Neil Kamal Ganju, PhD
My research spans the multiple disciplines that converge in estuarine systems. Research projects include numerical model development, field observations of hydrodynamics and water quality, wetland and coastal vulnerability assessments, geomorphic change, and eutrophication.
In 2001, I began working for the USGS at the California Water Science Center, on the San Francisco Bay Sediment Transport Project with Dr. David Schoellhamer. In 2008 I moved to the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center and began multiple projects throughout the northeast US. The Estuarine Processes, Hazards, and Ecosystems project, started in 2015, details the past and ongoing studies we are involved with.
Professional Experience
2010-present: Research Oceanographer, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
2008-2010: Hydraulic Engineer, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
2001-2008: Hydraulic Engineer, California Water Science Center
Education and Certifications
I studied civil engineering at the University of Michigan (BSCE), the University of Florida (MSCE), and the University of California-Davis (Ph.D.).
Science and Products
Mean tidal range in marsh units of Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia
Conceptual marsh units for Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia
Elevation of marsh units in Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia
Mean tidal range in marsh units of Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts
Elevation of marsh units in Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts
Unvegetated to vegetated marsh ratio in Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts
Conceptual marsh units for Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts
Elevation of salt marsh units in Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey
USGS Barnegat Bay Hydrodynamic Model for March-September 2012
Shoreline change rates in salt marsh units in Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey
Wetland data layers derived from Barnegat Bay Little Egg Harbor hydrodynamic model
Water samples in support of oceanographic and water-quality measurements in Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia, 2014-15, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2014-048-FA
Summary of oceanographic and water-quality measurements in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, 2014–15
Intertidal salt marshes as an important source of inorganic carbon to the coastal ocean
Quantification of storm-induced bathymetric change in a back-barrier estuary
Balanced sediment fluxes in southern California’s Mediterranean-climate zone salt marshes
Sediment chemistry and toxicity in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey: Pre- and post-Hurricane Sandy, 2012–13
Progress and challenges in coupled hydrodynamic-ecological estuarine modeling
Estimating time-dependent connectivity in marine systems
Colored dissolved organic matter in shallow estuaries: relationships between carbon sources and light attenuation
A linear relationship between wave power and erosion determines salt-marsh resilience to violent storms and hurricanes
Evolution of mid-Atlantic coastal and back-barrier estuary environments in response to a hurricane: Implications for barrier-estuary connectivity
Quantifying the residence time and flushing characteristics of a shallow, back-barrier estuary: Application of hydrodynamic and particle tracking models
Sediment transport-based metrics of wetland stability
Non-USGS Publications**
(2016), Estimating time-dependent
connectivity in marine systems, Geophys.
Res. Lett., 43, doi:10.1002/2015GL066888.
**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
Mean tidal range in marsh units of Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia
Conceptual marsh units for Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia
Elevation of marsh units in Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia
Mean tidal range in marsh units of Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts
Elevation of marsh units in Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts
Unvegetated to vegetated marsh ratio in Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts
Conceptual marsh units for Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts
Elevation of salt marsh units in Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey
USGS Barnegat Bay Hydrodynamic Model for March-September 2012
Shoreline change rates in salt marsh units in Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey
Wetland data layers derived from Barnegat Bay Little Egg Harbor hydrodynamic model
Water samples in support of oceanographic and water-quality measurements in Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia, 2014-15, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2014-048-FA
Summary of oceanographic and water-quality measurements in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, 2014–15
Intertidal salt marshes as an important source of inorganic carbon to the coastal ocean
Quantification of storm-induced bathymetric change in a back-barrier estuary
Balanced sediment fluxes in southern California’s Mediterranean-climate zone salt marshes
Sediment chemistry and toxicity in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey: Pre- and post-Hurricane Sandy, 2012–13
Progress and challenges in coupled hydrodynamic-ecological estuarine modeling
Estimating time-dependent connectivity in marine systems
Colored dissolved organic matter in shallow estuaries: relationships between carbon sources and light attenuation
A linear relationship between wave power and erosion determines salt-marsh resilience to violent storms and hurricanes
Evolution of mid-Atlantic coastal and back-barrier estuary environments in response to a hurricane: Implications for barrier-estuary connectivity
Quantifying the residence time and flushing characteristics of a shallow, back-barrier estuary: Application of hydrodynamic and particle tracking models
Sediment transport-based metrics of wetland stability
Non-USGS Publications**
(2016), Estimating time-dependent
connectivity in marine systems, Geophys.
Res. Lett., 43, doi:10.1002/2015GL066888.
**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.