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Citations
10084
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2871
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1185

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2017 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Patricia L. Wiberg is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science. Within these broad fields, Wiberg has specialized in subfields including Oceanography, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Atmospheric Science.

Their work concentrates on several key research topics, notably:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Marine animal studies overview

Wiberg has published extensively in respected scientific journals, with frequent contributions to venues such as:

  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Among their recent publications are:

  • Seagrass Recovery Following Marine Heat Wave Influences Sediment Carbon Stocks, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Depth Affects Seagrass Restoration Success and Resilience to Marine Heat Wave Disturbance, 2020, Estuaries and Coasts
  • Defining the Zostera marina (Eelgrass) Niche from Long-Term Success of Restored and Naturally Colonized Meadows: Implications for Seagrass Restoration, 2021, Estuaries and Coasts
  • Quantifying Seasonal Seagrass Effects on Flow and Sediment Dynamics in a Back-Barrier Bay, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Processes Influencing Marsh Elevation Change in Low- and High-Elevation Zones of a Temperate Salt Marsh, 2020, Estuaries and Coasts

Patricia L. Wiberg collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Karen J. McGlathery
  • Qingguang Zhu
  • Lillian R. Aoki
  • Matthew P. J. Oreska
  • Robert J. Orth

Wiberg has been recognized by two scientific organizations with fellowships. They were made a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Calculations of the Critical Shear Stress for Motion of Uniform and Heterogeneous Sediments

    Patricia L. Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Flow and Sediment Transport on a Tidal Salt Marsh Surface

    T. Christiansen;P.L. Wiberg;T.G. Milligan

  • Elements of physical hydrology

    George M. Hornberger;Patricia L Wiberg;Jeffrey Peter Raffensperger;Paolo D'Odorico

  • Ripple geometry in wave-dominated environments

    Patricia L. Wiberg;Courtney K. Harris

  • A Tsunami Deposit at the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary in Texas

    Joanne Bourgeois;Thor A. Hansen;Patricia L. Wiberg;Erle G. Kauffman

  • A theoretical model for saltating grains in water

    Patricia L. Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Calculating wave-generated bottom orbital velocities from surface-wave parameters

    Patricia L. Wiberg;Christopher R. Sherwood

  • Velocity distribution and bed roughness in high-gradient streams

    Patricia L. Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Model for Calculating Bed Load Transport of Sediment

    Patricia L. Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Sediment resuspension and bed armoring during high bottom stress events on the northern California inner continental shelf: measurements and predictions

    Patricia L. Wiberg;David E. Drake;David A. Cacchione

  • Stability and bistability of seagrass ecosystems in shallow coastal lagoons: Role of feedbacks with sediment resuspension and light attenuation

    J. Carr;P. D'Odorico;K. McGlathery;P. Wiberg

  • Observations and modeling of wave-supported sediment gravity flows on the Po prodelta and comparison to prior observations from the Eel shelf

    P. Traykovski;P.L. Wiberg;W.R. Geyer

  • A mixing layer theory for flow resistance in shallow streams

    Gabriel Katul;Patricia Wiberg;John Albertson;John Albertson;George Hornberger

  • Importance of wind conditions, fetch, and water levels on wave-generated shear stresses in shallow intertidal basins

    S. Fagherazzi;P. L. Wiberg

  • Wind-driven sediment suspension controls light availability in a shallow coastal lagoon

    S. E. Lawson;P. L. Wiberg;K. J. McGlathery;D. C. Fugate

  • Marsh Collapse Does Not Require Sea Level Rise

    Sergio Fagherazzi;Giuilio Mariotti;Patricia Wiberg;Karen McGlathery

  • Continental margin sedimentation : from sediment transport to sequence stratigraphy

    Charles A. Nittrouer;James A. Austin;Michael E. Field;Joseph H. Kravitz

  • Bed roughness produced by saltating sediment

    Patricia L. Wiberg;David M. Rubin

  • A comparison of field data and theoretical models for wave-current interactions at the bed on the continental shelf

    Patricia Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • A two-dimensional, time-dependent model of suspended sediment transport and bed reworking for continental shelves

    Courtney K. Harris;Patricia L. Wiberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergio Fagherazzi
Sergio Fagherazzi Boston University
Karen J. McGlathery
Karen J. McGlathery University of Virginia
George M. Hornberger
George M. Hornberger Vanderbilt University
Alan D. Howard
Alan D. Howard University of Virginia
Paolo D'Odorico
Paolo D'Odorico University of California, Berkeley
Robert A. Wheatcroft
Robert A. Wheatcroft Oregon State University
J. Dungan Smith
J. Dungan Smith United States Geological Survey
Christopher R. Sherwood
Christopher R. Sherwood United States Geological Survey
David E. Drake
David E. Drake United States Geological Survey
John D. Albertson
John D. Albertson Cornell University

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