Sergio Fagherazzi

Investigator

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Institution

Boston University

Email

sergio@bu.edu

Phone

617-353-2092

Website

https://www.bu.edu/earth/profiles/sergio-fagherazzi/

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4048-5968

Committees

Data & Information Management, Executive, Geomorphology

Publications by Sergio Fagherazzi

Nordio, G., Gedan, K., & Fagherazzi, S. (2024). Storm Surges and Sea Level Rise Cluster Hydrological Variables Across a Coastal Forest Bordering a Salt Marsh. Water Resources Research, 60(2), e2022WR033931. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR033931
Wang, J., Dai, Z., Fagherazzi, S., Lou, Y., Mei, X., & Ma, B. (2023). Large-scale sedimentary shift induced by a mega-dam in deltaic flats. Sedimentology, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.13168
Yang, J., Dai, Z., Lou, Y., Mei, X., & Fagherazzi, S. (2023). Image-based machine learning for monitoring the dynamics of deltaic islands in the Atchafalaya River Delta Complex between 1991 and 2019. Journal of Hydrology, 623, 129814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129814
Donatelli, C., Passalacqua, P., Wright, K., Salter, G., Lamb, M. P., Jensen, D., & Fagherazzi, S. (2023). Quantifying Flow Velocities in River Deltas via Remotely Sensed Suspended Sediment Concentration. Geophysical Research Letters, 50. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101392
Nordio, G., & Fagherazzi, S. (2023). Recovery of salt marsh vegetation after ice-rafting. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 710, 57–70. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14294
Nordio, G., Frederiks, R., Hingst, M., Carr, J., Kirwan, M., Gedan, K., Michael, H., & Fagherazzi, S. (2023). Frequent Storm Surges Affect the Groundwater of Coastal Ecosystems. Geophysical Research Letters, 501815. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100191
Fagherazzi, S., & Cortese, L. (2023). Feeding salt marshes with coastal storms. In Coastal Sediments 2023 (pp. 2507–2512). WORLD SCIENTIFIC. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811275135_0228
Reeves, I. R. B., Moore, L. J., Valentine, K., Fagherazzi, S., & Kirwan, M. L. (2023). Sediment Exchange Across Coastal Barrier Landscapes Alters Ecosystem Extents. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(14), e2023GL103680. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103680
Gourgue, O., van Belzen, J., Schwarz, C., Vandenbruwaene, W., Vanlede, J., Belliard, J.-P., Fagherazzi, S., Bouma, T. J., van de Koppel, J., & Temmerman, S. (2022). Biogeomorphic modeling to assess the resilience of tidal-marsh restoration to sea level rise and sediment supply. Earth Surface Dynamics, 10(3), 531–553. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-531-2022
Nordio, G., & Fagherazzi, S. (2022). Salinity increases with water table elevation at the boundary between salt marsh and forest. Journal of Hydrology, 608, 127576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127576
Wang, J., Dai, Z., Fagherazzi, S., Zhang, X., & Liu, X. (2022). Hydro-morphodynamics triggered by extreme riverine floods in a mega fluvial-tidal delta. Science of The Total Environment, 809, 152076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152076
Stopak, S., Nordio, G., & Fagherazzi, S. (2022). Quantifying the Importance of Ice-Rafted Debris to Salt Marsh Sedimentation Using High Resolution UAS Imagery. Remote Sensing, 14(21), 5499. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14215499
Liu, Z., Gourgue, O., & Fagherazzi, S. (2022). Biotic and abiotic factors control the geomorphic characteristics of channel networks in salt marshes. Limnology and Oceanography, 67(1), 89–101. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11977
Zhang, X., Jones, C. E., Oliver-Cabrera, T., Simard, M., & Fagherazzi, S. (2022). Using rapid repeat SAR interferometry to improve hydrodynamic models of flood propagation in coastal wetlands. Advances in Water Resources, 159, 104088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2021.104088
Fagherazzi, S., FitzGerald, D. M., Fulweiler, R. W., Hughes, Z., Wiberg, P. L., McGlathery, K. J., Morris, J. T., Tolhurst, T. J., Deegan, L. A., Johnson, D. S., Lesser, J. S., & Nelson, J. A. (2022). Ecogeomorphology of Salt Marshes. In J. F. Shroder (Ed.), Treatise on Geomorphology (Second Edition) (pp. 445–462). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818234-5.00194-2
Xu, Y., Kalra, T. S., Ganju, N. K., & Fagherazzi, S. (2022). Modeling the Dynamics of Salt Marsh Development in Coastal Land Reclamation. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(6), e2021GL095559. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL095559
Fagherazzi, S., Leonardi, N., Carniello, L., Canestrelli, A., D’Alpaos, A., & Nardin, W. (2022). Modelling Tidal Environments. In J. F. Shroder (Ed.), Treatise on Geomorphology (Second Edition) (pp. 62–82). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818234-5.00097-3
Liu, Z., Fagherazzi, S., Liu, X., Shao, D., Miao, C., Cai, Y., Hou, C., Liu, Y., Li, X., & Cui, B. (2022). Long-term variations in water discharge and sediment load of the Pearl River Estuary: Implications for sustainable development of the Greater Bay Area. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.983517
Nordio, G., & Fagherazzi, S. (2022). Storm Surge and Tidal Dissipation in Deltaic Wetlands Bordering a Main Channel. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127(3), e2021JC017655. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017655
Wang, J., Dai, Z., Fagherazzi, S., & Long, C. (2022). A novel approach to discriminate sedimentary characteristics of deltaic tidal flats with terrestrial laser scanner: Results from a case study. Sedimentology, 69(4), 1626–1648. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12970
Cortese, L., & Fagherazzi, S. (2022). Fetch and distance from the bay control accretion and erosion patterns in Terrebonne marshes (Louisiana, USA). Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 47(6), 1455–1465. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5327
Zhang, X., Wright, K., Passalacqua, P., Simard, M., & Fagherazzi, S. (2022). Improving Channel Hydrological Connectivity in Coastal Hydrodynamic Models With Remotely Sensed Channel Networks. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 127(3), e2021JF006294. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JF006294
Liu, Z., Fagherazzi, S., & Cui, B. (2021). Success of coastal wetlands restoration is driven by sediment availability. Communications Earth & Environment, 2(1), 44. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00117-7
Liu, Z., Fagherazzi, S., Li, J., & Cui, B. (2021). Mismatch between watershed effects and local efforts constrains the success of coastal salt marsh vegetation restoration. Journal of Cleaner Production, 292, 126103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126103
Jin, S., Liu, Y., Fagherazzi, S., Mi, H., Qiao, G., Xu, W., Sun, C., Liu, Y., Zhao, B., & Fichot, C. G. (2021). River body extraction from sentinel-2A/B MSI images based on an adaptive multi-scale region growth method. Remote Sensing of Environment, 255, 112297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112297
Fagherazzi, S., Kearney, W., Mariotti, G., Leonardi, N., & Nardin, W. (2021). Understanding Marsh Dynamics: Modeling Approaches. In D. M. FitzGerald & Z. J. Hughes (Eds.), Salt Marshes: Function, Dynamics, and Stresses (pp. 278–299). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316888933.013
Donatelli, C., Kalra, T. S., Fagherazzi, S., Zhang, X., & Leonardi, N. (2020). Dynamics of Marsh-Derived Sediments in Lagoon-Type Estuaries. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 125(12). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JF005751
Liu, Z., Fagherazzi, S., Ma, X., Xie, C., Li, J., & Cui, B. (2020). Consumer control and abiotic stresses constrain coastal saltmarsh restoration. Journal of Environmental Management, 274, 111110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111110
Wang, J., Dai, Z., Mei, X., & Fagherazzi, S. (2020). Tropical Cyclones Significantly Alleviate Mega-Deltaic Erosion Induced by High Riverine Flow. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(19). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089065
Zhang, W., Zhang, X., Huang, H., Wang, Y., & Fagherazzi, S. (2020). On the morphology of radial sand ridges. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 45(11), 2613–2630. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4917
Fagherazzi, S., Mariotti, G., Leonardi, N., Canestrelli, A., Nardin, W., & Kearney, W. S. (2020). Salt Marsh Dynamics in a Period of Accelerated Sea Level Rise. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 125(8). https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JF005200
Ganju, N. K., Defne, Z., & Fagherazzi, S. (2020). Are elevation and open-water conversion of salt marshes connected? Geophysical Research Letters, 47. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL086703
Liu, Z., Fagherazzi, S., She, X., Ma, X., Xie, C., & Cui, B. (2020). Efficient tidal channel networks alleviate the drought-induced die-off of salt marshes: Implications for coastal restoration and management. Science of The Total Environment, 749, 141493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141493
Wiberg, P. L., Fagherazzi, S., & Kirwan, M. L. (2020). Improving predictions of salt marsh evolution through better integration of data and models. Annual Review of Marine Science, 12, 389–413. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-010419-010610
Zhang, X., Fichot, C. G., Baracco, C., Guo, R., Neugebauer, S., Bengtsson, Z., Ganju, N. K., & Fagherazzi, S. (2020). Determining the drivers of suspended sediment dynamics in tidal marsh-influenced estuaries using high-resolution ocean color remote sensing. Remote Sensing of Environment, 240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.111682
Zhang, X., Leonardi, N., Donatelli, C., & Fagherazzi, S. (2020). Divergence of Sediment Fluxes Triggered by Sea-Level Rise Will Reshape Coastal Bays. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(13). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL087862
Donatelli, C., Zhang, X., Ganju, N. K., Aretxabaleta, A. L., Fagherazzi, S., & Leonardi, N. (2020). A nonlinear relationship between marsh size and sediment trapping capacity compromises salt marshes’ stability. Geology. https://doi.org/10.1130/G47131.1
Palazzoli, I., Leonardi, N., Jimenez-Robles, A. M., & Fagherazzi, S. (2020). Velocity skew controls the flushing of a tracer in a system of shallow bays with multiple inlets. Continental Shelf Research, 192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2019.104008
Kearney, W. S., Fernandes, A., & Fagherazzi, S. (2019). Sea-level rise and storm surges structure coastal forests into persistence and regeneration niches. PLOS ONE, 14(5), e0215977. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215977
Donatelli, C., Ganju, N. K., Kalra, T. S., Fagherazzi, S., & Leonardi, N. (2019). Changes in hydrodynamics and wave energy as a result of seagrass decline along the shoreline of a microtidal back-barrier estuary. Advances in Water Resources, 128, 183–192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.04.017
Fagherazzi, S., Anisfeld, S. C., Blum, L. K., Long, E. V., Feagin, R. A., Fernandes, A., Kearney, W. S., & Williams, K. (2019). Sea Level Rise and the Dynamics of the Marsh-Upland Boundary. Frontiers in Environmental Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00025
Zhang, X., Leonardi, N., Donatelli, C., & Fagherazzi, S. (2019). Fate of cohesive sediments in a marsh-dominated estuary. Advances in Water Resources, 125, 32–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.01.003
Fagherazzi, S., Nordio, G., Munz, K., Catucci, D., & Kearney, W. S. (2019). Variations in persistence and regenerative zones in coastal forests triggered by sea level rise and storms. Remote Sensing, 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11172019
Mariotti, G., Kearney, W. S., & Fagherazzi, S. (2019). Soil creep in a mesotidal salt marsh channel bank: Fast, seasonal,and water table mediated. Geomorphology, 334, 126–137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.03.001
Castagno, K. A., Jiménez-Robles, A. M., Donnelly, J. P., Wiberg, P. L., Fenster, M. S., & Fagherazzi, S. (2018). Intense Storms Increase the Stability of Tidal Bays. Geophysical Research Letters, 45(11), 5491–5500. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078208
Fernandes, A., Rollinson, C. R., Kearney, W. S., Dietze, M. C., & Fagherazzi, S. (2018). Declining radial growth response of coastal forests to hurricanes and nor’easters. Journal of Geophysical Research, 123, 832–849. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JG004125
Hopkinson, C. S., Morris, J. T., Fagherazzi, S., Wollheim, W. M., & Raymond, P. A. (2018). Lateral Marsh Edge Erosion as a Source of Sediments for Vertical Marsh Accretion. Journal of Geophysical Research. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JG004358
Nardin, W., & Fagherazzi, S. (2018). The Role of Waves, Shelf Slope, and Sediment Characteristics on the Development of Erosional Chenier Plains. Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 8435–8444. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078694
Nardin, W., Larsen, L., Fagherazzi, S., & Wiberg, P. (2018). Tradeoffs among hydrodynamics, sedimentfluxes and vegetationcommunity in the Virginia Coast Reserve, USA. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science, 210, 98–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2018.06.009
Sun, S., Fagherazzi, S., & Liu, Y. (2018). Classification mapping of salt marsh vegetation byflexible monthly NDVItime-series using Landsat imagery. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science, 213, 61–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2018.08.007