Patrick Barnard
Patrick is the Research Director for the Climate Impacts and Coastal Processes Team, which includes overseeing the development and application of the Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS), coastal monitoring and process-based studies of beaches across California, and research investigating the link between climate variability and coastal hazards across the Pacific Ocean basin.
Dr. Patrick Barnard has been a coastal geologist with the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz since 2003, and is the Research Director of the Climate Impacts and Coastal Processes Team. His research focuses on storm- and climate-related changes to the beaches and estuaries bordering the Pacific Ocean. His research has been published in over 80 peer-reviewed scientific papers, including Nature, and presented over 100 times at scientific conferences and universities. He serves on numerous regional, national and international scientific review panels related to climate change and coastal hazards. He received a BA from Williams College, MS from University of South Florida, and PhD from UC Riverside.
Science and Products
Monitoring and modeling shoreline response due to shoreface nourishment on a high-energy coast
Carpinteria Coastal Processes Study, 2005-2007: Final report
Influence of Harbor construction on downcoast morphological evolution: Santa Barbara, California
High-resolution topographic, bathymetric, and oceanographic data for the Pleasure Point area, Santa Cruz County, California: 2005-2007
Coastal processes study at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA: Summary of data collection 2004-2006
Sand waves at the mouth of San Francisco Bay, California
Morphological evolution in the San Francisco Bight
Monitoring and modeling nearshore dredge disposal for indirect beach nourishment, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
Coupling alongshore variations in wave energy to beach morphologic change using the SWAN wave model at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA
Swash zone characteristics at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA
Field test comparison of an autocorrelation technique for determining grain size using a digital 'beachball' camera versus traditional methods
A rapid compatibility analysis of potential offshore sand sources for beaches of the Santa Barbara Littoral Cell
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Monitoring and modeling shoreline response due to shoreface nourishment on a high-energy coast
Carpinteria Coastal Processes Study, 2005-2007: Final report
Influence of Harbor construction on downcoast morphological evolution: Santa Barbara, California
High-resolution topographic, bathymetric, and oceanographic data for the Pleasure Point area, Santa Cruz County, California: 2005-2007
Coastal processes study at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA: Summary of data collection 2004-2006
Sand waves at the mouth of San Francisco Bay, California
Morphological evolution in the San Francisco Bight
Monitoring and modeling nearshore dredge disposal for indirect beach nourishment, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
Coupling alongshore variations in wave energy to beach morphologic change using the SWAN wave model at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA
Swash zone characteristics at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA
Field test comparison of an autocorrelation technique for determining grain size using a digital 'beachball' camera versus traditional methods
A rapid compatibility analysis of potential offshore sand sources for beaches of the Santa Barbara Littoral Cell
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.