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Dr. Zarillo has an educational background in marine geology, physical oceanography and applied statistics. His professional experience ranges from academic institutions to consulting and industry. He has completed applied and basic research in coastal processes, including prediction of sediment transport in shallow marine and estuarine environments, hydraulics of tidal inlets, dynamics of barrier islands and response of the coast to sea-level rise. He also has extensive experience in the application of statistics to geophysical problems. Current research focus is coastal resiliency.
Current CoursesCourses taught include geological oceanography, environmental geology, coastal processes modeling and remote sensing.
Selected PublicationsDi Ciccio, M. Zarillo, G.A. Weaver, R. 2022, Resolving Spectral Signatures of Physical Properties in an Estuary (Modern Environmental Science and Engineering (MESE), (in press) Rosario-Llantín, JA., Zarillo, G.A. Flushing rates and hydrodynamical characteristics of Mosquito Lagoon (Florida, USA). Environ Sci Pollut Res (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-12367-1 Zarillo, G.A. Ramos, S. Effinger, K. Becker, K. Watts, I. Brutsché,K.E. McFall, B.C and Kraft, D.R.2022. Evaluating Cross-shore Sediment Grain Size Distribution, Sediment Transport, and Morphological Evolution of a Nearshore Placement Site. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center ERDC TR22-5 Di Ciccio, Zarillo, G.A. Weaver, R. 2022Ph.D, Resolving Spectral Signatures of Physical Properties in an Estuary (Modern Environmental Science and Engineering (MESE), (in press) Rosario-Llantín, JA., Zarillo, G.A. Flushing rates and hydrodynamical characteristics of Mosquito Lagoon (Florida, USA). Environ Sci Pollut Res (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-12367-1 Zarillo, G.A. Ramos, S. Effinger, K. Becker, K. Watts, I. Brutsché,K.E. McFall, B.C and Kraft, D.R.2022. Evaluating Cross-shore Sediment Grain Size Distribution, Sediment Transport, and Morphological Evolution of a Nearshore Placement Site. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center ERDC TR22-5 Wright, L.D., D’Elia, C., Draayer, J., Nichols, R., Resio, D., Weiss, R., Zarillo, G. et al. 2020. Assessing and Planning for the Impacts of Storms, Flooding and Sea Level Rise on Vulnerable Gulf of Mexico Coastal Communities: A White Paper and Program Prospectus. Washington DC, Southeastern Universities Research Association. 28 pp. https:.//doi.org: 10.13140/RG.2.2.14809.47201 Zarillo, G.A., 2019. Interaction Between Tidal Inlet Shoals and Short and Long-Term Sand Budgets on the East Central Florida Coast Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments ’19, Tampa, FL. World Scientific Publishing Co. Zarillo, G.A. 2017. Anthropogenic Modification of Barrier Islands for Estuarine Water Quality and Sediment Management. Coastal Dynamics’17 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Coastal Dynamics Zarillo, G.A. 2015. Geological Models of Shallow Marine Depositional Systems: Sand Resources of The U.S. Inner Continental Shelf. Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments ‘15 San Diego, CA Zarillo,G.A and Zarillo, K.A., 2011. Combining Geological and Numerical Models to Evaluate Sand Resources of the Northeast Florida Inner Continental Shelf. Jour. Coastal Res. 59, 192-201. Connell, K,J. and Zarillo, G.A., 2011. Model Evaluation of Shoaling and Morphologic Response to Storms at Moriches Inlet, Long Island, New York. Jour. Coastal Res. 59, 76-85. Zarillo, G.A. and J.T. Liu. 1990. Shoreface building and maintenance: The role of tidal inlets. Journal of Coastal Res. 6: 111-120. Smith, G.L. and Zarillo, G.A., 1990. Calculating Long-Term Shoreline Recession Rates Using Aerial Photographic and Beach Profiling Techniques. Jour. Coastal Res., (6), 111-120. Zarillo, G.A. and J. Liu, 1988. Resolving components of the upper shoreface of a wave-dominated coast using empirical orthogonal functions. Marine Geology
82: 169-186.
Zarillo, G.A. and M.J. Park, 1987. Prediction of sediment transport in a tide-dominated environment using a numerical model. Journal of Coastal Res. 3: 429-444.
Zarillo, G.A., 1985. Tidal dynamics and substrate response in a salt marsh estuary. Marine Geology 67: 13-35.
Dr. Zarillo's area of research interests are in the physical and sedimentary processes of estuarine, coastal and continental shelf environments. Dr. Zarillo and his graduate students conduct studies of estuarine hydrodynamics and salinity regime, sediment dispersal from dredge spoil disposal sites, long-term wave climate, sand sources for beach nourishment, wave-driven sand transport on the barrier island shoreface and inlet sediment dynamics.
Research projects include:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Hydrologic and Water Quality Model for Management and Forecasting within Brevard County Waters of the Indian River Lagoon. 2014-2019 Sebastian Inlet District. State of the Inlet: An Assessment of Inlet Morphologic Processes, Shoreline Changes Local Sediment Budget and Beach Fill U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Evaluating Cross-Shore Sediment Grain Size Distribution, Sediment Transport, and Morphological Evolution of Nearshore Placement Sites. Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model of the Loxahatchee River and Estuary, Florida Department of Env. Protection, FL. Biological Characterization and Numerical Wave Model Analysis within Borrow Sites Offshore of Florida’s Northeast Coast Salinity Distribution and Flow Management Studies: A Three dimensional model of the Lake Worth Lagoon, South Florida Water Management District Geomorphic Investigation of Tidal Inlets: Applications in Coastal Engineering. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory
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