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ARTÍCULOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN PUBLICADOS

En esta sección encontrarás los articulos científicos que he publicado en revistas indexadas. Existen otros artículos que he publicado en proceedings de conferencias, relacionados con ingeniería de costas, peligros y riesgos. Para tener el listado completo revisa mi perfil en google scholar. 

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2025

  • Appendini, C.M., Ruiz-Salcines, P., Duran, R., Marsooli, R., Al Azad, ASM.A., Emanuel, K. 2025. Redefining design wave conditions in the Gulf of Mexico under a changing climate. Ocean Engineering, 334, p.121685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.121685

  • Holt, J., Katavouta, A., Hopkins, J., Amoudry, L.O., Appendini, C.M., Arneborg, L., Arnold, A., Artioli, Y., Aucan, J., Berx, B. and Cagigal, L., et al. 2025. Future climate projections in the global coastal ocean. Progress in Oceanography, p.103497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103497

  • Quintana-Barranco, R., Appendini, C.M.*, Allende-Arandía, M.E., Argáez, C. and Duran, R., 2025. Enhancing Lagrangian particle tracking using objective Eulerian coherent structures. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 214, p.117801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117801

  • Covarrubias-Contreras, B.R., Torres-Freyermuth, A., Rendón-Valdez, C., Appendini, C.M. and Gray, E., 2025. Parameterization of waves interacting with homogenous permeable breakwaters: Integrating physical and numerical models with machine learning. Ocean Engineering, 323, p.120563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.120563

  • Appendini, C.M., Ruiz-Salcines, P., Marsooli, R. and Cerezo-Mota, R., 2025. Assessing the effects of climate change on the Gulf of Mexico wave climate using the COWCLIP framework and the PRECIS regional climate model. Ocean Modelling, 194, p.102486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2024.102486

2024

  • Uribe-Martínez, A., Espinoza-Tenorio, A., Cruz-Pech, J.B., Cupido-Santamaría, D.G., Trujillo-Córdova, J.A., García-Nava, H., Flores-Vidal, X., Gudiño-Elizondo, N., Herguera, J.C., Appendini, C.M. and Cuevas, E., 2024. An affordable operational oil spill monitoring system in action: A diachronic multiplatform analysis of recent incidents in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(11), p.1069. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-13161-5

  • Bernier, N. B., Hemer, M., Nobuhito, M., Appendini, C. M., Breivik, O., de Camargo, R., ... & Zhang, Y. J. 2024. Storm Surges and Extreme Sea Levels: Review, Establishment of Model Intercomparison and Coordination of Surge Climate Projection Efforts (SurgeMIP). Weather and Climate Extremes, 100689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2024.100689

  • Appendini, C. M. 2024. Developing rapid response protocols for rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 105 (3), E518–E520  https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0327.1​​

2023

  • Torres-Freyermuth, A., López-Ramade, E., Medellín, G., Arriaga, J. A., Franklin, G. L., Salles, P., Uribe, A. and Appendini, C.M. 2023. Assessing shoreline dynamics over multiple scales on the northern Yucatan Peninsula. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 103247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103247

  • Allende‐Arandía, M. E., Duran, R., Sanvicente‐Añorve, L., & Appendini, C. M. 2023. Lagrangian characterization of surface transport from the Equatorial Atlantic to the Caribbean Sea using climatological Lagrangian Coherent Structures and Self‐Organizing Maps. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, e2023JC019894. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JC019894

  • Putman, N. F., Beyea, R. T., Iporac, L. A. R., Triñanes, J., Ackerman, E. G., Olascoaga, M. J., Appendini, C. M., Arriaga, J., Collado-Vides, L., Lumpkin, R., Hu, C., & Goni, G. 2023. Improving satellite monitoring of coastal inundations of pelagic Sargassum algae with wind and citizen science data. Aquatic Botany, 103672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2023.103672

  • García-Caballero, E., Appendini, C. M.*, Figueroa-Espinoza, B., Allende-Arandía, M. E., Magar, V., & Gross, M. S. 2023. Wind energy potential assessment for Mexico's Yucatecan Shelf. Energy for Sustainable Development, 74, 415-429.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2023.04.016

  • Sánchez-Rucobo y Huerdo, C., Allende-Arandía, M. E.*, Figueroa-Espinoza, B., García-Caballero, E., Esparza, A. C. R., & Appendini, C. M.* 2023. Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Terminos Lagoon, Campeche, Mexico. Energies, 16(10), 3972.  https://doi.org/10.3390/en16103972

2022

  • Erikson, L., Morim, J., Hemer, M., Young, I., Wang, X.L., Mentaschi, L., Mori, N., Semedo, A., Stopa, J., Grigorieva, V., Gulev, S.  Aarnes, O., Bidlot, J.R., Breivik, Ø., Bricheno, L., Shimura, T., Menendez, M., Markina, M., Sharmar, V., Trenham, C., Wolf, J., Appendini, C., Caires, S., Groll N. & Webb, A. 2022. Global ocean wave fields show consistent regional trends between 1980 and 2014 in a multi-product ensemble. Commun Earth Environ 3, 320. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00654-9

  • Torres-Freyermuth, A., Medellín, G., Kurczyn, J. A., Pacheco-Castro, R., Arriaga, J., Appendini, C. M., Allende-Arandía, M. E., Gómez, J. A., Franklin, G. L., & Zavala-Hidalgo, J. 2022. Hazard assessment and hydrodynamic, morphodynamic, and hydrological response to Hurricane Gamma and Hurricane Delta on the northern Yucatán Peninsula. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 4063–4085, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-4063-2022.

  • Rankey, E.C.* & Appendini, C.M. 2022. Unfathomable: The Shifting Sand of Wave Base. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 92(2), doi: 10.2110/jsr.2021.077

2021

  • Rey, W.*, Ruiz-Salcines, P., Salles, P., Urbano, C. Escobar-Olaya, G.A., Osorio, A.F., Ramírez-Monsalve, J.P., Cabarcas-Mier, A., Jigena-Antelo, B. & Appendini, C.M.* 2021. Hurricane Flood Hazard Assessment for the Archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina, Colombia. Frontiers Marine Science, 8:766258. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.766258 

  • Rutten, J.*, Arriaga, J., Montoya, L., Mariño-Tapia, I., Escalante-Macera, E., Van Tussenbroek, B. & Appendini, C. M.* 2021. Beaching and natural removal dynamics of pelagic sargassum in a fringing-reef lagoon. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126(11), doi: 10.1029/2021JC017636

  • Neal, T.C., Appendini, C.M. & Rankey, E.C. 2021. Hydrodynamic Influences on Sedimentology and Geomorphology of Nearshore Parts of Carbonate Ramps:  Holocene, NE Yucatán Shelf, Mexico. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 91, 1040-1066, doi: 10.2110/jsr.2020.103

  • Medellín, G., Mayor, M., Appendini, C.M., Cerezo-Mota, R. and Jiménez, J.A., 2021. The Role of Beach Morphology and Mid-Century Climate Change Effects on Wave Runup and Storm Impact on the Northern Yucatan Coast. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(5), p.518, doi: 10.3390/jmse9050518

  • Franklin, G.L., Medellín, G., Appendini, C.M., Gómez, J.A., Torres-Freyermuth, A., González, J.L. and Ruiz-Salcines, P., 2021. Impact of port development on the northern Yucatan Peninsula coastline. Regional Studies in Marine Science, p.101835, doi: 10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101835

  • Meza-Padilla, R., Enriquez, C., & Appendini, C. M. 2021. Rapid assessment tool for oil spill planning and contingencies. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 166, doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112196.

  • Ruiz-Salcines, P., Appendini, C.M.*, Salles, P., Rey, W., Vigh, J. 2021. “On the use of synthetic tropical cyclones and hypothetical events for storm surge assessment under climate change”. Natural Hazards. doi: 10.1007/s11069-020-04318-9.

  • Kurczyn, J.A, C.M. Appendini*, E. Beier, A. Sosa-López, J. López-González, G. Posada-Vanegas. 2021. “Oceanic and atmospheric impact of Central American Cold Surges (Nortes) in the Gulf of Mexico” International Journal of Climatology, doi: 10.1002/joc.6779. 

2020

  • Allende-Arandía, M.E., Zavala-Hidalgo, J., Torres-Freyermuth, A., Appendini, C.M., Cerezo-Mota, R., Taylor-Espinoza, N. 2020. “Sea-land breeze diurnal component and its interaction with a cold front on the coast of Sisal, Yucatan: A case of study”. Atmospheric Research, doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105051.

  • Rey, W., Martínez-Amador, M., Salles, P., Mendoza, E.T., Trejo-Rangel, M.A., Franklin, G.L., Ruiz-Salcines, P., Appendini, C.M., Quintero-Ibáñez, J. 2020. “Assessing different flood risk and damage approaches: a case of study in Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico”. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8(2), doi: 10.3390/jmse8020137. 

  • Rey, W., Salles, P., Torres-Freyermuth, A., Ruiz-Salcines, P., Teng Y.C., Appendini, C.M., Quintero-Ibáñez, J. 2020. “Spatio-temporal storm impact on the northern Yucatan coast during hurricanes and Central American cold surge events”. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8(1), doi:10.3390/jmse8010002.

2019

  • Appendini, C.M., R. Meza-Padilla, S. Abud-Russell, S. Proust, R.E. Barrios, F. Secaira-Fajardo. 2019. “Effect of climate change over landfalling hurricanes at the Yucatan Peninsula”. Climatic Change 157, 469–482 2019 doi:10.1007/s10584-019-02569-5. 

  • Ruiz-Salcines, P., Salles, P., Robles-Díaz, L., Díaz-Hernández, G., Torres-Freyermuth, A., Appendini, C.M.*. 2019. “On the Use of Parametric Wind Models for Wind Wave Modeling under Tropical Cyclones”. Water, 11(10), 2044; https://doi.org/10.3390/w11102044.

  • Osorio-Cano, J.D., Alcérreca-Huerta, J.C., Mariño-Tapia, I., Osorio, A.F., Acevedo-Ramírez, C., Enriquez, C, Costa, M., Pereira, P., Mendoza, E, Escudero, M., Astorga-Moar, A., López-González, J., Appendini, C,M., Silva, R., Oumeraci, H. 2019. “Understanding Coastal Protection Services Provided by Reefs: Case Studies in Latin-America”. Estuaries and Coasts. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00584-4.

  • Ruiz-Beltrán, A.P, C.M. Appendini*, Astorga-Moar, A. Salles, P., 2019. “Short term shoreline detection using SPOT-5 image fusion in the northwest of Yucatan, Mexico”. Estuaries and Coasts. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00573-7.

  • Meza-Padilla, R., Enriquez, C., Liu, Y. y C.M. Appendini*, 2019. “Ocean circulation in the Western Gulf of Mexico using Self-Organizing Maps”. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, 124,  https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JC014377.

2018

  • Palemón-Arcos, L., A. Torres-Freyermuth, G. Medellín, C.M. Appendini, J.A. Álvarez-Arellano, Y. Gutiérrez-Can, H. Alvarado-Vigil, M.A. Hernández-Hernandez. 2018. “Wave-structure interaction study for the assessment of service life in coastal structures”, Tecnologías y Ciencias del Agua, 9(4), pp 1-24, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24850/j-tyca-2018-04-01.

  • Appendini, C.M., J. Hernández-Lasheras, R. Meza-Padilla y J.A. Kurczyn. 2018. “Effect of climate change on wind waves generated by anticyclonic cold front intrusions in the Gulf of Mexico", Climate Dynamics, 18(4), pp 1247-1260, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-018-4108-4. 

  • Franklin, G. L., A. Torres-Freyermuth, G. Medellín, M.E. Allende-Arandia, B. Gómez, y C.M. Appendini. 2018. “The role of the reef-dune system in coastal protection in Puerto Morelos (Mexico)”. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 18(4), pp 1247-1260, DOI: 10.5194/nhess-18-1247-2018. 

  • Rey, W. P. Salles, E.T. Mendoza, A. Torres-Freyermuth y C.M. Appendini. 2018. “Assessment of coastal flooding and associated hydrodynamic processes on the south-eastern coast of Mexico, during Central American cold surge events”, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 18, pp 1681-1701, DOI: 10.5194/nhess-18-1681-2018.

2017

  • Appendini, C.M., A. Pedrozo-Acuña, R. Meza-Padilla, A. Torres-Freyermuth, R. Cerezo-Mota, J. López-González y P. Ruiz-Salcines. 2017. “On the role of climate change on wind waves generated by tropical cyclones in the Gulf of Mexico", Coastal Engineering Journal, 59(2), pp 1-32, DOI: 10.1142/S0578563417400010.

  • Ojeda, E., C.M. Appendini y E.T. Mendoza. 2017,”Storm-wave trends in Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea”, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 17, pp 1305-1317, DOI: 10.5194/nhess-17-1305-2017.

  • Appendini, C.M., M. Rosengaus., R. Meza-Padilla and V. Camacho-Magaña. 2017. “Operational Hazard Assessment of Waves and Storm Surges from Tropical Cyclones in Mexico”, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 98(3), pp 503-515. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00170.1.

  • Arciniega-Esparza, S., J.A. Breña-Naranjo, A. Pedrozo-Acuña y C.M. Appendini. 2017. “HYDRORECESSION: A Matlab toolbox for streamflow recession analysis”. Computers and Geosciences, 98, pp 87-92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2016.10.005.

2016

  • G. Medellín, J. A. Brinkkemper, A. Torres-Freyermuth, C. M. Appendini, E. T. Mendoza, and P. Salles. 2016, “Runup parameterization and beach vulnerability assessment on a barrier island: a downscaling approach”, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 16, pp 167-180, doi: 10.5194/nhess-16-167-2016.

  • Appendini, C.M., V. Magaña-Camacho, J.A. Breña-Naranjo. 2016. "ALTWAVE: Toolbox for use of satellite L2P altimeter data for wave model validation”, Advances in Space Research, 57(6), pp 1426-1439, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2015.12.015.

2015

  • Meza-Padilla, R., C.M. Appendini, A. Pedrozo-Acuña, González-Villarreal, F. 2015. “Evaluación de la marea de tormenta en sitios con escasez de datos: río Pánuco, México”. Revista Iberoamericana del Agua, 2(2), pp 61-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.riba.2015.09.001

  • Meza-Padilla, R., C.M. Appendini, A. Pedrozo-Acuña. 2015. “Hurricane induced waves and storm surge modeling for the Mexican coast”, Ocean Dynamics, 65,(8), pp 1199-1211, DOI: 10.1007/s10236-015-0861-7.

  • Appendini, C.M., C.P. Urbano-Latorrre, B. Figueroa, C.J. Dagua-Paz, A. Torres-Freyermuth, P. Salles. 2015. "Wave energy potential assessment in the Caribbean Low Level Jet using wave hindcast information", Applied Energy, 137, pp 375-384, doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.10.038.

2014

  • Appendini, C.M., A. Pedrozo-Acuña y A. Valle-Levinson. 2014. "Storm surge at a western Gulf of Mexico site associated with tropical storm Arlene: effects of different trajectories", Journal of River and Basin Management, 12(4), pp 403-410. DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2014.880709

  • Appendini, C.M., A. Torres-Freyermuth, P. Salles, J. López y E.T. Mendoza. 2014. "Wave climate and trends for the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea: A 30 year wave hindcast", Journal of Climate, 27(4), pp 1619-1632. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00206.1

2013

  • Mendoza, E. T., M. A. Trejo-Rangel, P. Salles, C.M. Appendini, J. Lopez-Gonzalez, A. Torres-Freyermuth. 2013. "Storm characterization and coastal vulnerability in the Yucatan Peninsula", In: Conley, D.C., Masselink, G., Russell, P.E. and O’Hare, T.J. (eds.), Proceedings 12th International Coastal Symposium (Plymouth, England), Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 65, pp. 790-795. https://doi.org/10.2112/SI65-134.1

  • Appendini, C.M., A. Torres-Freyermuth, F. Oropeza, P. Salles, J. López y E.T. Mendoza. 2013. "Wave modeling performance in the Gulf of Mexico and Western Caribbean: Wind reanalyses assessment", Applied Ocean Research. v 39 pp 20-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2012.09.004

2012

  • Appendini, C.M., P. Salles, E.T. Mendoza, J. López y A. Torres-Freyermuth. 2012. "Longshore sediment transport on the Northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula", Journal of Coastal Research. v 28-6 pp 1404-1417. https://doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00162.1

2001

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