Refereed Journal Publications 

 

Chen, Q., Wang, L., and Zhao, H., 2009. Hydrodynamic investigation of coastal bridge collapse during Hurricane Katrina.  Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. March.

 

Chen, Q., Wang, L., and Tawes, R., 2008. Hydrodynamic response of northeastern Gulf of Mexico to hurricanes. Estuaries and Coasts. 31 (6): 1098-1116. DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9089-9.

 

Zheng, Q., Chen, Q., Zhao, H., Shi, J., and Cao, Y., 2008. A statistic-thermodynamic model for the DOM degradation in the estuary. Geophysical Research Letter, 35: L06604, DOI: 10.1029/2007GL033150.

 

Zhao, H. and Chen, Q. 2008. Characteristics of extreme meteorological forcing and water levels in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Estuaries and Coasts, 31(4): 704-718, DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9062-7.

 

Chen, Q. and Zhao, H., 2008. Hydrodynamic modeling of St. Joseph Bay for stability analysis of coastal barrier breaching. Journal of Coastal Research. SI 52: 181-192.

 

Chen, Q., Wang, L., Zhao, H., and Douglass, S. L., 2007. Predictions of storm surges and wind waves on coastal roadways in hurricane-prone areas. Journal of Coastal Research. 23: 1304-1317.

 

Cruz, E. and Chen, Q. 2007. Numerical modeling of nonlinear waves on heterogeneous porous beds. Ocean Engineering. 34:1303-1321.

 

Chen, Q., 2006. Fully nonlinear Boussinesq-type equations for waves and currents over porous beds. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 132 (2): 220-230.

 

Cruz, E. and Chen, Q., 2006. Fundamental properties of Boussinesq-type equations for waves and currents over a permeable bed. Coastal Engineering Journal. 48 (3): 225-256.

 

Chen, Q., Zhao, H., Hu, K, and Douglass, S. L, 2005. Prediction of wind waves in a shallow estuary. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 131 (4): 137-148.

 

Chen, Q., Kaihatu, J. M. and Hwang, P. A., 2004. Incorporation of the wind effects into Boussinesq wave models. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering. 130 (6): 312-321.

 

Chen, Q. and Svendsen, I. A., 2003. Effects of cross-shore boundary condition errors in nearshore circulation modeling. Coastal Engineering, 48: 243-256.

 

Chen, Q., Kirby, J. T., Dalrymple, R. A., Shi, F. and Thornton, E. B., 2003. Boussinesq modeling of longshore currents. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108 (C11): 3362, doi: 10.1029/2002JC001308.

 

Shi, F., Kirby, J. T., Dalrymple, R. A. and Chen, Q., 2003. Wave simulations in Ponce de Leon inlet using a Boussinesq model. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 129: 124-135.

 

Shi, F., Dalrymple, R. A., Kirby, J. T., Chen, Q. and Kennedy, A. B., 2001. A fully nonlinear Boussinesq model in generalized curvilinear coordinates. Coastal Engineering, 42: 337-358.

 

Kennedy, A. B., Kirby, J. T., Chen, Q. and Dalrymple, R. A., 2001. Boussinesq-type equations with improved nonlinear performance. Wave Motion, 33: 225-243.

 

Kennedy, A. B., Dalrymple, R. A., Kirby, J. T. and Chen, Q., 2000. Determination of inverse depths using direct Boussinesq modeling. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 126: 206-214.

 

Kennedy, A. B., Chen, Q., Kirby, J. T. and Dalrymple, R. A., 2000. Boussinesq modeling of wave transformation, breaking and runup. I: 1D. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 126: 39-47.

 

Chen, Q., Kirby, J. T., Dalrymple, R. A., Kennedy, A. B. and Chawla, A., 2000. Boussinesq modeling of wave transformation, breaking and runup. II: 2D. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 126: 48-56.

 

Chen, Q., Dalrymple, R. A., Kirby, J. T., Kennedy, A. B. and Haller, M. C., 1999. Boussinesq modeling of a rip current system. Journal of Geophysical Research, 104 (C9): 20,617-20,637.

 

Chen, Q., Madsen, P. A. and Basco, D. R., 1999. Current effects on nonlinear interactions of shallow-water waves. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 125(4): 176-186.

 

Chen, Q., Madsen, P. A., Schaffer, H. A. and Basco, D. R., 1998. Wave-current interaction based on an enhanced Boussinesq approach. Coastal Engineering, 33: 11-39.

 

 

                                 Conference Proceedings  

 

Chen, Q., Madsen, P. A., Sorensen, O. R. and Basco, D. R., 1996. Boussinesq equations with improved Doppler shift and dispersion for wave/current interaction. Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Vol. 1: 1060-1073, ASCE.

 

Chen, Q., Madsen, P. A., Basco, D. R. and Sorensen, O. R., 1997. Current effects on harmonic generation and nonlinear shoaling of shallow-water waves. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, Vol. 1: 615-629, ASCE.

 

Chen, Q., Dalrymple, R. A., Kirby, J. T. and Kennedy, A. B., 1998. Boussinesq modeling of wave-induced nearshore circulation. Proceedings of Johns Hopkins Conference in Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 54-55.

 

Dalrymple, R. A., Kennedy, A. B., Kirby, J. T. and Chen, Q., 1998. Determining depth from remotely sensed images. Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Vol. 2: 2395-2408, ASCE.

 

Chen, Q., Dalrymple, R. A., Kirby, J. T., Kennedy, A. B. and Haller, M. C., 1999. Modeling of rip currents. Proceedings of International Workshop on Natural Disaster by Storm Waves and Their Reproduction in Experimental Basin, 117-129.

 

Hommel, D., Shi, F, Dalrymple, R. A., Kirby, J. T. and Chen Q., 2000. Modeling of a wave-induced vortex near a breakwater. Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Vol. 3: 2318-2330.

 

Chen, Q., Kirby, J. T., Dalrymple, R. A., Kennedy, A. B., Thornton, E .B. and Shi, F., 2000. Boussinesq modeling of waves and alongshore currents under field conditions. Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Vol. 1: 651-663, ASCE.

 

Chen, Q. and Svendsen, I. A., 2001. Effects of cross-shore boundaries on longshore current simulations. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, Vol. 2: 1406-1415.

 

Shi, F., Kirby, J. T., Dalrymple, R. A. and Chen, Q., 2001. A curvilinear Boussinesq model and its application. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, Vol. 1: 844-853.

 

Kirby, J. T. and Chen, Q., 2002. Examining the low frequency predictions of Boussinesq wave models. Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Vol. 1: 1075-1087, ASCE.

 

Chen, Q., Kaihatu, J. M., Hwang, P. A. and Douglass, S. L., 2002. Quantification of the wind effect on wave breaking based on a Boussinesq wave model. Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Vol.1: 332-343, ASCE.

 

Kirby, J. T., Chen, Q., Noyes, J., Elgar, S. and Guza, R., 2003. Evaluating the low frequency predictions of a Boussinesq model: Field Cases. Proceedings of the 13th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, 398-404.

 

Douglass, S. L., Bobe, A. and Chen, Q., 2003. Estimating the overall influence of engineering on America’s beaches. Proceedings of Coastal Sediments’ 03, CD-ROM, ISBN: 978-981-238-422-5. ASCE.

 

Chen, Q., Hwang, P. A., and Kaihatu, J. M., 2004. The influence of swell on the sea surface roughness and the growth of wind waves. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Vol. 1: 654-666.

 

Hu, K., Ding, P. and Chen, Q., 2004. Modeling typhoon wind-waves around the Yangtze Estuary, China. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Vol.1: 946-958.

 

Cruz, E. and Chen, Q., 2004. Optimization of Boussinesq-type models for surface waves over porous beds. Proceedings of the ASCE Conference on Civil Engineering in the Oceans, 70-84.

 

Chen, Q., Wang, L., Zhao, H. and Douglass, S. L., 2005. Predictions of storm surges and wind waves in shallow estuaries. Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Conference on Solutions to Coastal Disasters, Charleston, S.C., 84-95.

 

Chen, Q., 2006. A lesson from Hurricane Katrina: The need for coastal engineering education in the Gulf Coast region. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago.

 

Chen, Q. and Briganti, R., 2006. Numerical modeling of alongshore swash zone currents. Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Vol. 1: 1040-1052.

 

Briganti, R., Kirby, J. T., Shi, F., Bocchini, M, Chen,Q., and Lipphardt, B, 2006. Wave-averaged and wave-resolving numerical models of vorticity transport in the nearshore region. Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Vol. 1: 1066-1078.

 

Chen, Q., Wang, L., and Zhao, H., 2008. An integrated surge and wave modeling system for the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Simulations of Hurricanes Katrina and Ivan. Proceedings of the 31^st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Hamburg, Germany.

 

Eskilsson, C., El Khamra, Y., Rideout, D., Tyagi, M., Allen, G., and Chen, Q., 2009. A parallel high-order discontinuous Galerkin shallow water model, Submitted to the 9^th International Conference on Computational Science.

 

Abstracts and Conference Presentations

 

Chen, Q., Kirby, J. T., Dalrymple, R. A. and Kennedy, A. B., 1998. Boussinesq modeling of wave fields at FRF, Duck. EOS, Transactions AGU

 

Chen, Q., Kirby, J. T., Dalrymple, R. A., Kennedy, A. B., Thornton, E. B. and Shi, F., 1999. Boussinesq modeling of alongshore currents at FRF, Duck, NC. EOS, Transactions AGU.

 

Chen, Q., Svendsen, I. A. and Ebersole, B. A., 2000. Effects of cross-shore boundaries on longshore current simulations. EOS, Transactions AGU.

 

Chen, Q., Hu, K. and Douglass, S. L., 2002. A test of the curvilinear SWAN model under unsteady conditions. EOS, Transactions AGU.

 

Kirby, J. T., Chen, Q., Noyes, J., Elgar, S. and Guza, R., 2002. Evaluation of Boussinesq model predictions of nearshore hydrodynamics. EOS, AGU.

 

Shi, F., Kirby, J. T., Dalrymple, R. A. and Chen, Q, 2002. On nonlinear properties of waves predicted by a Boussinesq model. EOS, Transactions.

 

Chen, Q., Zhao, H., Wang, L. and Douglass, S. L, 2003. Numerical modeling of wind waves and circulation in Mobile Bay, ASCE Conference on Coastal Engineering Today. Gainesville, FL.

 

Douglass, S. L. and Chen, Q., 2003. Coastal engineering of Alabama’s beaches. ASCE Conference on Coastal Engineering Today. Gainesville, FL.

 

Kirby, J. T., Chen, Q., Noyes, J., Elgar, S. and Guza, R., 2003. Modeling current instabilities in the nearshore. ASCE Conference on Coastal Engineering Today. Gainesville, FL.

 

Chen, Q., 2004. Evaluating the radiation stress in surf zones. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting. Portland, OR.

 

Chen, Q., Wang, L., Zhao, H., and Douglass, S. L., 2004. Predictions of storm surges and wind waves in Mobile Bay, AL. American Shore and Beach Preservation Association: Beach and Ecosystem Restoration in the 21^st Century, New Orleans, LA, September 13-15.

 

 Douglass, S. L. and Chen, Q., 2004. Coastal Engineering Overview: I: Design Aspects. II: Coastal Engineering Solutions. FHWA National Hydraulic Engineering Conference: Transforming Technology and Research into Practice. Ashville, N.C.

 

Chen, Q., 2004. Boussinesq modeling of nonlinear waves and surf-zone currents over a porous beach. EOS, Transactions AGU.

 

Cruz, E. and Chen, Q., 2005. A Boussinesq-type model for wave transformation and run-up on permeable slopes. Abstract accepted by the American Society of Civil Engineers Conference on Solutions to Coastal Disasters, Charleston, S.C. May 8-11.

 

Chen, Q. Wang, L., Zhao, H. and Douglass, S. L., 2005. The vulnerability of coastal bridges – The cause of the I-10 bridge collapse during Hurricane Ivan. Presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, New Orleans, LA, May 23-37.

 

Chen, Q., 2005. Computer modeling of storm surges. American Society of Civil Engineers Alabama Summer Section Meeting. July 27-29.

 

Chen, Q., How to determine surge and wave conditions near coastal bridges – Hurricane Katrina. National Symposium on Waves Forces on Coastal Bridges, Federal Highway Administration. Mclean, VA, December 5-7, 2005.

 

Chen, Q., Wang, L., and Zhao, H., 2006. Simulation of storm surges and wind waves on the Mississippi and Alabama coasts during Hurricane Katrina (2005). AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 20-24.

 

Zhao, H., Chen, Q., Rogers, E., and Kimball, S., 2006. Testing SWAN under hurricane conditions. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 20-24.

 

Chen, Q., 2006. Recent advances in the Boussinesq modeling of surf-zone currents. ONR Annual Progress Review, Miami, FL, March 13-16.

 

Briganti, R. and Chen, Q., 2006. Boussinesq modeling of nearshore currents and swash motions at NCEX, EOS, Transactions AGU, 87(52), Fall Meeting Suppl., Abstract OS41C-0634.

 

Kirby, J. T., Riganti, M., Brocchini, M, and Chen, Q., 2006. Lagrangian particle statistics of numerically simulated shear waves, EOS, Transactions AGU, 87(52), Fall Meeting Suppl., Abstract OS41C-0633.

 

                                 Selected Technical Reports

 

Chen, Q., 1996. Large scale numerical modeling of the hydrodynamics in the Imo River and its entrance. Technical Report, Danish Hydraulic Institute, Denmark.

 

Chen, Q., 1997. The study of wave-blocking and current effects on nonlinear interactions of shallow-water waves using advanced Boussinesq models. Ph.D. dissertation. Old Dominion University in collaboration with Danish Hydraulic Institute.

 

Kirby, J. T., Wei, G., Chen, Q., Kennedy, A. B. and Dalrymple, R. A., 1998. FUNWAVE 1.0 - Fully nonlinear Boussinesq wave model: Documentation and user's manual. Technical Report CACR-98-06, Center for Applied Coastal Research, University of Delaware.

 

Chen, Q., 2002. The Incorporation of wind effects into Boussinesq models for nearshore waves and currents. Technical Report for ONR, Department of Civil Engineering, University of South Alabama.

 

Chen Q. and Douglass, S. L., 2002. Characteristics of ship waves and wind waves in Mobile Bay. Technical Report, Department of Civil Engineering, University of South Alabama.

 

Chen, Q., 2003. Quantification of the spatial variability of the ocean surface roughness and momentum flux. Technical Report for ONR, Department of Civil Engineering, University of South Alabama.

 

Chen, Q. 2005. Hydrodynamic modeling of St. Joseph Bay and breach stability analysis at Stump Hole, FL. Technical Report for Volkert & Associates.

 

Cruz, E. and Chen, Q. 2005.  PFUNWAVE 1.0 - Fully nonlinear Boussinesq wave model for permeable beds: Documentation and user’s manual. USA.

 

Chen, Q. 2006. Boussinesq modeling alongshore swash-zone currents. Technical Report for ONR, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University.

 

Chen, Q., Zhao, H., Wang, L., and Douglass, S. L., 2006. The correlation of wind, water level, wave energy and shoreline erosion in Mobile bay, AL. Technical Report for EPA.  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University.

 

Douglass, S. L., Chen, Q., Olsen, J. M., Edge, B. L., and Brown, D., Wave forces on bridge decks. Technical Report for the Federal Highway Administration. 2006

 

Chen, Q. and Wang, L., 2007. Effects of hurricane storm surge and wave activity on the Alabama beach mouse habitat, Technical Report for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University.

 

 

 

 

Publications

Coastal Engineering Research and Education Collaboratory

Dr. Q. Jim Chen

Dept. of Civil and Environmental  Eng.

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

 

qchen@lsu.edu