Tropical cyclones (TCs) are strong natural hazards that are important for local and global air–
sea interactions. This manuscript briefly reviews the knowledge about the upper ocean …

Supralittoral boulders and blocks are prominent sedimentary features along rocky
shorelines worldwide. In most cases, their deposition is attributed to high-energy wave …

New parameterizations for the spectral dissipation of wind-generated waves are proposed.
The rates of dissipation have no predetermined spectral shapes and are functions of the …

As a result of increasing frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones, an accurate forecasting
of cyclone evolution and ocean response is becoming even more important to reduce …

Using the well-observed hurricane case Ivan (2004) as an example, we investigate and
intercompare the performance of two wave models under hurricane conditions. One is the …

The waves generated by hurricanes, together with storm surges, have led to severe damage
and even failures in many coastal bridges in the Gulf of Mexico. Several studies have been …

More than three decades of observations of tropical cyclone wind and wave fields have
resulted in a detailed understanding of wave-growth dynamics, although details of the …

Regional‐scale washover deposits along the Florida Gulf and Atlantic coasts induced by
multiple hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 were studied through coring, trenching, ground …

Barrier-island chains worldwide are undergoing substantial changes, and their futures
remain uncertain. An historical analysis of a barrier-island chain in the north-central Gulf of …

Santa Rosa Island is an 85 km-long, wave-dominated low-lying barrier island situated along
the northwestern Florida coast, facing the Gulf of Mexico. The entire island was severely …