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Leonard J. Pietrafesa is affiliated with Coastal Carolina University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on oceanographic and atmospheric processes. The scientist's work involves detailed study of oceanography, atmospheric science, and global and planetary change, among other subfields.

The primary topics covered in their research include:

  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis

Leonard J. Pietrafesa has contributed to various publications. Some of the recent papers include:

  • "Dynamical Ocean Responses to Typhoon Malakas (2016) in the Vicinity of Taiwan," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Mapping the Spatial Footprint of Sea Breeze Winds in the Southeastern United States," 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Spectral analysis of a time series: From an additive perspective to a multiplicative perspective," 2022, Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis
  • "Variability and Trends of the Florida Current and Implications for the Future of the Gulf Stream," 2022, Journal of Coastal Research
  • "The Anatomy of the South Carolina U.S.A. Coastal Sea Breeze 2019-2020," 2022, International Journal of Geosciences

Their contributions also include book publications, notably a work published by IntechOpen titled "Recent Oil Spill Challenges That Require More Attention" in 2022.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Leonard J. Pietrafesa include:

  • Shaowu Bao
  • P. T. Gayes
  • Dongliang Shen
  • Stephen Noble
  • Brian Viner

Leonard J. Pietrafesa's research is published regularly in several prominent venues, including:

  • International Journal of Geosciences
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Journal of Coastal Research

Best Publications

  • The Columbia River plume study : Subtidal variability in the velocity and salinity fields

    B. M. Hickey;Leonard J. Pietrafesa;David A. Jay;William C. Boicourt

  • A numerical study of storm surge and inundation in the Croatan–Albemarle–Pamlico Estuary System

    Machuan Peng;Lian Xie;Leonard J. Pietrafesa

  • Patterns, Mechanisms and Approaches to the Study of Migrations of Estuarine-Dependent Fish Larvae and Juveniles

    John M. Miller;James P. Reed;Leonard J. Pietrafesa

  • The intrusion of Gulf Stream water across the continental shelf due to topographically-induced upwelling

    J.O. Blanton;L.P. Atkinson;L.J. Pietrafesa;T.N. Lee

  • A Real-Time Hurricane Surface Wind Forecasting Model: Formulation and Verification

    Lian Xie;Shaowu Bao;Leonard J. Pietrafesa;Kristen Foley

  • Climatology and Interannual Variability of North Atlantic Hurricane Tracks

    Lian Xie;Tingzhuang Yan;Leonard J. Pietrafesa;John M. Morrison

  • A numerical study of wave‐current interaction through surface and bottom stresses: Wind‐driven circulation in the South Atlantic Bight under uniform winds

    Lian Xie;Kejian Wu;Leonard Pietrafesa;Chen Zhang

  • Phytoplankton dynamics within Gulf Stream intrusions on the southeastern United States continental shelf during summer 1981

    James A. Yoder;Larry P. Atkinson;S. Stephen Bishop;Jackson O. Blanton

  • Observations of Gulf Stream-induced and wind-driven upwelling in the Georgia Bight using ocean color and infrared imagery

    Charles R. Mcclain;Leonard J. Pietrafesa;James A. Yoder

  • Eulerian views of layered water currents, vertical distribution of some larval fishes, and inferred advective transport over the continental shelf off North Carolina, USA, in winter

    John J. Govoni;Leonard J. Pietrafesa

  • The effects of alongshore variation in bottom topography on a boundary current—(topographically induced upwelling)

    Gerald S. Janowitz;Leonard J. Pietrafesa

  • Sediment resuspension over the continental shelf east of the Delmarva Peninsula

    J.H. Churchill;C.D. Wirick;C.N. Flagg;L.J. Pietrafesa

  • Incorporation of a Mass-Conserving Inundation Scheme into a Three Dimensional Storm Surge Model

    Lian Xie;Leonard J. Pietrafesa;Machuan Peng

  • Water mass linkages between the Middle and South Atlantic bights

    L.J. Pietrafesa;J.M. Morrison;M.P. McCann;J. Churchill

  • The Effect of Gulf Stream-induced Baroclinicity on U.S. East Coast Winter Cyclones

    Joseph J. Cione;Sethu Raman;Leonard J. Pietrafesa

  • A Model and Observations of Time-Dependent Upwelling over the Mid-Shelf and Slope

    G. S. Janowitz;L. J. Pietrafesa

  • Kinematics and correlation of the surface wind field in the South Atlantic Bight

    Robert H. Weisberg;L. J. Pietrafesa

  • Modeling of the Cape Fear River Estuary plume

    Meng Xia;Lian Xie;Leonard J. Pietrafesa

  • Tropical cyclone induced asymmetry of sea level surge and fall and its presentation in a storm surge model with parametric wind fields

    Machuan Peng;Lian Xie;Leonard J. Pietrafesa

  • A numerical study on hurricane‐induced storm surge and inundation in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

    Machuan Peng;Lian Xie;Leonard J. Pietrafesa

  • Dissolved oxygen stratification in two micro-tidal partially-mixed estuaries

    Jing Lin;Lian Xie;Len J. Pietrafesa;Jian Shen

Frequent Co-Authors

Lian Xie
Lian Xie North Carolina State University
Larry P. Atkinson
Larry P. Atkinson Old Dominion University
Charles N. Flagg
Charles N. Flagg Stony Brook University
Sethu Raman
Sethu Raman Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Thomas N. Lee
Thomas N. Lee University of Miami
Thomas R. Karl
Thomas R. Karl National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Frank D. Marks
Frank D. Marks National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
William B. Krabill
William B. Krabill Goddard Space Flight Center
William G. Pichel
William G. Pichel National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
James A. Yoder
James A. Yoder University of Rhode Island

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