Kurt Rosenberger
Oceanographer with the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Science and Products
What determines the downstream evolution of turbidity currents?
Sediment and organic carbon transport and deposition driven by internal tides along Monterey Canyon, offshore California
Linking direct measurements of turbidity currents to submarine canyon-floor deposits
Submarine canyons are conduits for episodic and powerful sediment density flows (commonly called turbidity currents) that move globally significant amounts of terrestrial sediment and organic carbon into the deep sea, forming some of the largest sedimentary deposits on Earth. The only record available for most turbidity currents is the deposit they leave behind. Therefore, to understand turbidity
The influence of sea level on incident and infragravity wave-driven sediment dynamics across a fringing coral reef
Integrating structure from motion, numerical modelling and field measurements to understand carbonate sediment transport in coral reef canopies
Controls on sediment transport over coral reefs off southwest Puerto Rico: Seasonal patterns and Hurricane Maria
Guánica Bay in southwest Puerto Rico is highly turbid and has some of the highest PCB concentrations in the USA. To investigate how and to what extent the bay waters influence coral reef ecosystem health along the coastline, 6 months of hydrodynamic data were collected at 8 sites on the insular shelf. Bed shear stresses were primarily driven by waves and were weakest at the site closest to La Parg
Spatial and temporal variability in ripple formation and migration across a coral reef flat and lagoon
Morphodynamics of a field of crescent-shaped rippled scour depressions: Northern Monterey Bay, CA
Despite the prevalence of rippled scour depression (RSD) on the world's continental shelves and their importance as nursery habitats for many commercially-important species, the processes responsible for their formation and geomorphic evolution are still not well understood. Most studies that focused on RSD evolution have been based on data acquired over multiple years to decades, and often during
Powerful turbidity currents driven by dense basal layers
Coastal circulation and water-column properties in the National Park of American Samoa, February–July 2015
Final data report for factors controlling DDE dechlorination rates on the Palos Verdes Shelf: A field and laboratory investigation
Observations of wave transformation over a fringing coral reef and the importance of low-frequency waves and offshore water levels to runup, overwash, and coastal flooding
Science and Products
What determines the downstream evolution of turbidity currents?
Sediment and organic carbon transport and deposition driven by internal tides along Monterey Canyon, offshore California
Linking direct measurements of turbidity currents to submarine canyon-floor deposits
Submarine canyons are conduits for episodic and powerful sediment density flows (commonly called turbidity currents) that move globally significant amounts of terrestrial sediment and organic carbon into the deep sea, forming some of the largest sedimentary deposits on Earth. The only record available for most turbidity currents is the deposit they leave behind. Therefore, to understand turbidity
The influence of sea level on incident and infragravity wave-driven sediment dynamics across a fringing coral reef
Integrating structure from motion, numerical modelling and field measurements to understand carbonate sediment transport in coral reef canopies
Controls on sediment transport over coral reefs off southwest Puerto Rico: Seasonal patterns and Hurricane Maria
Guánica Bay in southwest Puerto Rico is highly turbid and has some of the highest PCB concentrations in the USA. To investigate how and to what extent the bay waters influence coral reef ecosystem health along the coastline, 6 months of hydrodynamic data were collected at 8 sites on the insular shelf. Bed shear stresses were primarily driven by waves and were weakest at the site closest to La Parg
Spatial and temporal variability in ripple formation and migration across a coral reef flat and lagoon
Morphodynamics of a field of crescent-shaped rippled scour depressions: Northern Monterey Bay, CA
Despite the prevalence of rippled scour depression (RSD) on the world's continental shelves and their importance as nursery habitats for many commercially-important species, the processes responsible for their formation and geomorphic evolution are still not well understood. Most studies that focused on RSD evolution have been based on data acquired over multiple years to decades, and often during