Sean Vitousek
Research Oceanographer, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Science and Products
The application of ensemble wave forcing to quantify uncertainty of shoreline change predictions
Sediment connectivity: A framework for analyzing coastal sediment transport pathways
Connectivity provides a framework for analyzing coastal sediment transport pathways, building on conceptual advances in graph theory from other scientific disciplines. Connectivity schematizes sediment pathways as a directed graph (i.e., a set of nodes and links). This study presents a novel application of graph theory and connectivity metrics like modularity and centrality to coastal sediment dyn
Large-scale erosion driven by intertidal eelgrass loss in an estuarine environment
Sea-level rise exponentially increases coastal flood frequency
Steps to develop early warning systems and future scenarios of wave-driven flooding along coral reef-lined coasts
Blind testing of shoreline evolution models
A model ensemble for projecting multi‐decadal coastal cliff retreat during the 21st century
Doubling of coastal flooding frequency within decades due to sea-level rise
A nonlinear, implicit one-line model to predict long-term shoreline change
National assessment of shoreline change: Historical shoreline change in the Hawaiian Islands
Geology of Hawaii reefs
Model scenarios of shoreline change at Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii: Seasonal and extreme events
Science and Products
The application of ensemble wave forcing to quantify uncertainty of shoreline change predictions
Sediment connectivity: A framework for analyzing coastal sediment transport pathways
Connectivity provides a framework for analyzing coastal sediment transport pathways, building on conceptual advances in graph theory from other scientific disciplines. Connectivity schematizes sediment pathways as a directed graph (i.e., a set of nodes and links). This study presents a novel application of graph theory and connectivity metrics like modularity and centrality to coastal sediment dyn