Center for Coastal Studies
      CCS Personnel: Academic & Research

      ROBERT T. GUZA
      Professor

      Physical Oceanography Res. Div.
      Scripps Institution of Oceanography
      University of California, San Diego
      9500 Gilman Drive, Mailcode 0209
      La Jolla, CA 92093-0209

      Email: rguza@ucsd.edu
      Office: 302 CCS Bldg
      Phone: 1-858-534-0585
      Fax: 1-858-534-0300

      Research Interests

      • Currents in the surf zone
      • Directional properties of wind waves in shallow water
      • Infragravity waves

      Selected Publications

      • 1996. A comparison of directional buoy and fixed platform measurements of Pacific swell. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 13(1):231-238.
      • 1995. Effects of southern California kelp beds on waves. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering 121(2):143-150.
      • 1995. Generation and propagation of surf beat. Journal of Geophysical Research 100(C12):24,863-24,872.
      • 1995. Higher-order spectral analysis of nonlinear ocean surface gravity waves. Journal of Geophysical Research 100(C3):4977-4983.
      • 1995. Infragravity energy modulation by tides. Journal of Geophysical Research 100(C8):16,143-16,148.
      • 1995. Runup kinematics on a natural beach. Journal of Geophysical Research 100(C3):4985-4993.
      • 1995. Swash on a gently sloping beach. Journal of Geophysical Research 100(C5):8751-8760.

      Education

      • B.A. Johns Hopkins U.
      • M.S. UC San Diego-SIO
      • Ph.D. UC San Diego-SIO

      Center for Coastal Studies

      Last Revised: February 19, 1999