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Stephan T. Grilli is affiliated with the University of Rhode Island in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their research covers several subfields, including Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Computational Mechanics.

Grilli's scientific work addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Earthquake and Tsunami Effects
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geological formations and processes

The scientist has contributed to research on phenomena such as submarine landslides, tsunami modeling, and the mechanics of ocean waves. Their recent publications include:

  • "Submarine landslide megablocks show half of Anak Krakatau island failed on December 22nd, 2018" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "New High-Resolution Modeling of the 2018 Palu Tsunami, Based on Supershear Earthquake Mechanisms and Mapped Coastal Landslides, Supports a Dual Source" (2021, Frontiers in Earth Science)
  • "Modeling of the Dec. 22nd 2018 Anak Krakatau volcano lateral collapse and tsunami based on recent field surveys: Comparison with observed tsunami impact" (2021, Marine Geology)
  • "Validation and inter-comparison of models for landslide tsunami generation" (2022, Ocean Modelling)
  • "Experimental and numerical assessment of deterministic nonlinear ocean waves prediction algorithms using non-uniformly sampled wave gauges" (2020, Ocean Engineering)

Frequent publication venues for Grilli include Coastal Engineering Proceedings, Coastal Engineering, Ocean Modelling, Natural Hazards, and Marine Geology.

The scientist has collaborated extensively with others, including Annette R. Grilli, James T. Kirby, David R. Tappin, Jeffrey C. Harris, and Fengyan Shi.

Best Publications

  • A fully nonlinear Boussinesq model for surface waves. Part 1. Highly nonlinear unsteady waves

    Ge Wei;James T. Kirby;Stephan T. Grilli;Ravishankar Subramanya

  • A high-order adaptive time-stepping TVD solver for Boussinesq modeling of breaking waves and coastal inundation

    Fengyan Shi;James T. Kirby;Jeffrey C. Harris;Joseph D. Geiman

  • A fully non‐linear model for three‐dimensional overturning waves over an arbitrary bottom

    Stéphan T. Grilli;Philippe Guyenne;Frédéric Dias

  • Landslide tsunami case studies using a Boussinesq model and a fully nonlinear tsunami generation model

    P. Watts;Stephan Grilli;J. T. Kirby;G. J. Fryer

  • An efficient boundary element method for nonlinear water waves

    S.T. Grilli;J. Skourup;I.A. Svendsen

  • BREAKING CRITERION AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR SOLITARY WAVES ON SLOPES

    S. T. Grilli;I. A. Svendsen;R. Subramanya

  • Tsunami Generation by Submarine Mass Failure. I: Modeling, Experimental Validation, and Sensitivity Analyses

    Stéphan T. Grilli;Stéphan T. Grilli;Philip Watts;Philip Watts

  • The Papua New Guinea tsunami of 17 July 1998: anatomy of a catastrophic event

    D. R. Tappin;P. Watts;Stephan T. Grilli

  • Did a submarine landslide contribute to the 2011 Tohoku tsunami

    David R. Tappin;Stephan T. Grilli;Jeffrey C. Harris;Robert J. Geller

  • Source constraints and model simulation of the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami

    Stéphan T. Grilli;Mansour Ioualalen;Jack Asavanant;Fengyan Shi

  • Modeling of waves generated by a moving submerged body. Applications to underwater landslides

    S.T. Grilli;P. Watts

  • Modelling of the tsunami from the December 22, 2018 lateral collapse of Anak Krakatau volcano in the Sunda Straits, Indonesia.

    Stephan T. Grilli;David R. Tappin;David R. Tappin;Steven Carey;Sebastian F. L. Watt

  • Experimental Study of Tsunami Generation by Three-Dimensional Rigid Underwater Landslides

    François Enet;Stéphan T. Grilli

  • Tsunami generation by submarine mass failure. II: Predictive equations and case studies

    Philip Watts;Stéphan T. Grilli;David R. Tappin;Gerard J. Fryer

  • Development of a 3D numerical wave tank for modeling tsunami generation by underwater landslides

    Stéphan T. Grilli;Sylvia Vogelmann;Philip Watts

  • Modeling the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: Case study of impact in Thailand

    M. Ioualalen;J. Asavanant;N. Kaewbanjak;S. T. Grilli

  • Numerical modeling of tsunami waves generated by the flank collapse of the Cumbre Vieja Volcano (La Palma, Canary Islands): Tsunami source and near field effects

    S. M. Abadie;J. C. Harris;S. T. Grilli;R. Fabre

  • Numerical simulation of waves generated by landslides using a multiple-fluid Navier–Stokes model

    Stéphane Abadie;Denis Morichon;Stéphan Grilli;Stéphane Glockner

  • Corner problems and global accuracy in the boundary element solution of nonlinear wave flows

    S.T. Grilli;I.A. Svendsen

  • Dispersive tsunami waves in the ocean: Model equations and sensitivity to dispersion and Coriolis effects

    James T. Kirby;Fengyan Shi;Babak Tehranirad;Jeffrey C. Harris

  • Shoaling of Solitary Waves on Plane Beaches

    S. T. Grilli;R. Subramanya;I. A. Svendsen;J. Veeramony

  • Numerical Generation and Absorption of Fully Nonlinear Periodic Waves

    Stéphan T. Grilli;Juan Horrillo

Frequent Co-Authors

James T. Kirby
James T. Kirby University of Delaware
Fengyan Shi
Fengyan Shi University of Delaware
David R. Tappin
David R. Tappin British Geological Survey
Ib A. Svendsen
Ib A. Svendsen University of Delaware
Frédéric Dias
Frédéric Dias University College Dublin
Sebastian F.L. Watt
Sebastian F.L. Watt University of Birmingham
Jim Thomson
Jim Thomson University of Washington
Michael L. Banner
Michael L. Banner University of New South Wales
Steven Carey
Steven Carey University of Rhode Island
Miguel A. Losada
Miguel A. Losada University of Granada

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