Coastal Hydrodynamics and Hazards - James M. Kaihatu

James M. Kaihatu

Professor, Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

jkaihatu@tamu.edu

979-862-3511

Link to CV

3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
USA

Research

Ocean wave propagation and generation, wave transformation, nearshore nonlinear dynamics, wave breaking, nearshore circulation, transport of contaminated sediments, modeling of water quality in estuaries, wave propagation over cohesive sediments, data assimilation, tsunami propagation, waves over vegetation.

Education

Experience

Publications

Journal Publications (asterisks denote graduate student author and is based on graduate work)

  1. Kim, I.-C.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2024). “Application of a consistent nonlinear mild-slope equation model to random wave propagation and dissipation.” Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, doi: 10.1061/JWPED5.WWENG-2114.
  2. McCann, M., Ebrahimi, B., Cinar, G.E., Renteria, W., Stehno, A., Lynett, P., and Kaihatu, J. (2024). “Field observations of Hurricane Ian’s wave and surge impact in the areas of Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel Island, USA.” Coastal Engineering, doi: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2023.104450.
  3. Kim, I.-C.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2024). “A simplified consistent nonlinear mild-slope equation model for random waves propagation and dissipation.” Coastal Engineering, doi: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2023.104449.
  4. Han, S.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2024). “Variability in surge levels in communities adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel Industrial Corridor to changes in hurricane characteristics.” Coastal Engineering Journal, doi: 10.1080/21664250.2023.2290330.
  5. Feagin, R.A., Chang, K.-A., Huff, T.P., Rodriguez-Iturbe, I., Kim, J.-Y.*, Kaihatu, J.M., Leonardi, N., and Fagherazzi, S. (2023). “An asymmetry in wave scaling drives outsized quantities of coastal erosion.” Science Advances, 9, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adj2602.
  6. Zhu, R., Newman, G., Han, S.*, Kaihatu, J., and Wang, T. (2023). “An adaptive toolkit for projecting the impact of green infrastructure provisions on stormwater runoff and pollutant load – a case study on the city of Galena Park, Texas, USA.” Landscape Architecture Frontiers, 11(2), 72-87, doi: 10.15302/J-LAF-1-040031.
  7. Kim, I.-C.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2022). “A modified frequency distribution function of wave breaking-induced energy dissipation.” Journal of Geophysical Research, doi: 10.1029/2022JC018792.
  8. Chen, Z., Jang, S., Kaihatu, J.M., Zhou, Y.-H., Wright, F.A., Chiu, W.A., and Rusyn, I. (2021). “Potential human health hazard of post-Hurricane Harvey sediments in Galveston Bay and Houston Ship Channel: a case study of using in vitro bioactivity data to inform risk management decisions.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413378.
  9. Kim, I.-C.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2021). “A consistent nonlinear mild-slope equation model.” Coastal Engineering, doi: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2021.104006.
  10. Kijewski-Correa, T., Roueche, D., Kennedy, A., Allen, D., Marshall, J., Kaihatu, J., Wood, R.L., Smith, D.J., Lester, H., Lochhead, M., Copp, A., McCarthy, A., Prevatt, D.O., and Robertson, I. (2021). “Impacts of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas: field observations of hazard intensity and performance of the built environment.” Coastal Engineering Journal, doi: 10.1080/21664250.2021.1958613.
  11. Kim, J.Y.*, Kaihatu, J.M., Chang, K.-A., Sun, S.-H., Huff, T.P., and Feagin, R.A. (2020). “Effect of cold-front induced waves along wetlands boundaries.” Journal of Geophysical Research, doi: 10.1029/2020JC016603.
  12. Aly, N.A., Luo, Y.-S., Casillas, G., McDonald, T.J., Kaihatu, J.M., Jun, M., Ellis, N., Gossett, S., Dodds, J.N., Baker, E.S., Bhandari, S., Chiu, W., and Rusyn, I. (2020). “Temporal and spatial analysis of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in surface waters of Houston ship channel following a large-scale industrial fire incident.” Environmental Pollution, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115009.
  13. Chuang, W.-L., Chang, K.-A., Kaihatu, J., Cienfuegos, R., and Mokrani, C. (2020). “Experimental study of force, pressure, and fluid velocity on a simplified coastal building under tsunami bore impact.” Natural Hazards, doi: 10.1007/s11069-020-04027-3.
  14. Kennedy, A., Copp, A., Florence, M., Gradel, A., Gurley, K., Janssen, M., Kaihatu, J., Krafft, D., Lynett, P., Owensby, M., Pinelli, J.-P., Prevatt, D., Rogers, S., Rouche, D., and Silver, Z. (2020). “Hurricane Michael (2018) in the area of Mexico Beach, Florida.” Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000590.
  15. Ardani, S.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2019). “Evolution of high frequency waves in shoaling and breaking wave spectra.” Physics of Fluids, 31, doi: 10.1063/1.5096179.
  16. Sun, S.-H., Chuang, W.-L., Chang, K.-A., Young, J.Y., Kaihatu, J.M., Huff, T., and Feagin, R. (2019). “Imaging based nearshore bathymetry measurement using an unmanned aircraft system.” Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000502.
  17. Ardani, S.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2018). “Optimization of bathymetry estimates for near-shore hydrodynamic models using Bayesian methods.” Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000472.
  18. Sandeepan, B.S., Panchang, V.G., Nayak, S., Krishna Kumar, K., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2018). “Performance of the WRF model for surface wind prediction around Qatar.” Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, doi: 10.1175/JTECH-D-17-0125.1.
  19. Safak, I., Sheremet, A., Davis, J.R., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2017). “Nonlinear wave dynamics in the presence of mud-induced dissipation on Atchafalaya Shelf, Louisiana, USA.” Coastal Engineering, 130, 52-64.
  20. Lee, W.*, McLaughlin, P.W.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2017). “Parameterization of maximum significant wave heights in coastal regions due to hurricanes.” Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 143(2), doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000362.
  21. Tahvildari, N.*, Kaihatu, J.M., and Saric, W. (2016). “Generation of long subharmonic internal waves by surface waves.” Ocean Modelling, 106, 12-26.
  22. Liao, Y.-P.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2016). “The effect of wind variability and domain size on predicting nearshore wave energy near Doha, Qatar.” Applied Ocean Research, 55, 18-36.
  23. Liao, Y.-P.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2016). “Numerical investigation of wind waves in the Persian Gulf: bathymetry effects.” Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 33, 17-31.
  24. Liu, K., Chen, Q.J., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2016). “Modeling wind effects on shallow water waves.” Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000314.
  25. Liao, Y.-P.*, Safak, I., Kaihatu, J.M., and Sheremet, A. (2015). “Nonlinear and directional effects on wave predictions over muddy bottoms: central chenier plain coast, western Louisiana shelf, USA.” Ocean Dynamics, 65, 1567-1581.
  26. Tian, M., Sheremet, A., Kaihatu, J.M., and Ma, G. (2015). “On the shoaling of solitary waves in the presence of short random waves.” Journal of Physical Oceanography, 45, 792-806.
  27. Sharma, A., Panchang, V.G., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2014). “Modeling nonlinear wave-wave interactions with the elliptic mild slope equation.” Applied Ocean Research, 48, 114-125.
  28. Tolman, H.L., Banner, M.L., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2013). “The NOPP operational wave model improvement project.” Ocean Modelling, 70, 2-10.
  29. Safak, I., Sahin, C., Kaihatu, J.M., and Sheremet, A. (2013). “Modeling wave-mud interaction on the Atchafalaya shelf, Louisiana, USA.” Ocean Modelling, 70, 75-84.
  30. Kaihatu, J.M., and Tahvildari, N.* (2012). “The combined effect of wave-current interaction and mud-induced damping on nonlinear wave evolution.” Ocean Modelling, 41, 22-34.
  31. Manian, D.*, Kaihatu, J.M., and Zechman, E.M. (2012). “Using genetic algorithms to optimize bathymetric sampling for predictive model input.” Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 29, 464-477.
  32. Sheremet, A., Kaihatu, J.M., Su, S.-F., Smith, E.R., and Smith, J.M. (2011). “Nonlinear modeling of wave propagation over fringing reefs.” Coastal Engineering, 58, 1125-1137.
  33. Tahvildari, N.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2011). “Optimized determination of viscous mud properties using a nonlinear wave-mud interaction model.” Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 28, 1486-1503.
  34. Xu, K., Harris, C.K., Hetland, R.D., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2011). “Dispersal of Mississippi and Atchafalaya sediment on the Texas-Louisiana shelf; model estimates for the year 1993.” Continental Shelf Research, 31, 1558-1575.
  35. Irish, J.L., Frey, A.E., Rosati, J.D., Olivera, F., Dunkin, L.M., Kaihatu, J.M., Ferreira, C.M., and Edge, B.L. (2010). “Potential implications of global warming and barrier island degradation on future hurricane inundation, property damages, and population impacted.” Ocean and Coastal Management, 53, 645-657.
  36. Frey, A.E., Olivera, F., Irish, J.L., Dunkin, L.M., Kaihatu, J.M., Ferreira, C.M., and Edge, B.L. (2010). “The impact of climate change on hurricane flooding inundation, population affected, and property damages in Corpus Christi.” Journal of American Water Resources Association, 46, 1049-1059.
  37. Ewing, L.C., Stauble, D.K., Work, P.A., Edge, B.L., Rogers, S.M., Loeffler, M.U., Kaihatu, J.M., Overton, M.D., Waters, J.P., Suzuki, K., Dean, R.G., Wiggins, C.E., and Gregory, G.H. (2009). “Field investigation of Hurricane Ike impacts to the upper Texas coast.” Shore and Beach, 77 (2), 9-23.
  38. Plant, N.G., Edwards, K.L., Kaihatu, J.M., Veeramony, J., Hsu, L., and Holland, K.T. (2009). “The effect of bathymetric filtering on nearshore process model results.” Coastal Engineering, 56, 484-493.
  39. Kaihatu, J.M. (2009). “Application of a nonlinear frequency-domain wave-current interaction model to shallow water recurrence effects in random waves.” Ocean Modeling, 26, 190-205.
  40. Irish, J.L., Augustin, L.N., Balsmeier, G.E., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2008). “Wave dynamics in coastal wetlands: A state-of-the-art review with emphasis on wetland functionality for storm damage reduction.” Shore and Beach, 76 (3), 52-56.
  41. Allard, R.A., Dykes, J.D., Hsu, Y.L.-H., Kaihatu, J.M., and Conley, D.C. (2008). “A real-time nearshore wave and current prediction system.” Journal of Marine Systems, 69, 37-58.
  42. Keen, T.R., Rogers, W.E., Dykes, J.D., Kaihatu, J.M., and Holland, K.T. (2007).”Determining heterogeneous bottom friction distributions using a numerical wave model.” Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, doi: 10.1029/2005JC003309.
  43. Kaihatu, J.M., Sheremet, A., and Holland, K.T. (2007). “A model for the propagation of nonlinear surface waves over viscous muds.” Coastal Engineering, 54, 752-764.
  44. Kaihatu, J.M., Veeramony, J., Edwards, K.L., and Kirby, J.T. (2007). “Asymptotic behavior of frequency and wavenumber spectra of nearshore shoaling and breaking waves.” Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, doi: 10.1020/2006JC003817.
  45. Rogers, W.E., Kaihatu, J.M., Hsu, Y.H.-L., Jensen, R.E., Dykes, J.D., and Holland, K.T. (2007). “Forecasting and hindcasting with the SWAN model in the Southern California Bight.” Coastal Engineering, 54, 1-15.
  46. Chen, Q.J., Kaihatu, J.M., and Hwang, P.A. (2004). “Incorporation of the wind effects onto a Boussinesq model” Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 127(2), 113-121.
  47. Narayanan, C., Rama Rao, V.N., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2004). “Model parameterization and experimental design issues in nearshore bathymetry inversion.” Journal of Geophysical Research, 109, doi: 10.1029/2002JC001756.
  48. Allard, R.A., Kaihatu, J.M., Hsu, Y.L.-H., and Dykes, J.D. (2002). “The Integrated Ocean Prediction System (IOPS).” Oceanography, 15, 67-76.
  49. Rogers, W.E., Kaihatu, J.M., Petit, H.A.H., Booij, N., and Holthuijsen, L.H. (2002). “Diffusion reduction in an arbitrary scale third generation wind wave model.” Ocean Engineering, 29, 1357-1390.
  50. Kaihatu, J.M. (2001). “Improvement of parabolic nonlinear dispersive wave model.” Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 127(2), 113-121.
  51. Kaihatu, J.M., Handler, R.A., Marmorino, G.O., and Shay, L.K. (1998). “Empirical orthogonal function analysis of ocean surface currents using complex and real-vector methods.” Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 15(4), 927-941.
  52. Kaihatu, J.M. and Kirby, J.T. (1998). “Two-dimensional parabolic modeling of extended Boussinesq equations.” Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 124(2), 57-67.
  53. Work, P.A., and Kaihatu, J.M. (1997). “Wave transformation at Pensacola Pass, FL.” Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 123(6), 314-321.
  54. Kaihatu, J.M. and Kirby, J.T. (1995). “Nonlinear transformation of waves in finite water depth.” Physics of Fluids, 7(8), 1903-1914.

Book Editing

  1. Irish, J.L., and Kaihatu, J.M. (ed.) “Part C: Coastal Design Section”, in Dhanak, M.R., and Xiros, N. (ed.) Handbook of Ocean Engineering, Springer, 545-740, 2016.
  2. Panchang, V., and Kaihatu, J.M. (ed.) Advances in Coastal Hydraulics, World Scientific, Singapore, 502p., ISBN: 978-981-3231-27-6, 2018.

Refereed Book Chapters (asterisks denote graduate student author and is based on graduate work)

  1. Kaihatu, J.M., Ardani, S.*, Goertz, J.T.*, Venkattaramanan, A.*, and Sheremet, A. (2018). “Wave dissipation mechanisms in spectral phase-resolving nonlinear wave models” in Panchang, V., and Kaihatu, J.M. (ed.) Advances in Coastal Hydraulics, 235-262, World Scientific, Singapore, 502p., ISBN: 978-981-3231-27-6.
  2. Kaihatu, J.M. (2018). “Wind, wave and current modeling and prediction” in Carlton, J.C., Jukes, P. and Choo, Y.S. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Marine and Offshore Engineering, John Wiley and Sons, doi: 10.1002/9781118476406.emoe123.
  3. Kaihatu, J.M., and Ananthakrishnan, P. (2016). “Mechanics of ocean waves” in Dhanak, M.R., and Xiros, N. (ed.) Handbook of Ocean Engineering, Springer, 77-100.
  4. Lynett, P.J., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2016). “Modeling of coastal waves and hydrodynamics” in Dhanak, M.R., and Xiros, N. (ed.) Handbook of Ocean Engineering, Springer, 597-610.
  5. Hwang, P.A., Huang, N.E., Wang, D.W., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2005). “Hilbert spectra of nonlinear ocean waves” in Huang, N.E., and Shen, S.S. (ed.) The Hilbert-Huang Transform and Its Applications, World Scientific, Singapore, 211-225.
  6. Hwang, P.A., Wang, D.W., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2005). “A comparison of the energy flux computation of shoaling waves using Hilbert and wavelet spectral analysis techniques” in Huang, N.E., and Attoh-Okine, N. (ed.) Hilbert-Huang Transforms in Engineering, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 83-95.
  7. Kaihatu, J.M. (2003). “Frequency domain models in the nearshore and surf zones” in Lakhan, V.C. (ed.) Advances in Coastal Modeling, Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 43-72.

Conference Proceedings (asterisks denote graduate student author and is based on graduate work)

  1. Han, S.*, Kaihatu, J.M., Lynett, P.J., and Synolakis, C.E. (2020). “Tsunami runup amplification of breaking and non-breaking error function waves over a sloping beach in shadow zone by a small island.” Proceedings of the virtual International Conference on Coastal Engineering (36v), papers.13, doi: 10.9753/icce.v36v.papers.13.
  2. Chuang, W.-L., Chang, K.-A., Kaihatu, J.M., Cienfuegos, R., and Mokrani, C. (2019). “Experimental modeling of tsunami bore impingement on a simplified coastal building.” Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Baltimore, MD, USA. Paper No.: currents.43. Retrieved from http://journals.tdl.org/ICCE/.
  3. Ardani, S.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2019). “A model in frequency domain for transformation of fully dispersive nonlinear waves.” Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Baltimore, MD, USA. Paper No.: papers.60. Retrieved from http://journals.tdl.org/ICCE/.
  4. Lee, W.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2019). “Effects of desalination on hydrodynamic processes in Persian Gulf.” Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Baltimore, MD, USA. Paper No.: papers.3. Retrieved from http://journals.tdl.org/ICCE/.
  5. Kaihatu, J.M., Goertz*, J.T., Ardani, S.*, and Sheremet, A. (2017). “Nonlinear and dissipative characteristics of a combined random-cnoidal wave field.” Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Trondheim, Norway, OMAE2017-62634 (CD-ROM).
  6. Fowler, D.A., Macik, M.L., Kaihatu, J.M., and Bakenhus, C.A.H. (2016). “Impact of curriculum transformation committee experience on faculty perspectives of their teaching and its influence on their learning.” Proceedings of the 123rd Annual Conference and Exposition of the American Society for Engineering Education, New Orleans, LA., Paper No. 14585.
  7. Paul, E.U., Brooks, D.A., Kaihatu, J.M., and Uwemedimo, R.E. (2015). “Navigation channel depth for Ibaka deep seaport in Nigeria.” Proceedings of Western Dredging Association, College Station, TX, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3775.6009.
  8. Kaihatu, J.M., and Venkattaramanan, A.* (2015). “Two-dimensional nonlinear wave propagation over wetland vegetation. In Cappietti, L., and Tomasicchio, G. (ed.), ” Proceedings of SCACR – 7th International Short Course and Conference on Applied Coastal Research, Florence, Italy, ISBN 978-88-97181-52-1.
  9. Tahvildari, N.*, Lynett, P.J., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2014). “A numerical code for waves in a two-layer fluid.” Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, San Francisco, CA (CD-ROM).
  10. Sharma, A., Panchang, V., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2013). “Numerical modeling of nonlinear wave transformation using elliptic mild slope equation.” Proceedings of the 23rd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, 1061-1067.
  11. Kaihatu, J.M. (2013). “Combined random swell and transient long waves: dissipation characteristics.” Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Nantes, France (CD-ROM).
  12. Kaihatu, J.M., Devery, D.*, Erwin, R.J., and Goertz, J.T.* (2012). “The interaction between short ocean swell and transient long waves: dissipative and nonlinear effects.” Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Santander, Spain. Paper No.: waves.20. Retrieved from http://journals.tdl.org/ICCE/.
  13. Goertz, J.T.*, Kaihatu, J.M., Sheremet, A., Smith, E.R., and Smith, J.M. (2012). “Long wave effects of breaking waves over fringing reefs.” Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Santander, Spain. Paper No.: waves.9. Retrieved from http://journals.tdl.org/ICCE/.
  14. Liao, Y.-P.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2012). “The numerical investigation of wave generation by low wind speeds.” Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Santander, Spain. Paper No.: waves.57. Retrieved from http://journals.tdl.org/ICCE/.
  15. Tahvildari, N.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2011).”Generation of oblique interfacial waves due to resonant interaction with surface gravity waves in shallow water.” Proceedings of the MTS/IEEE Oceans ’11 Conference, Kona, Hawaii (CD-ROM).
  16. Kaihatu, J., and El Safty, H.M.* (2011).”The interaction of tsunamis with ocean swell: an experimental study.” Proceedings of 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (electronic copy).
  17. El Safty, H.*, Kaihatu, J., Alonzo, B., Outten, K., and Schilling, B. (2011). “The interaction of tsunamis with ocean swell: an experimental study.” Proceedings of 2011 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, GA (CD-ROM).
  18. Edge, B.L., Ewing, L.C., Dean, R.G., Kaihatu, J.M., Overton, M.D., Rogers, S.M., and Work, P.A. (2011). “Immediate impacts of Hurricane Ike on the Texas coast.” Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Shanghai, China. Paper No.: management.14. Retrieved from http://journals.tdl.org/ICCE/.
  19. Kaihatu, J.M., and El Safty*, H.M. (2011). “Spectral description of energy dissipation in breaking wave groups.” Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Shanghai, China. Paper No.: waves.19. Retrieved from http://journals.tdl.org/ICCE/.
  20. Jiang, B.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2011). “Multi-dimensional error analysis of nearshore wave modeling tools, with application toward data-driven boundary correction.” Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Shanghai, China. Paper No.: waves.67. Retrieved from http://journals.tdl.org/ICCE/.
  21. El Safty, H.M.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2010). “Interactions between tsunamis and ocean swell waves: a first look.” Proceedings of the 1st European IAHR Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K., Proceedings Paper MHIIg, 1-6.
  22. Tahvildari, N.*, and Kaihatu, J.M. (2009). “Inverse deduction of mud parameters from free surface wave energy in muddy coasts.” Proceedings of the 33rd IAHR Congress: Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2870-2877.
  23. Kaihatu, J.M., Veeramony, J., and Edwards, K.L. (2009). “Spatial evolution of the frequency distribution of dissipation and implications on frequency domain modeling.” Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Hamburg, Germany, 293-301.
  24. Augustin, L.N., Balsmeier, G.E.*, Irish, J.L., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2009). “Laboratory measurements of wave attenuation and wave setup by vegetation.” Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Hamburg, Germany, 324-330.
  25. Irish, J.L., Frey, A.E., Mousavi, M.E., Olivera, F., Edge, B.L., Kaihatu, J.M., Dunkin, L.M., and Song, Y.K. (2009). “Predicting the influence of climate change on hurricane flooding.” Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Hamburg, Germany, 1050-1059.
  26. Edwards, K.L., Veeramony, J., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2007). “A hybrid deterministic-parametric model for nonlinear shoaling and breaking waves.” Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, San Diego, CA, 97-109.
  27. Veeramony, J., Kaihatu, J.M., and Edwards, K.L. (2007). “Improvements to shallow water frequency domain models.” Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, San Diego, CA, 86-96.
  28. Williams, J.Z., Dugan, J.P., Piotrowski, C.C., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2006).”Comparisons of remotely-retrieved directional wave spectra over a large area with a shoaling wave model.” Proceedings of the IEEE Oceans Meeting, Washington, DC (CD-ROM).
  29. Veeramony, J., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2006). “Spectral models based on Boussinesq equations.” Coastal Dynamics, Barcelona, Spain (CD-ROM).
  30. Chen, Q.J., Hwang, P.A., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2005). “The influence of swell on the sea surface roughness and the growth of wind waves.” Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, 654-665.
  31. Kaihatu, J.M., and Sheremet, A. (2005). “Dissipation of wave enerby by cohesive sediments” Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, 498-507.
  32. Work, P.A., Demir, H., Kaihatu, J.M., and Voulgaris, G. (2005). “Mesoscale wave energy dissipation over heterogeneous sediments.” Proceedings of the 29th International conference on Coastal Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, 477-489.
  33. Edwards, K.L., Kaihatu, J.M., and Veeramony, J. (2005). “Dissipation of nonlinear shallow water waves” Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, 467-476.
  34. Chen, Q.J., Kaihatu, J.M., Hwang, P.A., and Douglass, S.L. (2003). “Quantification of the wind effect on wave breaking based on a Boussinesq wave model.” Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Cardiff, Wales, 332-343.
  35. Kaihatu, J.M., Shi, F., Kirby, J.T., and Svendsen, I.A. (2003). “Incorporation of random wave effects into a quasi-3D nearshore hydrodynamic model,” Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, 747-759.
  36. Hwang, P.A., Kaihatu, J.M., and Wang, D.W. (2002). “A comparison of the energy flux computation of shoaling waves using Hilbert and wavelet spectral analysis techniques.” Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Banff, Alberta, 318-322.
  37. Wang, D.C., Kaihatu, J.M., and Hwang, P.A. (2002). “On the analysis of dispersion relation of shoaling waves.” Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Banff, Alberta, 353-360.
  38. Kaihatu, J.M., and O’Reilly, W.C. (2002). “Model predictions and sensitivity analysis of nearshore processes near complex bathymetry.” Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Banff, Alberta, 385-396.
  39. Kaihatu, J.M., Edwards, K.L., and O’Reilly, W.C. (2002). “Model predictions of nearshore processes near complex bathymetry” Proceedings of the Marine Technology Society/IEEE Conference: Oceans 2002, Biloxi, MS, 685-691.
  40. Holland, K.T, Puleo, J.A., Plant, N.G., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2002). “The Littoral Environment Nowcasting system (LENS).” Proceedings of the Marine Technology Society/IEEE Conference: Oceans 2002, Biloxi, MS 85-91.
  41. Kaihatu, J.M., and Narayanan, C. (2002). “Refinements to an optimized model-driven bathymetry deduction algorithm.” Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, San Francisco, CA, 924-933.
  42. Narayanan, C., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2001). ” Use of phase-resolving wave models in bathymetry deduction.” Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Sydney, Australia, 495-504.
  43. Hsu, Y.L.-H., Rogers, W.E., Hwang, P.A., Kaihatu, J.M., and Wang, D.W. (2000). “Application of SWAN in Mississippi Sound.” Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Monterey, CA, 398-403.
  44. Rogers, W.E., Hwang, P.A., Kaihatu, J.M., and Wang, D.W. (2000). “Modeling bimodal wind-wave propagation resonance.” Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Monterey, CA, 290-297.
  45. Kaihatu, J.M., Wang, D.W., Hwang, P.A., and Rogers, W.E. (2000). “Investigations of swell effects on directional charateristics of wind waves using phase-resolved nonlinear models.” Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Monterey, CA, 280-289.
  46. Hwang, P.A., Wang, D.W., Rogers, W.E., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2000). “A discussion on the directional distribution of wind-generated ocean waves.” Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Monterey, CA, 273-279.
  47. Wang, D.W., Hwang, P.A., Kaihatu, J.M., and Rogers, W.E. (2000). “Bimodal directional distribution of ocean waves in mixed seas.” Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Monterey, CA, 56-64.
  48. Kaihatu, J.M., Rogers, W.E., Hsu, Y.L.-H., and O’Reilly, W.C. (1998) ” Use of phase-resolving numerical wave models in coastal areas.” Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Melbourne, FL, 389-403.
  49. Kirby, J.T., and Kaihatu, J.M. (1997). “Structure of frequency domain models for random wave breaking.” Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Orlando, FL, 1144-1155.
  50. Kaihatu, J.M., and Kirby, J.T. (1997). “Mode truncation and dissipation effects on predictions of higher order statistics.” Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Orlando, FL, 123-136.
  51. Kaihatu, J.M., and Kirby, J.T. (1994). “Parabolic and angular spectrum modeling of a fully nonlinear extended Boussinesq equation.” Proceedings of the International Symposium: Waves – Physical and Numerical Modeling, Vancouver, BC, 514-523.
  52. Creed, C.G., Dalrymple, R.A., Kriebel, D.L., and Kaihatu, J.M. (1993). “Equilibrium beach profiles under random seas.” Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Venice, Italy, 1973-1986.
  53. Kaihatu, J.M., and Kirby, J.T. (1993). “Spectral evolution of directional finite amplitude dispersive waves in shallow water.” Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Venice, Italy, 364-377.
  54. Kaihatu, J.M., Andrassy, C., and Thompson, E.F. (1993). “Longshore sediment transport rate at Morro Bay, CA.” Proceedings of Coastal Engineering Practice `92, Long Beach, CA, 615-631.
  55. Kirby, J.T., Kaihatu, J.M., and Mase, H. (1992). “Shoaling and breaking of random wave trains: spectral approaches.” Proceedings of ASCE Specialty Conference on Engineering Mechanics, College Station, TX, 71-73.

Technical Reports

  1. Kennedy, A., Irish, J., Tomiczek, T., Lynett, P., Cox, D., and Kaihatu, J. (2020). “Envisioning the Future Coast: Coastal Engineering Research in the Coming Decades,” report from the Coastal Engineering Research Framework Workshop, November 13-14, Arlington, VA, supported by National Science Foundation under grant CMMI-1835563.
  2. Edge, B.L. (ed.), Rogers, S., Dean, R.G., Ewing, L. (ed.), Kaihatu, J.M., Loeffler, M.U., Overton, M.D., Suzuki, S., Work, P.A., Gregory, G., Stauble, D.K., Waters, J., Wiggins, C.E., and Garrett, M.H. (2013). “Hurricane Ike field investigation: a report of field observations on October 3-6, 2008.” Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.
  3. Hetland, R.D., Fennel, K., Harris, C.K., Kaihatu, J.M., Xu, K., and DiMarco, S.F. (2012). “Integrated bio-physical modeling of the Louisiana-Texas (LATEX) Shelf.” OCS Study BOEM 2012-108, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, New Orleans, LA.
  4. Hsu, Y.L.-H., Dykes, J.D., Allard, R.A., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2006). “Evaluation of Delft3D performance in nearshore flows.” NRL Memorandum Report, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS.
  5. Edwards, K.L., Veeramony, J., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2005). “Parameterizing the high frequency evolution of nearshore waves in a nonlinear wave model.” NRL Memorandum Report NRL/MR/7320-2005-8894, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS.
  6. Bourgeois, B.S., Holland, K.T., and Kaihatu, J.M. (2005). “Field experiment report for the AUV-Fed Nearshore Nowcast Project, La Jolla, CA, REMUS bathymetry survey, Oct. 13-18, 2003.” NRL Formal Report NRL/FR/7440–05-10095, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS.
  7. Thornton, E.B., Dalrymple, R.A., Drake, T.G., Elgar, S.L., Gallagher, E.L., Guza, R.T., Hay, A.E., Holman, R.A., Kaihatu, J.M., Lippmann, T.C., and Ozkan-Haller, H.T. (1998). “State of nearshore processes research: II – report based on the Nearshore Research Workshop.” Technical Report NPS-OC-00-001, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA.
  8. Rogers, W.E., Kaihatu, J.M., Booij, N., and Holthuijsen, L.H. (1999). ” Improving the numerics of a third-generation wave action model.” NRL Formal Report NRL/FR/7320-99-9695, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS.
  9. Rogers, W.E., Kaihatu, J.M., and Hsu, Y.L.-H. (1998). “Review and verification of nunerical wave model for near coastal areas – Part 2: Verification of near coastal wave models.” NRL Formal Report NRL/FR/7322-97-9680, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS.
  10. Kaihatu, J.M. (1997). “Review and verification of numerical wave models for near coastal areas – Part 1: review of mild-slope equation, relevant approximations and technical details of numerical wave models.” NRL Formal Report NRL/FR/7322-97-9669, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS.
  11. Kaihatu, J.M. (1994). “Frequency-domain models for nonlinear finite depth water wave propagation.” Research Report CACR-94-17, Center for Applied Coastal Research, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE (also Ph.D. dissertation).
  12. Kaihatu, J.M., Lillycrop, L.S., and Thompson, E.F. (1989). “Effects of entrance channel dredging at Morro Bay, California.” Miscellaneous Paper CERC 89-13, Coastal Engineering Research Center, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.
  13. Kaihatu, J.M., and Chen, H.S. (1988). “Combined diffraction and reflection by a vertical wedge: PCDFRAC user’s manual.” Technical Report CERC 88-9, Coastal Engineering Research Center, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.
  14. Kaihatu, J.M. (1987). ” Edge waves and the generation of crescentic bars.” Report UCB/HEL-87-02, Hydrualic Engineering Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA.

Other Publications

  1. Resio, D.T., Vincent, C.L., Tolman, H.L., Chawla, A., Rogers, W.E., Ardhuin, F., Babanin, A., Banner, M.L., Kaihatu, J.M., Sheremet, A., Perrie, W., Alves, J.H., Morison, R.P., Janssen, T.T., Smit, P., Hanson, J., Zakharov, V.E., and Pushkarev, A. (2019). “Progress during the NOPP wave model improvement program.” arXiv: 1908.03601[physics.ao-ph]. Available at arXiv.