Website: Wilson Nearshore Research Group

Research Interests

My research involves the physics of the nearshore coastal ocean including waves, currents, and sediment transport. I'm interested in using new observational and modeling tools to understand and make predictions of these processes --- often using a probabilistic approach owing to the dynamic/complex nature of the problem.

Examples:

• measuring statistics of fluid-sediment interaction at the seabed, using new instrumentation (e.g. acoustics)
• instrumenting beaches to measure shoaling and breaking waves, and their interaction with seabed roughness
• using beach cameras (Argus) with model-data assimilation to improve forecasts of nearshore currents (e.g. rip currents)

I've also been involved in applying the same techniques in similar environments such as rivers and inlets.

NOTE: Interested in joining my research group as a grad student, or gaining undergraduate research experience? I'd love to hear from you! Please contact me (greg.wilson@oregonstate.edu) with a brief description of your background and interests.

Publications

Wilson, G. and Hay, A.E., Acoustic observations of near-bed sediment concentration and flux statistics above migrating sand dunes. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(12), 6304-6312, 2016

Wilson, G. and Hay, A.E., Measuring two-phase particle flux with a multi-frequency acoustic Doppler profiler. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 138(6), 3811–3819, 2015

Moghimi, S., Ozkan-Haller, H.T., Wilson, G., and Kurapov, A., Data assimilation for bathymetry estimation at a tidal inlet. In Press, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, December 2015

Wilson, G. and Hay, A.E., Acoustic backscatter inversion for suspended sediment concentration and size: A new approach using statistical inverse theory. Continental Shelf Research, 106, 130–139, 2015

Wilson, G. and Hay, A.E., Measuring multi-phase particle flux with a multi-frequency acoustic profiler. Proceedings of Institute of Acoustics, 37(1), Bath, UK, September 2015

Wilson, G., Hay, A.E., and Bowen, A.J., Observations of wave shear stress on a steep beach. Journal of Geophysical Research, 119(11), 2015

Wilson, G., Ozkan-Haller, H.T., Holman, R., Haller, M.C., Honegger, D.A., and Chickadel, C.C., Surf zone bathymetry and circulation predictions via data assimilation of remote sensing observations. Journal of Geophysical Research, 119(3), 2014

Landon, K.C., Wilson, G., Ozkan-Haller, H.T., and MacMahan, J.H., Ensemble-based data assimilation and depth inversion on the Kootenai River, ID, USA. Journal of Oceanic and Atmospheric Technology, 31, 503-514, 2014

Wilson, G., Ozkan-Haller, H.T., and Holman, R., Quantifying the length-scale dependence of surf zone advection. Journal of Geophysical Research, 118(5), 2393-2407, 2013

Wilson, G. and Ozkan-Haller, H.T., Ensemble-based data assimilation for estimation of river depths. Journal of Oceanic and Atmospheric Technology, 29, 1558-1568, 2012

Wilson, G., Ozkan-Haller, H.T., Holman, R., and Kurapov, A., Remote sensing and data assimilation for surf zone bathymetric inversion. Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Santander, Spain, July 2012

Wilson, G., Ozkan-Haller, H.T., and Holman, R., Data assimilation and bathymetric inversion in a 2DH surf zone model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, C12057, 2010