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Jesse E. McNinch
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MSCI 698 Coastal and Near Shore Remote Sensing Class
Mix sand, seawater, and energy over any time scale, and I am intrigued. Currently, I am investigating shoreline behavior (erosional hotspots) and its relationship to underlying geology. Exposure of non-sandy substrates in the surf zone may lead to changes in nearshore bar behavior and, ultimately, elevated beach erosion and accretion at specific locations. We must understand the role underlying geology plays in sediment distribution across the nearshore, bar development and migration, and shoreline response to storms in order to predict long-term beach behavior and improve shoreline management. Other projects include examination of physical and sedimentary processes on cape-associated shoals and a conceptual model for the development of cuspate forelands as well as small-scale sedimentary processes (e.g. scour, burial) around artifacts. My research approach often involves field observations, coupled with a modeling component, to challenge or test hypotheses. My training and expertise lie in observational techniques such as current and wave measurements, remote sensing, and surface and sub-bottom mapping.
[top]Peer-reviewed Publications in Journals and Refereed Conference Proceedings (* notes authorship with mentored graduate student)
McNinch, J.E., in review, The origin and spatiotemporal controls of cuspate forelands, Marine Geology.
Addington, L.A, S.A. Kuehl, and J.E. McNinch, in review, Contrasting modes of shelf sediment dispersal off a high-yield river: Waiapu River, New Zealand, Marine Geology.
*Wadman, H.M. and J.E. McNinch, submitted, Spatial variation on the inner shelf of a high-yield river, Waiapu River New Zealand: implications to fine sediment dispersal and preservation, Continental Shelf Research.
*Schupp, C.A., J.E. McNinch, and J.H. List, in press, Shore-oblique bars, gravel outcrops and correlation to shoreline hotspots, Marine Geology.
McNinch, J.E., 2006, Bar And Swash Imaging Radar (BASIR): a mobile X-band radar designed for mapping sand bars and swash-defined shorelines over large distances, Journal of Coastal Research, 23 (1).
McNinch, J.E., A.C. Trembanis, and J.T. Wells, 2006, Predicting the fate of artifacts in energetic shallow marine environments: an approach to site management, International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 35 (2), 290-309.
*Browder, A. and J.E. McNinch, 2006, Linking framework geology of the nearshore: correlation of paleo-channels with shore-oblique sandbars and gravel outcrops, Marine Geology, 231, 141-162.
*Miselis, J.L. and J.E. McNinch, 2006, Calculating shoreline erosion potential using nearshore stratigraphy and sediment volume, Outer Banks, North Carolina, Journal of Geophysical Research, 111 (F02019).
Kuehl, S., C. Alexander, L. Carter, L. Gerald, T. Gerber, C. Harris, J. McNinch, A. Orpin, L. Pratson, J. Syvitski, and J. Walsh, 2006, Initial MARGINS Research in New Zealand provides framework to understand and model sediment transfer from land to ocean, EOS, 87 (29), 281-286.
McNinch, J.E., 2004, Geologic control in the nearshore: shore-oblique sandbars and shoreline erosional hotspots, Mid-Atlantic Bight, USA, Marine Geology, 211, Issues 1-2, pp 121-141.
Wells, J.T. and J.E. McNinch, 2003. Role of inlet dynamics in scour and burial of marine artifacts in energetic coastal settings, Proceedings of the International Conference on Maritime Heritage, WIT Press, Boston, pp. 87-96.
Miller, H.C., J.E. McNinch, J.M. Land, G. Battisto and J.E. Davis, 2003, Fate and effects of an experimental mixed-sediment mound, ASCE Conference Proceedings 119 (67).
Buzzelli, C.P., R.A. Luettich, S.P. Powers, C.H. Peterson, J.E. McNinch, J.L. Pinckney, and H.W. Paerl, 2002, Estimating the spatial extent of bottom-water hypoxia and habitat degradation in a shallow estuary, Mar Ecol Prog Ser, 230, 103-112.
Luettich, R.A., S.E. Carr, J.V. Reynonlds-Fleming, C.W. Fulcher, and J.E. McNinch, 2002, Semi-diurnal seiching in a shallow, micro-tidal lagoonal estuary, Continental Shelf Research, 22, 1669-1681.
McNinch, J.E., J.T. Wells, and T.G. Drake, 2001. The fate of artifacts in an energetic, shallow-water environment: scour and burial of Queen Anne's Revenge. Southeastern Geology, 40 (1), 19-27.
Wells, J.T. and J.E. McNinch, 2001. Reconstructing shoal and channel configuration in Beaufort Inlet: 300 years of change at the site of Queen Anne's Revenge. Southeastern Geology, 40: 1, 10-18.
McNinch, J.E. and R.A. Luettich, Jr., 2000. Physical processes around a cuspate foreland headland: implications to the evolution and long-term maintenance of a cape-associated shoal. Continental Shelf Research, 20 (17), 2367-2389.
McNinch, J.E. and J.T. Wells, 1999. Sedimentary processes and depositional history of a cape-associated shoal: Cape Lookout, NC. Marine Geology, 158 (1-4): 233-252.
McNinch, J.E., J.T. Wells, and S.W. Snyder, 1999. The long-term contribution of Pre-Holocene sands to transgressing barrier islands. In: Kraus, N.C. and W.G. McDougal (eds.), Coastal Sediments '99, 1: 786-801.
McNinch, J.E. and J.T. Wells, 1992. Effectiveness of beach scraping as a method of erosion control. Shore and Beach, 60 (1): 13-20.
Wells, J.T. and J.E. McNinch, 1991. Beach scraping in North Carolina with special reference to its effectiveness during Hurricane Hugo. Journal of Coastal Research, SI-8: 249-261.
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