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Alexander L. Nereson

Geologist and GIS Analyst with the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center.

As a geologist and GIS analyst with the USGS Pacific and Coastal Marine Science Center, I work on several of our operational coastal hazards products, including forecasts of waves, water levels, and erosion along the US West and Alaska coasts.

Professional Experience

  • 2020 - Present: Geologist, USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

  • 2019 - 2020: GIS Technician, County of Santa Cruz, CA

  • 2012 - 2018: Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant, & Lecturer, Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, UC Santa Cruz

  • 2010 -2012: Research Assistant, Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, University of New Mexico

Education and Certifications

  • PhD Earth and Planetary Sciences: 2018, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

  • MS Earth and Planetary Sciences: 2012, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

  • BA Geology: 2010, Macalester College, St Paul, MN

Science and Products

Unsaturated flow processes and the onset of seasonal deformation in slow-moving landslides

Predicting rainfall-induced landslide motion is challenging because shallow groundwater flow is extremely sensitive to the preexisting moisture content in the ground. Here, we use groundwater hydrology theory and numerical modeling combined with five years of field monitoring to illustrate how unsaturated groundwater flow processes modulate the seasonal pore water pressure rise and therefore the o
Authors
Noah J. Finnegan, Jonathan P. Perkins, Alexander Lewis Nereson, Alexander L. Handwerger
By
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
USGS aids storm response to Extratropical Typhoon Merbok in Alaska

USGS aids storm response to Extratropical Typhoon Merbok in Alaska

In September 2022, the west coast of Alaska was struck by Extratropical Typhoon Merbok, generating significant storm surge that caused severe flooding...

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Science and Products

Unsaturated flow processes and the onset of seasonal deformation in slow-moving landslides

Predicting rainfall-induced landslide motion is challenging because shallow groundwater flow is extremely sensitive to the preexisting moisture content in the ground. Here, we use groundwater hydrology theory and numerical modeling combined with five years of field monitoring to illustrate how unsaturated groundwater flow processes modulate the seasonal pore water pressure rise and therefore the o
Authors
Noah J. Finnegan, Jonathan P. Perkins, Alexander Lewis Nereson, Alexander L. Handwerger
By
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
USGS aids storm response to Extratropical Typhoon Merbok in Alaska

USGS aids storm response to Extratropical Typhoon Merbok in Alaska

In September 2022, the west coast of Alaska was struck by Extratropical Typhoon Merbok, generating significant storm surge that caused severe flooding...

Read Article