Woods Hole Science Center
U. S. Geological Survey, 384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543-1598 U. S. A.
+1 508 457 2269, +1 508 457 2310 fax
csherwood@usgs.gov
| Ph. D. | Geological Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington | 1995 |
| M. S. | Geological Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington | 1982 |
| A. B. | Economics and Environmental Studies, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine | 1976 |
| 2001 - present | Oceanographer, GS-13/5, Coastal and Marine Geology, U. S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
| 1999 - 2001 | Oceanographer, GS-13/4, Coastal and Marine Geology, U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California |
| 1996 - 1999 | Senior Research Scientist (Sediment-Transport Modeller), CSIRO Division of Marine Research, Hobart, Tasmania |
| 1991 - 1996 | Senior Research Scientist, Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory, Sequim, Washington |
| 1989 - 1991 | Research Assistant, School of Oceanography, University of Washington |
| 1988 - 1989 | Research Scientist, Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory, Sequim, Washington |
| 1986 - 1988 | Research Scientist, Hydrology Section, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, Washington |
| 1984 - 1986 | Oceanographer and Project Manager, Northern Technical Services, Anchorage, Alaska |
| 1982 - 1983 | Senior Oceanographer, Project Manager for Columbia River Estuary Sedimentary Processes Studies, Department of Oceanography, University of Washington |
| 1979 - 1982 | Research Assistant, Columbia River Estuary Sedimentary Processes Studies, Department of Oceanography, University of Washington |
| 1979 | Research Assistant, Coastal Pond Sediment Dynamics Study, Geology Department, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 1977 - 1978 | Oilwell Logger and Wellsite Geologist, The Analyst, Inc., Denver, Colorado |
Sherwood,
C. R., J. L. Lacy, and G. Voulgaris. (May 2003) Shear velocity
estimates on the inner shelf off Grays Harbor, Washington,
U. S. A. For submission to Continental Shelf Research.
Lacy, J. L.,
and C. R. Sherwood (May 2002) Accuracy of a pulse-coherent
acoustic Doppler profiler in a wave-dominated flow. Submitted to
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. [PDF]
Lacy, J. L.,
C. R. Sherwood, D. J. Wilson, T. A. Chisholm, and G. R. Gelfenbaum
(February 2002) Shear stress and bottom roughness estimates in a
wave-dominated environment using a high resolution acoustic Doppler
profiler. Submitted to Journal of Geophysical Research (in revision).
[PDF]
J. C. Warner,
C. R. Sherwood, B. Butman, H. G. Arango, and
R. P. Signell. (January, 2003) Performance of Four Turbulence Closure
Methods Implemented with a Generic Length Scale Method. Submitted to
Ocean Modelling (in revision).
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Sherwood, C. R., D. E.
Drake, P. L. Wiberg, and R. A. Wheatcroft (2002) Prediction of the fate of DDT
in sediments of the Palos Verdes margin. Continental Shelf Research
22(6/7):1025-1058.
Lee, H. J., C. R. Sherwood, , D. E. Drake, B. D. Edwards, F. Wong and M. Hamer
(2002) Spatial and temporal distribution of contaminated, effluent-affected
sediment on the Palos Verdes margin, Southern California. Continental Shelf
Research 22(6/7):859-880.
Sherwood, C. R. (2000) Numerical model of frazil ice and suspended sediment
concentrations and formation of sediment laden ice in the Kara Sea. Journal
of Geophysical Research 105(C6):14,061-14,080.
Wright, L. D., C. R. Sherwood, and R. W. Sternberg (1997) Field measurements
of fairweather bottom boundary layer processes and sediment suspension on the
Louisiana inner continental shelf. Marine Geology 140:329-345.
Lynch, J. F., T. F. Gross, C. R. Sherwood, J. D. Irish, and B. H. Brumley (1997)
Acoustical and optical backscatter measurements of sediment transport in the
1988-1989 STRESS exeriment. Continental Shelf Research 17(4):337-366.
Jumars, P. A., D. Jackson, T. F. Gross, and C. R. Sherwood (1996) Acoustic remote
sensing of benthic activity: a statistical approach. Limnology and Oceanography
41(6):1220-1241.
Sherwood, C. R. (1995) Measurements and Modeling of Suspended-Sediment Transport
on the Northern California Continental Shelf. Ph.D. Dissertation, University
of Washington, Seattle, WA. 175 pp.
Hill, P. S., C. R. Sherwood, R. W. Sternberg and A. R. M. Nowell (1994) In-situ
measurements of particle settling velocity on the northern California continental
shelf. Continental Shelf Research 14(10/11):1123-1137.
Lynch, J. F., J. D. Irish, C. R. Sherwood, and Y. C. Agrawal (1994) Determining
suspended sediment particle size information from acoustical and optical backscatter
measurements. Continental Shelf Research 14(10/11):1139-1165.
Sherwood, C. R., B. Butman, D. A. Cacchione, D. E. Drake, T. F. Gross, R. W.
Sternberg, and A. J. Williams III (1994) Sediment-transport events on the northern
California Continental Shelf during the 1990-1991 STRESS experiment. Continental
Shelf Research 14(10/11):1063-1099.
Simenstad, C. A., D. A. Jay, and C. R. Sherwood (1992) Impacts of watershed
management on land?margin ecosystems: The Columbia River Estuary. In: Watershed
Management: Balancing Sustainability with Environmental Change, R. J. Naiman
(editor), Springer-Verlag, New York, New York, 266-306.
Gross, T. F., A. E. Isley, and C. R. Sherwood (1992) Estimation of stress and
bed roughness during storms on the Northern California Shelf. Continental Shelf
Research, 12(2/3):389-413.
Jay, D. A., B. S. Giese, and C. R. Sherwood (1990) Energetics and sedimentary
processes in the Columbia River Estuary. Progress in Oceanography 25:157-174.
Simenstad, C. A., L. F. Small, C. D. McIntire, D. A. Jay, and C. Sherwood (1990)
Columbia River Estuary studies: an introduction to the estuary, a brief history,
and prior studies. Progress in Oceanography 25:1?13.
Sherwood, C. R. and J. S. Creager (1990) Sedimentary geology of the Columbia
River Estuary. Progress in Oceanography 25:15-79.
Sherwood, C. R., D. A. Jay, R. B. Harvey, P. Hamilton, and C. A. Simenstad (1990)
Historical Changes in the Columbia River Estuary. Progress in Oceanography
25:299-352.Sherwood, C. R., contributing author to: D. S. Fox, S. Bell, W. Nehlsen
and J. Damron (1984) The Columbia River Estuary: Atlas of Physical and Biological
Characteristics. Columbia River Estuary Data Development Program, Astoria,
Oregon.
Sherwood, C. R. G. Gelfenbaum,
G., P. A. Howd, and M. L. Palmsten (2001) Sediment transport on a high-energy
ebb-tidal delta. Coastal Dynamics ‘01, Proceedings of the Fourth
Conference on Coastal Dynamics, Lund, Sweden, pp. 473-482.
Gelfenbaum, G., M. C. Buijsman, C. R. Sherwood, H. R. Moritz, and A. E. Gibbs
(2001) Coastal evolutions and sediment budget at the mouth of the Columbia River,
USA. Coastal Dynamics ‘01, Proceedings of the Fourth Conference
on Coastal Dynamics, Lund, Sweden, pp. 818-827.
Gelfenbaum, G., C. R. Sherwood, C. D. Peterson, G. M. Kaminsky, M. Buijsman,
D. C. Twichell, P. Ruggiero, A. E. Gibbs, and C. Reed (1999) The Columbia River
Littoral Cell: A sediment budget overview. In: Coastal Sediments ’99,
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Coastal Engineering and Coastal
Sediment Processes, ASCE, Long Island, NY, pp. 1660-1675.
Sherwood, C. R., A. J., Heyward, A. T. Revill, L. Scott, and C. B. Fandry (1999)
Environmental management on the North West Shelf: A review of existing data.
In: The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Journal
1999.
Asher, W. E., B. J. Higgins, L. M. Karle, P. J. Farley, C. R. Sherwood, W. W.
Gardiner, R. Wannikhof, H. Chen, T. Lantry, M. Steckley, E. C. Monahan, Q. Wang,
and P. M. Smith (1995) Measurements of Gas Transfer, whitecap coverage, and
brightness temperature in a surf pool: an overview of WABEX-93. In: Proceedings
of the Third International Symposium of Air-Water Gas Transfer, edited
by B. Jahne and E. C. Monahan, Aeon Verlag, Heidelberg, July 24-27, pp.205-216.
Ogston, A. S., C. R. Sherwood, and W. E. Asher (1995) Estimation of turbulence-dissipation
rates and gas-transfer velocities in a surf pool: analysis of the results from
WABEX-93. In: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium of Air-Water
Gas Transfer, edited by B. Jahne and E. C. Monahan, Aeon Verlag, Heidelberg,
Germany, July 24-27, pp. 255-268.
Sherwood, C. R. (1989) Use of sediment transport calculations in dredged material
disposal site selection. In: Oceans '89. IEEE Publication 89CH2780-5,
Seattle, Washington, 326-332.
Sherwood, C. R., D. Coats, and B. Walls (1989) Current and suspended sediment
measurements on the central California continental shelf. In: Oceans '89.
IEEE Publication 89CH280-5, Seattle, Washington, 320-325.
Sherwood, C. R., C. K. Harris,
W. R. Geyer, and B. Butman (2002) Toward a Community Coastal Sediment-Transport
Modeling System: Report of the Second Workshop. EOS, Transactions of the
American Geophysical Union, 83(51):604.
Sherwood, C. R., R. P. Signell, C. K. Harris, and B. Butman (2000) Workshop
Discusses Community Models for Coastal Sediment. EOS , Transactions of the
American Geophysical Union, 81(43):502.
Sherwood, C. R. (1998) Book Review – Environmental Oceanography by Tom
Beer. Australian Meteorological Magazine, 47(3):269-270.