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Fernando J. Méndez

Fernando J. Méndez

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
49
Citations
9683
World Ranking
5210
National Ranking
135

Overview

Fernando J. Méndez is affiliated with the University of Cantabria in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology.

Their work covers a range of topics including Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate Variability and Models, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, and Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

Frequent publication venues for Fernando J. Méndez include Coastal Engineering Proceedings, International Journal of Climatology, Ocean Modelling, Coastal Engineering, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers such as:

  • Blind testing of shoreline evolution models, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • The Application of Ensemble Wave Forcing to Quantify Uncertainty of Shoreline Change Predictions, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Effects of stochastic wave forcing on probabilistic equilibrium shoreline response across the 21st century including sea-level rise, 2022, Coastal Engineering
  • A Multiscale Approach to Shoreline Prediction, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Projecting Climate Dependent Coastal Flood Risk With a Hybrid Statistical Dynamical Model, 2021, Earth's Future

Méndez collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors, including Laura Cagigal, Ana Rueda, Beatriz Pérez-Díaz, Giovanni Coco, and Alba Ricondo, indicating a collaborative approach in their research endeavors.

Best Publications

  • An empirical model to estimate the propagation of random breaking and nonbreaking waves over vegetation fields

    Fernando J. Mendez;Inigo J. Losada

  • A recent increase in global wave power as a consequence of oceanic warming.

    Borja G. Reguero;Iñigo J. Losada;Fernando J. Méndez

  • A global wave power resource and its seasonal, interannual and long-term variability

    B.G. Reguero;B.G. Reguero;I.J. Losada;F.J. Méndez

  • Analysis of clustering and selection algorithms for the study of multivariate wave climate

    Paula Camus;Fernando J. Mendez;Raul Medina;Antonio S. Cofiño

  • A Global Ocean Wave (GOW) calibrated reanalysis from 1948 onwards

    B.G. Reguero;M. Menéndez;F.J. Méndez;R. Mínguez

  • A hybrid efficient method to downscale wave climate to coastal areas

    Paula Camus;Fernando J. Mendez;Raul Medina

  • Hydrodynamics induced by wind waves in a vegetation field

    Fernando J. Méndez;Iñigo J. Losada;Miguel A. Losada

  • Estimation of the long-term variability of extreme significant wave height using a time-dependent Peak Over Threshold (POT) model

    Fernando J. Méndez;Melisa Menéndez;Alberto Luceño;Inigo J. Losada

  • Global extreme wave height variability based on satellite data

    Cristina Izaguirre;Fernando J. Méndez;Melisa Menéndez;Inigo J. Losada

  • Evaluating the performance of CMIP3 and CMIP5 global climate models over the north-east Atlantic region

    Jorge Perez;Melisa Menendez;Fernando J. Mendez;Inigo J. Losada

  • High resolution downscaled ocean waves (DOW) reanalysis in coastal areas

    Paula Camus;Fernando J. Mendez;Raul Medina;Antonio Tomas

  • Blind testing of shoreline evolution models

    Jennifer Montaño;Giovanni Coco;Jose A. A. Antolínez;Tomas Beuzen

  • Variability of extreme wave heights in the northeast Pacific Ocean based on buoy measurements

    Melisa Menéndez;Fernando J. Méndez;Inigo J. Losada;Nicholas E. Graham;Nicholas E. Graham

  • Analyzing monthly extreme sea levels with a time-dependent GEV model

    Fernando J. Méndez;Melisa Menéndez;Alberto Luceño;Inigo J. Losada

  • A weather‐type statistical downscaling framework for ocean wave climate

    Paula Camus;Melisa Menéndez;Fernando J. Méndez;Cristina Izaguirre

  • Changing extreme sea levels along European coasts

    Ralf Weisse;Debora Bellafiore;Melisa Menéndez;Fernando Méndez

  • An integrated coastal modeling system for analyzing beach processes and beach restoration projects, SMC

    M. González;R. Medina;J. Gonzalez-Ondina;A. Osorio

  • The influence of seasonality on estimating return values of significant wave height

    Melisa Menéndez;Fernando J. Méndez;Cristina Izaguirre;Alberto Luceño

  • Effects of Climate Change on Exposure to Coastal Flooding in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Borja G. Reguero;Borja G. Reguero;Iñigo J. Losada;Pedro Díaz-Simal;Fernando J. Méndez

  • Long-term changes in the frequency, intensity and duration of extreme storm surge events in southern Europe

    Alba Cid;Melisa Menéndez;Sonia Castanedo;Ana J. Abascal

  • High-resolution sea wind hindcasts over the Mediterranean area

    M. Menéndez;M. García-Díez;L. Fita;J. Fernández

  • A methodology for deriving extreme nearshore sea conditions for structural design and flood risk analysis

    B.P. Gouldby;B.P. Gouldby;F.J. Méndez;Y. Guanche;Y. Guanche;A. Rueda

Frequent Co-Authors

Inigo J. Losada
Inigo J. Losada University of Cantabria
Raúl Medina
Raúl Medina University of Cantabria
Peter Ruggiero
Peter Ruggiero Oregon State University
Patrick L. Barnard
Patrick L. Barnard United States Geological Survey
Giovanni Coco
Giovanni Coco University of Auckland
Nicholas E. Graham
Nicholas E. Graham Hydrologic Research Center
Alejandro Orfila
Alejandro Orfila Spanish National Research Council
José M. Gutiérrez
José M. Gutiérrez Spanish National Research Council
Miguel A. Losada
Miguel A. Losada University of Granada
Curt D. Storlazzi
Curt D. Storlazzi United States Geological Survey

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