Prof. Robert G. Dean This is Me

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1. 1. www.theissresearch.org

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   Published on: 1/11/2008   Last Visited: 1/11/2008

   Robert Dean, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (homepage)
   
   Robert Dean is a well known ocean engineer and through him the ocean engineering community is also represented in this project.In particular, he knows the ADCIRC developers and many of its users.His expertise is in beach erosion, which might become relevant at a later stage.

2. 2. heraldtribune.com: Southwest Florida's Information Leader

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   Published on: 9/8/2004   Last Visited: 9/8/2004

   Much of the sand taken from the beach in storms is typically deposited on sandbars offshore, said Robert Dean, an engineer and beach expert at the University of Florida.
   
   "With milder weather, in two to six months, it will come back," Dean said."It's more of an exchange.There's very little, if any, net loss."
   
   The only exception, Dean said, is in areas like Venice, where sand has been eroding from south of a man-made jetty.Storms can exacerbate such erosion and delay the return of the sand.
   
   "The length of time it takes for the sand to come back depends on the severity of the storm," Dean added.

3. 3. The Sun News | 08/23/2004 | Oceanfront asks: Retreat or renourish?

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   Published on: 8/23/2004   Last Visited: 8/23/2004

   A lot of times that's near inlets," said Robert Dean, professor emeritus in the department of civil and coastal engineering at the University of Florida.
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   Dean and a team of students researched Florida's Atlantic coast and found about 85 percent of erosion on Florida's eastern shore is directly caused by the the dredging of inlets and placement of navigational jetties, which stop the natural flow of sand.
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   Dean, the University of Florida scientist, said he's yet to see a viable option aside from beach renourishment, either.
   
   "I've been exposed to something like 30 quick fixes.I wouldn't put my money on any of them if I were an investor," Dean said.
   
   Abandon shore
   
   Freelander said the ocean is 50 feet closer to his home than it was about a year ago.He says he can only hope that another storm like Hurricane Charley won't hit Brunswick County again before the next renourishment project in 2005, which will lay a pipe in front of his home again.