Björn Kjerfve is a Swedish-American oceanographer. Kjerfve's expertise is in coastal and estuarine physical oceanography. He has served at the University of South Carolina, Texas A&M University, and the American University of Sharjah.
Kjerfve's publications are collected by libraries worldwide. He has published 12 books and more than 250 scientific journal papers, book chapters, and reports.
In 2013, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences elected Kjerfve as a corresponding member.