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FLICK, REINHARD E

Research Associate

Degrees:

• B.S., Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY
• Ph.D., University of California, San Diego-Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Research Interests:

• Regional shore processes
• Beach erosion
• Waves, climate, tides and sea level
• Coastal development impacts
• Tidal boundaries and mean-high-tide-lines

Honors and Awards:

• Morrough P. O'Brien Award, 2002 American Shore and Beach Preservation Association

Young, A. P., R.E. Flick, R. Gutierrez, and R.T. Guza, 2009, “Comparison of Short-Term Seacliff Retreat Measurement Methods in Del Mar, California,” Geomorphology, 112, 318-123.

Young, A.P., R.T. Guza, R.E. Flick, W.C. O’Reilly, and R. Gutierrez, 2009, “Rain, waves, and short-term evolution of composite seacliffs in southern California,” Marine Geology, 267(1-2), 1-7. Flick, R.E. and L.C. Ewing, 2009, “Sand volume needs of Southern California beaches as a function of future sea level rise rates,” Shore & Beach, 77(4), 36-45.

Bromirski, P.D. and R.E. Flick, 2008, “Storm surge in the San Francisco Bay/Delta and nearby coastal locations,” Shore & Beach, 76(3), 29-37.

Cayan, D., P. Bromirski, K. Hayhoe, M. Tyree, M. Dettinger, and R.E. Flick, 2008, “Climate Change Projections of Sea Level Extremes along the California Coast,” Climatic Change, doi 10.1007/s10584-007-9376-7.

Elwany, M.H.S. and R. E. Flick, 2006, “A Comparison of Bardawil Lagoon and Venice Lagoon,” Shore & Beach 74(4), 41-42.

Dean, R., J. Benoit, S. Farber, R. E. Flick, M. Garcia, P. Goodwin, D. Huppert, J. Kelley, L. Levin, S. Nixon, J. M. Teal, and L. D. Wright, 2006. Drawing Louisiana's New Map: Addressing Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana, Report of the Committee on the Restoration and Protection of Coastal Louisiana, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Washington D. C., 204 pp

Flick, R.E., 2005, “Dana Point to the International Border,” Chap. 20, Living with the Changing California Coast, G. Griggs, K. Patch, and L. Savoy, Editors, Univ. Calif. Press, Berkeley, CA.

Bromirski, P.D., D.R. Cayan, and R.E. Flick, 2005, “Wave Spectral Energy Variability in the Northeast Pacific,” J. Geophys. Res., 110, C03005, 15 pp.

Flick, R.E., 2004, “The Climate and Oceanography of Point Loma,” Chap. 2, The Natural Resources of Point Loma, Cabrillo National Monument Foundation, San Diego, CA.

Flick, R.E., J.F. Murray and L.C. Ewing, 2003, "Trends in United States Tidal Datum Statistics and Tide Range," J. Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Eng., Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., 129(4), 155-164.

Bromirski, P.D., R.E. Flick, and D.R. Cayan, 2003, "Storminess Variability along the California Coast: 1858 - 2000," J. Climate 16(6), 982-993.

Elwany, M.H.S., R.E. Flick, and M.M Hamilton, 2003, "Effect of a Small Southern California Lagoon Entrance on Adjacent Beaches," Estuaries 26(3), 700-708.

Flick, R.E., 2000, "Time-of-Day of Peak Tides in a Mixed-Tide Regime," Shore & Beach, 68(4), 15-17.

Bromirski, P.D., R.E. Flick, and N.E. Graham, 1999, "Ocean Wave Height Determined from Inland Seismometer Data: Implications for Investigating Wave Climate Changes in the NE Pacific," J. Geophys. Res., 104(C9), 20753-20766

Flick, R.E., 1998, "Comparison of California Tides, Storm Surges, and Sea Level During the El Niño Winters of 1982-83 and 1997-98," Shore & Beach, 66(3), 7-11. Elwany, M.H.S., R.E. Flick, and S. Aijaz, 1998, "Opening and Closure of a Marginal Southern California Lagoon Inlet," Estuaries 21(2), 243-251.

Flick, R.E., 1997, “Tide,” World Book Encyclopedia, World Book Publishing, Chicago, IL, 280-282.

Elwany, M.H.S. and R.E. Flick, 1996, "Relationship Between Kelp Beds and Beach Width in Southern California," J. Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Eng., Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., 122(1), 34-37.

Elwany, M.H.S., W.C. O'Reilly, R.T. Guza and R.E. Flick, 1995 "Effects of Southern California Kelp Beds on Waves," J. Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Eng., Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., 121(2), 143-150.

George, R.A., R.E. Flick and R.T. Guza, 1994, "Observations of Turbulence in the Surf Zone," J. Geophys. Res., 99(C1), 801-810.

Flick, R.E., 1993, "The Myth and Reality of Southern California Beaches,” Shore & Beach, 61(3), 3-13.

Flick, R.E. and A. Badan-Dangon, 1989, "Coastal Sea Levels During the January 1988 Storm off the Californias," Shore & Beach, 57(4), 28-31.

Armstrong, G. and R.E. Flick, 1989, "Storm Damage Assessment for the January 1988 Storm Along the Southern California Shoreline," Shore & Beach, 57(4), 18-23.

Flick, R.E., 1986, "A Review of Conditions Associated with High Sea Levels in Southern California," Sci.Total Env., 55, 251-259.

Zetler, B.D. and R.E. Flick, 1985, "Predicted Extreme High Tides for Mixed-Tide Regimes," J. Phys. Oceanog., 15(3), 357-359.

Zetler, B.D. and R.E. Flick, 1985, "Predicted Extreme High Tides for California, 1983-2000," J. Waterway Port, Coastal and Ocean Eng., Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., 111(4), 758-765.

Flick, R.E., and B.W. Waldorf, 1984, "Performance Documentation of the Longard Tube at Del Mar, California, 1980-1983," Coastal Eng., 8, 199-217.

Flick, R.E., R.T. Guza and D.L. Inman, 1981, "Elevation and Velocity Measurements of Laboratory Shoaling Waves," J. Geophys. Res., 86(C5), 4149-4160.

Flick, R.E. and R.T. Guza, 1980, "Paddle Generated Waves in Laboratory Channels," J. Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Div., Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., 106(ww1), 79-97.

Inman, D.L., C.E. Nordstrom and R.E. Flick, 1976, "Currents in Submarine Canyons: an Air-Sea-Land Interaction," Ann. Rev. Fluid Mech., 8, 275-310.

Sanford, T.B. and R.E. Flick, 1975, "On the Relationship Between Transport and Motional Electric Potentials in Broad, Shallow Currents," J. Mar. Res., 33(1), 123-139.