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GUZA, ROBERT

Professor

Degrees:

• B.A., Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
• M.S., UCSD, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• Ph.D., UCSD, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Research Interests:

• Pollution transport and dilution in the surf zone
• Beach and cliff erosion
• Regional wave networks

Courses Recently Taught:

• SIO 211B: Ocean Waves II
• SIO211B: Ocean Waves II

Honors and Awards:

• Lousiana State University Chancellor's Distinguished Lecturer, 2004
• California Shore & Beach Preservation Association award for outstanding contributions to coastal engineering (with Pawka and O’Reilly), 2001
• Steinbach Scholar (WHOI), 1996
• SIO Nominee for UCSD Distinguished Teaching Award, 1994 & 1995
• Outstanding Journal Paper Award (Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., Ocean Division), 1991
• AGU citation for excellence in refereeing, 1990 & 1994
• AGU Fellow, l993

Mentoring:

• Morris, Kalon (Masters; 1998-2001)
• Schmidt, Wilford (Graduate; 1997-2003)
• Noyes, Thomas (Graduate; 1994-2002)
• Feddersen, Falk (Graduate; 1993-1999)
• Raubenheimer, Britt (Graduate; 1990-1996)
• Gallagher, Edith (Graduate; 1989-1996)
• George, Ronald (Graduate; 1986-1992)
• Herbers, Thomas (Graduate; 1985-1990)
• Okihiro, Michele (Graduate; 1985-1993)
• O’Reilly, William (Graduate; 1984-1991)
• Merrifield, Mark (Graduate; 1982-1989)
• Elgar, Stephen (Graduate; 1980-1985)
• King, David (Graduate; 1978-1991)
• Oltman-Shay, Joan (Graduate; 1978-1985)
• Freilich, Michael (Graduate; 1975-1982)
• Skelly, David (Masters; 1975-1979)
• Flick, Reinhard (Graduate; 1970-1978)

O’Reilly, W. C., and R. T. Guza. Assimilating coastal wave observations in regional swell predictions. Part 1: Inverse methods, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 28(4), 679-691, 1998.

Gallagher, E. L., S. Elgar, and R. T. Guza. Observations of sand bar evolution on a natural beach, J. Geophys. Res., 103(C2), 3203-3215, 1998.

Raubenheimer, B., S. Elgar, and R. T. Guza. Estimating wave heights from pressure measured in sand bed, J. Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Eng., 124(3), 151-154, 1998.

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.

Chen, Y., and R. T. Guza. Resonant scattering of edge waves by longshore periodic topography, J. Fluid Mech., 369, 91-123, 1998.

Herbers, T.H.C., S. Elgar, and R. T. Guza. Directional spreading of waves in the nearshore, J. Geophys. Res 104., 7,683-7,693, 1999.

Chen, Y., and R. T. Guza. Resonant scattering of edge waves by longshore periodic topography: finite beach slope, J. Fluid Mech., 387., 255-269, 1999.

Lentz, S., R. T. Guza, S. Elgar, F. Feddersen, and T.H.C. Herbers, Momentum balances on the North Carolina inner shelf, J. Geophys. Res. 104, 18205-18226, 1999.

Raubenheimer, B., R. T. Guza, and S. Elgar, Tidal watertable fluctuations in a sandy ocean Res. Res., 35., 2313-2320, 1999.

Sheremet, A., and R. T. Guza, A weakly dispersive edge wave model, Coastal Engineering, 38, 47-52, 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.

Elgar, Steve, R.T. Guza,W.C. O’Reilly, B. Raubenheimer, and T.H.C. Herbers,Wave energy and direction observed near a pier, J. Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Eng., 127, 2-6, 2001.

Elgar, S., E. Gallagher, and R.T. Guza, Nearshore sand bar migration, J. Geophysical Research, 106, 11,623–11,627, 2001.

Raubenheimer, B., R.T. Guza, and Steve Elgar, Field observations of setdown and setup, J. Geophysical Research, 106, 4629-4638, 2001.

Elgar, S., B. Raubenheimer, and R.T. Guza, Current meter performance in the surfzone, J. Atms. Ocean Technol., 18, 1735–1746, 2001.

Noyes, T.J., R.T. Guza, S. Elgar, and T.H.C. Herbers, Comparison of methods for estimating nearshore shear wave variance, J. Atms. Ocean Technol., 19, 136–143, 2002.

Ruessink, B.G., J.R.Miles, F. Feddersen, R.T. Guza, and S. Elgar, Modeling the alongshore current on barred beaches, J. Geophysical Research, 106, 22,451-22,463, 2001.

Herbers, T.H.C., S. Elgar, N. A. Sarap, and R. T. Guza, Nonlinear dispersion of surface gravity waves in shallow water, J. Physical Oceanography 32, 1181–1193, 2002.

Sheremet, A., R.T. Guza, S. Elgar, and T.H.C. Herbers, Observations of nearshore infragravity waves: Part 1 : Seaward and shoreward propagating components, J. Geophys. Res., 107, doi:10.1029/2001JC000970, 2002.

Schmidt, W. E., B.T. Woodward, K.S. Millikan, R.T. Guza, B. Raubenheimer, and S. Elgar, A GPStracked surfzone drifter, J. Atms. Ocean Technol., 20, 1069-1075, 2003

Feddersen, F., and R.T. Guza, Observations of nearshore circulation : alongshore uniformity, J. Geophys. Res., 108, doi:10.1029/2001JC001293, 2003.

Herbers, T.H.C., M. Orzech, Steve Elgar, and R. T. Guza, Shoaling Transformation of Wave Frequency- Directional Spectra, J. Geophys. Res., 108, doi:10.1029/2001JC001304, 2003.

Feddersen, F., E. Gallagher, R.T. Guza, and S. Elgar, The drag coefficient, bottom roughness, and wavebreaking in the nearshore, Coastal Eng. 48, 189-195, 2003

Lentz, S., S. Elgar, and R. T. Guza, Observations of the flow field near the nose of a buoyant coastal current, J. Phys. Oceanog., 33, 933-943, 2003.

Noyes, T.J., R.T. Guza, Steve Elgar, and T.H.C. Herbers, Field observations of Shear Waves in the Surf Zone, J. Geophys. Res., 109, doi:10.1029/2002JC001761, 2004.

Raubenheimer, B., Steve Elgar and R.T. Guza, Observations of swashzone velocities : a note on friction coefficients, J. Geophys. Res., 109, C1027, doi:10.1029/2003JC001877, 2004.

Feddersen, F., R.T. Guza, and S. Elgar, Inverse modeling of one-dimensional setup and alongshorecurrent in the nearshore, J. Phys. Oceanog.,34, (4), 920-933, 2004

Seymour, R.J., R.T. Guza, W. O’Reilly and Steve Elgar, Rapid erosion of a Southern California beach fill, Coastal Engineering, 52, (2), 151-158, doi:10.1016/j.coastaleng.2004.10.003, 2004

Sheremet, A., R.T. Guza, and T.H.C. Herbers, A estimator for directional properties of nearshorewaves, J. Geophys. Res., 110, C01001, doi:10.1029/2003JC002236, 2005.

Gallagher E, Steve Elgar, R.T. Guza, and E. Thornton, Estimating nearshore bedform amplitudes with altimeters, Marine Geology, 216, 51-57, 2005.

Hsu, T.J., Steve Elgar, and R.T. Guza, Wave-induced sediment transport and onshore sandbar migration, Coastal Engineering, 53,817-824, 2006.

Schmidt, W. E., R.T. Guza, and D.L. Slinn, Surfzone currents over irregular bathymetry : Drifter observations and numerical simulations, J. Geophys. Res., 110, C12015, doi:10.1029/2004JC002421, 2005.

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

Henderson, S.M., R.T. Guza, S. Elgar, and T.H.C. Herbers, Refraction of surface gravity waves by shear waves, J. Phys. Oc., 36, 629-635, 2006.

Elgar, Steve, B. Raubenheimer, and R.T. Guza, Quality Control of acoustic Doppler velocimeter data in the surfzone, Measurement Science and Technology, 16, 1889-1893 (featured on Cover), 2005.

Thomson, J, S. Elgar, B. Raubenheimer, T.H.C. Herbers, and R.T. Guza, Tidal modulation of Infragravity Waves via Nonlinear Energy Losses in the Surfzone Geophys. Res. Lett.,, 33, L05601, doi:10.1029/2005GL025514, 2006.

Henderson, S. M., R. T. Guza, S. Elgar, T. H. C. Herbers, and A. J. Bowen, Nonlinear generation and loss of infragravity wave energy, J. Geophys. Res., 111, C12007, doi:10.1029/2006JC003539, 2006.

Apotsos, A., B. Raubenheimer, S. Elgar, R.T. Guza, and J. Smith, Effects of Wave Rollers & Bottom Stress on Wave Setup, J. Geophys. Res., 112, C02003, doi:10.1029/2006JC003549, 2007.

Spydell, M., F. Feddersen, R.T. Guza, and W. Schmidt, Observing Surfzone Dispersion with Drifters, J. Phys. Oc., 37, 2920-2939, 2007.

Thomson, J., S. Elgar, T. H. C. Herbers, B. Raubenheimer, and R. T. Guza, Refraction and reflection of infragravity waves near submarine canyons, J. Geophys. Res., 112, C10009, 9pages, doi:10.1029/2007JC004227, 2007

M. Yates, R.T. Guza, R. Gutierrez , and R. Seymour, A Technique for Eliminating Water Returns from Lidar Beach Elevation Surveys , J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech.(25), 1671-1682, DOI: 10.1175/2008JTEVH0561.1, 2008

Apotsos, A., B. Raubenheimer, S. Elgar, and R.T. Guza,Testing and Calibrating Parametric Wave Transformation Models On Natural Beaches, Coastal Engineering, 55(3), 224-235, 2007

Apotsos, A., B. Raubenheimer, S. Elgar, and R.T. Guza, Wave-Driven Setup and Alongshore Flows Observed Onshore of a Submarine Canyon, J. Geophys. Res, 113, C07025, doi:10.1029/2007JC004514, 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-a Fluorescence Measurements in the Surfzone, Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, accepted subject to revision.