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  • 2010 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Patrick J. Lynett is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with 94 publications in this area. Their research spans multiple subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Oceanography, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The scientist has focused work on various research topics, with notable emphasis on Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, earthquake and tectonic studies, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Earthquake and Tsunami Effects, Landslides and related hazards, and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Patrick J. Lynett has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed articles, with recent papers including:

  • "Diverse tsunamigenesis triggered by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption" (2022) published in Nature
  • "The 28 November 2020 Landslide, Tsunami, and Outburst Flood - A Hazard Cascade Associated With Rapid Deglaciation at Elliot Creek, British Columbia, Canada" (2022) published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Field Survey and Numerical Modelling of the December 22, 2018 Anak Krakatau Tsunami" (2020) published in Pure and Applied Geophysics
  • "Detection and Assessment of a Large and Potentially Tsunamigenic Periglacial Landslide in Barry Arm, Alaska" (2020) published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Physical model investigation of mid-scale mangrove effects on flow hydrodynamics and pressures and loads in the built environment" (2020) published in Coastal Engineering

Frequent collaborators in their work include Costas E. Synolakis, Behzad Ebrahimi, Sangyoung Son, Nikos Kalligeris, and Maile McCann. These coauthors have appeared in multiple joint publications.

The principal venues for Patrick J. Lynett's research publications are Coastal Engineering Proceedings, Coastal Engineering, Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Geophysical Research Letters, and Pure and Applied Geophysics.

Patrick J. Lynett received recognition as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Modeling wave runup with depth-integrated equations

    Patrick J. Lynett;Tso Ren Wu;Philip L.F. Liu

  • Laboratory and numerical studies of wave damping by emergent and near-emergent wetland vegetation

    Lauren N. Augustin;Jennifer L. Irish;Patrick Lynett

  • A numerical study of submarine-landslide-generated waves and run-up

    Patrick Lynett;Philip L. F. Liu

  • Observations by the International Tsunami Survey Team in Sri Lanka

    Philip L.-F. Liu;Patrick Lynett;Harindra Fernando;Bruce E. Jaffe

  • A two-layer approach to wave modelling

    Patrick Lynett;Philip L.–F. Liu

  • Diverse tsunamigenesis triggered by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption

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  • Tsunami inundation modeling in constructed environments: A physical and numerical comparison of free-surface elevation, velocity, and momentum flux

    Hyoungsu Park;Daniel T. Cox;Patrick J. Lynett;Dane M. Wiebe

  • A numerical study of the run-up generated by three-dimensional landslides

    Patrick Lynett;Philip L.-F. Liu

  • A depth-integrated model for weakly dispersive, turbulent, and rotational fluid flows

    Dae-Hong Kim;Patrick J. Lynett;Scott A. Socolofsky

  • Sri Lanka Field Survey after the December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

    James Goff;Philip L.-F. Liu;Bretwood Higman;Robert Morton;Robert Morton

  • Nearshore Wave Modeling with High-Order Boussinesq-Type Equations

    Patrick J. Lynett

  • Modeling of storm-induced coastal flooding for emergency management

    K.F. Cheung;A.C. Phadke;Y. Wei;R. Rojas

  • Field Survey of the Samoa Tsunami of 29 September 2009

    Emile A. Okal;Hermann M. Fritz;Costas E. Synolakis;José C. Borrero

  • Field Survey and Numerical Simulations: A Review of the 1998 Papua New Guinea Tsunami

    Patrick J. Lynett;Jose C. Borrero;Philip L.-F Liu;Costas E. Synolakis

  • Linear analysis of the multi-layer model

    Patrick J. Lynett;Philip L.-F. Liu

  • The 2015 landslide and tsunami in Taan Fiord, Alaska

    Bretwood Higman;Dan H. Shugar;Colin P. Stark;Göran Ekström

  • Analytical solutions for forced long waves on a sloping beach

    Philip L.-F. Liu;Patrick Lynett;Costas E. Synolakis

  • Observations and modeling of tsunami-induced currents in ports and harbors

    Patrick J. Lynett;Jose C. Borrero;Robert Weiss;Sangyoung Son

  • Hydrodynamic modeling of tsunamis from the Currituck landslide

    Eric L. Geist;Patrick J. Lynett;Jason D. Chaytor

  • Inter-model analysis of tsunami-induced coastal currents

    Patrick J. Lynett;Kara Gately;Rick Wilson;Luis Montoya

  • Assessment of the tsunami-induced current hazard

    Patrick J. Lynett;Jose Borrero;Sangyoung Son;Sangyoung Son;Rick Wilson

  • Observations and Impacts from the 2010 Chilean and 2011 Japanese Tsunamis in California (USA)

    Rick I. Wilson;Amanda R. Admire;Jose C. Borrero;Lori A. Dengler

Frequent Co-Authors

Costas E. Synolakis
Costas E. Synolakis University of Southern California
Jose C. Borrero
Jose C. Borrero University of Southern California
Philip L.-F. Liu
Philip L.-F. Liu National University of Singapore
Eric L. Geist
Eric L. Geist United States Geological Survey
Lucile M. Jones
Lucile M. Jones United States Geological Survey
Bruce E. Jaffe
Bruce E. Jaffe United States Geological Survey
Daniel T. Cox
Daniel T. Cox Oregon State University
Hermann M. Fritz
Hermann M. Fritz Georgia Institute of Technology
Finn Løvholt
Finn Løvholt Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Vasily V. Titov
Vasily V. Titov Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

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