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Dork Sahagian is affiliated with Lehigh University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans various specialized subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Mechanical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects such as:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
  • Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Solidification and crystal growth phenomena
  • Nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes

Sahagian has published articles in several notable scientific journals, including the Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences (2 publications), Frontiers in Earth Science (2 publications), Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, and Environmental Fluid Mechanics.

Their recent papers include:

  • Explosive Volcanic Eruptions and Spinodal Decomposition: A Different Approach to Deciphering the Tiny Bubble Paradox, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • In search of a unifying criterion for meandering systems: examples from natural and built environments, 2022, Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Frequently collaborating coauthors alongside Sahagian include:

  • Tamara L. Carley
  • Marguerite A. Xenopoulos
  • Ankur R. Desai
  • D. N. Huntzinger
  • Cristina Santín

Best Publications

  • Anthropogenic Disturbance of the Terrestrial Water Cycle

    Charles J. Vörösmarty;Dork Sahagian

  • 3D particle size distributions from 2D observations : stereology for natural applications

    Dork L. Sahagian;Alexander A. Proussevitch

  • Eustatic Curve for the Middle Jurassic--Cretaceous Based on Russian Platform and Siberian Stratigraphy: Zonal Resolution

    Dork Sahagian;Oleg Pinous;Alexander Olferiev;Victor Zakharov

  • Dynamics of diffusive bubble growth in magmas: Isothermal case

    A. A. Prousevitch;D. L. Sahagian;A. T. Anderson

  • Dynamics and energetics of bubble growth in magmas: Analytical formulation and numerical modeling

    A. A. Proussevitch;D. L. Sahagian

  • Stalagmite stable isotope record of recent tropical cyclone events

    Amy Benoit Frappier;Dork Sahagian;Scott J. Carpenter;Luis A. González

  • El Niño events recorded by stalagmite carbon isotopes.

    Amy Frappier;Dork Sahagian;Luis A. González;Scott J. Carpenter

  • Dynamics of coupled diffusive and decompressive bubble growth in magmatic systems

    Alexander A. Proussevitch;Dork L. Sahagian

  • Climate-induced fluctuations in sea level during non-glacial times

    David K. Jacobs;Dork L. Sahagian

  • Stability of foams in silicate melts

    Alexander A. Proussevitch;Dork L. Sahagian;Vladislav A. Kutolin

  • Direct anthropogenic contributions to sea level rise in the twentieth century

    Dork L. Sahagian;Frank W. Schwartz;David K. Jacobs

  • Depth-dependent stretching: A different approach

    David B. Rowley;Dork Sahagian

  • Global physical effects of anthropogenic hydrological alterations: sea level and water redistribution

    Dork Sahagian

  • Timing of Colorado Plateau uplift: Initial constraints from vesicular basalt-derived paleoelevations

    Dork Sahagian;Alex Proussevitch;William Carlson

  • Long-period earthquakes and co-eruptive dome inflation seen with particle image velocimetry

    Jeffrey B. Johnson;Jonathan M. Lees;Alexander Gerst;Dork Sahagian

  • EPeirogenic motions of Africa as inferred from Cretaceous shoreline deposits

    Dork Sahagian

  • Synchrotron X-ray computed microtomography: studies on vesiculated basaltic rocks

    Sheng-Rong Song;Keith W. Jones;Brent W. Lindquist;Betsy A. Dowd

  • Basalt vesicularity as a measure of atmospheric pressure and palaeoelevation

    Dork L. Sahagian;Joseph E. Maus

  • Analysis of the vesicular structure of basalts

    H. Shin;W. B. Lindquist;D. L. Sahagian;S. R. Song

  • Analysis of Vesicular Basalts and Lava Emplacement Processes for Application as a Paleobarometer/Paleoaltimeter

    Dork L. Sahagian;Alexander A. Proussevitch;William D. Carlson

Frequent Co-Authors

William D. Carlson
William D. Carlson The University of Texas at Austin
Peter K. Zeitler
Peter K. Zeitler Lehigh University
David B. Rowley
David B. Rowley University of Chicago
John C. Gosse
John C. Gosse Dalhousie University
Dmitri A. Ionov
Dmitri A. Ionov University of Montpellier
Scott W. Tyler
Scott W. Tyler University of Nevada Reno
Jeffrey B. Johnson
Jeffrey B. Johnson Boise State University
Luis A. González
Luis A. González University of Kansas
Durelle T. Scott
Durelle T. Scott Virginia Tech
Berrien Moore
Berrien Moore University of Oklahoma

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