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Peter Ruggiero is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science. Within these fields, their work delves into several subfields, including Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics centered on coastal and marine environments. Key topics they have worked on include:

  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport

Peter Ruggiero has published extensively in several scholarly venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering Proceedings
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures

Recent papers by Peter Ruggiero demonstrate a focus on coastal dynamics and hazard assessment. Selected recent works include:

  • "Contribution of Wave Setup to Projected Coastal Sea Level Changes," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Projecting Climate Dependent Coastal Flood Risk With a Hybrid Statistical Dynamical Model," 2021, Earth's Future
  • "Quantifying Uncertainty in Exposure to Coastal Hazards Associated with Both Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies: A U.S. Pacific Northwest Alternative Coastal Futures Analysis," 2021, Water
  • "The relative influence of dune aspect ratio and beach width on dune erosion as a function of storm duration and surge level," 2021, Earth Surface Dynamics
  • "A multivariate, stochastic, climate-based wave emulator for shoreline change modelling," 2020, Ocean Modelling

Collaboration forms an important part of Ruggiero's research activity. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Sally D. Hacker
  • Laura J. Moore
  • Michael Itzkin
  • Meredith Leung
  • Laura Cagigal

Best Publications

  • Wave runup, extreme water levels and the erosion of properties backing beaches

    Peter Ruggiero;Paul D. Komar;William G. McDougal;John J. Marra

  • Coastal vulnerability across the Pacific dominated by El Niño-Southern Oscillation

    Patrick L. Barnard;Andrew D. Short;Mitchell D. Harley;Mitchell D. Harley;Kristen D. Splinter

  • The Power of Three: Coral Reefs, Seagrasses and Mangroves Protect Coastal Regions and Increase Their Resilience.

    Greg Guannel;Katie Arkema;Peter Ruggiero;Gregory Verutes

  • Modeling benefits from nature: using ecosystem services to inform coastal and marine spatial planning

    Anne D. Guerry;Mary H. Ruckelshaus;Katie K. Arkema;Joey R. Bernhardt

  • Increasing wave heights and extreme value projections: The wave climate of the U.S. Pacific Northwest

    Peter Ruggiero;Paul D. Komar;Jonathan C. Allan

  • Seasonal to Interannual Morphodynamics along a High-Energy Dissipative Littoral Cell

    Peter Ruggiero;George M. Kaminsky;Guy Gelfenbaum;Brian Voigt

  • National Assessment of Shoreline Change Part 3: Historical Shoreline Change and Associated Coastal Land Loss Along Sandy Shorelines of the California Coast

    Cheryl J. Hapke;David Reid;Bruce M. Richmond;Peter Ruggiero

  • Extreme oceanographic forcing and coastal response due to the 2015-2016 El Niño.

    Patrick L. Barnard;Daniel Hoover;David M. Hubbard;Alex Snyder

  • Wave run-up on a high-energy dissipative beach

    Peter Ruggiero;Robert A. Holman;R. A. Beach

  • Biophysical feedback mediates effects of invasive grasses on coastal dune shape

    Phoebe L. Zarnetske;Sally D. Hacker;Eric W. Seabloom;Peter Ruggiero

  • Simulating extreme total water levels using a time-dependent, extreme value approach

    Katherine A. Serafin;Peter Ruggiero

  • Development of the Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) for predicting the impact of storms on high-energy, active-margin coasts

    Patrick L. Barnard;Maarten van Ormondt;Li H. Erikson;Jodi Eshleman

  • Comparing Mean High Water and High Water Line Shorelines: Should Proxy-Datum Offsets be Incorporated into Shoreline Change Analysis?

    Laura J. Moore;Peter Ruggiero;Jeffrey H. List

  • The relative contribution of waves, tides, and nontidal residuals to extreme total water levels on U.S. West Coast sandy beaches

    Katherine A. Serafin;Peter Ruggiero;Hilary F. Stockdon

  • The impact of the 2009–10 El Nino Modoki on U.S. West Coast beaches

    Patrick L. Barnard;Jonathan Allan;Jeff E. Hansen;Jeff E. Hansen;George M. Kaminsky

  • Subtle differences in two non-native congeneric beach grasses significantly affect their colonization, spread, and impact

    Sally D. Hacker;Phoebe Zarnetske;Eric Seabloom;Peter Ruggiero

  • Forecasting the response of Earth's surface to future climatic and land use changes: A review of methods and research needs

    Jon D. Pelletier;A. Brad Murray;Jennifer L. Pierce;Paul R. Bierman

  • A global classification of coastal flood hazard climates associated with large-scale oceanographic forcing

    Ana Rueda;Sean Vitousek;Paula Camus;Antonio Tomás

  • Modeling the effects of wave climate and sediment supply variability on large-scale shoreline change

    Peter Ruggiero;Maarten Buijsman;George M. Kaminsky;Guy Gelfenbaum

  • Invasive grasses, climate change, and exposure to storm‐wave overtopping in coastal dune ecosystems

    Eric W. Seabloom;Peter Ruggiero;Sally D. Hacker;Jeremy Mull

  • Cobble cam: grain-size measurements of sand to boulder from digital photographs and autocorrelation analyses†

    Jonathan A. Warrick;David M. Rubin;Peter Ruggiero;Jodi N. Harney

  • Projected wave conditions in the Eastern North Pacific under the influence of two CMIP5 climate scenarios

    L.H. Erikson;C.A. Hegermiller;C.A. Hegermiller;P.L. Barnard;P. Ruggiero

  • Linking Proxy-Based and Datum-Based Shorelines on a High-Energy Coastline: Implications for Shoreline Change Analyses

    Peter Ruggiero;George M. Kaminsky;Guy Gelfenbaum

  • Is the Intensifying Wave Climate of the U.S. Pacific Northwest Increasing Flooding and Erosion Risk Faster Than Sea-Level Rise?

    Peter Ruggiero

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Gelfenbaum
Guy Gelfenbaum United States Geological Survey
Patrick L. Barnard
Patrick L. Barnard United States Geological Survey
Fernando J. Méndez
Fernando J. Méndez University of Cantabria
Paul D. Komar
Paul D. Komar Oregon State University
Robert A. Holman
Robert A. Holman Oregon State University
Eric W. Seabloom
Eric W. Seabloom University of Minnesota
Maarten C. Buijsman
Maarten C. Buijsman University of Southern Mississippi
Daniel M. Hanes
Daniel M. Hanes Saint Louis University
Christopher R. Sherwood
Christopher R. Sherwood United States Geological Survey
Andrew D. Short
Andrew D. Short University of Sydney

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