Leonard J. Pietrafesa

Quantify the compound effects caused by the interactions between inland river system and coastal processes in hurricane coastal flooding through controlled hydrodynamic modeling experiments

Zhang, H., Shen, D., Pietrafesa, L., Gayes, P., & Bao, S. (2025, February 3). Ocean Modelling.

Two-Way Coupling of the National Water Model (NWM) and Semi-Implicit Cross-Scale Hydroscience Integrated System Model (SCHISM) for Enhanced Coastal Discharge Predictions

Zhang, H., Shen, D., Bao, S., & Len, P. (2024, September 10). Hydrology.

Improving Numerical Model Predicted Float Trajectories by Deep Learning

Shen, D., Bao, S., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Gayes, P. (2022, August 26). Earth and Space Science.

Quantifying Aggravated Threats to Stormwater Management Ponds by Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge and Inundation under Climate Change Scenarios

Zhang, H., Shen, D., Bao, S., Pietrafesa, L., Gayes, P. T., & Majidzadeh, H. (2022, October 21). Climate.

Spectral analysis of a time series: From an additive perspective to a multiplicative perspective

Wu, Z., Tan, Z.-M., & Pietrafesa, L. (2022, December 5). Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis.

Frequency and Characteristics of Inland Advecting Sea Breezes in the Southeast United States

Viner, B., Noble, S., Qian, J.-H., Werth, D., Gayes, P., Pietrafesa, L., & Bao, S. (2021, July 23). Atmosphere.

Dynamical Ocean Responses to Typhoon Malakas (2016) in the Vicinity of Taiwan

Shen, D., Li, X., Wang, J., Bao, S., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2020, December 26). Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans.

Coastal Flooding and Inundation and Inland Flooding due to Downstream Blocking

Pietrafesa, L., Zhang, H., Bao, S., Gayes, P., & Hallstrom, J. (2019, September 26). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.

SAR Observation and Numerical Simulation of Mountain Lee Waves Near Kuril Islands Forced by an Extratropical Cyclone

Xu, Q., Li, X., Bao, S., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2016, August 18). IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

Sea Fetch Observed by Synthetic Aperture Radar

Li, X., Zheng, W., Yang, X., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2016, September 21). IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

The ideal response of a Gulf of Mexico estuary plume to wind forcing: Its connection with salt flux and a Lagrangian view

Xia, M., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Whitney, M. M. (2011, August 5). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Vol. 116.

Deep‐water bathymetric features imaged by spaceborne SAR in the Gulf Stream region

Li, X., Yang, X., Zheng, Q., Pietrafesa, L. J., Pichel, W. G., Li, Z., & Li, X. (2010, October 1). Geophysical Research Letters.

Winds and the orientation of a coastal plane estuary plume

Xia, M., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2010, September 30). Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 37.

Measuring Storm Surge with an Airborne Wide-Swath Radar Altimeter

Wright, C. W., Walsh, E. J., Krabill, W. B., Shaffer, W. A., Baig, S. R., Peng, M., … Beckley, B. D. (2009, April 30). Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.

Winter winds and river discharge determine juvenile southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) recruitment and distribution in North Carolina estuaries

Taylor, J. C., Miller, J. M., Pietrafesa, L. J., Dickey, D. A., & Ross, S. W. (2009, October 19). Journal of Sea Research.

A Numerical Study of Storm Surge in the Cape Fear River Estuary and Adjacent Coast

Xia, M., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Peng, M. (2008, July 1). Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 24, pp. 159–167.

Correcting the errors in the initial conditions and wind stress in storm surge simulation using an adjoint optimal technique

Peng, S.-Q., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2007, January 1). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 18, pp. 175–193.

Effect of Bathymetric Curvature on Gulf Stream Instability in the Vicinity of the Charleston Bump

Xie, L., Liu, X., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2007, March 1). Journal of Physical Oceanography, Vol. 37, pp. 452–475.

Modeling of the Cape Fear River Estuary plume

Xia, M., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2007, August 1). Estuaries and Coasts, Vol. 30, pp. 698–709.

On Coastal Ocean Systems, Coupled Model Architectures, Products and Services: Morphing from Observations to Operations and Applications

Pietrafesa, L. J., Buckley, E. B., Peng, M., Bao, S., Liu, H., Peng, S., … Dickey, D. A. (2007, March 1). Marine Technology Society Journal, Vol. 41, pp. 44–52.

Sensitivity of wind waves to hurricane wind characteristics

Liu, H., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Bao, S. (2007, January 1). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 18, pp. 37–52.

Water Quality Gradients across Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System: Seasonal Variations and Model Applications

Lin, J., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., Ramus, J. S., & Paerl, H. W. (2007, January 1). Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 23, pp. 213–229.

Water quality responses to simulated flow and nutrient reductions in the Cape Fear River Estuary and adjacent coastal region, North Carolina

Lin, J., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., Xu, H., Woods, W., Mallin, M. A., & Durako, M. J. (2007, December 6). Ecological Modelling, Vol. 212, pp. 200–217.

A New Architecture for Coastal Inundation and Flood Warning Prediction

Pietrafesa, L. J., Kelleher, K., Karl, T., Davidson, M., Peng, M., Bao, S., … Xia, M. (2006, December 1). Marine Technology Society Journal, Vol. 40, pp. 71–77.

A Real-Time Hurricane Surface Wind Forecasting Model: Formulation and Verification

Xie, L., Bao, S., Pietrafesa, L. J., Foley, K., & Fuentes, M. (2006, May 1). Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 134, pp. 1355–1370.

A numerical study on hurricane‐induced storm surge and inundation in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

Peng, M., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2006, August 1). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Vol. 111.

Concern About Gag Rules

Pietrafesa, L. (2006, May 26). Science.

Continental slope sea level and flow variability induced by lateral movements of the Gulf Stream in the Middle Atlantic Bight

Böhm, E., Hopkins, T. S., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Churchill, J. H. (2006, August 1). Progress In Oceanography.

Dissolved oxygen stratification in two micro-tidal partially-mixed estuaries

Lin, J., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., Shen, J., Mallin, M. A., & Durako, M. J. (2006, August 22). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol. 70, pp. 423–437.

Tropical cyclone induced asymmetry of sea level surge and fall and its presentation in a storm surge model with parametric wind fields

Peng, M., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2006, January 1). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 14, pp. 81–101.

Climatology and Interannual Variability of North Atlantic Hurricane Tracks

Xie, L., Yan, T., Pietrafesa, L. J., Morrison, J. M., & Karl, T. (2005, December 15). Journal of Climate, Vol. 18, pp. 5370–5381.

Relationship between western North Pacific typhoon activity and Tibetan Plateau winter and spring snow cover

Geophysical Research Letters, 32(16).

The effect of Atlantic sea surface temperature dipole mode on hurricanes: Implications for the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season

Geophysical Research Letters, 32(3).

Incorporation of a Mass-Conserving Inundation Scheme into a Three Dimensional Storm Surge Model

Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Peng, M. (2004, September 1). Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 20, pp. 1209–1223.

A numerical study of storm surge and inundation in the Croatan–Albemarle–Pamlico Estuary System

Peng, M., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2003, November 15). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol. 59, pp. 121–137.

A numerical study of wave‐current interaction through surface and bottom stresses: Coastal ocean response to Hurricane Fran of 1996

Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Wu, K. (2003, February 1). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Vol. 108.

North Carolina State University coastal and estuary storm surge and flood prediction system

In C. A. B. E. Tiezzi & J. L. Uso (Eds.), Ecosystems and Sustainable Development IV (pp. 101–110). Southampton; Boston: WIT Press.

Evidence of the Gulf Stream's influence on tropical cyclone intensity

Bright, R. J., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2002, August 15). Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 29.

Flux of larval fish around Cape Hatteras

Grothues, T. M., Cowen, R. K., Pietrafesa, L. J., Bignami, F., Weatherly, G. L., & Flagg, C. N. (2002, January 1). Limnology and Oceanography.

Interannual and decadal variability of landfalling tropical cyclones in the southeast coastal states of the united states

Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Wu, K. (2002, July 1). Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, Vol. 19, pp. 677–686.

Springtime hydrography of the southern Middle Atlantic Bight and the onset of seasonal stratification

Flagg, C. N., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Weatherly, G. L. (2002, January 1). Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography.

The winter/spring 1996 OMP current, meteorological, sea state and coastal sea level fields

Pietrafesa, L. J., Flagg, C. N., Xie, L., Weatherly, G. L., & Morrison, J. M. (2002, January 1). Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography, Vol. 49, pp. 4331–4354.

A numerical study of wave‐current interaction through surface and bottom stresses: Wind‐driven circulation in the South Atlantic Bight under uniform winds

Xie, L., Wu, K., Pietrafesa, L., & Zhang, C. (2001, August 15). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Vol. 106, pp. 16841–16855.

On the mass and salt budgets for a region of the continental shelf in the southern Mid‐Atlantic Bight

Kim, Y. Y., Weatherly, G. L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2001, December 15). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

Physical oceanographic processes affecting inflow/outflow through Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina

Journal of Coastal Research, 16(4), 1111–1125.

Analysis of oceanic internal waves from airborne SAR images

Journal of Coastal Research, 15(4), 884–891.

Subinertial response of the Gulf Stream System to Hurricane Fran of 1996

Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Zhang, C. (1999, December 1). Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 26, pp. 3457–3460.

Systemwide modeling of wind and density driven circulation in Croatan-Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary System part I: Model configuration and testing

Journal of Coastal Research, 15(4), 1163–1177.

Baroclinically driven estuarine flow: A perturbation approach

Driscoll, E. A., Janowitz, G. S., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (1998, November 15). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

Evidence and mechanism of Hurricane Fran‐Induced ocean cooling in the Charleston Trough

Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., Bohm, E., Zhang, C., & Li, X. (1998, March 15). Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 25, pp. 769–772.

Priorities of the Academic Community for the National Weather Service

Dutton, J. A., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Snow, J. T. (1998, May 1). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

The Columbia River Plume Study: Subtidal variability in the velocity and salinity fields

Hickey, B. M., Pietrafesa, L. J., Jay, D. A., & Boicourt, W. C. (1998, May 15). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

The Use of Pre-Storm Boundary-Layer Baroclinicity in Determining and Operationally Implementing the Atlantic Surface Cyclone Intensification Index

Cione, J., & Pietrafes, L. J. (1998, November 1). Boundary-Layer Meteorology.

Interaction between surface wind and ocean circulation in the Carolina Capes in a coupled low-order model

Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Raman, S. (1997, October 1). Continental Shelf Research, Vol. 17, pp. 1483–1511.

Numerical modelling and computer visualization of the storm surge in and around the Croatan-Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary system produced by Hurricane Emily of August 1993

Mausam, 48(4), 567–578.