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J. Andrew G. Cooper

J. Andrew G. Cooper

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
42
Citations
5713
World Ranking
5334
National Ranking
570

Overview

J. Andrew G. Cooper is affiliated with the University of Ulster in the United Kingdom. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with extensive contributions documented in these areas. Within these fields, they have a significant focus on subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Oceanography, and Geology.

Their research covers several core topics, including Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Aeolian processes and effects, Coastal and Marine Management, and Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Cooper has a substantial publication record, with frequent contributions to journals and venues such as Marine Geology, Geomorphology, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Ocean & Coastal Management, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Cooper include:

  • "Sandy beaches can survive sea-level rise," 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Structure-from-Motion-Derived Digital Surface Models from Historical Aerial Photographs: A New 3D Application for Coastal Dune Monitoring," 2020, Remote Sensing
  • "Strengths and Weaknesses of a Hybrid Post-disaster Management Approach: the Doce River (Brazil) Mine-Tailing Dam Burst," 2020, Environmental Management
  • "Shoreface mesoscale morphodynamics: A review," 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Storm impacts on a coupled human-natural coastal system: Resilience of developed coasts," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Their collaborative work includes frequent partnerships with researchers such as Andrew Green, Derek Jackson, Edoardo Grottoli, Mélanie Biausque, and Andrew D. Short.

In addition to journal articles, Cooper has contributed to book publications, including a title published by eBooks called ": " in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Geomorphological variability among microtidal estuaries from the wave-dominated South African coast

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  • Geological control of beach morphodynamic state

    D.W.T. Jackson;J.A.G. Cooper;L. del Rio

  • Identifying storm impacts on an embayed, high-energy coastline: examples from western Ireland

    J.A.G. Cooper;D.W.T. Jackson;F. Navas;J. McKenna

  • Society and Sea Level Rise

    Orrin H. Pilkey;J. Andrew G. Cooper

  • Blue Flag or Red Herring: do beach awards encourage the public to visit beaches?

    John McKenna;Allan T. Williams;J. Andrew G. Cooper

  • Sedimentation in a river dominated estuary

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  • The role of extreme floods in estuary-coastal behaviour: contrasts between river- and tide-dominated microtidal estuaries

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  • Geological constraints on mesoscale coastal barrier behaviour

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  • Investigation of three-dimensional wind flow behaviour over coastal dune morphology under offshore winds using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and ultrasonic anemometry

    D W T Jackson;J H M Beyers;K Lynch;J A G Cooper

  • Geologically constrained morphological variability and boundary effects on embayed beaches

    Carlos Loureiro;Óscar Ferreira;J. Andrew G. Cooper

  • Foredune accretion under offshore winds

    Kevin Lynch;Derek W.T. Jackson;J. Andrew G. Cooper

  • Contrasting styles of swell-driven coastal erosion: examples from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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  • BEACHROCK FORMATION IN LOW LATITUDES - IMPLICATIONS FOR COASTAL EVOLUTIONARY MODELS

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  • Longshore Drift: Trapped in an Expected Universe

    J.A.G. Cooper;O.H. Pilkey

  • Mesoscale coastal behavior related to morphological self-adjustment

    J.A.G. Cooper;J. McKenna;D.W.T. Jackson;M. O'Connor

  • Geomorphic and stratigraphic signals of postglacial meltwater pulses on continental shelves

    Andrew N. Green;J. Andrew G. Cooper;J. Andrew G. Cooper;Leslee Salzmann

  • Sea-level change in southern Africa since the Last Glacial Maximum

    J.A.G. Cooper;J.A.G. Cooper;A.N. Green;J.S. Compton

  • The late Cenozoic evolution of coastal water bodies in Northern Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

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  • SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES IN THE RIVER-DOMINATED MVOTI ESTUARY, SOUTH-AFRICA

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  • Relationships Between Wave-Induced Currents and Sediment Grain Size on a Sandy Tidal-Flat

    G.C. Malvarez;J.A.G. Cooper;D.W.T Jackson

  • Submerged barrier shoreline sequences on a high energy, steep and narrow shelf

    Leslee Salzmann;Andrew Green;J. Andrew G. Cooper;J. Andrew G. Cooper

  • Decadal Behavior of Tidal Inlet–Associated Beach Systems, Northwest Ireland, in Relation to Climate Forcing

    Marianne C. O'Connor;J. Andrew G. Cooper;Derek W. T. Jackson

  • Formation and preservation of an overstepped segmented lagoon complex on a high-energy continental shelf

    Andrew N. Green;J. Andrew G. Cooper;J. Andrew G. Cooper;Rio Leuci;Zane Thackeray

  • Applicability of parametric beach morphodynamic state classification on embayed beaches

    Carlos Loureiro;Óscar Ferreira;J. Andrew G. Cooper;J. Andrew G. Cooper

  • Three-dimensional airflow and sediment transport patterns over barchan dunes

    Alexander B. Smith;Derek W.T. Jackson;J. Andrew G. Cooper

  • Field characterization of three-dimensional lee-side airflow patterns under offshore winds at a beach-dune system

    Irene Delgado-Fernandez;Derek W. T. Jackson;J. Andrew G. Cooper;Andreas C. W. Baas

  • Structure-from-motion-derived digital surface models from historical aerial photographs: A new 3d application for coastal dune monitoring

    Edoardo Grottoli;Mélanie Biausque;David Rogers;Derek W.T. Jackson

  • Why coastal regulations fail

    William J. Neal;Orrin H. Pilkey;J. Andrew G. Cooper;J. Andrew G. Cooper;Norma J. Longo

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek Jackson
Derek Jackson University of Ulster
Orrin H. Pilkey
Orrin H. Pilkey Duke University
Óscar Ferreira
Óscar Ferreira University of Algarve
Giorgio Anfuso
Giorgio Anfuso University of Cádiz

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