Leonard, Lynn A

Leonard, Lynn A
Assistant Professor
Professor

Professor, Earth and Ocean Sciences , College of Science and Engineering
Assistant Professor, Biology and Marine Biology , College of Science and Engineering
Department Chairperson, Biology and Marine Biology , College of Science and Engineering 2008-08-01 -

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2021-10-01	Investigating Controls on Barrier Island Over wash and Evolution during Extreme Storms -- Wave-Driven Processes in the Coastal Zones. Water. 13:2829. 2021-10-01
2020-01-01	Sediment deposition and availability in riparian wetlands. J. Coastal Research. 2020-01-01
2020-01-01	Sediment deposition and availability in riparian wetlands. Journal of Coastal Research. 37:302-315. 2020-01-01
2019-01-01	The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System: Governance Successes and Lessons from Two Decades of Growth, Front. Mar. Sci.. 2019-01-01
2017-01-01	Vegetation Drought Analysis in Tunisia: A Geospatial Investigation. Journal of Atmospheric and Earth Sciences. 1. 2017-01-01
2015-01-01	Integrating Environmental Monitoring and Observing Systems in Support of Science to Inform Decision Making: Case Studies for the Southeast. Coastal Ocean Observing Systems: Advances and Syntheses. Elsevier. p. 418-428. 2015-01-01
2010-04-01	Factors Controlling Surface Water Flow in a Low-gradient Subtropical Wetland.. Wetlands. 30:275-286. 2010-04-01
2008-01-01	Hydrography and bottom boundary layer dynamics: influence on inner shelf sediment mobility, Long Bay, NC. Southeastern Geology. Southeastern Geology. 45:97-109. 2008-01-01
2008-01-01	The effects of hardbottom geometry on sediment transport processes on the mid-continental shelf in Onslow Bay, North Carolina.. Southeastern Geology. 45:111-126. 2008-01-01
2004-01-01	Transplanted oyster (Crassostrea virginica) beds as self-sustaining mechanisms for water quality improvement in small tidal creeks. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 298:347-368. 2004-01-01
2003-01-01	Effects of oyster reefs on water quality in a tidal creek estuary. Journal of Shellfish Research. 22:753-762. 2003-01-01

Document

Year	Title	Altmetric
2021-01-01	The Effects of Major Wind Events on North Carolina Shelf Currents. Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference. 2021-01-01
2021-01-01	Understanding Controls on the Morphological Response of Masonboro Island, North Carolina to Hurricane Florence. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Annual Meeting. 2021-01-01
2020-01-01	Understanding Feedbacks Between Storm-Induced Water Levels and the Morphological Response of Masonboro Island, North Carolina. GSA Annual Meeting 2020. 2020-01-01
2019-01-01	Integrating Very High-Resolution Satellite Imagery and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing Techniques to Detect Changes on Barrier Island Vegetation and Elevation After Hurricane Florence. AAG Annual Meeting. 2019-01-01
2019-01-01	Integration of Satellite and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Imagery to Assess Geomorphological Response to Hurricane Florence on Northern Masonboro Island, NC. AAG Annual Meeting. 2019-01-01
2019-01-01	Investigating the Geomorphology of Storm Induced Overwash on Masonboro Island, NC from Hurricane Florence. Southeastern Section Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. 2019-01-01
2019-01-01	Short-Term Patterns of Post-Storm Recovery on an Undeveloped Barrier Island: Hurricane Florence and Masonboro Island, NC. Southeastern Section Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. 2019-01-01
2018-01-01	Assessing the Impact of Living Shorelines on Sediment Trapping. American Shore & Beach Preservation Association 2018 National Coastal Conference. 2018-01-01
2018-01-01	Living Shoreline Design: Impacts on Sediment Retention. SEERS. 2018-01-01
2017-01-01	An Examination of Living Shoreline Design in the Cape Fear River Estuary, North Carolina. Global Summit Program. 2017-01-01
2017-01-01	Effects of Causeway Construction on Vegetation and Sedimentation in North Carolina Tidal Creek Marsh Basins. Global Summit Program. 2017-01-01
2017-01-01	Physical Effects of Oyster Reef Rugosity: Flume and Field Studies in a Low-Flow Environment. Global Summit Program. 2017-01-01
2017-01-01	The Coastal Ocean Research and Observing Program: Meeting Users’ Needs in the Carolinas. Global Summit Program. 2017-01-01
2015-01-01	Analysis of sediment deposition processes and patterns in a southeastern North Carolina salt marsh using field data and geospatial techniques. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. p. 318. 2015-01-01
2015-01-01	Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Temporal Variations in Coastal Wetlands in the U.A.E.. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. p. 187. 2015-01-01

Report

Year	Title	Altmetric
2010-01-01	Monitoring Effects of a Potential Increased Tidal Range in the Cape Fear River Ecosystem Due to Deepening Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina Year 9. US Army Corps of Engineers. 2010-01-01
2009-07-01	Coastal and Estuarine Observing in North Carolina: Integrating Observations & Science to Understand Our Coastal Environment. East Carolina University Press. 30. 2009-07-01

Working Paper

Year	Title	Altmetric
2008-01-01	The potential impacts of climate change on coastal North Carolina: A report by the faculty of the University of North Carolina Wilmington for Erskine Bowles, President, The University of North Carolina.. UNC Wilmington. 104. 2008-01-01
2008-01-01	The potential impacts of climate change on coastal North Carolina: A report by the faculty of the University of North Carolina Wilmington for Erskine Bowles, President, The University of North Carolina.. UNC Wilmington. 104. 2008-01-01

Presentations

The Coastal Ocean Research and Observing Program: New Partnerships, SECOORA Annual Meeting 2018-05-01
Abiotic versus biotic removal mechanisms of TSS and Chl a over Crassostrea virginica reef structure., Meeting of the Southeastern Estuarine Research Society 2013-04-17
Climate change implications for NC: the role of coastal and estuarine observing, TCS22 2010-06-01
Observing Operations and Maintenance, SECOORA Annual Members Meeting 2010-05-01
Estuarine and Coastal Observing: Implications for Climate Change, UNC-GA Climate Change Workshop 2009-11-01
Hydrological Characteristics of Tidal Swamps, 20th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation 2009-11-01
Community Resilience in Response to Fluctuation in Water Level, Flow, and Salinity in the Cape Fear River Estuary, NC. , Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 20th Biennial Conference 2009-10-01
Hydrological Characteristics of Tidal Swamps, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 20th Biennial Conference 2009-10-01
Observing System: Working with Partners to Improve Automated Monitoring Systems, 20th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation 2009-10-01
Coastal observing in North Carolina, RENCI Environmental Sensors Workshop 2009-01-01
Tracking climate change and invasive species in the SAB, NOAA in the Carolinas

Research Overview

coastal geology, sedimentology, real-time ocean observing

Principal Investigator On

Observing and Data Management in Support of SECOORA 2010-06-01 - 2011-05-01

Carolinas Regional Coastal Observing System 2009-11-01 - 2010-12-01

Service, Maintain, and Calibrate Remote Data Collection Platforms in Swamps and Channels of Cape Fear River Basin 2008-07-01 - 2009-12-01

Towards Integrating Estuarine Observing In North Carolina - 2009-07-01

Co-principal Investigator On

RAPID: The Response and Recovery of Adjacent Natural and Build Coastlines Impacted by Hurricane Florence 2018-01-01 - 2020-01-01

Development of an interdisciplinary flume facility for research and teaching at the University of North Carolina Wilmington 2010-09-01 - 2011-05-01

Monitoring effects of a potential increased tidal range in the Cape Fear ecosystem 2009-06-01 - 2010-10-01

Key Parameters for assessing beach functionality 2008-02-01 - 2010-08-01

Development & Testing of Fisheries Video Data Logger 2009-04-01 -

Investigator On

MRI: Acquisition of a novel multi sensor-equipped unmanned aerial system (UAS) observatory for coastal mapping 2022-09-01 - 2024-12-01

RAPID: The Response and Recovery of Adjacent Natural and Built Coastlines Impacted by Hurricane Florence 2018-01-01 - 2020-01-01

Observing and Data Management in Support of SECOORA 2010-08-01 - 2011-07-01

Optimization & Enhancement of SECOORA Observing Elements to Deliver Actionable Coastal and Ocean Information in the Carolinas 2021-01-01 -

Reserve Monitoring and Stewardship Programs 2021-01-01 -

Reserve Research Support Services: North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve 2021-01-01 -

Optimization & Enhancement of SECOORA Observing Elements to Support Products & Applications – Year 5 2020-01-01 -

Hurricane IRMA Observational Supplemental 2019-01-01 -

Optimization & Enhancement of SECOORA Observing Elements to Support Products & Applications – Year 4 2019-01-01 -

Optimization & Enhancement of SECOORA Observing Elements to Support Products & Applications – Year 3 2018-01-01 -

Wallops Island Wave Buoy 2018-01-01 -

Optimization & Enhancement of SECOORA Observing Elements to Support Products & Applications – Year 2 2017-01-01 -

Marine Weather Portal: Upgrades and Stakeholder Engagements 2016-01-01 -

Optimization & Enhancement of SECOORA Observing Elements to Support Products & Applications –Year 1 2016-01-01 -

Ocean Observing Efforts in the Carolinas 2015-01-01 -

Ocean Observing Efforts in the Carolinas 2014-01-01 -

Teaching Overview

oceanography, environmental/coastal geology, sediment dynamics, field methods

Full Name

Lynn A Leonard