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FEDDERSEN, FALK

Associate Research Oceanographer

Degrees:

  • B.S., New York University
  • Ph.D., UCSD, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Research Interests:

  • Surfzone and nearshore physical oceanograpy

Courses Recently Taught:

  • SIO219: Spec Topics/Physical Oceanogra

Mentoring:

  • McClendon, Heather (Undergrad; 2007-2008)
  • Omand, Melissa (Graduate; 2006-)
  • Clark, David (Graduate; 2005-)
  • Spydell, Matthew (Post Doc; 2005-)

Home Department:
IOD

Mailing Address:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla CA, 92093
Mail Code: 0209

Email: ffeddersen@ucsd.edu


Scripps Scholars Profile: http://scrippsscholars.ucsd.edu/ffeddersen

Lab Website: http://
WWW: iod.ucsd.edu/~falk

Publications:

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Feddersen, F., R. T. Guza, S. Elgar, and T. H. C. Herbers, Alongshore Momentum Balances in the Nearshore, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 15,667-15,676, 1998.

Feddersen, F., Weakly Nonlinear Shear Waves, J. Fluid Mech., 372, 71-91, 1998.

Lentz S. J., R. T. Guza, S. Elgar, F. Feddersen, and T. H. C. Herbers, Momentum Balances on the North Carolina Inner Shelf, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 18,205-18,226, 1999.

Feddersen, F., R. T. Guza, S. Elgar, and T. H. C. Herbers, Velocity Moments in Alongshore Bottom Stress Parameterizations, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 8673--8686, 2000.

Ruessink, B.G, J.R. Miles, F. Feddersen, R. T. Guza, and S. Elgar, Modeling the Alongshore Current on Barred Beaches, J. Geophys. Res., 106 22,451-22,463, 2001.

Feddersen, F. and R. T. Guza, Observations of Nearshore Circulation: Alongshore Uniformity, J. Geophys. Res., 108, DOI: 10.1029/2001JC001293, 2003.

Feddersen, F., E. Gallagher, R.T. Guza, and S. Elgar, The Drag Coefficient, Bed Roughness, and Wave Breaking in the Nearshore, Coastal Eng., 48, 189-195, 2003.

Feddersen F., R.T. Guza, and S. Elgar, Inverse Modeling of the One-dimensional Setup and Alongshore Current in the Nearshore, J. Phys. Oceangr., 34, 920--933, 2004.

Feddersen F., Effect of Wave Directional Spread on the Radiation Stress: Comparing Theory and Observations, Coastal Eng., 51, 473-481, 2004.

Feddersen F. and F. Veron, Wind Effects on Shoaling Wave Shape, J. Phys. Oceangr., 35, 1223--1228, 2005.

Noyes, T.J., R.T. Guza, F. Feddersen, S. Elgar, T.H.C. Herbers, Model-data comparisons of shear waves in the nearshore, J. Geophys. Res., 110, C05019, doi:10.1029/2004JC002541, 2005.

Feddersen F. and J.H. Trowbridge, The Effect of Wave-breaking on Surfzone Turbulence and Alongshore Currents: A Modeling Study, J. Phys. Oceangr., 35, 2187-2203, 2005.

Feddersen F. and A. J. Williams 3d, Direct Estimation of the Reynolds Stress Vertical Structure in the Nearshore, J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 24, 102-116, 2007.

Feddersen F. J. H. Trowbridge, and A. J. Williams 3d, Vertical structure of dissipation in the nearshore, J. Phys. Oceangr., 37, 1764-1777, 2007.

Spydell, M., F. Feddersen, R. T. Guza, W. Schmidt, Observing surfzone dispersion with drifters, J. Phys. Oceangr., 37, 2920-2939, 2007.

Feddersen. F., Breaking wave induced cross-shore tracer dispersion in the surfzone: Model results and scalings, J. Geophys. Res., 112, C0912, doi:10.1029/2006JC004006, 2007.

Spydell, M., and F. Feddersen, Lagrangian drifter dispersion in the surfzone: Directionally-spread normally-incident waves, in press J. Phys. Oceangr., 2008.

Ladah, L.B., F. Feddersen, G.A. Pearson, and E.A. Serrao, Egg release and settlement patterns of dioecious and hermaphroditic fucoid algae during the tidal cycle Marine Biology, doi: 10.1007/s00227-008-1054-42008, 2008.

Omand, M., F. Feddersen, D. B Clark, P.J.S. Franks, J.J. Leichter, and R. T. Guza, The influence of bubbles and sand on chlorophyll fluorescence measurements in the surfzone, submitted to Limnology and Oceanography Methods, 2008.

Clark, D. B., F. Feddersen, M. Omand, and R. T. Guza, A Fluorescent Dye Technique for Measuring Transport and Dilution in the Surfzone, submitted to Water, Air, Soil Pollution, 2008.


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