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Member Since 1976
Chuck Nittrouer
Professor, University of Washington School of Oceanography
Professional Experience
University of Washington School of Oceanography
Professor
1998 - Present
Education
University of Washington Seattle
Doctorate
1978
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received January 2011
Citation
For his important contributions to understanding marine sedimentary systems and for his leadership in guiding international programs in marine sedimentary research.
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Current Roles
Section President
Council
Member
Ocean Sciences Fellows Committee
Publications
Can Unleveed Agricultural Fields in Deltas Keep Pace With Sea‐Level Rise?

Effective coastal management requires a fundamental understanding of the impacts of anthropogenic activities on sediment dynamics, yet it is challe...

February 07, 2023
AGU Abstracts
Mid-channels Islands as Dynamic Sediment Traps: Sediment Dynamics and Morphologic Evolution of the Mangrove-forested Meinmahla Island, Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY AND MORPHODYNAMICS II ORAL
earth and planetary surface processes | 13 december 2021
Hannah Glover, Andrea S. Ogston, Aaron T. Fricke, ...
Vegetated mid-channel islands play an important role in modulating fluxes of sediment, carbon, and nutrients through the tidally-influenced region of ...
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Comparing Distributary-Channel Hydrodynamics and Sediment Dynamics in a Tide-Dominated, Tropical Delta: The Ayeyarwady River Delta, Myanmar
OCEAN SCIENCES 2020
marine geology and sedimentology | 21 february 2020
Hannah Glover, Cherry Aung, Aaron T. Fricke, Htike...
The Ayeyarwady River, Myanmar, has few dams compared to other Himalaya-sourced rivers, and currently carries the 3rd largest sediment load globally. C...
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Sediment delivery to deltaic land surfaces in the absence of artificial levees: Contrasting the Ayeyarwady and Mekong Deltas
OCEAN SCIENCES 2020
marine geology and sedimentology | 20 february 2020
Andrea S. Ogston, Cherry Aung, Aaron T. Fricke, Ha...
Under natural conditions, deltaic land surfaces are maintained by sediment received during high-water periods (seasonal or tidal), when water levels e...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Member
Ocean Sciences Voyager Award Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
Ocean Sciences Fellows Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
Ocean Sciences Early Career Award Committee 2023
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