Peer-Reviewed Publications

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Smith, S.J., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2012. Image processing methods for in situ estimation of cohesive sediment floc size, settling velocity and density. Accepted on condition of minor revisions by Limnology and Oceanography Methods.

Dickhudt, P.J., C.T. Friedrichs, and L.P. Sanford, 2011. Mud matrix solids fraction and bed erodibility in the York River, USA, and other muddy environments. Continental Shelf Research, 31 (10S): S3-S13.

Friedrichs, C.T., 2011. Tidal flat morphodynamics: a synthesis. In: B.W. Flemming and J.D. Hansom (eds.), Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science: Sedimentology and Geology. Elsevier, pp. 137-170.

Smith, S.J., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2011. Size and settling velocities of cohesive flocs and suspended sediment aggregates in a trailing suction hopper dredge plume. Continental Shelf Research, 31 (10S): S50-S63.

Bearman, J.A., C.T. Friedrichs, B.E. Jaffe, and A.C. Foxgrover, 2010. Spatial trends in tidal flat shape and associated environmental parameters in South San Francisco Bay. Journal of Coastal Research, 26: 342-349.

Friedrichs, C.T., 2010. Barotropic tides in channelized estuaries. In: A. Valle-Levinson (ed.), Contemporary Issues in Estuarine Physics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 27-61.

Ma, Y., C.T. Friedrichs, C.K. Harris, and L.D. Wright, 2010. Deposition by seasonal wave- and current-supported sediment gravity flows interacting with spatially varying bathymetry: Waiapu shelf, New Zealand. Marine Geology, 275: 199-211.

Dickhudt, P.J., C.T. Friedrichs, L.C. Schaffner, and L.P. Sanford, 2009. Spatial and temporal variation in cohesive sediment erodibility in the York River estuary: a biologically-influenced equilibrium modified by seasonal deposition. Marine Geology, 267: 128-140.

Friedrichs, C.T., 2009. York River physical oceanography and sediment transport. In: K.A. Moore and W.G. Reay (eds.), A Site Profile of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Virginia. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 57: 17-22.

Huijts, K.M.H., H.M. Schuttelaars, H.E. de Swart, and C.T. Friedrichs, 2009. Analytical study of the transverse distribution of along-channel and transverse residual flows in tidal estuaries. Continental Shelf Research, 29: 89-100.

Friedrichs, C.T., G.M. Cartwright, and P.J. Dickhudt, 2008. Quantifying benthic exchange of fine sediment via continuous, non-invasive measurements of settling velocity and bed erodibility. Oceanography, 21(4): 168-172.

Ma, Y., L.D. Wright, and C.T. Friedrichs, 2008. Observations of sediment transport on the continental shelf off the mouth of the Waiapu River, New Zealand: Evidence for current-supported gravity flows. Continental Shelf Research, 28: 516-532.

Vandever, J.P., E.M. Siegel, J.M. Brubaker, and C.T. Friedrichs, 2008. Influence of spectral width on wave height parameter estimation in coastal environments. ASCE Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 134: 187-194.

Deegan, J.L. Bowen, D. Drake, J.W. Fleeger, C.T. Friedrichs, K.A. Galvan, J.E. Hobbie, C. Hopkinson, J.M. Johnson, D.S. Johnson, L.E. LeMay, E. Miller, B.J. Peterson, C. Picard, S. Sheldon, J. Vallino, and R.S. Warren, 2007. Susceptibility of salt marshes to nutrient enrichment and predator removal. Ecological Applications, 17: S42-S63.

Friedrichs, C.T., and M.E. Scully, 2007. Modeling deposition by wave-supported gravity flows on the Po River prodelta: from seasonal floods to prograding clinoforms. Continental Shelf Research, 27: 322-337.

Fugate, D.C., C.T. Friedrichs and L.P. Sanford, 2007. Lateral dynamics and associated transport of sediment in the upper reaches of a partially mixed estuary, Chesapeake Bay, USA. Continental Shelf Research, 27: 679-698.

Hill, P.S., J.M. Fox, J.S. Crockett, K.J. Curran, C.T. Friedrichs, W.R. Geyer, T.G. Milligan, A.S. Ogston, P. Puig, M.E. Scully, P.A. Traykovski and R.A. Wheatcroft, 2007. Sediment delivery to the seabed on continental margins. In: C.A. Nitrouer, J.A. Austin, M.E. Field, J.H. Kravitz, J.P.M. Syvitski, and P.L. Wiberg (eds.) Continental-Margin Sedimentation: From Sediment Transport to Sequence Stratigraphy, IAP Special Publication 37, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, pp. 49-100.

McAnally, W.H., C. Friedrichs, D. Hamilton, E. Hayter, P. Shrestha, H. Rodriguez, A. Sheremet, and A. Teeter, 2007. Management of fluid mud in estuaries, bays and lakes, Part I: Present state of understanding on character and behavior. ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 133: 9-22.

McAnally, W.H., A. Teeter, D. Schoellhamer, C. Friedrichs, D. Hamilton, E. Hayter, P. Shrestha, H. Rodriguez, A. Sheremet, and R. Kirby, 2007. Management of fluid mud in estuaries, bays and lakes, II: Measurement, modeling and management. ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineeringm 133: 23-38.

Parsons, J.D., C.T. Friedrichs, P.A. Traykovski, D. Mohrig, J. Imran, J.P.M. Syvitski, G. Parker, P. Puig, J.L. Buttles, and M.H. Garcia, 2007. The mechanics of sediment gravity flows. In: C.A. Nitrouer, J.A. Austin, M.E. Field, J.H. Kravitz, J.P.M. Syvitski, and P.L. Wiberg (eds.) Continental-Margin Sedimentation: From Sediment Transport to Sequence Stratigraphy, IAP Special Publication 37, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, pp. 275-338.

Pratson, L.F., C.A. Nittrouer, P.L. Wiberg, M.S. Steckler, J.B. Swenson, D.A. Cacchione, J.A. Karson, A.B. Murray, M.A. Wolinsky, T.P. Gerber, B.L. Mullenbach, G.A. Spinelli, C.S. Fulthorpe, D.B. O'Grady, G. Parker, N.W. Driscoll, R.L. Burger, C. Paola, D.L. Orange, M.E. Field, C.T. Friedrichs, and J.J. Fildelez, 2007. Seascape evolution on clastic continental shelves and slopes. In: C.A. Nitrouer, J.A. Austin, M.E. Field, J.H. Kravitz, J.P.M. Syvitski, and P.L. Wiberg (eds.) Continental-Margin Sedimentation: From Sediment Transport to Sequence Stratigraphy, IAP Special Publication 37, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, pp. 339-380.

Scully, M.E., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2007. Sediment pumping by tidal asymmetry in a partially-mixed estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, C07028, doi:10.1029/2006JC003784.

Scully, M.E., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2007. The importance of tidal and lateral asymmetries in stratification to residual circulation in partially-mixed estuaries. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37: 1496-1511.

Trembanis, A.C., C.T. Friedrichs, M.D. Richardson, P. Traykovski, P.A. Howd, P.A. Elmore, and T. Wever, 2007. Predicting seabed burial of cylinders by wave-induced scour: application to the sandy inner shelf off Florida and Massachusetts. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 32: 167-183.

Wolfson, M.L., D.F. Naar, P.A. Howd, S.D. Locker, B.T. Donahue, C.T. Friedrichs, A.C. Trembanis, M.D. Richardson, and T.F. Wever, 2007. Multibeam observations or mine burial near Clearwater, Florida, including comparisons to predictions of wave-induced burial. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 32: 103-118.

Fugate, D.C., C.T. Friedrichs, and A. Bilgili, 2006. Estimation of residence time in a shallow back barrier lagoon, Hog Island Bay, Virginia, USA. In: M.L. Spaulding (ed.) Estuarine and Coastal Modeling 2005, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, pp. 319-337.

Mied, R.P., T.F. Donato, and C.T. Friedrichs, 2006. Eddy generation in the tidal Potomac river. Estuaries and Coasts, 29: 1067-1080.

Wright, L.D., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2006. Gravity driven sediment transport on continental shelves: a status report. Continental Shelf Research, 26: 2092-2107.

Brasseur, L.H., A.C. Trembanis, J.M. Brubaker, C.T. Friedrichs, T. Nelson, L.D. Wright, and L.W. Haas, 2005. Physical response of York River estuary to Hurricane Isabel. In: K.G. Sellner (ed.) Hurricane Isabel in Perspective, Chesapeake Research Consortium, CRC Publication 05-160, Edgewater, MD, pp. 55-64.

Sanford, L.P., P.J. Dickhudt, L. Rubaiano-Gomez, M. Yates, S.E. Suttles, C.T. Friedrichs, D.C. Fugate and H. Romine, 2005. Variability of suspended particle concentrations, sizes and settling velocities in the Chesapeake Bay turbidity maximum. In: I.G. Droppo, G.G. Leppard, P. Liss, and T. Milligan (eds.) Flocculation in Natural and Engineered Environmental Systems. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, p. 211-236.

Scully, M.E., C.T. Friedrichs, and J.M. Brubaker, 2005. Control of estuarine stratification and mixing by wind-induced straining of the estuarine density field. Estuaries, 28: 321-326.

Souza, A., and C. Friedrichs, 2005. Near-bottom boundary layers. In: H. Baumert, J. Simpson, and J. Sündermann (eds.), Marine Turbulence: Theories, Observations and Models. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, p. 283-296.

Friedrichs, C.T., and L.D. Wright, 2004. Gravity-driven sediment transport on the continental shelf: implications for equilibrium profiles near river mouths. Coastal Engineering, 51: 795-811.

Lee, G., W.B. Dade, C.T. Friedrichs, and C.E. Vincent, 2004. Examination of reference concentration under waves and currents on the inner shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research, 109 (C2): 21-1 - 21-10.

Pratson, L., J. Swenson, A. Kettner, J. Fedele, G. Postma, A. Niedoroda, C. Friedrichs, J. Syvitski, C. Paola, M. Steckler, E. Hutton, C. Reed, M. Van Dijk, and H. Das, 2004. Modeling continental shelf formation in the Adriatic Sea and elsewhere. Oceanography, 17(4): 118-131.

Trembanis, A.C., L.D. Wright, C.T. Friedrichs, M.O. Green, and T. Hume, 2004. The effects of spatially complex inner shelf roughness on boundary layer turbulence and current and wave friction: Tairua Embayment, New Zealand. Continental Shelf Research, 24: 1549-1571.

Fugate, D.C., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2003. Controls on suspended aggregate size in partially mixed estuaries. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 58: 389-404.

Lee, G., W.B. Dade, C.T. Friedrichs, and C.E. Vincent, 2003. Spectral estimates of bed shear stress using suspended sediment concentrations in a wave-current boundary layer. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108 (C7): 1-1 - 1-15.

Scully, M.E., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2003. Influences of asymmetries in overlying stratification on near-bed turbulence and sediment suspension in a partially mixed estuary. Ocean Dynamics, 53: 208-219.

Scully, M.E., C.T. Friedrichs, and L.D. Wright, 2003. Numerical modeling results of gravity-driven sediment transport and deposition on an energetic continental shelf: Eel River, Northern California. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108 (C4): 17-1 - 17-14.

Yang, S.L., C.T. Friedrichs, Z. Shi, P.X. Ding, J. Zhu, and Q.Y. Zhao, 2003. Morphological response of tidal marshes, flats and channels of the outer Yangtze River mouth to a major storm. Estuaries, 26: 1416-1425.

Friedrichs, C.T., and A. Valle-Levinson, editors, 2002. Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas II, Continental Shelf Research, Vol. 22, Nos. 18-19.

Fugate, D.C., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2002. Determining concentration and fall velocity of estuarine particle populations using ADV, OBS and LISST. Continental Shelf Research, 22: 1867-1886.

Lee, G., C.T. Friedrichs, and C.E. Vincent, 2002. Examination of diffusion versus advection dominated sediment suspension on the inner shelf under storm and swell conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107 (C7): 21-1 - 21-22.

Scully, M.E., C.T. Friedrichs, and L.D. Wright, 2002. Application of an analytical model of critically stratified gravity-driven sediment transport and deposition to observations from the Eel River continental shelf, northern California. Continental Shelf Research, 22: 1951-1974.

Valle-Levinson, A., and C.T. Friedrichs, editors, 2002. Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas, Continental Shelf Research Special Issue, Vol. 22, Nos. 11-13.

Wright, L.D., C.T. Friedrichs, and M.E. Scully, 2002. Pulsational gravity-driven sediment transport on two energetic shelves. Continental Shelf Research, 22: 2443-2460.

Friedrichs, C.T., and J.E. Perry, 2001. Tidal salt marsh morphodynamics: A synthesis. Journal of Coastal Research, Spec. Iss. 27: 3-37.

Perry, J.E., T.A. Barnard, J.G. Bradshaw, C.T. Friedrichs, K.J. Havens, P.A. Mason, W.I. Priest, and G.M. Silberhorn, 2001. Creating tidal salt marshes in the Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Coastal Research, Spec. Iss. 27:170-191.

Schaffner, L.C., E.K. Hinchey, T.M. Dellapenna, C.T. Friedrichs, M. Thompson Neubauer, M.E. Smith and S.A. Kuehl, 2001. Physical energy regimes, sea-bed dynamics and organism-sediment interactions along an estuarine gradient. In: J.Y. Aller, S.A. Woodin and R.C. Aller (eds.), Organism-Sediment Interactions, University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC, p. 159-179.

Wright, L.D., C.T. Friedrichs, S.C. Kim, and M.E. Scully, 2001. The effects of ambient currents and waves on gravity-driven sediment transport on continental shelves. Marine Geology, 175: 25-45.

Friedrichs, C.T., L.D. Wright, D.A. Hepworth, and S.C. Kim, 2000. Bottom boundary layer processes associated with fine sediment accumulation in coastal seas and bays. Continental Shelf Research, 20: 807-841.

Kim, S.C., C.T. Friedrichs, J.P.-Y. Maa, and L.D. Wright, 2000. Estimating bottom stress in a tidal boundary layer from acoustic Doppler velocimeter data. ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 126: 399-406.

Wright, L.D., S.-C. Kim, and C.T. Friedrichs, 1999. Across-shelf variations in bed roughness, bed stress and sediment suspension on the northern California shelf. Marine Geology, 154: 99-115.

Friedrichs, C.T., B.A. Armbrust, and H.E. de Swart, 1998. Hydrodynamics and equilibrium sediment dynamics of shallow, funnel-shaped tidal estuaries. In: J. Dronkers and M. Scheffers (eds.), Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas, Balkema Press, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, p. 315-328.

Ip, J.T.C., D.R. Lynch, and C.T. Friedrichs, 1998. Simulation of estuarine flooding and dewatering with application to Great Bay, New Hampshire. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 47: 119-141.

Jackson, D.R., K.L. Williams, T.F. Wever, C.T. Friedrichs, and L.D. Wright, 1998. Sonar evidence for methane ebullition in Eckernförde Bay. Continental Shelf Research, 18: 1893-1915.

Nittrouer, C.A., G.R. Lopez, L.D. Wright, S.J. Bentley, A.F. D'Andrea, and C.T. Friedrichs, 1998. Oceanic processes and the preservation of sedimentary structure in Eckernförde Bay, Baltic Sea. Continental Shelf Research,18: 1689-1714.

Friedrichs, C.T., and L.D. Wright, 1997. Sensitivity of bottom stress and bottom roughness estimates to density stratification, Eckernförde Bay, Southern Baltic Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102: 5721-5732.

Wright, L.D., C.T. Friedrichs, and D.A. Hepworth, 1997. Effects of benthic biology on bottom boundary layer processes, Dry Tortugas Bank, Florida Keys. Geo-Marine Letters, 17: 291-298.

Aubrey, D.G., and C.T. Friedrichs, editors, 1996. Buoyancy Effects on Coastal Dynamics. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., 359 p.

Friedrichs, C.T. and D.G. Aubrey, 1996. Uniform bottom shear stress and equilibrium hypsometry of intertidal flats. In: C. Pattiaratchi (ed.), Mixing Processes in Estuaries and Coastal Seas. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., p. 405-429.

Friedrichs, C.T., and J.H. Hamrick, 1996. Effects of channel geometry on cross sectional variation in along channel velocity in partially stratified estuaries. In: D.G. Aubrey and C.T. Friedrichs (eds.), Buoyancy Effects on Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., p. 283-300.

Friedrichs, C.T., 1995. Stability shear stress and equilibrium cross-sectional geometry of sheltered tidal channels. Journal of Coastal Research, 11: 1062-1074.

Friedrichs, C.T. and L.D. Wright, 1995. Resonant internal waves and their role in transport and accumulation of fine sediment in Eckernförde Bay, Baltic Sea. Continental Shelf Research, 15: 1697-1721.

Friedrichs, C.T. and D.G. Aubrey, 1994. Tidal propagation in strongly convergent channels. Journal of Geophysical Research, 99: 3321-3336.

Friedrichs, C.T., D.G. Aubrey, G.S. Giese, and P.E. Speer, 1993. Hydrodynamical modeling of a multiple-inlet estuary/barrier system: Insight into tidal inlet formation and stability. In: D.G. Aubrey and G.S. Giese (eds.), Formation and Evolution of Multiple Inlet Systems. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., p. 95-112.

Friedrichs, C.T., and O.S. Madsen, 1992. Nonlinear diffusion of the tidal signal in frictionally-dominated embayments. Journal of Geophysical Research, 97: 5637-5650.

Friedrichs, C.T., D.R. Lynch, and D.G. Aubrey, 1992. Velocity asymmetries in frictionally-dominated tidal embayments: Longitudinal and lateral variability. In: D. Prandle (ed.), Dynamics and Exchanges in Estuaries and the Coastal Zone. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., p. 277-312.

Speer, P.E., D.G. Aubrey, and C.T. Friedrichs, 1991. Nonlinear hydrodynamics of shallow tidal inlet/bay systems. In: B.B. Parker (ed.), Tidal Hydrodynamics. Wiley, New York, p. 321-340.

Friedrichs, C.T., D.G. Aubrey, and P.E. Speer, 1990. Impact of relative sea-level rise on evolution of shallow estuaries. In: R.T. Cheng (ed.), Residual Currents and Long-Term Transport. Springer-Verlag, New York, p. 105-122.

Friedrichs, C.T., and D.G. Aubrey, 1988. Non-linear tidal distortion in shallow well-mixed estuaries: A synthesis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 27: 521-545.

Aubrey, D.G., and C.T. Friedrichs, 1988. Seasonal climatology of tidal non-linearities in a shallow estuary. In: D.G. Aubrey and L. Weishar (eds.), Hydrodynamics and Sediment Dynamics of Tidal Inlets. Springer-Verlag, New York, p. 103-124.