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  1. Modeling the spatial evolutions of nonlinear unidirectional surface gravity waves with fully nonlinear numerical method

    Article • Ocean Engineering, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  2. Reflection and transmission of regular water waves by a thin, floating plate

    Article • Wave Motion, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Dr Luke G Bennetts

  3. Laboratory Experiments on the Effects of a Variable Current Field on the Spectral Geometry of Water Waves

    Article • Journal of Physical Oceanography, September 2016, American Meteorological Society

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Takuji Waseda

  4. The Velocity Field Underneath Linear and Nonlinear Breaking Rogue Waves

    Article • June 2016, ASME International

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  5. Non-Gaussian properties of second-order wave orbital velocity

    Article • Coastal Engineering, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  6. Modelling of the temporal and spatial evolutions of weakly nonlinear random directional waves with the modified nonlinear Schrödinger equations

    Article • Applied Ocean Research, February 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Carlos Guedes Soares

  7. Rogue Waves in Random Sea States: An Experimental Perspective

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  8. sea ice dissipates ocean waves

    Article • Ocean Modelling, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Dr Luke G Bennetts

  9. wave interactions under the influence of background current fields

    Article • Journal of Fluid Mechanics, October 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Takuji Waseda

  10. Sea ice floes dissipate the energy of steep ocean waves

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, October 2015, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Dr Luke G Bennetts

  11. Occurrence of Extreme Waves in Finite Water Depth

    Article • September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  12. Non-Gaussian Properties of Shallow Water Waves in Crossing Seas

    Article • September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  13. Modelling water wave overwash of a thin floating plate

    Article • Journal of Fluid Mechanics, July 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Dr Luke G Bennetts

  14. Experimental and theoretical models of wave-induced flexure of a sea ice floe

    Article • Physics of Fluids, April 2015, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Dr Luke G Bennetts

  15. Rogue waves in opposing currents: an experimental study on deterministic and stochastic wave trains

    Article • Journal of Fluid Mechanics, March 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Takuji Waseda

  16. Occurrence of rogue sea states and consequences for marine structures

    Article • Ocean Dynamics, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  17. The North Sea Andrea storm and numerical simulations

    Article • Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, June 2014, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  18. Modulational instability and wave amplification in finite water depth

    Article • Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, March 2014, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  19. Experimental evidence of the modulation of a plane wave to oblique perturbations and generation of rogue waves in finite water depth

    Article • Physics of Fluids, September 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Takuji Waseda

  20. Excitation of rogue waves in a variable medium: An experimental study on the interaction of water waves and currents

    Article • Physical Review E, May 2013, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Takuji Waseda

  21. Recurrent solutions of the Alber equation initialized by Joint North Sea Wave Project spectra

    Article • Journal of Fluid Mechanics, February 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  22. On the variability of sea drag in finite water depth

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, July 2012, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  23. The effect of wave-induced turbulence on the ocean mixed layer during tropical cyclones: Field observations on the Australian North-West Shelf

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, July 2012, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  24. Statistics of Wave Orbital Velocity in Deep Water Random Directional Wave Fields

    Article • July 2012, ASME International

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Professor Sergey A. Suslov

  25. A Semi-Empirical Wave Crest Distribution of Random Directional Wave Fields

    Article • July 2012, ASME International

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  26. On the probability of occurrence of rogue waves

    Article • Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, March 2012, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  27. Triggering Rogue Waves in Opposing Currents

    Article • Physical Review Letters, October 2011, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  28. Estimating Sea Spray Volume with a Laser Altimeter

    Article • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, September 2011, American Meteorological Society

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  29. Occurrence of extreme waves in three-dimensional mechanically generated wave fields propagating over an oblique current

    Article • Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, March 2011, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  30. Extreme waves in random crossing seas: Laboratory experiments and numerical simulations

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, March 2011, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  31. Wave Breaking in Directional Fields

    Article • Journal of Physical Oceanography, January 2011, American Meteorological Society

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Takuji Waseda

  32. Probability of Occurrence of Extreme Waves in Three Dimensional Mechanically Generated Random Wave Fields: A Comparison With Numerical Simulations

    Article • January 2011, ASME International

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  33. Evolution of weakly nonlinear random directional waves: laboratory experiments and numerical simulations

    Article • Journal of Fluid Mechanics, October 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  34. Freak waves in crossing seas

    Article • The European Physical Journal Special Topics, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  35. Development of a bimodal structure in ocean wave spectra

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, March 2010, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  36. Maximum steepness of oceanic waves: Field and laboratory experiments

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, March 2010, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Takuji Waseda

  37. Extreme Waves in Sea States Crossing an Oblique Current

    Article • January 2010, ASME International

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  38. Statistical properties of mechanically generated surface gravity waves: a laboratory experiment in a three-dimensional wave basin

    Article • Journal of Fluid Mechanics, May 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  39. Statistical Properties of Directional Ocean Waves: The Role of the Modulational Instability in the Formation of Extreme Events

    Article • Physical Review Letters, March 2009, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli, Professor Nobuhito Mori, Takuji Waseda

  40. Uncertainties of Wind Sea and Swell Prediction From the Torsethaugen Spectrum

    Article • January 2009, ASME International

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  41. Wave crest and trough distributions in a broad-banded directional wave field

    Article • Ocean Engineering, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  42. Surface gravity waves from direct numerical simulations of the Euler equations: A comparison with second-order theory

    Article • Ocean Engineering, March 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  43. Statistical Properties of a Directional Wave Field: Direct Simulations of the Euler Equations and Second-Order Theory

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  44. Non-Gaussian Properties of Shallow Water Waves in Crossing Seas

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  45. Influence of Location and Instrumentation on Wave Group Characteristics

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  46. Second-Order Theory and Setup in Surface Gravity Waves: A Comparison with Experimental Data

    Article • Journal of Physical Oceanography, November 2007, American Meteorological Society

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  47. Wave statistics in unimodal and bimodal seas from a second-order model

    Article • European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, September 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  48. Towards the identification of warning criteria: Analysis of a ship accident database

    Article • Applied Ocean Research, December 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli

  49. Investigation of Unexpected Sea-States

    Article • January 2004, ASME International

    Dr Alessandro Toffoli