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CURRICULUM VITAE
CHARLES A. NITTROUER
PERSONAL HISTORY
BORN: 20 June 1950, Philadelphia
FAMILY: Wife – Deborah, BA 1975 University of Washington
Children – both were UW undergrads
Jeffrey, PhD 2010 University of Texas
Christina, PhD 2011 UCLA
EDUCATION: PhD - 1978, University of Washington, Geological Oceanography
MS - 1974, University of Washington, Geological Oceanography
BA - 1972, Lafayette College, Geology (with honors)
EMPLOYMENT: 1998-present Professor
School of Oceanography,
and Department of Earth and Space Sciences,
and Quaternary Research Center
University of Washington
1987-1998 Professor
1998 Associate Dean
1987-1990 Associate Director for Research
Marine Sciences Research Center
State University of New York, Stony Brook
1991 NATO Fellow
Istituto de Geologia Marina, CNR
University of Bologna, Italy
1984-1987 Associate Professor
North Carolina State University
1982, 1983 Visiting Assistant Professor
(summers) Institute for Marine Science
University of North Carolina
1978-1984 Assistant Professor
Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
North Carolina State University
1978 Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Department of Oceanography
University of Washington
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES (also see Professional Activities)
2011-present Coordinator, ONR Tropical River Deltas Research Program
2010 Co-Convener, AGU Chapman Conference, “Source to Sink Systems
Around the World and Through Time,” Oxnard, CA
2007-2013 Coordinator, ONR Tidal-Flat Research Program
2008 Co-Convener, SEPM Research Conference, “Clinoform Sedimentary
Deposits”, Rock Springs, WY
2003-2008 Organizer, NSF MARGINS Source-to-Sink Program in New Guinea
2000-2007 Co-Coordinator, ONR EuroSTRATAFORM Program
2001 Co-Convener, AGU Chapman Conference, "Formation of Sedimentary
Strata on Continental Margins," Ponce, Puerto Rico
1999-2002 Leader, NSF NEPTUNE research component “Across-Margin
Sediment Flux”
1998-2002 Co-Organizer, NSF MARGINS Sed/Strat component “Source to Sink”
1993-2001 Coordinator, ONR STRATAFORM (STRATA FORmation on Margins)
1986-1995 Co-Coordinator, NSF AmasSeds Project (A Multidisciplinary Amazon
Shelf SEDiment Study)
1991-1993 Editor, Oceanography, published by The Oceanography Society
1993 Convener, ONR Workshop, "Sedimentary Processes on the
Continental Terrace," Stony Brook, NY
1993 Convener, NSF, US-Australia Workshop, "Influence of Tropical
Rivers on Coastal Oceanographic Processes," Townsville, Australia
1988 Co-Convener, AGU Chapman Conference, "The Fate of Particulate
and Dissolved Components: Amazon Dispersal System," Charleston, SC
1987-1989 Organizer, CMISST initiative (Continental Margin Integrated
Sedimentation Studies), merged with CoPO to form CoOP
1986 General Chairman, SEPM National Meeting, Raleigh, NC
1980 Convener, ONR Symposium, International Geological Congress,
"Sedimentary Dynamics on Continental Shelves," Paris, France
MAJOR COMMITTEES (also see Professional Activities)
2014-present AGU Ocean Sciences Fellows Committee
2010-2012 TOS Geology & Geophysics Councillor, Executive Committee
2008-2010 SEPM, Shepard Medal for Excellence in Marine Geology
2002-2005 GSA Committee on Student Research Grants, member
2001-2003 SEPM, Shepard Medal for Excellence in Marine Geology, Chairman
2000-2003 RiOMar (River-dominated Ocean Margins), NSF, Steering Committee
2000-2002 COAST (Coastal Ocean Advanced Science and Technology),
IOC (UNESCO)/SCOR initiative, Steering Committee
1998-2000 NEPTUNE (North East Pacific Time-integrated Undersea Networked
Experiments) NSF initiative, Steering Committee
1997-2000 DEOS (Deep Earth Observations on Seafloor), NSF, Steering Committee
1996-2002 MARGINS, NSF initiative, Steering Committee
1992-1995 CoCO (Committee for Coastal Oceanography), NRC Ocean Studies
Board, Executive Committee
1991-1994 UNOLS, Executive Council
1991-1993 The Oceanography Society, Executive Council
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
GRANTS SINCE 1990
ONR, 2015-2017, $726,413, “Processes affecting sediment flux and fate through the Mekong
delta and continental shelf – second phase”
ONR, 2013-2014, $394,890, “Instrumentation to support investigation of large tropical deltas”
(co-PI, A. Ogston)
ONR, 2012-2015, 748,958, “Processes affecting sediment flux and fate through the Mekong
delta and continental shelf”
NSF, 2012-2014, $78,267, “Linkages between Amazon mangrove coastlines and fluvial
sediment exchange: how climatic variations could impact mangrove health” (co-PI, A.
Ogston)
ONR, 2011-2013, $136,207, “Sediment flux through the Mekong tidal river, delta, and
mangrove shoreline” (co-PI, A. Ogston)
QRC, 2011, $15,000, “Fieldwork in Columbia Fjord, AK” (co-PI, B. Hallet)
NSF, 2010-2014, $525,635, “Hyperpycnal river plumes: an opportunity to study their transport
and deposition in a controlled dam-removal experiment” (co-PI, A. Ogston)
NSF, 2010-2014, $110,000 “Synthesis of MARGINS Source-to-Sink concepts and integration
of supporting research” (co-PI, S.A. Kuehl)
ONR, 2009-2013, $458,395, “Documenting fine sediment import and export for two
contrasting mesotidal flats”
Multiple contributions (Statoil, Chevron, ExxonMobil, NCED, SEPM), 2011, $47,000,
“Chapman Conference expenses”
UW QRC, 2009-2010, $20,000 “Fieldwork in Jorge Montt Fjord, Patagonia” (co-PI, B. Hallet)
ONR, 2007-2009, $527,654, “Documenting fine sediment import and export for two
contrasting mesotidal flats”
ONR, 2008-2009, $301,059, “Instrumentation to investigate tidal-flat sedimentary dynamics”
(co-PI, A. Ogston)
Sea Grant, 2007-2009, $146,959, Habitat modification due to sediment gravity flows – Elwha
Dam removal baseline study” (co-PI, A. Ogston)
NSF, 2007-2009, $522,975, “Hyperpycnal river plumes: an opportunity to study their
transport and deposition in a controlled dam-removal experiment” (co-PI, A. Ogston)
ONR, 2003-2007, $447,858, “Continental-margin processes recorded in shelf and canyon
sediments”
NSF, 2005-2006, $100,000, "Processes controlling depositional signals of environmental
change in the Fly River sediment dispersal system: mechanisms and rates of shelf
clinoform development" (co-PIs, A. Ogston and R. Sternberg)
NSF (Earth Sciences), 2003-2006, $135,540, “Quantitative sediment routing across pristine
foreland basins” (co-PIs, T. Dunne and R. Aalto)
CALFED (subcontract through UCSB) 2002-2005, $30,000, “Radiochemical and textural
analysis of Sacramento River sediment” (co-PI, R. Aalto)
ONR, 2002-2003, $120,000, “Field support for the EuroSTRATAFORM Program”
ONR, 2002-2003, $335,000, “Instrument systems for EuroSTRATAFORM” (co-PI, A. Ogston)
NSF (Ocean Sciences), 2002-2005, $549,971, "Processes controlling depositional signals of
environmental change in the Fly River sediment dispersal system: mechanisms and
rates of shelf clinoform development" (co-PIs, A. Ogston and R. Sternberg)
ONR, 2001-2003, $259,861, "Processes and products characterizing strata in the
EuroSTRATAFORM study areas"
NOAA/NURP, 2001-2003, $130,289, "The Eel canyon as a modern conduit and sink of
terrestrial material"
JOI, 2000-2001, $16,000, "Source to sink: MARGINS workshop"
ONR, 2001-2002, $300,000, "Instrument systems for investigation of the coastal ocean" (co-PI,
A. Ogston)
National Geographic Society, 2000-2001, $23,500, “Sedimentation in mangrove areas of the
remote tropics”
NSF/JOI, 1999-2000, $91,375, “Source to sink: MARGINS science plan for sedimentology and
stratigraphy”
NSF (Earth Sciences), 1999-2001, $299,976, “Quantitative meso-scale routing of sediment
across foreland basins” (co-PIs, D. Montgomery and T. Dunne)
NSF (Ocean Sciences), 1999-2001, $160,024, “Sediment dispersal from vertically divergent
plumes on a mountainous collision margin: a new paradigm for continental-margin
sedimentation” (co-PI, R. Sternberg)
ONR, 1994-2001, $1,344,457, "The Formation of Sedimentary Strata on Continental Margins."
and "An integrated investigation of inner-shelf strata on the Eel margin"
ONR, 1999-2000, $194,721, “Field Instrumentation for Investigation of the Coastal Ocean.”
ONR, 1994-2000, $1,533,869, “Field Support for the STRATAFORM Program”
ONR, 1998-1999, $478,809, "A Shallow-Water Swath Bathymetry System" (co-PI, R.
Flood)
ONR, 1997-2000, $113,465, “Augmentation of Studies into the Formation of Sedimentary
Strata on Continental Margins”
ONR, 1997-1998, $90,063, “Field Instrumentation for Investigation of the Coastal Ocean”
NSF (Ocean Sciences/Climate Dynamics), 1994-1998, $220,285, "Fate and Flux of Sediment
and Water from Small, Mountainous Rivers to the Continental Margin: The Gulf of
Alaska Example"
ONR, 1994-1997, $195,325, Augmentation "Physical and Biological Mechanisms Influencing
the Development and Evolution of Sedimentary Structure" (co-PI, G. Lopez)
NRL, 1993-1997, $764,068, "Physical and Biological Mechanisms Influencing the
Development and Evolution of Sedimentary Structure" (co-PI, G. Lopez)
NSF (International Programs), 1995-1996, $17,664, “Planning Visit to Indonesia and Papua
New Guinea for Study of Tropical River/Ocean Processes in Coastal Settings”
ONR, 1994-1995, $175,000, “Field Instrumentation for Investigation of the Coastal Ocean.”
NSF (Polar Programs), 1994-1995, $15,831, “Field Equipment for Antarctic Research”
NSF (Polar Programs), 1989-1995, $297,481, "The Accumulation of Biogenic Silica and
Organic Carbon in the Continental Shelf Deposits of the Ross Sea"
ONR, 1993-1994, $50,108, "Sedimentary Processes of Continental Terraces"
NSF (International Programs), 1993-1994, $23,850, "The Influence of Tropical Rivers on
Coastal Oceanographic Processes"
National Geographic Society, 1992-1993, $19,250, "Geologic History of Amazon River
Sedimentation, Amapa Coastal Plain, Brazil"
NSF (Ocean Sciences), 1988-1994, $1,123,657, "A Multidisciplinary Amazon Shelf SEDiment
Study"
HONORS
American Geophysical Union, Fellow
Geological Society of America, Fellow
Shepard Medal – excellence in Marine Geology, 2008, SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
NSF MARGINS Distinguished Lecturer, 2006-2008
Best Paper Award from SEPM, 1999 – “Physical and biological influences on the formation of
sedimentary fabric in an oxygen-restricted depositional environment; Eckernfoerde Bay,
southwestern Baltic Sea”, Palios, 14, 585-600.
WRITTEN PUBLICATIONS
Printed
E.F. Eidam, A.S. Ogston, C.A. Nittrouer, and J.A. Warrick, Tidally dominated sediment
dispersal offshore of a small mountainous river: Elwha River, Washington State, Cont. Shelf
Res., 116, 136-148, dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2016.01.009 (2016).
N.E. Asp, V.J.C. Gomes, A.S. Ogston, J.C.C. Borges, and C.A. Nittrouer, Sediment source,
turbidity maximum, and implications for mud exchange between channel and mangroves in an
Amazonian estuary, Ocean Dynamics, 66, 285-297, doi: 10.1007/s10236-015-0910-2 (2016).
J.P. Walsh, P.L. Wiberg, R. Aalto, C.A. Nittrouer, and S.A. Kuehl, Source-to-sink research:
economy of the Earth’s surface and its strata, Earth-Sci. Rev., 153, 1-6,
doi:dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.11.010 (2016).
H.V. Borges and C.A. Nittrouer, Sediment accumulation in Sepetiba Bay (Brazil) during the
Holocene: a reflex of the human influence, Jour. Sed. Environ., 1, 96-112,
doi:10.12957/jse.2016.21868 (2016).
D.J. Nowacki, A.S. Ogston, C.A. Nittrouer, A.T. Fricke, and D.T. Van Pham, Sediment
dynamics in the lower Mekong River: Transition from tidal river to estuary, Jour. Geophys.
Res. Oceans, 120, doi:10.1002/2015JC010754 (2015).
A.T. Fricke, B.A. Sheets, C.A. Nittrouer, M.A. Allison, and A.S. Ogston, An examination of
Froude-supercritical flows and cyclic steps on a subaqueous lacustrine delta, Lake Chelan, WA,
USA, Jour. Sed. Res., 85, 754-767, doi: dx.doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2015.48 (2015).
M.L. Thomas, D.T. Pocknall, S. Warny, S.J. Bentley, A.W. Droxler, and C.A. Nittrouer,
Assessing paleobathymetry and sedimentation rates using palynomaceral analysis: A study of
modern sediments from the Gulf of Papua, offshore Papua New Guinea, Palynology, 39,
doi:10.1080/01916122.2015.1014526 (2015).
C.K. Sommerfield and C.A. Nittrouer, Comment on Eel River margin source-to-sink sediment
budgets: revisited, Mar. Geol., 357, dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2014.09.002 (2014).
K.V. Boldt, C.A. Nittrouer, B. Hallet, M.N. Koppes, B.K. Forrest, J.S. Wellner, and J.B.
Anderson, Modern rates of glacial sediment accumulation along a 15o S-N transect: in fjords of
the Antarctic Peninsula and southern Chile, Jour. Geophys. Res. Earth Surface, 118, 2072-
2088, doi:10.1002/jgrf.20145 (2013).
C.A. Nittrouer, B. Raubenheimer and R.A. Wheatcroft, Lessons learned from comparison of
mesotidal sand- and mudflats, Cont. Shelf Res., 33, dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2013.03.003
(2013).
K.V. Boldt, C.A. Nittrouer and A.S. Ogston, Seasonal transfer and net accumulation of fine
sediment on a muddy tidal flat: Willapa Bay, Washington, Cont. Shelf Res., 33,
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2012.08.012 (2013).
K.L. Webster, A.S. Ogston and C.A. Nittrouer, Delivery, reworking and export of fine-grained
sediment across the sandy Skagit River tidal flats, Cont. Shelf Res., 33,
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2012.11.002 (2013).
C.A. Nittrouer, B. Raubenheimer and R.A. Wheatcroft (eds), Hydrodynamics and
sedimentation on mesotidal sand- and mudflats, special issue, Cont. Shelf Res., 33 (2013).
J.P. Walsh, D.R. Corbett, A.S. Ogston, C.A. Nittrouer, S.A. Kuehl, M.A. Allison and S.L.
Goodbred, Shelf and slope sedimentation associated with large deltaic systems, in T.S. Bianchi,
M.A. Allison, and W.-J. Cai (eds) , Biogeochemical Dynamics at Large River-Coastal
Interfaces: Linkages with Global Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
(2013).
R.P. Hale, C.A Nittrouer, J.T. Liu, R.G. Kiel and A.S. Ogston, Effects of a major typhoon on
sediment accumulation in Fangliao submarine canyon, SW Taiwan, Mar. Geol. 326-328, 116-
130, dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2012.07.008 (2012).
S.J. Bentley and C.A. Nittrouer, Accumulation and intense bioturbation of bioclastic muds
along a carbonate-platform margin: Dry Tortugas, Florida, Mar. Geol., 315-318, 44-57,
doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2012.05.002 (2012).
R. Aalto and C.A. Nittrouer, 210
Pb geochronology of flood events in large tropical river
systems, Phil. Trans. Royal Soc., 370, 2040-2074, doi:10.1098/rsta.2011.0607 (2012).
C.M. Palinkas, A.S. Ogston, and C.A. Nittrouer, Observations of event-scale sedimentary
dynamics with an instrumented bottom-boundary-layer tripod, Mar. Geol., 274, 151-164
(2010).
T. Tesi, M.A. Goni, L. Langone, P. Puig, M. Canals, C.A. Nittrouer, X.D. de Madron, A.
Calafat, A. Palanques, S. Heussner, M.H. Davies, T.M. Drexler, and J. Fabres, Reexposure and
advection of 14
C-depleted organic carbon from old deposits at the upper continental slope,
Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 24, GB4002, doi:10.1029/2009GB003745 (2010).
J.P. Walsh and C.A. Nittrouer, Understanding fine-grained river-sediment dispersal on
continental margins, Mar. Geol., 263, 34-45 (2009).
T.M. Drexler and C.A. Nittrouer, Stratigraphic signatures due to flood deposition near the
Rhône River, Gulf of Lions, northwest Mediterranean Sea, Cont. Shelf Res., 28, 1877-1894
(2008).
A.L. DeGeest, B.L. Mullenbach, P. Puig, C.A. Nittrouer, T.M Drexler, X. Durrieu de Madron,
D.L. Orange, Sediment accumulation in the western Gulf of Lions, France: the role of Cap de
Creus Canyon in linking shelf and slope sediment dispersal systems, Cont. Shelf Res., 28, 2031-
2047 (2008).
J.S. Crockett, C.A. Nittrouer, A.S. Ogston and M.A. Goni, Variable styles of sediment
accumulation impacting strata formation on a clinoform: Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea, in
B. Bolton (ed.) The Fly River, Papua New Guinea: Environmental Studies in an Impacted
Tropical River System, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 177-204 (2008).
L. Pratson, J. Hughes-Clarke , M. Anderson , T. Gerber , D Twichell , R. Ferrari , C. Nittrouer ,
J. Beaudoin , J. Granet , and J. Crockett, Timing and patterns of basin infilling as documented
in Lake Powell during a drought, Geology, 36, 843-846 (2008).
C.A. Nittrouer, R. Slingerland and G.R. Dickens (eds), The Papuan Continuum: Source to Sink
through the Fly River System and Gulf of Papua, special issue, Jour. Geophys. Res. Earth
Surface, 113 (2008).
D.P. Martin, C.A. Nittrouer, A.S. Ogston and J.S. Crockett, Tidal and seasonal dynamics of a
muddy inner-shelf environment, Gulf of Papua, Jour. Geophys. Res., 113, F01S07,
doi:10.1029/2006JF000681 (2008).
J.S. Crockett, C.A. Nittrouer, A.S. Ogston, D.F. Naar and B.T. Donohue, The origin, evolution
and filling of exposed submarine valleys on the Fly River shelf, Jour. Geophys. Res., 113,
F01S12, doi:10.1029/2006JF000674 (2008).
A.S. Ogston, R.W. Sternberg, C.A. Nittrouer, D.P. Martin, M.A. Goni and J.S. Crockett,
Sediment delivery from the Fly River tidally dominated delta to the nearshore marine
environment and the impact of El Nino, Jour. Geophys. Res., 113, F01S11,
doi:10.1029/2006JF000669, (2008).
M.A. Goni, N. Monacci, R. Gisewhite, J. Crockett, C. Nittrouer, A. Ogston, S. Alin and R.
Aalto, Terrigenous organic matter in sediments from the Fly River delta-clinoform system
(Papua New Guinea), Jour. Geophys. Res., 113, F01S10, doi:10.1029/2006JF000653 (2008).
M.P. Lamb, J.D. Parsons, B.L. Mullenbach, D.P. Finlayson, D.L. Orange and C.A. Nittrouer,
Evidence for superelevation, channel incision, and formation of cyclic steps by turbidity
currents in Eel Canyon, California, Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., 120, p. 463-475 (2008).
C.A. Nittrouer, 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, IAS
Spec. Pub. 37, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 549 pp. (2007).
C.A. Nittrouer, J.A. Austin, M.E. Field, J.H. Kravitz, J.P.M. Syvitski and P.L. Wiberg, Writing
a Rosetta stone: insights into continental-margin sedimentary processes and strata, in C.A.
Nittrouer et al. (eds.) Continental Margin Sedimentation: From Sediment Transport to
Sequence Stratigraphy, IAS Spec. Pub. 37, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 1-48 (2007).
C.K. Sommerfield, A.S. Ogston, B.L. Mullenbach, D.E. Drake, C.R. Alexander, C.A. Nittrouer,
J.C. Borgeld, R.A. Wheatcroft and E.L. Leithold, Oceanic dispersal and accumulation of river
sediment, in C.A. Nittrouer et al. (eds.) Continental Margin Sedimentation: From Sediment
Transport to Sequence Stratigraphy, IAS Spec. Pub. 37, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 157-
212 (2007).
L.F. Pratson, C.A. Nittrouer, P.L.Wiberg, M.S. Steckler, J.B. Swenson, D.A. Cacchione, J.A.
Karson, A.B. Murray, M. Wolinsky, T. 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. Fedele, Seascape evolution on clastic continental shelves and slopes, in C.A.
Nittrouer et al. (eds.) Continental Margin Sedimentation: From Sediment Transport to
Sequence Stratigraphy, IAS Spec. Pub. 37, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 339-380 (2007).
C.M. Palinkas and C.A. Nittrouer, Modern sediment accumulation on the Po shelf, Adriatic
Sea, Cont. Shelf Res., 27, 489-505 (2007).
A. García-García, D.L. Orange, S. Miserocchi, A. Correggiari, L. Langone, T.D. Lorenson, F.
Trincardi, and C.A. Nittrouer, What controls shallow gas in Western Adriatic Sea? Cont. Shelf
Res., 27, 359-374 (2007).
B.L. Mullenbach and C.A. Nittrouer, Decadal record of sediment export to the deep sea via the
Eel Canyon, Cont. Shelf Res., 26, 2157-2177 (2006).
J.M. Jaeger and C.A. Nittrouer, A quantitative examination of modern sedimentary lithofacies
formation on the glacially influenced Gulf of Alaska continental shelf, Cont. Shelf Res., 26,
2178-2204 (2006).
C.M. Palinkas and C.A. Nittrouer, Clinoform sedimentation along the Apennine shelf, Adriatic
Sea, Mar. Geol., 234, 245-260 (2006).
A. Garcia-Garcia, D. Orange, T. Lorenson, O. Radakovitch, T. Tesi, S. Miserocchi, S. Berne,
P.L. Friend, C. Nittrouer and A. Normand, Shallow gas off the Rhone prodelta, Gulf of Lions,
Mar. Geol., 234, 215-231 (2006).
M. Goni, N. Monacci, R. Gisewhite, A. Ogston, J. Crockett, and C. Nittrouer, Distribution and
sources of particulate organic matter in the water column and sediments of the Fly River delta,
Gulf of Papua (Papua New Guinea), Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci., 69, 225-245 (2006).
C.M. Palinkas, C.A. Nittrouer and J.P. Walsh, Inner-shelf sedimentation in the Gulf of Papua,
New Guinea: a mud-rich shallow shelf setting, Jour. Coast. Res., 22, 760-772 (2006).
T.M. Drexler, C.A. Nittrouer, and B.L. Mullenbach, Impact of local morphology on
sedimentation in a submarine canyon, ROV studies in Eel Canyon, northern California, USA,
Jour. Sed. Res., 76, 839-853 (2006).
J.D. Parsons and C.A. Nittrouer, Extreme events moving particulate material on continental
margins, in A.R. Robinson and K.H. Brink (eds.) The Sea, v. 13, The Global Coastal Ocean:
Multiscale Interdisciplinary Processes, 681-713 (2005).
A.S. Ogston, R.W. Sternberg, and C.A. Nittrouer, Recent advances in fine-grained sediment
transport processes on the continental shelf, in A.R. Robinson and K.H. Brink (eds.) The Sea, v.
13, The Global Coastal Ocean: Multiscale Interdisciplinary Processes, 101-127 (2005).
C.M. Palinkas, C.A. Nittrouer, R.A. Wheatcroft, and L. Langone, The use of 7Be to identify
event and seasonal sedimentation near the Po River delta, Adriatic Sea, Mar. Geol, 222, 95-112
(2005).
D. Orange, A. Garcia-Garcia, T. Lorenson, C. Nittrouer, T. Milligan, S. Miserocchi, L.
Langone, A. Correggiari, and F. Trincardi, Shallow gas and flood deposition in the Po delta.
Mar. Geol., 222, 159-177 (2005).
J.S. Crockett, C.A. Nittrouer, et al., Where rivers and oceans collide. EOS, 86, 25-32 (2005).
C.A. Nittrouer, S. Miserocchi, F. Tricardi, Investigation of Po and Apennine Sediment
Transport and Accumulation. Oceanography, 17, 46-57 (2004).
J.P. Walsh, C.A. Nittrouer, C.M. Palinkas, A.S. Ogston, R.W. Sternberg and G.J. Brunskill,
Clinoform mechanics in the Gulf of Papua, New Guinea, Cont. Shelf Res., 24, 2487-2510
(2004).
B.L. Mullenbach, C.A. Nittrouer, P. Puig and D.L. Orange, Sediment deposition in a modern
submarine canyon: Eel Canyon, northern California, Mar.Geol., 211, 101-119 (2004).
J.P. Walsh and C.A. Nittrouer, Mangrove-bank sedimentation in a mesotidal environment with
large sediment supply, Gulf of Papua. Mar. Geol. 208, 225-248 (2004).
J.S. Crockett, and C.A. Nittrouer, The sandy inner shelf as a repository for muddy sediment: an
example from northern California, Cont. Shelf Res., 24, 55-73 (2004).
P. Puig, A.S. Ogston, B.L. Mullenbach, C.A. Nittrouer, J.D. Parsons and R.W. Sternberg,
Storm-induced sediment gravity flows at the head of the Eel submarine canyon, Jour. Geophys.
Res.,109, C03019, doi:10.1029/2003JC001918 (2004).
S.J. Bentley and C.A. Nittrouer, Emplacement, modification and preservation of event
stratigraphy on a flood-dominated continental shelf: Eel shelf, northern California, Cont. Shelf
Res., 23, 1465-1493 (2003).
J.P. Walsh and C.A. Nittrouer, Contrasting styles of off-shelf sediment accumulation in New
Guinea, Mar. Geol., 196, 105-125 (2003).
R. Aalto, L. Maurice-Bourgoin, T. Dunne, D.R. Montgomery, C.A. Nittrouer, J.-L. Guyot,
ENSO-orchestrated sediment accumulation on Amazonian floodplains, Nature, 425, 493-497
(2003).
P. Puig, A.S. Ogston, B.L. Mullenbach, C.A. Nittrouer and R.W. Sternberg, Shelf-to-canyon
sediment-transport processes on the Eel continental margin (northern California), Mar. Geol.,
193, 129-149 (2003).
L. Langone, R.B. Dunbar, D.A. Mucciarone, M. Ravaioli, R. Meloni, and C.A. Nittrouer, Rapid
sinking of biogenic material during the late austral summer in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, in G.
DiTullio and R. Dunbar (eds.), Biogeochemistry of the Ross Sea, American Geophysical Union,
Antarctic Research Series Monograph, 78, 221-234 (2003).
Aalto, R.E., T. Dunne, C.A. Nittrouer, L. Maurice-Bourgoin and D.R. Montgomery, Fluvial
transport of sediment across a pristine tropical foreland basin: channel-flood plain interaction
and episodic flood plain depositionm, in F.J. Dyer, M.C. Thoms and J.M. Olly (eds.), The
structure, function and management implications of fluvial sedimentary systems: IAHS Press,
Wallingford, U.K., 339-344 (2002).
C.K. Sommerfield, R.C. Aller and C.A. Nittrouer, Sedimentary C-S-Fe relationships in modern
and ancient diagenetic environments of the Eel River Basin (USA), J. Sed. Res., 70, 335-345
(2001).
B.L. Mullenbach and C.A. Nittrouer, Rapid deposition of fluvial sediment in the Eel Canyon,
northern California, Cont. Shelf Res., 20, 2191-2212 (2000).
J.M. Jaeger and C.A. Nittrouer, Marine record of surge-induced outburst floods from the Bering
Glacier, Alaska, Geology, 27, 847-850 (1999).
S.J. Bentley and C.A. Nittrouer, Physical and biological influences on the formation of
sedimentary fabric in an oxygen-restricted depositional environment; Eckernfoerde Bay,
southwestern Baltic Sea, Palios, 14, 585-600 (1999).
J.M. Jaeger and C.A. Nittrouer, Sediment deposition in an Alaskan fjord: controls on the
formation and preservation of sedimentary structures in Icy Bay, J. Sed. Res., 69, 1011-1026
(1999).
C.K. Sommerfield, C.A. Nittrouer and C.R. Alexander, 7Be as a tracer of flood sedimentation
on the northern California continental margin, Cont. Shelf Res., 19, 335-361 (1999).
C.A. Nittrouer, STRATAFORM: overview of its design and synthesis of its results, Mar. Geol.,
154, 3-12 (1999).
J.P. Walsh and C.A. Nittrouer, Observations of sediment flux on the Eel continental slope,
northern California, Mar.Geol., 154, 55-68 (1999).
C.K Sommerfield and C.A. Nittrouer, Modern accumulation rates and a sediment budget for the
Eel shelf: a flood-dominated depositional environment, Mar. Geol., 154, 227-241 (1999).
C.A. Nittrouer, G.R. Lopez, L.D. Wright, S.J. Bentley, A.F. D’Andrea, C.T. Friedrichs, C.K.
Sommerfield and N.I. Craig, Oceanic processes and the formation of sedimentary strata in
Eckernfoerde Bay, Baltic Sea, Cont. Shelf Res., 18, 1689-1714 (1998).
M.A. Allison and C.A. Nittrouer, Identifying accretionary mud shorefaces in the geologic
record: insights from the modern Amazon dispersal system, in Shales and Mudstones: J.
Schieber, W. Zimmerle, and P.S. Sethi, eds., Schweizerbart Verlag, Stuttgart, pp. 147-161
(1998).
J.M. Jaeger, C.A. Nittrouer, N.D. Scott and J.D. Milliman, Sediment accumulation along a
glacially impacted mountainous coastline: north-east Gulf of Alaska, Basin Res. 10, 155-173
(1998).
S.J. Bentley and C.A. Nittrouer, Environmental influences on the formation of sedimentary
fabric in a fine-grained carbonate-shelf environment: Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys, Geo-Mar.
Letts. 17, 268-275 (1997).
R.A. Wheatcroft, C.K. Sommerfield, D.E. Drake, J.C. Borgeld, and C.A. Nittrouer, Rapid and
widespread dispersal of flood sediment on the northern California continental margin, Geology
25, 163-166 (1997).
C.A. Nittrouer and J.H. Kravitz, STRATAFORM: A program to study the creation and
interpretation of sedimentary strata on continental margins, Oceanography 9, 146-152 (1996).
R.A. Wheatcroft, J.C. Borgeld, R.S. Born, D.E. Drake, E.L. Leithold, C.A. Nittrouer, and C.K.
Sommerfield, Anatomy of an oceanic flood deposit, Oceanography 9, 158-162 (1996).
C.A. Nittrouer and D.J. DeMaster, The Amazon shelf setting -- tropical, energetic, and
influenced by a large river, Cont. Shelf Res. 16, 553-574 (1996).
C.A. Nittrouer, S.A. Kuehl, A.G. Figueiredo, M.A. Allison, C.K. Sommerfield, J.M. Rine,
L.E.C. Faria, and O.M. Silveira, The geological record preserved by Amazon shelf
sedimentation, Cont. Shelf Res. 16, 817-841 (1996).
S.J. Bentley, C.A. Nittrouer, and C.K. Sommerfield, Development of sedimentary strata in
Eckernfoerde Bay, western Baltic Sea, Geo-Mar. Letts. 16, 148-154 (1996).
J.M. Jaeger, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, C. Kelchner and R.B. Dunbar, Lateral transport of
settling particles in the Ross Sea and implications for the fate of biogenic material, J. Geophys.
Res. 101, 18,479-18,488 (1996).
D.J. DeMaster, O. Ragueneau, and C.A. Nittrouer, Preservation efficiencies and accumulation
rates of biogenic Si and organic C, N, and P in high-latitude sediments: the Ross Sea, J.
Geophys. Res. 101, 18,501-18,518 (1996).
S.A. Kuehl, C.A. Nittrouer, M.A. Allison, L.E.C. Faria, D.A. Dukat, J.M. Jaeger, T.D. Pacioni,
A.G. Figueiredo, and E.C. Underkoffler, Sediment deposition, accumulation, and seabed
dynamics in an energetic, fine-grained coastal environment, Cont. Shelf Res. 16, 787-816
(1996).
J.D. Milliman, J. Snow, J.M. Jaeger, and C.A. Nittrouer, Catastrophic discharge of fluvial
sediment to the ocean: evidence of Jokulhlaups events in the Alsek Sea Valley, southeast
Alaska, in Erosion and Sediment Yield: Global and Regional Perspectives, D.E. Walling and
B.W. Webb, eds., Int. Assoc. Hydrol. Sci. 236, 367-379 (1996).
C.K. Sommerfield, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Sedimentary carbon-isotope systematics
on the Amazon shelf, Geo-Mar. Letts. 16, 17-23 (1996).
A.G. Figueiredo, C.A. Nittrouer, and E.A. Costa, Gassy sediment in the Amazon submarine
delta, Geo-Mar. Letts. 16, 31-35 (1996).
M.A. Allison, C.A. Nittrouer, L.E.C. Faria, O.M. Silveira, and A.C. Mendes, Sources and sinks
of sediment to the Amazon margin: the Amapa coast, Geo-Mar. Letts. 16, 36-40 (1996).
C.A. Nittrouer, G.J. Brunskill, and A.G. Figueiredo, The importance of tropical coastal
environments, Geo-Mar. Letts. 15, 121-126 (1995).
C.A. Nittrouer, S.A. Kuehl, R.W. Sternberg, A.G. Figueiredo, and L.E.C. Faria, An
introduction to the geological significance of sediment transport and accumulation on the
Amazon continental shelf, Mar. Geol. 125, 177-192 (1995).
J.M. Jaeger and C.A. Nittrouer, Tidal controls on the formation of fine-scale sedimentary strata
near the Amazon river mouth, Mar. Geol. 125, 259-281 (1995).
M.A. Allison, C.A. Nittrouer, and G.C. Kineke, Seasonal sediment storage on mudflats
adjacent to the Amazon River, Mar. Geol. 125, 303-328 (1995).
C.K. Sommerfield, C.A. Nittrouer, and A.G. Figueiredo, Stratigraphic evidence of changes in
Amazon shelf sedimentation during the Holocene, Mar. Geol. 125, 351-371 (1995).
M.A. Allison, C.A. Nittrouer, and L.E.C. Faria, Rates and mechanisms of shoreface
progradation and retreat downdrift of the Amazon river mouth, Mar. Geol. 125, 373-392
(1995).
A.G. Figueiredo and C.A. Nittrouer, New insights to high-resolution stratigraphy on the
Amazon continental shelf, Mar. Geol. 125, 393-399 (1995).
C.A. Nittrouer and J.H. Kravitz, Integrated continental margin research to benefit ocean and
earth sciences, EOS 76, 121-126 (1995).
L.D. Wright and C.A. Nittrouer, Dispersal of river sediments in coastal seas: six contrasting
cases, Estuaries 18, 494-508 (1995).
C.A. Nittrouer, J.M. Jaeger, and D.J. DeMaster, Advection of suspended sediment in the Ross
Sea and implications for the fate of biogeochemical materials, Antarctic J. 29, 106-107 (1994).
C.A. Nittrouer and L.D. Wright, Transport of particles across continental shelves, Rev.
Geophys. 32, 85-113 (1994).
M.A. Allison, C.A. Nittrouer, G.C. Kineke, and R.W. Sternberg, Use of an instrumented tripod
system to examine sediment dynamics and fine-scale strata formation in muddy surf-zone and
nearshore deposits, J. Coast. Res. 10, 488-496 (1994).
C.A. Nittrouer and G.J. Brunskill, The gateway for terrestrial material entering the ocean, EOS
75, 191-192 (1994).
C.A. Nittrouer, G.H. Pierson, J.M. Morrison, and D.J. DeMaster, The movement of suspended
materials in the Ross Sea, Antarctic J. 27, 77-78 (1993).
C.A. Nittrouer and L.D. Wright, Unique opportunities of oil platforms for the study of sediment
transport and accumulation, Mar. Tech. Soc. J. 27, 83-86 (1993).
C.A. Nittrouer, Controlling the ingredients that flow to the sea, oceanic processes near river
mouths, Oceanus 36, 12-18 (1993).
D.J. DeMaster, R.B. Dunbar, L.I Gordon, A.R. Leventer, J.M. Morrison, D.M. Nelson, C.A.
Nittrouer, and W.O. Smith, Jr., Cycling and accumulation of biogenic silica and organic matter
in high-latitude environments: The Ross Sea, Oceanography 5, 146-153 (1992).
S.L. Harden, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, Developing geochronologies for high-latitude
continental shelf deposits: a radiochemical approach, Mar. Geol. 103, 69-98 (1992).
D.J. DeMaster, T.M. Nelson, S.L. Harden, and C.A. Nittrouer, The cycling and accumulation of
biogenic silica and organic carbon in Antarctic deep sea and continental margin environments,
Mar. Chem. 35, 489-502 (1991).
C.A. Nittrouer, S.A. Kuehl, J.M. Rine, A.G. Figueiredo, L.E.C. Faria, G.T.M. Dias, M.A.M.
Silva, M.A. Allison, T.D. Pacioni, M.P. Segall, E.C. Underkoffler, H.V. Borges, and O.F.
Silveira, Sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Amazon continental shelf, Oceanography 4, 33-
38 (1991).
C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, A.G. Figueiredo, and J.M. Rine, AmasSeds: an
interdisciplinary investigation of a complex coastal environment, Oceanography 4, 3-7 (1991).
C.A. Nittrouer, A multidisciplinary study of Amazon shelf sediment, Earth in Space 3, 8-9
(1991).
S.A. Kuehl, T.M. Hariu, M.W. Sanford, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Millimeter-scale
sedimentary structure of fine-grained sediments: examples from continental margin
environments, in R.H. Bennett, W.R. Bryant, and M.H. Hulbert, eds., Microstructure of Fine-
Grained Sediments, Springer-Verlag, New York pp. 33-45 (1991).
C.R. Alexander, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, Y.-A. Park, and S.-C. Park, Macrotidal
mudflats of the southwestern Korean coast: a model for interpretation of intertidal deposits, J.
Sed. Petrol. 61, 805-824 (1991).
D.J. DeMaster, D.C. Brewster, B.A. McKee, and C.A. Nittrouer, Rates of particle scavenging,
sediment reworking, and longitudinal ripple formation at the HEBBLE site based on
measurements of 234Th and 210Pb, Mar. Geol. 99, 423-444 (1991).
C.R. Alexander, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, Sediment accumulation in a modern
epicontinental shelf setting: The Yellow Sea, Mar. Geol. 98, 51-72 (1991).
D.J. DeMaster, S.L. Harden, R.H. Pope, C.A. Nittrouer, and G.H. Pierson, Biogeochemical
fluxes in Ross Sea continental shelf sediments, Antarctic J. 25, 91-95 (1990).
M.W. Sanford, S.A. Kuehl, and C.A. Nittrouer, Modern sedimentary processes in the
Wilmington Canyon area, U.S. East Coast, Mar. Geol. 92, 205-226 (1990).
C.A. Nittrouer et al., A multidisciplinary Amazon shelf sediment study, EOS 71, 1771-1777
(1990).
S.J. Culver, C.A. Brunner, and C.A. Nittrouer, Observations of a fast burst of the deep western
boundary undercurrent and sediment transport in South Wilmington Canyon from DSRV Alvin,
Geo-Mar. Lett 8, 159-165 (1988).
S.A. Kuehl, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Microfabric study of fine-grained sediments:
observations from the Amazon subaqueous delta, J. Sed. Pet. 58, 12-23 (1988).
C.A. Nittrouer, B.E. Bergenback, D.J. DeMaster, and S.A. Kuehl, Accumulation of mixed
carbonate and siliciclastic muds on the continental shelf of eastern Spain, in Carbonate-Clastic
Transitions, L.J. Doyle and H.H. Roberts, eds., Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., Amsterdam,
p. 251-269 (1988).
D.J. DeMaster, S.L. Harden, and C.A. Nittrouer, Rates of Holocene sedimentation on the
western margin of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic J. 23, 94-96 (1988).
B.A. McKee, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, Uranium geochemistry on the Amazon Shelf:
evidence for uranium release from bottom sediments, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 51, 2779-
2786 (1988).
C.A. Nittrouer, J.M. Coleman, R.D. Flood, R.N. Ginsburg, D.S. Gorsline, A.C. Hine, R.W.
Sternberg, D.J.P. Swift, and L.D. Wright, Sedimentation on continental margins: an integrated
program for innovative studies during the 1990s, EOS 69, 58-68 (1988).
C.A. Nittrouer and D.J. DeMaster, eds., Sedimentary Processes on the Amazon Continental
Shelf, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 379 pp. (1987).
L.A. Levin and C.A. Nittrouer, Textural characteristics of sediments on deep seamounts in the
eastern Pacific Ocean between 10N and 30N, in Seamounts, Islands and Atolls, B.H. Keating,
P. Fryer, R. Batiza, and G.W. Boehlert, eds., Am. Geophys. Union, Geophys. Mongr. 43, 187-
203 (1987).
D.J. DeMaster, T.B. Nelson, C.A. Nittrouer, and S.L. Harden, Biogenic silica and organic
carbon accumulation in modern Bransfield Strait sediments, Antarctic J. 22, 108-110 (1987).
C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, S.A. Kuehl and B.A. McKee, Association of sand and mud
deposits accumulating on continental shelves, in Shelf Sands and Sandstones, R.J. Knight and
J.R. McLean, eds., Can. Soc. Petrol. Geol., Mem. 11, 11-25 (1986).
P.A. Ledford-Hoffman, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, Biogenic-silica accumulation in the
Ross Sea and the importance of Antarctic continental-shelf deposits in the marine silica budget,
Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 50, 2099-2110 (1986).
C.R. Alexander, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, High-resolution seismic stratigraphy and
its sedimentological interpretation on the Amazon continental shelf, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 337-357
(1986).
S.A. Kuehl, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Distribution of sedimentary structures in the
Amazon subaqueous delta, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 311-336 (1986).
S.A. Kuehl, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, Nature of sediment accumulation on the
Amazon continental shelf, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 209-225 (1986).
C.A. Nittrouer, T.B. Curtin, and D.J. DeMaster, Concentration and flux of suspended sediment
on the Amazon continental shelf, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 151-174 (1986).
D.J. DeMaster, S.A. Kuehl, and C.A. Nittrouer, Effects of suspended sediments on geochemical
processes near the mouth of the Amazon River: examination of biological silica uptake and the
fate of particle-reactive elements, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 107-125 (1986).
B.A. McKee, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, Temporal variability in the partitioning of
thorium between dissolved and particulate phases on the Amazon shelf: implications for
scavenging of particle-reactive species, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 87-106 (1986).
C.A. Nittrouer and D.J. DeMaster, Sedimentary processes on the Amazon continental shelf:
past, present, and future research, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 5-30 (1986).
B. Carson, E.T. Baker, B.M. Hickey, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, K.W. Thorbjarnarson, and
G.W. Snyder, Modern sediment dispersal and accumulation in Quinault submarine canyon: a
summary, Mar. Geol. 71, 1-13 (1986).
K.W. Thorbjarnarson, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Accumulation of modern sediment in
Quinault submarine canyon, Mar. Geol. 71, 107-124 (1986).
N.H. Cutshall, I.L. Larson, C.R. Olsen, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Columbia River
sediment in Quinault canyon, evidence from artificial radionuclides, Mar. Geol. 71, 125-136
(1986).
C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, S.A. Kuehl, and R.O. Kowsmann, The deltaic nature of Amazon
shelf sedimentation, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. 97, 444-458 (1986).
K.W. Thorbjarnarson, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, and R.B. McKinney, Sediment
accumulation in a back-barrier lagoon, Great Sound, New Jersey, J. Sed. Petrol. 55, 856-863
(1985).
D.J. DeMaster, B.A. McKee, C.A. Nittrouer, D.C. Brewster, and P.E. Biscaye, Rates of
sediment reworking at the HEBBLE site based on profiles of naturally occurring Th-234 and
Pb-210, Mar. Geol. 66, 133-148 (1985).
D.J. DeMaster, B.A. McKee, C.A. Nittrouer, J. Qian, and G. Cheng, Rates of sediment
accumulation and particle reworking based on radiochemical measurements from continental
shelf deposits in the East China Sea, Cont. Shelf Res. 4, 143-158 (1985).
S.A. Kuehl, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, and T.B. Curtin, A long, square-barrel gravity corer
for sedimentological and geochemical investigation of fine-grained sediments, Mar. Geol. 62,
365-370 (1985).
S.A. Kuehl, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, and T.B. Curtin, An overview of sedimentation on
the Amazon continental shelf, Geo-Mar. Lett. 4, 207-210 (1985).
C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, S.A. Kuehl, B.A. McKee, and K.W. Thorbjarnarson, Some
questions and answers about the accumulation of fine-grained sediment in continental margin
environments, Geo-Mar. Lett. 4, 211-213 (1985).
C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, and B.A. McKee, Modern sediment accumulation in the East
China Sea, in Marine Geology and Physical Processes in the Yellow Sea, Y.A. Park, O.H.
Pilkey, and S.W. Kim, eds., Korean Institute of Energy and Resources, Seoul, p. 208-216
(1984).
A.P. Belperio, B.W. Smith, H.A. Polach, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, J.R. Prescott, J.R.
Hails, and V.A. Gostin, Chronological studies of the quaternary marine sediments of northern
Spencer Gulf, southern Australia, Mar. Geol. 61, 265-296 (1984).
C.A. Nittrouer, B.A. McKee, and D.J. DeMaster, Fine-scale stratigraphy in proximal and distal
deposits of sediment dispersal systems in the East China Sea, Mar. Geol. 61, 13-24 (1984).
I.N. McCave, C.D. Hollister, D.J. DeMaster, C.A. Nittrouer, A.J. Silva, and J.Y. Yingst,
Analysis of a longitudinal ripple from the Nova Scotian continental rise, Mar. Geol. 58, 275-
286 (1984).
B.A. McKee, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, The use of 234Th/238U disequilibrium to
examine the fate of particle-reactive species on the Yangtze continental shelf, Earth Plan. Sci.
Lett. 68, 431-442, (1984).
J.R.A. Dias and C.A. Nittrouer, Continental shelf sediments of northern Portugal, Cont. Shelf
Res. 3, 147-165 (1984).
A. Maldonado, D.J.P. Swift, R.A. Young, G. Han, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, J. Rey, C.
Palomo, A.J. Acosta, A. Ballester, and J. Castellvi, Sedimentation on the Valencia continental
shelf: preliminary results, Cont. Shelf Res. 2, 195-211 (1984).
C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, B.A. McKee, N.H. Cutshall, and I.L. Larsen, The effect of
sediment mixing on Pb-210 accumulation rates for the Washington continental shelf, Mar.
Geol. 54, 201-221 (1984).
D.J. DeMaster, C.A. Nittrouer, and P.A. Hoffman, Biogenic silica accumulation on the
Antarctic continental shelf, Antarctic J. 18, 132-134 (1983).
Sedimentation on the Continental Shelf with Special Reference to the East China Sea, Q. Jin
and J.D. Milliman, eds., Springer-Verlag, New York, 1029 pp. (1983), including the following
papers:
D.J. DeMaster and C.A. Nittrouer, Uptake, dissolution and accumulation of silica near the
mouth of the Changjiang, 235-240;
G. Cheng, J. Qian, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, and B.A. McKee, Modern sediment
structure of the East China Sea, 511-521;
D.J. DeMaster, B.A. McKee, C.A. Nittrouer, J. Qian, and G. Cheng, Rates of sedimentary
processes based on radiochemical profiles from continental shelf deposits in the East
China Sea, 581-589;
B.A. McKee, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, The use of 234Th/238U disequilibrium in
examining particle scavenging near the Changjiang river mouth; 617-625;
C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, B.A. McKee, G. Cheng, and J. Qian, Formation of
sedimentary strata in the East China Sea, 696-704.
R.A. Young, D.J.P. Swift, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, and B. Bergenback, Event-dominated
sediment transport on the Valencian continental shelf, Spain, and its effect on sediment
accumulation and Holocene stratigraphy, in Estudio Oceanografico de la Plataforma
Continental, J. Castellvi, ed., Cadiz, 1-13 (1983).
B.A. McKee, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, The concepts of sediment deposition and
accumulation applied to the continental shelf near the mouth of the Yangtze River, Geology 11,
631-633 (1983).
D.J. DeMaster, G.B. Knapp, and C.A. Nittrouer, Biological uptake and accumulation of silica
on the Amazon continental shelf, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 47, 1713-1723 (1983).
C.A. Nittrouer, M.T. Sharara, and D.J. DeMaster, Variations of sediment texture on the
Amazon continental shelf, J. Sed. Petrol. 53, 179-191 (1983).
S.A. Kuehl, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Modern sediment accumulation and strata
formation on the Amazon continental shelf, Mar. Geol. 49, 279-300 (1982).
C.A. Nittrouer, ed., Sedimentary Dynamics of Continental Shelves, Elsevier Scientific
Publishing Co., Amsterdam, 452 pp. (1981).
C.A. Nittrouer and R.W. Sternberg, The formation of sedimentary strata in an allochthonous
shelf environment: the Washington continental shelf, Mar. Geol. 42, 201-232 (1981).
W.M. Smethie, C.A. Nittrouer, and R.F.L. Self, The use of Radon-222 as a tracer of sediment
irrigation and mixing on the Washington continental shelf, Mar. Geol. 42, 173-200 (1981).
C.A. Nittrouer, R.W. Sternberg, R. Carpenter, and J.T. Bennett, The use of Pb-210
geochronology as a sedimentological tool: application to the Washington continental shelf,
Mar. Geol. 31, 297-316 (1979).
C.A. Nittrouer, The process of detrital sediment accumulation in a continental shelf
environment: an examination of the Washington shelf, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of
Washington, 243 p. (1978).
R.W. Faas and C.A. Nittrouer, Post-depositional facies development in fine-grained sediments
of the Wilkinson Basin, Gulf of Maine, J. Sed. Petrol. 46, 337-344 (1976).
C.A. Nittrouer and R.W. Sternberg, The fate of a fine-grained dredge spoils deposit in a tidal
channel of Puget Sound, Washington, J. Sed. Petrol. 45, 160-170 (1975).
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
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Stratigraphy, ESS 455 (senior undergraduate course)
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Coastal Geology Seminar (graduate course)
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HONORS
1989 Student-Alumni Award, MSRC, SUNY, Stony Brook
2013 Invited Instructor, Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute, “Toward a
Sustained Operational River-to-Shelf Observation & Prediction System for the
Amazon”, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Universidade de São Paulo
2014 Invited Instructor, Austral Summer Institute XIV “Fluvial and Glacial Sediments
Impacting Coastal Ocean Processes: an Interdisciplinary Perspective”,
Universidad de Concepcion, Chile
PRESENT STUDENTS (Chairman or co-chairman of their advisory committee)
Aaron T. Fricke (Ph.D.)
Emily F. Eidam (Ph.D.)
Ph.D. STUDENTS (Chairman or co-chairman of their advisory committee)
2014 Dr. Richard P. Hale
(assistant professor)
Department of Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529
2014 Dr. Katherine Boldt Love
(Geoscientist)
Upstream Research
ExxonMobil Corporation
Houston, TX 77252
2013 Dr. Kristen Lee Webster
2008 Dr. Tina M. Drexler
(Geoscience Associate)
Upstream Research
ExxonMobil Corporation
Irving, TX 75039
2006 Dr. John S. Crockett
(Director for Research Project Development)
Research Foundation
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182
2005 Dr. Cindy L. Palinkas
(Associate Professor)
Horn Point Laboratory
University of Maryland
Cambridge, MD 21613
2002 Dr. Beth L. Mullenbach
(Research Scientist)
Fisheries Research
Idaho Department of Fish & Game
Boise, ID 83686
2001 Dr. J.P. Walsh
(Associate Professor)
Department of Geological Sciences
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
1998 Dr. Samual J. Bentley
(Professor)
Department of Geology & Geophysics
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
1998 Dr. Heloisa Borges
(Professor)
Marine Geology & Geophysics
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
1998 Dr. John M. Jaeger
(Associate Professor)
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
1997 Dr. Christopher K. Sommerfield
(Associate Professor)
College of Earth, Ocean and Environment
University of Delaware
Lewes, DE 19958
1993 Dr. Mead A. Allison
(Professor)
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
1990 Dr. Clark A. Alexander
(Professor)
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
University of Georgia
Savannah, GA 31416
1986 Dr. Brent A. McKee
(Professor)
Department of Marine Sciences
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
1985 Dr. Steven A. Kuehl
(Professor)
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
College of William and Mary
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
MASTERS STUDENTS (Chairman or co-chairman of their advisory committee)
2013 Emily F. Eidam, UW
2012 Aaron T. Fricke, UW
2011 Richard P. Hale, UW
2010 Katherine V. Boldt, UW
2006 D. Preston Martin, UW
2006 Maureen H. Davies, UW
2004 Tina M. Drexler, UW
2002 Cynthia M. Palinkas, UW
2001 John S. Crockett, UW
1997 John P. Walsh, SUNY-Stony Brook
1994 John M. Jaeger, SUNY-Stony Brook
1993 Christopher K. Sommerfield, SUNY-Stony Brook
1992 Geoffrey H. Pierson, SUNY-Stony Brook
1989 Stephen L. Hardin, NCSU
1988 Thomas M. Nelson, NCSU
1987 Ross Elliot, NCSU
1985 Clark R. Alexander, NCSU
1984 David C. Brewster, NCSU
1984 Paula A. Ledford-Hoffman, NCSU
1983 Bruce E. Bergenback, NCSU
1983 Brent A. McKee, NCSU
1983 Kathyrn W. Thorbjarnarson, NCSU
1981 Gary B. Knapp, NCSU
1981 Steven A. Kuehl, NCSU
1981 Mouhab T. Sharara , NCSU
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
American Geophysical Union (fellow)
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Geological Society of America (fellow)
International Association of Sedimentologists
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
The Oceanography Society
OFFICES AND COMMITTEES (in addition to those listed on page 2)
2014-present AGU Ocean Sciences Fellows Committee
2013-present Xiamen University, Department of Marine Geology, Advisory Committee
2010-2012 Geology & Geophysics Councillor, TOS Executive Committee
2008-2009 Organizing Committee, Liege Symposium, 2009
2003-2004 Steering Committee, ASLO/TOS Ocean Research Conference (Honolulu)
2001-2002 Steering Committee, AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting (Honolulu)
1993-1995 Organizing Committee, Liege Symposium, 1995
1992-1994 UNOLS-FIC Coastal Ship Committee
1990-1992 UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
1990-1991 Technical Program Committee SEPM National Meeting (Portland)
1989-1990 Chairman SEPM Coastal and Shelf Research Group
1988-1989 Vice-Chairman SEPM Coastal and Shelf Research Group
1985-1986 President SEPM Eastern Section
1984-1994 SEPM Convention Policy Committee
1984-1985 Vice-President SEPM Eastern Section
1980-1982 President and Vice-President of SANDS Group (Shelf and Nearshore Dynamics
of Sedimentation)
MEETING ORGANIZATION
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Sediment Dynamics of a Tropical River-Marine Dispersal
System: the Mekong from River Source to Ocean Sink”, 2016, AGU Ocean Sciences
Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Co-convener, Special Symposium, “Antarctic Fjords, Interaction of Biotic, Oceanographic, and
Cryospheric Systems under Changing Climate”, 2014, GSA Annual Meeting, Vancouver.
Co-convener, Special Symposium, “Source to Sink: Earth-surface-process connections from
mountains to margins”, 2013, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Co-coordinator, NSF Catalyst course at Universidade Federal do Para, Belem, Brazil, 2013,
“Linkages between Amazon mangrove coastlines and fluvial sediment exchange: how
climatic variations could impact mangrove health”.
Executive committee, NSF Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute, Niteroi, Brazil, 2013,
"Toward a sustained operational river-to-shelf observation & prediction system for the
Amazon".
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Source to sink sediment pathways and the evolution of
continental margins”, 2012, International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Australia.
Co-Convener, AGU Chapman Conference, "Source to Sink Systems Around the World and
Through Time", 2011, Oxnard, CA.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Sediment Sources and Transfer Processes Extending From
Terrestrial Settings to Ocean Sinks”, 2010, AGU Meeting of the Americas, Foz do Iguaçu,
Brazil.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Sediment Transport and Accumulation Under Normal and
Extreme Conditions”, 2010, AGU Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Source-to-Sink Sediment Dispersal, Modern and Ancient”,
2010, AAPG/SEPM Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Tidal Flats: Hydrodynamic and Sedimentary Processes of
Mesotidal Environments”, 2010, AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR.
Co-Convener, SEPM Research Conference, “Clinoform Sedimentary Deposits: the Processes
Producing Them and the Stratigraphy Defining Them”, 2008, Rock Springs, WY.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Sedimentation Associated with Wet Tropical Rivers:
Interdisciplinary Linkages”, 2007, AGU Spring Meeting, Acapulco, Mexico.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Studies of Sediment Transfer From Land Through the
Ocean and Into the Stratigraphic Record”, 2006, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Integrated Strata Analysis”, 2006, IAS International
Sedimentological Congress, Fukuoka, Japan.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Sediment Transport and Accumulation from Terrestrial
Sources to Marine Sinks”, 2006, AMSA (Australian Marine Sciences Association) Annual
Meeting, Cairns, Australia.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Transportation, Deposition, and Stratigraphic Organization
of Muddy Sediments”, 2005, SEPM/AAPG Annual Meeting, Calgary, Canada.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Mass Transfer from Source to Sink in New Guinea: an
Interdisciplinary Perspective”, 2004, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Strata Formation on European Margins”, 2004, AGU Fall
Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Geology of Continental Margins”, 2004, International
Geological Congress, Florence, Italy.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Sedimentation on European Margins,” 2003, AGU Fall
Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Geological and Biogeochemical Processes in a Wet
Tropical Setting: New Guinea,” 2003, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Clinoforms: Past, Present, and Modeled”, 2003, GSA
Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Ocean Margin Sedimentary Systems: Forcing and
Depositional Products”, 2003, EGS-AGU-EGU Joint Meeting, Nice, France.
Co-Convener, Symposium, "Continental Shelves – Processes, Record, Utilization, and
Management", 2002, IAS/SEPM research conference, Hong Kong, China.
Co-Convener, AGU Chapman Conference, "Formation of Sedimentary Strata on Continental
Margins", 2001, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Convener, Special Symposium, "The Sea Floor", 2001, TOS meeting, Miami, FL.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, "Frontiers of Marine Sediment Transport & Continental
Margin Geology", 2000, AGU meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Physical Forcing and Impacts on Particulate Dispersal over
Continental Margins”, 2000, AGU/ASLO meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “Material Flux and Fate in the Tropical Coastal Ocean”,
2000, AGU/ASLO meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Convener, Special Symposium, “Strata Formation on Margins”, 1998, AGU meeting, San
Francisco, CA.
Co-Convener, SEPM Research Conference, “Strata and Sequences on Shelves and Slopes”,
1998, Sicily, Italy.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, “TROPICS”, 1998, AGU/ASLO meeting, San Diego, CA.
Convener, Special Symposium, “Strata Formation on Margins”, 1996, AGU meeting, San
Francisco, CA.
Convener, NSF Workshop, “Tropical River/Ocean Processes In Coastal Settings”, 1994,
Honolulu, HI.
Convener, ONR Workshop, "Sedimentary Processes on the Continental Terrace", 1993,
Stony Brook, NY.
Co-Convener, International Symposium, "The Amazon Meets the Atlantic and the World--
Oceanographic Processes Near the Mouth of the Amazon River in a Global Perspective",
1993, Niteroi, Brazil.
Convener, NSF Workshop, "The Influence of Tropical Rivers on Coastal Oceanographic
Processes", 1993, Townsville, Australia.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, "Coastal Oceanography in Low Latitudes", 1992, AGU
meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, "A Multidisciplinary Amazon Shelf SEDiment Study",
1990, AGU meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Co-Convener, AGU Chapman Conference, "The Fate of Particulate and Dissolved
Components within the Amazon Dispersal System: River and Ocean", 1988, Charleston, SC.
General Chairman, 1986, SEPM National Meeting, Raleigh, NC.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, "Southern Ocean", 1984, AGU meeting, San Francisco,
CA.
Co-Convener, Special Symposium, "Amazon Shelf Studies", 1984, AGU/ASLO meeting, New
Orleans, LA.
Executive Committee, 1982, ASLO National Meeting, Raleigh, NC.
Convener, Special Symposium, "Shelf and Nearshore Dynamics of Sedimentation", 1982,
AGU/ASLO meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Convener, Special Symposium, "Sedimentary Dynamics of Continental Shelves", 1980,
International Geological Congress, Paris, France.
EDITORSHIPS
Continental Shelf Research, Editorial Board, 1982-present.
Annual Reviews of Marine Science, Editorial Board, 2008-present.
Reviews of Geophysics, Associate Editor, 1997-2001.
Marine Geology, Editorial Board, 1995-2004.
Oceanography, Editor, 1991-1993.
Oceanography, Associate Editor, 1990-1991.
“Sediment- and hydrodynamics of the Mekong Delta: from tidal river to continental shelf,
Guest Editor, Continental Shelf Research.
“Hydrodynamics and Sedimentation on Mesotidal Sand- and Mudflats”, Guest Editor,
Continental Shelf Research, 33, 2013.
“The Papuan Continuum: Source to Sink through the Fly River System and the Gulf of Papua”,
Guest Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research (Earth Surface), 113, special issue, 2008
“Continental-Margin Sedimentation: Sediment Transport to Sequence Stratigraphy”, Editor,
IAS Spec. Pub. 37, Blackwell Publishing, 2007.
Oceanography, Guest Editor, v. 17 (4), 2004.
Marine Geology, Guest Editor, v. 154, 1999.
Continental Shelf Research, Guest Editor, v. 16 (5/6), 1996.
Oceanography, Guest Editor, v. 9 (3), 1996.
Geo-Marine Letters, Guest Editor, v. 15 (3/4) and 16 (1), 1995-1996.
Marine Geology, Guest Editor, v. 125 (3/4), 1995.
Continental Shelf Research, Guest Editor, v. 6 (1/2), 1986.
Marine Geology, Guest Editor, v. 42, 1981.