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Duncan FitzGerald’s major research interests lie in shallow marine geology, particularly the coastal zone and the inner continental shelf. Over the past ten years, his research has focused on hydraulics and the sediment-transport characteristics of tidal inlets and estuaries, specifically within regions such as New England and North Carolina. His work emphasizes the morpho-stratigraphy of coastal sedimentary accumulation forms found in New England and South Carolina. FitzGerald’s research involves extensive fieldwork, laboratory analyses, and numerical modeling. He has initiated new projects aimed at quantifying several environmental impacts, including the effects of accelerated sea-level rise on backbarrier marshes and the relationships accompanying increased tidal prisms in the Mississippi River delta and Maine marshes. Other areas of study include morphodynamics and bedform evolution in various coastal regions, as well as examining wave-current interactions created by both natural and man-made waves in Boston Harbor. His methodologies incorporate diverse data collection techniques such as water column measurements, shallow seismic surveys, side-scan imagery, and ground-penetrating radar, supported by agencies like the Coastal Inlets Research Program and NOAA.
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