Guy Gelfenbaum
Oceanographer Emeritus with the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California
Ecosystem Dynamics, Project Chief: Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound - The goal of these projects is to develop scientific information and tools to support natural resource managers in the adaptive management of critical nearshore ecosystems in Puget Sound
Large-Scale Coastal Change, Project Chief: Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Study - Research involves understanding complex relationships among sediment supply, littoral processes, and shoreline erosion or accretion in a high-energy coastal environment. Studies encompass multiple time and space scales of coastal evolution, and successfully differentiate natural and anthropogenic influences on coastal change.
Catastrophic Geologic Hazards, Co-Principal Investigator: Tsunami Hazards Study - Research effort to improve our understanding of tsunami hazards through identification and interpretation of sediments deposited from tsunamis
Professional Experience
2022: Oceanographer Emeritus, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
2017-2021: Center Director, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Education and Certifications
1988 Ph.D. Geological Oceanography - University of Washington, Seattle
1982 M.S. Geological Oceanography - University of Washington, Seattle
1978 B.S. Geology - University of Wisconsin, Madison
Science and Products
Historical evolution of the Columbia River littoral cell
Extended abstracts from the Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (CHIPS) 2006 Workshop
Puget Sound shorelines and the impacts of armoring: Proceedings of a state of the science workshop, May 2009
Southwest Washington coastal erosion workshop report 2000
Exploring the relationship between nearshore morphology and shoreline change
Coastal evolution and sediment budget at the mouth of the Columbia River, USA
Sediment transport on a high-energy ebb-tidal delta
Helping coastal communities at risk from tsunamis: the role of U.S. Geological Survey research
Great earthquakes, abundant sand, and high wave energy in the Columbia Cell, USA
Bathymetric change off the Washington-Oregon coast
West-Central Florida Coastal Studies Workshop
USGS coastal studies in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Historical evolution of the Columbia River littoral cell
Extended abstracts from the Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (CHIPS) 2006 Workshop
Puget Sound shorelines and the impacts of armoring: Proceedings of a state of the science workshop, May 2009
Southwest Washington coastal erosion workshop report 2000
Exploring the relationship between nearshore morphology and shoreline change
Coastal evolution and sediment budget at the mouth of the Columbia River, USA
Sediment transport on a high-energy ebb-tidal delta
Helping coastal communities at risk from tsunamis: the role of U.S. Geological Survey research
Great earthquakes, abundant sand, and high wave energy in the Columbia Cell, USA
Bathymetric change off the Washington-Oregon coast
West-Central Florida Coastal Studies Workshop
USGS coastal studies in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.