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Overview

Andrew D. Ashton is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on Earth-surface processes, with a substantial portion of their work also covering atmospheric science, ecology, astronomy and astrophysics, and oceanography.

Their research topics span a variety of areas related to coastal and marine dynamics, geological and paleoclimatology studies, and ecosystem dynamics in coastal wetlands. They also investigate geological formations and processes, aeolian processes and effects, tropical and extratropical cyclones, and ocean waves and remote sensing.

The scientist's recent publications include studies published between 2020 and 2021 in prominent scientific journals. Notable papers are:

  • Global-scale human impact on delta morphology has led to net land area gain (2020) in Nature
  • Sea Level Rise Will Drive Divergent Sediment Transport Patterns on Fore Reefs and Reef Flats, Potentially Causing Erosion on Atoll Islands (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Increased typhoon activity in the Pacific deep tropics driven by Little Ice Age circulation changes (2020) in Nature Geoscience
  • The influence of wave power on bedrock sea-cliff erosion in the Hawaiian Islands (2020) in Geology
  • Labeling Poststorm Coastal Imagery for Machine Learning: Measurement of Interrater Agreement (2021) in Earth and Space Science

Andrew D. Ashton frequently collaborates with several researchers. Their most common coauthors include Rose V. Palermo, J. Taylor Perron, Megan N. Gillen, Phillipe A. Wernette, and Evan B. Goldstein. These collaborations indicate a consistent engagement with experts in related fields.

The main venues where their work has been published or presented include Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface, and Geology. This distribution across several high-profile outlets reflects the breadth of their contributions to geosciences and environmental research.

Best Publications

  • Formation of coastline features by large-scale instabilities induced by high-angle waves

    Andrew Ashton;A. Brad Murray;Olivier Arnoult

  • High‐angle wave instability and emergent shoreline shapes: 1. Modeling of sand waves, flying spits, and capes

    Andrew D. Ashton;Andrew D. Ashton;A. Brad Murray

  • Global-scale human impact on delta morphology has led to net land area gain

    J. H. Nienhuis;A. D. Ashton;D. A. Edmonds;A. J. F. Hoitink

  • Rollover, drowning, and discontinuous retreat: Distinct modes of barrier response to sea-level rise arising from a simple morphodynamic model

    Jorge Lorenzo-Trueba;Andrew D. Ashton

  • Coastline responses to changing storm patterns

    Jordan M. Slott;A. Brad Murray;Andrew D. Ashton;Thomas J. Crowley

  • High‐angle wave instability and emergent shoreline shapes: 2. Wave climate analysis and comparisons to nature

    Andrew D. Ashton;Andrew D. Ashton;A. Brad Murray

  • Geomorphology, complexity, and the emerging science of the Earth's surface

    A. Brad Murray;Eli Dalton Lazarus;Andrew Ashton;Andreas Baas

  • Mean and turbulent velocity fields near rigid and flexible plants and the implications for deposition

    Alejandra Campbell Ortiz;Alejandra Campbell Ortiz;Andrew Ashton;Heidi Nepf

  • Wave-angle control of delta evolution

    Andrew D. Ashton;Liviu Giosan

  • What makes a delta wave-dominated?

    Jaap H. Nienhuis;Jaap H. Nienhuis;Andrew D. Ashton;Liviu Giosan

  • Equilibrium responses of cliffed coasts to changes in the rate of sea level rise

    Andrew D. Ashton;Mike J.A. Walkden;Mark E. Dickson

  • Anthropogenic controls on overwash deposition: Evidence and consequences

    Laura J. Rogers;Laura J. Moore;Evan B. Goldstein;Christopher J. Hein

  • How does underlying geology affect coastline change? An initial modeling investigation

    Lisa M. Valvo;A. Brad Murray;Andrew Ashton

  • Alongshore sediment bypassing as a control on river mouth morphodynamics

    Jaap H. Nienhuis;Jaap H. Nienhuis;Andrew D. Ashton;William Nardin;Sergio Fagherazzi

  • Exploring shoreface dynamics and a mechanistic explanation for a morphodynamic depth of closure

    Alejandra C. Ortiz;Alejandra C. Ortiz;Andrew D. Ashton

  • A discussion of the potential impacts of climate change on the shorelines of the Northeastern USA

    Andrew D. Ashton;Jeffrey P. Donnelly;Rob L. Evans

  • Fetch-limited self-organization of elongate water bodies

    Andrew D. Ashton;A. Brad Murray;Ryan Littlewood;David A. Lewis

  • Wave reworking of abandoned deltas

    Jaap H. Nienhuis;Jaap H. Nienhuis;Andrew D. Ashton;Pieter C. Roos;Suzanne J. M. H. Hulscher

  • Large-scale responses of complex-shaped coastlines to local shoreline stabilization and climate change

    Jordan M. Slott;A. Brad Murray;Andrew D. Ashton

  • Profiles of ocean island coral reefs controlled by sea-level history and carbonate accumulation rates

    Michael Toomey;Michael Toomey;Andrew D. Ashton;J. Taylor Perron

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Brad Murray
A. Brad Murray Duke University
Liviu Giosan
Liviu Giosan Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jeffrey P. Donnelly
Jeffrey P. Donnelly Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Albert J. Kettner
Albert J. Kettner University of Colorado Boulder
Giovanni Coco
Giovanni Coco University of Auckland
Douglas A. Edmonds
Douglas A. Edmonds Indiana University
Nicholas A Teanby
Nicholas A Teanby University of Bristol
Jason W. Barnes
Jason W. Barnes University of Idaho

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