Leonard J. Pietrafesa

Author

North Carolina State University

Also Known As

LEONARD J. PIETRAFESA, Leonard J Pietrafesa, Leonard J. Pietrafesa, Leonard Pietrafesa

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2.5K

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All Affiliations

North Carolina State University Coastal Carolina University National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Conway School of Landscape Design Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

About

Leonard J. Pietrafesa is an author at North Carolina State University specializing in engineering, earth science, and oceanography.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Engineering	27	48	1.9K
2	Geography	21	32	1.2K
3	Civil Engineering	6	6	349
4	Social Sciences	1	1	41
5	Climate Sciences	1	1	16

Leonard J. Pietrafesa

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	Year	Citations
A numerical study of storm surge and inundation in the Croatan–Albemarle–Pamlico Estuary System Machuan Peng, Lian Xie, Leonard J. Pietrafesa Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science Numerical StudyMeteorologyStorm SurgeEngineeringStorm Dynamics	2003	148
A Real-Time Hurricane Surface Wind Forecasting Model: Formulation and Verification Lian Xie, Shaowu Bao, Leonard J. Pietrafesa, Monthly Weather Review Storm SurgeForecasting MethodologyEngineeringCoastal ModelingWeather Forecasting	2006	128
Climatology and Interannual Variability of North Atlantic Hurricane Tracks Lian Xie, Tingzhuang Yan, Leonard J. Pietrafesa, Journal of Climate Storm SurgeEngineeringOceanographyEarth ScienceGeophysics	2005	110
A numerical study of wave‐current interaction through surface and bottom stresses: Wind‐driven circulation in the South Atlantic Bight under uniform winds Lian Xie, Kejian Wu, Leonard J. Pietrafesa, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Ocean DynamicsEngineeringOceanographyOcean Circulation ModelCoastal Hydrodynamics	2001	105
Phytoplankton dynamics within Gulf Stream intrusions on the southeastern United States continental shelf during summer 1981 James A. Yoder, Larry P. Atkinson, S. Stephen Bishop, Continental Shelf Research Summer 1981EngineeringGulf Stream IntrusionsMarine ChemistryMarine Ecology	1985	79
Observations of Gulf Stream‐induced and wind‐driven upwelling in the Georgia Bight using ocean color and infrared imagery Charles R. McClain, Leonard J. Pietrafesa, James A. Yoder Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Ocean DynamicsEngineeringCoastal WaterOceanographyFilamentary Circulation	1984	73
Eulerian views of layered water currents, vertical distribution of some larval fishes, and inferred advective transport over the continental shelf off North Carolina, USA, in winter John J. Govoni, Leonard J. Pietrafesa Fisheries Oceanography EngineeringMarine SystemsOceanographyCoastal WaterCoastal Hydrodynamics	1994	64
Modeling of the Cape Fear River Estuary plume Meng Xia, Lian Xie, Leonard J. Pietrafesa Estuaries and Coasts Sediment TransportEngineeringCoastal ModelingEstuarine Circulation	2007	63
A numerical study on hurricane‐induced storm surge and inundation in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina Machuan Peng, Lian Xie, Leonard J. Pietrafesa Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Storm SurgeEngineeringCoastal ModelingCoastal HydrodynamicsCharleston Harbor	2006	63
The effects of alongshore variation in bottom topography on a boundary current—(topographically induced upwelling) G. S. Janowitz, Leonard J. Pietrafesa Continental Shelf Research Ocean DynamicsEngineeringNearshore ProcessGeomorphologyNearshore Processes	1982	62

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