Curriculum Vitae of Bernard Gerhard Ruessink
Biographical Data
Born on April 15, 1970 in Doetinchem, The Netherlands
Dutch citizen, married, 2 children
Address (work): Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Institute for
Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.115, 3508 TC
Utrecht, The Netherlands
E-mail: [email protected]
URL:
www.uu.nl/staff/bgruessink
Education
PhD. degree in Physical Geography: 1998, cum laude, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Thesis title: Infragravity waves in a dissipative multiple bar system. Promotores: Prof. dr.
J.H.J. Terwindt and Prof. dr. ir. L.C. van Rijn. Co-promotor: Dr. P. Hoekstra
MSc. degree in Physical Geography: 1993, cum laude, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Thesis title: Waves and currents in the coastal zone.
VWO: Het Christelijk Lyceum 1981-1987, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Positions
2013 – present:
2004 – 2013:
2002 – 2004:
2000 – 2002:
1998 – 2000:
1993 – 1998:
Full Professor (1 fte – permanent position), Chair in Wave-dominated
coastal morphodynamics at Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht
University, The Netherlands;
Associate Professor (1 fte – permanent position), Coastal Dynamics,
Fluvial Systems and Climate Change group, Department of Physical
Geography, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; group leader of theme
“Morphodynamics of sandy coastal environments”.
Assistant Professor (1 fte – permanent position), Coastal Dynamics,
Fluvial Systems and Climate Change group, Department of Physical
Geography, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Researcher / Adviser (1 fte – permanent position), Marine and Coastal
Management Unit, WL|Delft Hydraulics, Delft, The Netherlands
Post-doctoral fellow (1 fte – fixed term), Department of Physical
Geography, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; leader of EU-funded field
experiment
Ph.D. student (1 fte – fixed term), Department of Physical Geography,
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Expertise
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Nearshore morphodynamics / beach processes: waves, currents, sediment transport,
morphology (sandbars), and morphological change.
Extreme events and coastal evolution: breaking waves, turbulence, infragravity waves and
dune/beach erosion; climate-change effects.
Coastal recovery: aeolian processes, beach-dune interaction.
Field and laboratory experiments: design, surfzone instrument deployment and recovery,
overall supervision; optical nearshore remote sensing; unmanned aerial vehicles;
terrestrial laser scanning; time series analysis.
Modelling: development and testing of models ranging from data-driven (e.g., neural
networks) to advanced nearshore process-based models of waves, currents and
morphological change; data-model integration.
Translation of scientific research findings to practical applications.
Scientific supervision
Directed PhD theses (finished)
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Irene van Enckevort (Utrecht University) - Daily to yearly nearshore bar behaviour.
Graduation date: November 14, 2001. Daily supervisor.
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Stefan Aarninkhof (Delft University of Technology) - Nearshore bathymetry derived from
video imagery. Graduation date: November 25, 2003. Co-promotor.
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Bas van Maren (Utrecht University). Morphodynamics of a cyclic prograding delta: the Red
River, Vietnam. Graduation date: September 17, 2004. Co-promotor.
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Nicholas Grunnet (Utrecht University). Morphodynamics of a shoreface nourishment in a
barred nearshore zone. Graduation date: December 8, 2004. Co-promotor.
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Susanne Quartel (Utrecht University). Intertidal beach morphology analysed from video
imagery. Graduation date: December 4, 2007. Co-promotor.
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Marije Smit (Delft University of Technology) – Formation and evolution of nearshore
sandbar patterns. Graduation date: January 18, 2010.
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Leo Pape (Utrecht University). Predictability of nearshore sandbar behavior. Project within
Vidi Ruessink.
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Timothy Price (Utrecht University). The finite amplitude behaviour of nearshore crescentic
sandbars. Graduation date: February 15, 2013. Co-promotor.
Directed PhD theses (ongoing)
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Martijn Henriquez (Delft University of Technology). Onshore sandbar migration in the
nearshore. Project started spring 2007. Co-supervisor.
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Renske de Winter (Utrecht University). Extreme storms and coastal evolution under
accelerated sea-level rise. Project started November 2009. Anticipated defence: November
2014.
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Dirk-Jan Walstra (Delft University of Technology). Numerical modelling of long-term
sandbar behaviour. Project (0.6 fte) started January 2010. Co-supervisor.
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Anouk de Bakker (Utrecht University). Infragravity-wave dynamics on gently sloping
beaches. Project started March 2012.
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Jantien Rutten (Utrecht University). Morphological evolution of a mega-nourishment.
Project started April 2013.
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Joost Brinkkemper (Utrecht University). Turbulence and sand transport under broken
waves. Project started April 2013.
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Winnie de Winter (Utrecht University). Aeolian sand transport. Project will start in
September 2014.
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Yvonne Smit (Utrecht University). Beach surface moisture. Project will start in September
2014.
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Pam Hage (Utrecht University). Long-term aeolian sand transport from a narrow beach
into dunes. Project will start in December 2014.
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Supervision Post-doc projects
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Irene van Enckevort, 2002–2004. Video imaging and nearshore sandbars.
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Susanne Quartel, 2008. Shoreline sandwaves.
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Adrien Lambert, 2009–2011. Marie Curie project. Groundwater-swash interaction.
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Florent Grasso, 2010–2012. NWO-Rubicon. Turbulence and sand transport beneath
breaking waves.
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Timothy Price, 2012. Terrestrial laser scanning of nearshore waves.
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Marion Tissier, 2012–2014. Numerical modelling of wave transformation.
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Wout van Dijk, 2013. Terrestrial laser scanning of swash motion.
Supervision junior scientific employees
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Job Spijker, 2004 (3 months). Model optimization.
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Christien Huisman, 2009 (2 months). Video imaging and groundwater seepage.
Supervision visiting PhD students
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Elena Ojeda Casillas, 2005 (Instituto de Ciències del Mar, Barcelona, Spain) – Effect of
shoreface nourishments on coastal evolution.
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Florin Tatui, 2010 (Faculty of Geography, Bucharest University, Romania) – Sandbar
behaviour along the Danube delta.
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Amanda Sancho García, 2010 (Instituto de Ciències del Mar, Barcelona, Spain) – Modelling
beach inundation during storms.
PhD committee member
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Stefan Aarninkhof (2003, Delft University of Technology).
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Elena Ojeda Casillas (2009, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain).
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Mitchel Harley (2009, The University of New South Wales, Australia).
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Jaap van Thiel de Vries (2009, Delft University of Technology).
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Florent Grasso (2009, Université Joseph Fourier, France).
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Marije Smit (2010, Delft University of Technology).
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Hannah Power (2011, University of Queensland, Australia)
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Marion Tissier (2011, Université de Bordeaux I, France)
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Elodie Charles (2012, Université de Toulouse, France)
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Jolanthe Schretlen (2012, University of Twente)
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Amanda Sancho García (2012, Instituto de Ciències del Mar, Spain)
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Mathieu Gervais (2012, Université de Perpignan, France)
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Matthieu de Schipper (2014, Delft University of Technology)
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Abdel Nnafie (2014, Utrecht University)
Grants and awards
Research grants
2014 NWO-STW Vici “Aeolus meets Poseidon: wind-blown transport on wave-dominated
beaches”, includes 1 postdoc and 3 PhD positions: 1.5 M€
2013 Internal grant for post-doc position (3 months): 25 k€
2012 NWO-STW Open Technology Programme, principal investigator “Turbulence and sand
transport beneath broken waves”. One PhD position: 250 k€
2012 NERC (UK), co-applicant in project awarded to University of Plymouth. One post-doc
position as part of EU-Hydralab IV Bardex II project.
2012 NWO-STW Perspectief project NatureCoast, leader of "Coastal Safety" workpackage, 1
PhD position + instrumentation; co-supervision of two other PhD students: 450 k€
2012 EU-Hydralab IV, access to Total Environment Simulator (Hull), leader of "Turbulence"
workpackage
2012 Internal grant for post-doc position (3 months): 25 k€
2011 NWO-ALW open competition, PhD project "Infragravity-wave dynamics on a gently
sloping beach": 225 k€
2011 Internal grant to purchase Terrestrial Laser Scanner: 120 k€
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EU-Hydralab IV, Bardex II, access to Deltagoot, leader of "Surfzone processes"
workpackage
EU-Hydralab IV, GLOBEX, access to Scheldegoot, project leader
L'Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France), BarBec, co-applicant in project awarded
to Université Bordeaux I. Role of morphological interactions in governing the whole
wave-dominated sandy barred-beach system.
Focus Area "Earth and Sustainability", Utrecht University, PhD project “ESCALATE:
Extreme Storms and Coastal evolution under AcceLeRATEd sea-level rise”: 225 k€
NWO-NCF, support parallelization of XBeach at SARA.
NWO-ALW open competition, PhD project “Finite-amplitude behaviour of nearshore
crescentic sandbars”: k€ 203
NWO-STW open competition, PhD project “Onshore sandbar migration in the
nearshore” (co-applicant, together with Prof. Dr. M.J.F. Stive, Delft University of
Technology): k€ 444
NWO-NCF, supercomputing time on the Xeon cluster LISA at SARA
EU-Hydralab III, Transkew, access to Large Oscillation Water Tunnel, co-applicant
NWO-NCF, supercomputing time on the Xeon cluster LISA at SARA
NWO-ALW Vidi “Predictability and uncertainty analysis of nearshore sandbar
behaviour”, includes one PhD position: k€ 595
Utrecht Centre of Geosciences, PhD project on shoreline sandwaves: k€ 220
EU, HUMOR project, leader of "Data sets" work-package: k€ 110
NICOP, Travel/research grant for 3-month stay at Coastal Imaging Laboratory, Oregon
State University: about k€ 4
NWO-ALW, Travel/research grant for 3-month stay at Institute of Marine Studies,
University of Plymouth: about k€ 4
Since 2003, I obtained various grants up to 80 k€ each year through contract research for
Deltares and the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Management.
Awards
2014 NWO-STW Vici grant (“advanced career award”)
2010 Editor’s Highlight (Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface) for Pape, L., Y.
Kuriyama and B.G. Ruessink, 2010. Models and scales of nearshore sandbar behavior.
2008 Most cited paper 2003-2007 Award, Continental Shelf Research, for Van Enckevort,
I.M.J. and B.G. Ruessink, 2003. Video observations of nearshore bar behaviour. Part
2: Alongshore non-uniform variability.
2008 Most cited paper 2003-2007 Award, Continental Shelf Research, for Van Enckevort,
I.M.J. and B.G. Ruessink, 2003. Video observations of nearshore bar behaviour. Part
1: Alongshore uniform variability.
2005 Senior Qualification Research (Utrecht University)
2004 Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
2004 NWO-ALW Vidi grant
International Academic Activities
Short stays abroad (> 1 week)
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March-April 2008: collaborator in TrucVert2008 ECORS field experiment, France
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May 2007: visiting scientist to Institut de Ciències del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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February 2006: visiting scientist to Littoral Drift Division, Port and Airport Research
Institute, Japan
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December 2000: visiting scientist to Complex Systems Laboratory, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, USA
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December 1999-February 2000: visiting scientist to Coastal Imaging Laboratory, Oregon
State University, USA
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February-May 1999: visiting scientist to Institute of Marine Studies, University of
Plymouth, UK
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Involvement in the following international research projects
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EU projects: Nourtec (1993-1996), Coast3D (1998-2001), Humor (2001), CoastView
(2002-2004) and various Hydralab projects (2007-present)
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Argus (nearshore imaging) research group/project (1998-present)
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ECORS (French Navy, 2008)
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BarBec (Université de Bordeaux I, 2010-present)
Direct collaboration with the following international partners (only those collaborations listed
that were carried out on a formal basis, led to publications in refereed journals and/or involved
exchange of MSc/PhD students)
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USA: Oregon State University, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, US Geological Survey,
Franklin and Marshall Institute, University of Delaware, NorthWest Research Associates
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Japan: Port and Airport Research Institute
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New Zealand: University of Waikato, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
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Australia: University of New South Wales
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Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Chile: Pontificia Universidad
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Belgium: Flanders Hydraulic Institute
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France: University of Bordeaux I, University of Grenoble, University of Caen, Bureau de
Recherches Géologiques et Minières
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Denmark: Danish Hydraulic Institute
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United Kingdom: University of Plymouth, University of Aberdeen, University of Hull,
National Oceanography Centre, HR Wallingford
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Portugal: University of Aveiro
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Spain: Instituto de Ciències del Mar, University of Santander
Other Academic Activities
Editorial activities
Associate Editor Journal of Geophysical Research (AGU), 2008 – 2014
Peer review
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20+ journals in Physical Oceanography, Geomorphology, Marine Geology and Coastal
Engineering, such as Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, Marine Geology,
Continental Shelf Research, Journal of Coastal Research and Coastal Engineering.
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national and international funding agencies (e.g., NWO, NSF, Marsden Fund).
Conference activities
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session chairman at Coastal Dynamics 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013; River, Coastal and
Estuarine Morphodynamics 2007, 2013; International Conference on Coastal Engineering
2012.
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organizing committee member for Dutch Coastal Research (NCK) days 2010
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member of Technical Abstract Review Committee of Génie Côtier – Génie Civil 2012 and
Coastal Dynamics 2013.
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organizer of special session on surf zone / barrier dynamics at International Coastal
Symposium (2013)
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poster judge at various NCK symposia, AGU Fall Meetings and at the 2012 International
Conference on Coastal Engineering
Invited presentations/seminars
AGU Fall Meeting – Nearshore Processes (2000); NCK Theme Day Morphodynamic Modelling
(2005); Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan (2006); Office of Naval Research meeting,
Honolulu (2006); NCK International Symposium (2007); St. Fergus Coastal Symposium,
Aberdeen (2008); University of Reading, UK (2009); University of Plymouth, UK (2009);
Technical University of Catalonia, Spain (2010); NCK National Coastal Symposium (2010);
Long-wave workshop at International Conference on Coastal Engineering (2012); key-note
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speech during Coastal Dynamics (2013); key-note speech during River, Coastal and Estuarine
Morphodynamics (2013); NCK Dune Symposium (2014).
Field and laboratory experience
2013 Laboratory, effect of mud on ripple formation. EU-Hydralab IV. Leader of turbulence
work package.
2012 Laboratory (Bardex II), hydrology of a sandy barrier. Eu-Hydralab IV. Leader of work
package on swash-surfzone sediment exchange.
2012 Laboratory (GLOBEX), hydrodynamics on a very gently sloping beach. EU-Hydralab IV.
Project coordinator.
2011- Monitoring of various beach-dune system with mobile terrestrial laser scanning and
unmanned aerial vehicles.
2008 Laboratory (Transkew), sand transport beneath asymmetric orbital flow. EU-Hydralab
IV.
2008 Field, international TrucVert experiment (France). Participant. Turbulence and sand
suspension beneath breaking waves and bores.
2004- Field, annual MSc projects, typically 6 weeks in the intertidal zone on a Dutch beach.
Wave-driven morphodynamics of the intertidal zone. Student supervisor.
1998 Field, 2 6-week campaigns at Egmond (Netherlands) as part of EU-Coast3D project.
Field leader. Wave-driven morphodynamics in the inner subtidal zone.
1998- Argus video remote sensing at 3 sites worldwide.
1993- Field, 5 6-week campaigns at Terschelling (Netherlands) as part of EU-Nourtec project.
1998 PhD student. Wave-driven morphodynamics in the outer subtidal zone.
Management activities
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management team Department of Physical Geography (2011 - present)
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various teaching or research related committees within Department of Physical Geography
(2011-present): mid-term assessment, strategic vision, laboratory exploration
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management team Buys Ballot Research School (2004 – 2010)
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Dutch advisory committee on coastal safety (nourishments) and on dune erosion
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NWO-ALW’s open-competition grant advisory committees (2006 - present)
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NWO-STW Vidi committee member 2013
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international advisory member of US-based promotion committees (Assistant to Associate
Professorships)
Other
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member of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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mentor for Assistant Professors in Geosciences at Utrecht University
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followed course on Academic Leadership, invited by Utrecht University
Teaching experience
Courses at Utrecht University
I currently teach or contribute to courses in all years of the BSc Aardwetenschappen (Earth
Surface and Landforms) and MSc Earth Sciences (Earth Surface & Water). Courses to which I
contribute but do not have the overall responsibility are marked with (*) below.
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Mathematics, BSc year 1, 1999-2000
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Introductory Statistics, BSc year 1, 2002-2008
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(*) System Earth 2, BSc year 1, 2011-present
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Excursion France, BSc year 2, 2002-2011
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(*) Data analysis in remote sensing, BSc year 2, 2009-present
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Coastal Morphodynamics, BSc year 3, 2003-present
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Bachelor thesis supervision, BSc year 3, 2002-present (on average, 2 students/year)
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(*) River and Coastal Modelling, MSc year 1, 2003-2004
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(*) Climate change and adaptation, MSc year 1, 2010-present
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(*) Hazards and risk assessment, MSc year 1, 2011-present
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Morphodynamics of wave-dominated coasts, MSc year 1, 2012-present
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MSc Fieldwork Coastal morphodynamics (on average, 3 students/year), 1994, 1995, 1998,
2004 - present
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MSc traineeship at governmental or research institutes, 2003 – present (on average, 3
students/year)
Furthermore, I am tutor for first-year Bachelor students in Aardwetenschappen.
Awards
2012 Senior Qualification Teaching (Utrecht University)
2004 Base Qualification Teaching (Utrecht University)
The Base and Senior Qualification Teaching are part of Utrecht University’s qualification
systematic for academic staff; they express the staff member’s teaching experience and ability
given guidelines for teaching and scientific competencies, professional attitude, teaching
management, and managing skills for junior staff.
Management activities
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Master Teaching committee Earth Sciences, 2005 – 2006
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Bachelor Teaching committee Earth Sciences, 2006 – present
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Coordinator of Master programme Earth Surface & Water, 2012-present
Invited lecturer at Summerschools and Master classes
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Summerschool on Physics of the Climate System; Utrecht University, The Netherlands;
2009-present (yearly):
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Summerschool on Coastal Science and Management; Netherlands Centre of Coastal
Research, The Netherlands; 2007-present (once every 2 years).
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Master class on Marine Geology; Instituto de Ciències del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; 2007.
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Master class on Coastal morphology; WL-Fundamentals, Delft, The Netherlands; 2001.
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Summerschool on Multi-scale Coastal Dynamics; Technical University of Catalonia, Spain;
1997.
Outreach
Lecture on Dutch coastal management for students from the Hogeschool van Arnhem en
Nijmegen (HAN), 2010-2012.
Publications
Impact factor / 5-year impact factor of the journals that published my articles
(between brackets number of publications)
Geophysical Research Letters (2): 3.982 / 4.070
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (1): 3.467 / 3.612
Journal of Physical Oceanography (1): 3.179 / 2.951
Journal of Geophysical Research (20): 3.174 / 3.546
Marine Geology (11): 2.732 / 2.955
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (5): 2.490 / 2.740
Coastal Engineering (17): 2.239 / 2.553
Neural Networks (1): 2.182 / 2.477
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (1): 2.176 / 2.557
Continental Shelf Research (13): 1.889 / 2.264
Ocean Dynamics (3): 1.761 / 1.846
Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (3): 1.409 / 1.419
Journal of Hydroinformatics (3): 1.153 / 1.459
Journal of Hydraulic Research (1): 1.037 / 1.145
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences (1): 0.886 / 0.873
Journal of Coastal Research (2): 0.496 / 0.788
Earth Surface Dynamics (1): none
Cartographica (1): none
(Source: ISI Web of Knowledge, Edition 2012)
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Bibliometric data (July 2014)
Total number of peer-reviewed papers: 87
h-index: 32 (27 since 2009; source: Google Scholar); 27 (source: Scopus)
i10-index: 65 (53 since 2009; source: Google Scholar)
Total number of citations:
2840 (1785 since 2009; source: Google Scholar);
1916 (source: Scopus)
Number of first-author papers: 29
Number of senior-author papers: 45. These papers include my papers with members of my
research group and papers with (inter)national cooperation under my guidance.
International (refereed) journals
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Ribas, F., A. ten Doeschate, H.E. de Swart, B.G. Ruessink and D. Calvete, 2014.
Observations and modeling of surf zone transverse finger bars at the Gold Coast,
Australia. Ocean Dynamics. Published on-line July 2014.
Almar, R., H. Michallet, R. Cienfuegos, P. Bonneton, M. Tissier and G. Ruessink, 2014.
On the use of the Radon Transform in studying nearshore wave dynamics. Coastal
Engineering, 92, 24-30.
Price, T.D., B.G. Ruessink and B. Castelle, 2014. Morphological coupling in multiple
sandbar systems – a review. Earth Surface Dynamics, 2, 309-321.
De Bakker, A.T.M., M.F.S. Tissier and B.G. Ruessink, 2014. Shoreline dissipation of
infragravity waves. Continental Shelf Research, 72, 73-82.
Price, T.D., B. Castelle, R. Ranasinghe and B.G. Ruessink, 2013. Coupled sandbar
patterns and obliquely incident waves. Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth
Surface, 118(3), 1677-1692.
Van de Lageweg, W., K.R. Bryan, G. Coco and B.G. Ruessink, 2013. Observations of
shoreline-sandbar coupling on an embayed beach. Marine Geology, 344, 101-114.
Price, T.D. and B.G. Ruessink, 2013. Observations and conceptual modelling of
morphological coupling in a double sandbar system. Earth Surface Processes and
Landforms, 38, 477-489.
Walstra, D.J.R., R. Hoekstra, P.K. Tonnon and B.G. Ruessink, 2013. Input reduction for
long-term morphodynamic simulations in wave-dominated coastal settings. Coastal
Engineering, 77, 57-70.
De Winter, R.C., A. Sterl and B.G. Ruessink, 2013. Wind extremes in the North Sea
basin under climate change, an ensemble study of 12 CMIP5 GCMs. Journal of
Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, 118, doi;10.1002/jgrd.50147.
Abreu, T., H. Michallet, P.A. Silva, D.A. van der A and B.G. Ruessink, 2013. Bed shear
stress under skewed and asymmetric oscillatory flows. Coastal Engineering, 73, 1-10.
Grasso, F. and B.G. Ruessink, 2012. Turbulent viscosity in natural surf zones.
Geophysical Research Letters, 39, L23603, doi:10.1029/2012GL054135.
Ruessink, B.G., M. Boers, P.F.C. van Geer, A.T.M. de Bakker, A. Pieterse, F. Grasso
and B.G. Ruessink, 2012. Towards a process-based model to predict dune erosion
along the Dutch Wadden coast. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 91-3, 357-372.
(invited review paper)
De Winter, R.C., A. Sterl, J.W. de Vries, S.L. Weber and B.G. Ruessink, 2012. The
effect of climate change on extreme waves in front of the Dutch coast. Ocean
Dynamics, 62, 1139-1152.
Grasso, F., B. Castelle and B.G. Ruessink, 2012. Turbulence dissipation under breaking
waves and bores in a natural surf zone. Continental Shelf Research, 34, 133-141.
Thiebot, J., D. Idier, R. Garnier, A. Falques and B.G. Ruessink, 2012. The influence of
wave angle of the morphological response of a double sandbar system. Continental
Shelf Research, 32, 71-85.
Walstra, D.J.R., A.J.H.M. Reniers, R. Ranasinghe, J.A. Roelvink and B.G. Ruessink,
2012. On bar growth and decay during interannual net offshore migration. Coastal
Engineering, 60, 190-200.
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Ruessink, B.G., G. Ramaekers and L.C. van Rijn, 2012. On the parameterization of the
free-stream non-linear wave orbital motion in nearshore morphodynamic models.
Coastal Engineering, 65, 56-63.
Castelle, B., V. Marieu, G. Coco, P. Bonneton, N. Bruneau and B.G. Ruessink, 2012. On
the impact of an offshore bedform on surfzone rip channels. Journal of Geophysical
Research – Earth Surface, 117, F01038, doi:10.1029/2011JF002141.
Huisman, C.E., K.R. Bryan, G. Coco and B.G. Ruessink, 2011. The use of video
imagery to analyse groundwater and shoreline dynamics on a dissipative beach.
Continental Shelf Research, 31, 1728-1738.
Castelle, B. and B.G. Ruessink, 2011. Modeling formation and subsequent nonlinear
evolution of rip channels: Time-varying versus time-invariant wave forcing. Journal of
Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, 116, F04008, doi:10.1029/2011JF001997.
Sénéchal, N., S. Abadie, E. Gallagher, J.H.M. MacMahan, G. Masselink, H. Michallet,
A.J.H.M. Reniers, B.G. Ruessink, P.E. Russell, D. Sous, I.L. Turner, F. Ardhuin, P.
Bonneton, S. Bajun, S. Capo, R. Certain, R. Pedreros and T. Garlan, 2011. The ECORSTruc Vert 2008 nearshore field experiment: presentation of a three-dimensional
morphologic system in a macrotidal environment during consecutive extreme storm
conditions. Ocean Dynamics, 61, 2073-2098.
Idier, D., A. Falques, B.G. Ruessink and R. Garnier, 2011. Shoreline instability under
low-angle wave incidence. Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, 116,
F04031, doi:10.1029/2010JF001894.
Pape, L. and B.G. Ruessink, 2011. Neural-network predictability experiments for
nearshore sandbar migration. Continental Shelf Research, 31, 1033-1042.
Silva, P.A., T. Abreu, D.A. van der A, F. Sancho, B.G. Ruessink, J. van der Werf and
J.S. Ribberink, 2011. Sediment transport in non-linear skewed oscillatory flows: the
Transkew experiments. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 49, Supl. 1, 72-80.
Price, T.D. and B.G. Ruessink, 2011. State dynamics of a double sandbar system.
Continental Shelf Research, 31, 659-674.
Ruessink, B.G., H. Michallet, T. Abreu, F. Sancho, D.A. van der A, J.J. van der Werf
and P.A. Silva, 2011. Observations of velocities, sand concentrations, and fluxes under
velocity-asymmetric oscillatory flows. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, C03004,
doi:10.1029/2010JC006443.
Van Maanen, B., G. Coco, K.R. Bryan and B.G. Ruessink, 2010. The use of artificial
neural networks to analyze and predict alongshore sediment transport. Nonlinear
processes in Geophysics, 17, 395-404.
Ruessink, B.G., 2010. Observations of turbulence within a natural surf zone. Journal of
Physical Oceanography, 40(12), 2696-2712.
Pape, L., Y. Kuiryama and B.G. Ruessink, 2010. Models and scales for nearshore
sandbar behavior. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, F03043, doi:10.1029/2009JF001644.
Pape, L., N.G. Plant and B.G. Ruessink, 2010. On cross-shore migration and
equilibrium states of nearshore sandbars. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115,
F03008, doi:10.1029/2009JF001501.
Almar, R., B. Castelle, B.G. Ruessink, N. Sénéchal, P. Bonneton, V. Marieu, 2010. Twoand three-dimensional double-sandbar system behaviour under intense wave forcing
and a meso-macro tidal range. Continental Shelf Research, 30, 781-792.
Castelle, B., B.G. Ruessink, P. Bonneton, V. Marieu, N. Bruneau and T.D. Price, 2010.
Coupling mechanisms in double sandbar systems, Part 2: Impact on alongshore
variability of inner-bar rip channels. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 35, 771781.
Castelle, B., B.G. Ruessink, P. Bonneton, V. Marieu, N. Bruneau and T.D. Price, 2010.
Coupling mechanisms in double sandbar systems, Part 1: Patterns and physical
explanation. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 35, 476-486.
Ruessink, B.G., T.J.J. van den Berg and L.C. van Rijn, 2009. Modeling sediment
transport beneath skewed-asymmetric waves above a plane bed. Journal of
Geophysical Research , 114, C11021, doi:10.1029/2009JC005416.
Ruessink, B.G., L. Pape and I.L. Turner, 2009. Daily to interannual cross-shore
sandbar migration: observations from a multiple sandbar system. Continental Shelf
Research, 29, 1663-1677.
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Van Maanen, B., P.J. de Ruiter and B.G. Ruessink, 2008. An evaluation of two
longshore transport equations with field measurements. Coastal Engineering, 56, 313319.
Ojeda, E., B.G. Ruessink and J. Guillén, 2008. Morphodynamic response a two-barred
beach to a shoreface nourishment. Coastal Engineering, 55, 1185-1196.
Smit, M.W.J., A.J.H.M. Reniers, B.G. Ruessink and J.A. Roelvink, 2008. Morphological
response of a nearshore double sandbar system to constant wave forcing. Coastal
Engineering, 55, 761-770.
Van Maanen, B., P.J. de Ruiter, G. Coco, K.R. Bryan and B.G. Ruessink, 2008. Onshore
sandbar migration at Tairua Beach (New Zealand): numerical simulations and field
measurements. Marine Geology, 253, 99-106.
Price, T.D. and B.G. Ruessink, 2008. Morphodynamic zone variability on a microtidal
barred beach. Marine Geology, 251, 98-109.
Ruessink, B.G., 2008. Parameter stability and consistency in an alongshore current
model determined with Markov Chain simulation. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 10, 153162.
Quartel, S., A. Kroon and B.G. Ruessink, 2008. Seasonal accretion and erosion
patterns of a microtidal sandy beach. Marine Geology, 250, 19-33.
Pape, L. and B.G. Ruessink, 2008. Multivariate analysis of nonlinearity in sandbar
behavior. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 15, 145-158.
Ruessink, B.G. and Y. Kuriyama, 2008. Numerical predictability experiments of crossshore
sandbar
migration,
Geophysical
Research
Letters,
35,
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doi:10.1029/2007GL032530.
Quartel, S., B.G. Ruessink and A. Kroon, 2007. Daily to seasonal cross-shore
behaviour of quasi-persistent intertidal beach morphology. Earth Surface Processes
and Landforms, 32, 1293-1307.
Ruessink, B.G., Y. Kuriyama, A.J.H.M. Reniers, J.A. Roelvink and D.J.R. Walstra, 2007.
Modeling cross-shore sandbar behavior on the time scale of weeks. Journal of
Geophysical Research, 112, F03010, doi:10.1029/2006JF000730.
Ruessink, B.G., G. Coco, R. Ranasinghe, and I.L. Turner, 2007. Coupled and
noncoupled behavior of three-dimensional morphological patterns in a double sandbar
system. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, C07002, doi:10.1029/2006JC003799.
Turdukulov, U., C.A. Blok, B.G. Ruessink and I.L. Turner, 2007. Connecting users with
their data: an environment to explore the morphodynamics of rip channels.
Cartographica, 42, 139-151.
Pape, L., B.G. Ruessink, M.A. Wiering and I.L. Turner, 2007. Recurrent Neural Network
Modeling of Nearshore Sandbar Behavior. Neural Networks, 20, 509-518.
Smit, M.W.J., S.G.J. Aarninkhof, K.M. Wijnberg, M. González, K.S. Kingston, H.N.
Southgate, B.G. Ruessink, R.A. Holman, E. Siegle, M. Davidson and R. Medina, 2007.
The role of video imagery in predicting daily to monthly coastal evolution. Coastal
Engineering, 54, 539-553.
Turner, I.L., D. Whyte, B.G. Ruessink and R. Ranasinghe, 2007. Observations of rip
spacing, persistence and mobility at a long, straight coastline. Marine Geology, 236,
209-221.
Quartel, S., E.A. Addink and B.G. Ruessink, 2006. Object-oriented extraction of beach
morphology from video images. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and
Geoinformation, 8, 256-269.
Elfrink, B., D.M. Hanes and B.G. Ruessink, 2006. Parameterization and simulation of
near bed orbital velocities under irregular waves in shallow water. Coastal Engineering,
53, 915-927.
Ruessink, B.G., K.T. Houwman and B.T. Grasmeijer, 2006. Modeling the nonlinear
effect of wind on rectilinear tidal flow. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, C10002,
doi:10.1029/2006JC003570.
Ruessink, B.G., 2006. A Bayesian estimation of parameter-induced uncertainty in a
nearshore alongshore current model. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 8, 37-49.
Rattan, S.S.P., B.G. Ruessink and W.W. Hsieh, 2005. Non-linear complex principal
component analysis of nearshore bathymetry. Nonlinear processes in Geophysics, 12,
661-670.
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Aarninkhof, S.G.J., B.G. Ruessink and J.A. Roelvink, 2005. Nearshore subtidal
bathymetry from time-exposure video images. Journal of Geophysical Research, 110,
C06011, doi:10.1029/2004JC002791.
Grunnet, N.M., B.G. Ruessink and D.J.R. Walstra, 2005. The influence of tides,wind
and waves on the redistribution of nourished sediment, Terschelling, the Netherlands.
Coastal Engineering, 52, 617-631.
Ruessink, B.G., 2005. Calibration of nearshore process models – application of a
hybrid genetic algorithm. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 7, 135-149.
Ruessink, B.G., 2005. Predictive uncertainty of a nearshore bed evolution model.
Continental Shelf Research, 25, 1053-1069.
Grunnet, N.M. and B.G. Ruessink, 2005. Morphodynamic response of nearshore bars to
a shoreface nourishment. Coastal Engineering, 52, 119-137.
Aarninkhof, S.G.J. and B.G. Ruessink, 2004. Video observations and model predictions
of depth-induced wave dissipation. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote
Sensing, 42, 2612- 2622.
Grunnet, N.M., D.J.R. Walstra and B.G. Ruessink, 2004. Process-based modelling of a
shoreface nourishment. Coastal Engineering, 51, 581-607.
Van Enckevort, I.M.J., B.G. Ruessink, G. Coco, K. Suzuki, I.L. Turner, N.G. Plant and
R.A. Holman, 2004. Observations of nearshore crescentic sandbars. Journal of
Geophysical Research, 109, C06028, DOI:10.1029/2003JC002214.
Ruessink, B.G., I.M.J. van Enckevort and Y. Kuriyama, 2004. Non-linear principal
component analysis of nearshore bathymetry. Marine Geology, 203, 185-197.
Grasmeijer, B.T. and B.G. Ruessink, 2003. Modeling of waves and currents in the
nearshore, parametric vs. probabilistic approach. Coastal Engineering, 49, 185-207.
Ruessink, B.G., D.J.R. Walstra and H.N. Southgate, 2003. Calibration and verification
of a parametric wave model on barred beaches. Coastal Engineering, 48, 139-149.
Ruessink, B.G., K.M. Wijnberg, R.A. Holman, Y. Kuriyama and I.M.J. van Enckevort,
2003. Intersite comparison of interannual nearshore bar behavior. Journal of
Geophysical Research, 108, 3249, DOI:10.1029/2002JC001505.
Van Koningsveld, M., M.J.F. Stive, J.P.M. Mulder, H.J. de Vriend, B.G. Ruessink and
D.W. Dunsbergen, 2003. Usefulness and effectiveness of coastal research: a matter of
perception? Journal of Coastal Research, 19, 441-461.
Van Enckevort, I.M.J. and B.G. Ruessink, 2003. Video observations of nearshore bar
behaviour. Part 2: alongshore non-uniform variability. Continental Shelf Research, 23,
513-532.
Van Enckevort, I.M.J. and B.G. Ruessink, 2003: Video observations of nearshore bar
behaviour. Part 1: alongshore uniform variability. Continental Shelf Research, 23, 501512.
Ruessink, B.G. and M.C.J.L. Jeuken, 2002. Dunefoot dynamics along the Dutch coast.
Earth surface processes and landforms, 27, 1043-1056.
Ruessink, B.G., P.S. Bell, I.M.J. van Enckevort and S.G.J. Aarninkhof, 2002. Nearshore
bar crest location quantified from time-averaged X-band radar images. Coastal
Engineering, 45, 19-32.
Miles, J.R., P.E. Russell, B.G. Ruessink and D.A. Huntley, 2002. Field observations of
the effect of shear waves on sediment suspension and transport. Continental Shelf
Research, 22, 657-681.
Ruessink, B.G., J.R. Miles, F. Feddersen, R.T. Guza and S. Elgar, 2001. Modeling the
alongshore current on barred beaches. Journal of Geophysical Research, 106, 2245122464.
Van Enckevort, I.M.J. and B.G. Ruessink, 2001. Effect of hydrodynamics and
bathymetry on video estimates of nearshore sandbar position. Journal of Geophysical
Research, 106, 16969-16980.
Plant, N.G., B.G. Ruessink and K.M. Wijnberg, 2001. Morphologic properties derived
from a simple cross-shore sediment transport model. Journal of Geophysical Research,
106, 945-958.
Ruessink, B.G., I.M.J. van Enckevort, K.S. Kingston and M.A. Davidson, 2000. Analysis
of observed two- and three-dimensional nearshore bar behaviour. Marine Geology,
169, 161-183.
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Kingston, K.S., B.G. Ruessink, I.M.J. van Enckevort and M.A. Davidson, 2000. Artificial
neural network correction of remotely sensed sandbar location. Marine Geology, 169,
137-160.
Ruessink, B.G. and J.H.J. Terwindt, 2000. The behaviour of nearshore bars on the time
scale of years: a conceptual model. Marine Geology, 163, 289-302.
Ruessink, B.G., 2000. An empiricial energetics-based formulation for the cross-shore
suspended sediment transport by bound infragravity waves. Journal of Coastal
Research, 16, 482-493.
Ruessink, B.G., K.T. Houwman and P. Hoekstra, 1999. Medium-term frequency
distributions of cross-shore sediment transport rates in water depths of 3 to 9 m.
Coastal Engineering, 38, 25-46.
Ruessink, B.G., K.T. Houwman and P. Hoekstra, 1998. The systematic contribution of
transporting mechanisms to the cross-shore sediment transport in water depths of 3 to
9 m. Marine Geology, 152, 295-324.
Ruessink, B.G., M.G. Kleinhans and P.G.L. van den Beukel, 1998. Observations of
swash under highly dissipative conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research, 103,
3111-3118.
Ruessink, B.G., 1998. Bound and free infragravity waves in the nearshore zone under
breaking and nonbreaking conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research, 103, 1279512805.
Ruessink, B.G., 1998. The temporal and spatial variability of infragravity waves in a
barred nearshore zone. Continental Shelf Research, 18, 585-605.
Ruessink, B.G. and A. Kroon, 1994. The behaviour of a multiple bar system in the
nearshore zone of Terschelling: 1965-1993. Marine Geology, 121, 187-197.
Books, and contribution to books
6.
Baas, A.C.W. and B.G. Ruessink, in press. Geomorphology of sandy shores and coastal
dunes. Contribution to North Sea Region Climate Change Assessment NOSCCA,
Chapter 4c. Climate related changes in coastal ecosystems. Edited by P. Meire and J.
Bakker.
5.
Ruessink, B.G. and R. Ranasinghe, 2014. Beaches. In: Coastal environments and
Climate Change, edited by G. Masselink and R. Gehrels, pp. 149-177.
4.
Ruessink, B.G., 2009. Nearshore video monitoring: the Argus system. In: The
measurement of coastal change, edited by K. Pye and W. Ritchie, Aberdeen Institute
for Coastal Science and Management, pp. 49-63. ISBN: 978-0-9552809-1-7.
3.
Coast3D - Egmond. The behaviour of a straight sandy coast on the time scale of
storms and seasons, 2002. Editors: L.C. van Rijn, B.G. Ruessink and J.P.M. Mulder,
Aqua Publications, Amsterdam. ISBN 90-800356-5-3
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Geographical developments in coastal morphodynamics. A tribute to Joost Terwindt,
1998. Editors: A. Kroon and B.G. Ruessink, Elinkwijk, Utrecht, 237 pp. ISBN 90-6266168-8.
1.
Van den Berg, J.H., N.E.M. Asselman and B.G. Ruessink, 1995. Hydraulic roughness of
tidal channel bedforms, Westerschelde estuary, The Netherlands. Spec. Publ. Int. Ass.
Sediment., 24, pp. 19-32.
National journals
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Quartel, S. and B.G. Ruessink, 2010. De kust met ARGUSogen bekeken. Geografie,
19(8), 17-19.
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Kroon, A., J. Mulder and B.G. Ruessink, 1998. Kust in beweging. Aarde en Mens, 2, 3–
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Other
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150+ international conference contributions to Coastal Dynamics (1994, 1995,
2005, 2019, 2013), International Conference on Coastal Engineering (1994,
2000, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012), AGU Fall meeting / Ocean Sciences (2000,
2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012), International Coastal Symposium (2009,
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Kustsystemen. Contribution to Drift'66 final yearbook in 2012. (popular writing in
Dutch)
Van der Grinten, R.M. and B.G. Ruessink, 2012. Evaluatie van de kustversterking bij
Noordwijk aan Zee - De invloed van de versterking op de zandbanken. Report
commissioned by Deltares.
Beachwatch: het strand vanaf het dak bekeken. Contribution to the 100 years of
Geography agenda (2009). (popular writing in Dutch)
Ruessink, B.G., 2009. Pilot veldmetingen Ameland. IMAU Report R09-03.
Ruessink, B.G., 2008. Intrawave measurements of suspended sediment concentration:
the Transkew ABS data report. IMAU Report R09-01.
Van den Boogaard, H.F.P., G. Ruessink, H. Gerritsen, G. Ph. Van Vledder, A.J. van der
Westhuysen and J. Groeneweg, 2007. Calibration tool for SWAN: Part II. Selection of
appropriate calibration techniques. WL Report X0346.
Gerritsen, H., A. van der Westhuysen, G. Van Vledder, J. Groeneweg, G. Ruessink and
H. Van den Boogaard, 2006. Calibration tool for SWAN: Part I. Analysis of
requirements. WL Report X0346.
De zandbank week in de 2006 Wetenschappelijke Scheurkalender. Natuur en
Techniek. (popular writing in Dutch)
Hoitink, A.J.F., B.G. Ruessink and P. Hoekstra, 2004. Intercomparison of wave
parameters and spectra from ADCP and wave buoy measurements. IMAU Report 0403.
Wijnberg, K.M., B.G. Ruessink, M.J.F. Stive, A.J.F. van der Spek and D.J.R. Walstra,
2003. Delft Cluster – Coasts: Final Report. WL Report Z2822.
Jeuken, C.J.L., B.G. Ruessink and Z.B. Wang, 2002. Adviezen voor het maken van een
gezamenlijke zandbalans voor Westerschelde en monding: bureau- en literatuurstudie.
WL Report Z3213.
H. van den Boogaard, H. Gerritsen, T. Minns, G. Ruessink and A. Weerts, 2002.
Feature extraction from large datasets. WL Report Z3306.
Ruessink, B.G., H.F.P. van den Boogaard and S.G.J. Aarninkhof, 2002. Integration of
Argus video data and nearshore sandbar models. WL Report Z3290.
Roelvink, J.A., Th. Van der Kaaij, B.G. Ruessink and K.J. Bos, 2001. Reference
scenarios and design alternatives. MARE Consortium Report Z3019.12, ONL Coast and
Sea studies.
Roelvink, J.A., M. Sokolewica, M. de Vries, K.J. Bos and B.G. Ruessink, 2001.
Morphological and local hydraulic impacts of airport island alternatives. MARE
Consortium Report Z3029.14, ONL Coast and Sea studies.
Walstra, D.J.R., M. Van Koningsveld, S.G.J. Aarninkhof and B.G. Ruessink, 2001.
Methodological approach to model development for UNIBEST-TC. Part A: Evaluation.
WL Report Z3148.10.
Walstra, D.J.R., M. Van Koningsveld, S.G.J. Aarninkhof and B.G. Ruessink, 2001.
Methodological approach to model development for UNIBEST-TC. Part B: Development
and Testing. WL Report Z3148.10.
Walstra, D.J.R., B.G. Ruessink, M. Duin and N. Wiersma, 2001. Benchmarking
database for Unibest-TC and Delft3D. Part II WL Report Z3054.30.
Ruessink, B.G., 2001. Coastal state indicatoren en lange-termijn modellen. WL Report
Z3175.
Van Rijn, L.C., B.T. Grasmeijer and B.G. Ruessink, 2000. Measurement errors of
instruments for velocity, wave height, sand concentration and bed levels in field
conditions. EC Mast Project No. MAS3-CT97-0086 (Coast3D).
Roelvink, J.A., M. Van Koningsveld, D.J. Walstra, S.G.J. Aarninkhof and B.G. Ruessink,
2000. Benchmarking database for Unibest-TC and Delft3D. WL Report Z2897.
Middelkoop, H. and B.G. Ruessink, 2000. Analyse historische waterstanden Maas –
Benedenrivierengebied II. ICG Report 00/8.
Ruessink, B.G., 1999. Coast3D main experiment: data summary of offshore wave and
waterlevel conditions, subtidal morphology and UU maxi-tripods. IMAU Report R99-09.
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Hoekstra, P., K.T. Houwman, A. Kroon and B.G. Ruessink, 1994. Morphodynamics
behaviour of the Terschelling shoreface nourishment. IMAU Report R96-14.
Ruessink, B.G., 1993. Morfologische analyse van het TAW bestand Terschelling. IMAU
Report R93-4.
Ruessink, B.G., 1992. The nearshore morphology of Terschelling (1965-1991). IMAU
Report R92-11.
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