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
A survey of benthic sediment contaminants in reaches of the Columbia River Estuary based on channel sedimentation characteristics
Little late Holocene strain accumulation and release on the Aleutian megathrust below the Shumagin Islands, Alaska
U.S. Geological Survey ecosystems science strategy—Advancing discovery and application through collaboration
Southwest Washington littoral drift restoration—Beach and nearshore morphological monitoring
The U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystem Science Strategy, 2012-2022 - Advancing discovery and application through collaboration
Time-dependent onshore tsunami response
Validation of a coupled wave-flow model in a high-energy setting: the mouth of the Columbia River
Flow speed estimated by inverse modeling of sandy sediment deposited by the 29 September 2009 tsunami near Satitoa, east Upolu, Samoa
Summary and anticipated responses to Elwha River dam removal: Chapter 9 in Coastal habitats of the Elwha River, Washington--biological and physical patterns and processes prior to dam removal
Geological effects and implications of the 2010 tsunami along the central coast of Chile
Coastal processes of the Elwha River delta: Chapter 5 in Coastal habitats of the Elwha River, Washington--biological and physical patterns and processes prior to dam removal
Modeling the effects of wave climate and sediment supply variability on large-scale shoreline change
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
A survey of benthic sediment contaminants in reaches of the Columbia River Estuary based on channel sedimentation characteristics
Little late Holocene strain accumulation and release on the Aleutian megathrust below the Shumagin Islands, Alaska
U.S. Geological Survey ecosystems science strategy—Advancing discovery and application through collaboration
Southwest Washington littoral drift restoration—Beach and nearshore morphological monitoring
The U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystem Science Strategy, 2012-2022 - Advancing discovery and application through collaboration
Time-dependent onshore tsunami response
Validation of a coupled wave-flow model in a high-energy setting: the mouth of the Columbia River
Flow speed estimated by inverse modeling of sandy sediment deposited by the 29 September 2009 tsunami near Satitoa, east Upolu, Samoa
Summary and anticipated responses to Elwha River dam removal: Chapter 9 in Coastal habitats of the Elwha River, Washington--biological and physical patterns and processes prior to dam removal
Geological effects and implications of the 2010 tsunami along the central coast of Chile
Coastal processes of the Elwha River delta: Chapter 5 in Coastal habitats of the Elwha River, Washington--biological and physical patterns and processes prior to dam removal
Modeling the effects of wave climate and sediment supply variability on large-scale shoreline change
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.