Jian, Elgar, Steve, Guza, R.T.

“…The 25-m onshore migration of a nearshore sandbar observed over a 5-day period near Duck, NC, is simulated with a simplified, computationally efficient,…”
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SWAN predictions of waves observed in shallow water onshore of complex bathymetry by Gorrell, L., Raubenheimer, B., Elgar, Steve, Guza, R.T.

“…SWAN model predictions, initialized with directional wave buoy observations in 550-m water depth offshore of a steep, submarine canyon, are compared with wave…”
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Effects of wave rollers and bottom stress on wave setup by Apotsos, Alex, Raubenheimer, Britt, Elgar, Steve, Guza, R. T., Smith, Jerry A.

“…Setup, the increase in the mean water level associated with breaking waves, observed between the shoreline and about 6‐m water depth on an ocean beach is…”
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Wave-driven setup and alongshore flows observed onshore of a submarine canyon by Apotsos, Alex, Raubenheimer, Britt, Elgar, Steve, Guza, R. T.

“…The effect of alongshore variations in the incident wavefield on wave‐driven setup and on alongshore flows in the surfzone is investigated using observations…”
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Modeling surf zone tracer plumes: 2. Transport and dispersion by Clark, David B., Feddersen, Falk, Guza, R. T.

“…Five surf zone dye tracer releases from the HB06 experiment are simulated with a tracer advection diffusion model coupled to a Boussinesq surf zone model…”
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Modeling the alongshore current on barred beaches by Ruessink, B. G., Miles, J. R., Feddersen, F., Guza, R. T., Elgar, Steve

“…Mean alongshore currents observed on two barred beaches are compared with predictions based on the one‐dimensional, time‐ and depth‐averaged alongshore…”
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Episodic vertical nutrient fluxes and nearshore phytoplankton blooms in Southern California by Omand, M. M., Feddersen, R. T. Guza, Franks, P. J. S.

“…Three distinct phytoplankton blooms lasting 4–9 d were observed in approximately 15-m water depth near Huntington Beach, California, between June and October…”
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Cusp and Mega Cusp Observations on a Mixed Sediment Beach by Matsumoto, H., Young, A. P., Guza, R. T.

“…Frequent surveys using modern remote sensing technology enable observations of subaerial beach morphology and surface sediment type (sand vs. gravel/cobble)…”
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Observations of sand bar evolution on a natural beach by Gallagher, Edith L., Elgar, Steve, Guza, R. T.

“…Waves, currents, and the location of the seafloor were measured on a barred beach for about 2 months at nine locations along a cross‐shore transect extending…”
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Observations of swash zone velocities: A note on friction coefficients by Raubenheimer, B., Elgar, Steve, Guza, R. T.

“…Vertical flow structure and turbulent dissipation in the swash zone are estimated using cross‐shore fluid velocities observed on a low‐sloped, fine‐grained…”
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Nearshore sandbar migration by Elgar, Steve, Gallagher, Edith L., Guza, R. T.

“…Field observations suggest that onshore sandbar migration, observed when breaking‐wave‐driven mean flows are weak, may be related to the skewed fluid…”
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Nonlinear generation and loss of infragravity wave energy by Henderson, Stephen M., Guza, R. T., Elgar, Steve, Herbers, T. H. C., Bowen, A. J.

“…Nonlinear energy transfers with sea and swell (frequencies 0.05–0.40 Hz) were responsible for much of the generation and loss of infragravity wave energy…”
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