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Overview

John H. Simpson is affiliated with Bangor University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences with a particular focus on Oceanography and Atmospheric Science as well as aspects of Nature and Landscape Conservation, Sociology and Political Science, and Health.

Their recent publication record includes several articles in diverse venues. Notable papers include:

  • "Anthropogenic Mixing in Seasonally Stratified Shelf Seas by Offshore Wind Farm Infrastructure" (2022) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "The Annual Cycle of Energy Input, Modal Excitation and Physical Plus Biogenic Turbulent Dissipation in a Temperate Lake" (2021) published in Water Resources Research
  • "The Scars Are Written on My Soul: The Impacts of Adult Clergy Sexual Exploitation" (2025) published in Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia
  • "Assessing Water Security under long-term climate to support water management: A case study from Bega-Brogo River NSW" (2025) published in Tạp chí Khoa học Biến đổi khí hậu

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Among frequent coauthors are Brian Scannell, R. M. Dorrell, Charlie Lloyd, Ben Lincoln, and Tom P. Rippeth.

John H. Simpson's work centers on several main topics including:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Religion, Society, and Development
  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

Research outputs appear frequently in the following publication venues:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Water Resources Research
  • Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia
  • Tạp chí Khoa học Biến đổi khí hậu

Best Publications

  • Fronts in the Irish Sea

    J. H. Simpson;J. R. Hunter

  • Tidal straining, density currents, and stirring in the control of estuarine stratification

    J. H. Simpson;J. Brown;J. Matthews;G. Allen

  • The shelf-sea fronts: implications of their existence and behaviour

    J. H. Simpson

  • Models of stratification and frontal movement in shelf seas

    J.H. Simpson;D. Bowers

  • Introduction to the Physical and Biological Oceanography of Shelf Seas

    John H. Simpson;Jonathan Sharples

  • Physical processes in the ROFI regime

    J.H. Simpson

  • Fronts on the continental shelf

    J. H. Simpson;C. M. Allen;N. C. G. Morris

  • Axial convergence in a well-mixed estuary

    R.A. Nunes;J.H. Simpson

  • The Vertical Structure of Turbulent Dissipation in Shelf Seas

    John H. Simpson;William R. Crawford;Tom P. Rippeth;Andrew R. Campbell

  • Phytoplankton distribution and survival in the thermocline

    Jonanthan Sharples;C. Mark Moore;Tom P. Rippeth;Patrick M. Holligan

  • A novel technique for measuring the rate of turbulent dissipation in the marine environment.

    Philip J. Wiles;Tom P. Rippeth;John H. Simpson;Peter J. Hendricks

  • Spring‐neap modulation of internal tide mixing and vertical nitrate fluxes at a shelf edge in summer

    Jonathan Sharples;Jacqueline F. Tweddle;J. A. Mattias Green;Matthew R. Palmer

  • The Cycle of Turbulent Dissipation in the Presence of Tidal Straining

    Tom P. Rippeth;Neil R. Fisher;John H. Simpson

  • Reynolds Stress and Turbulent Energy Production in a Tidal Channel

    Tom P. Rippeth;Eirwen Williams;John H. Simpson

  • The effects of flow disturbance by an oceanic island

    Karen J. Heywood;Eric D. Barton;John H. Simpson

  • Periodic stratification in the Rhine ROFI in the North Sea

    John H. Simpson;Wim G. Bos;Florian Schirmer;Alejandro J. Souza

  • Effect of the Earth's rotation on the circulation in regions of freshwater influence

    Akihide Kasai;A. Edward Hill;Tateki Fujiwara;John H. Simpson

  • Understanding the North Sea System

    Anne Elizabeth Hill;I. D. James;P. F. Linden;J. P. Matthews

  • Annual river discharge in southeastern Australia related to El Nino‐Southern Oscillation forecasts of sea surface temperatures

    H. J Simpson;M. A. Cane;A. L. Herczeg;S. E. Zebiak

  • Mixing and phytoplankton growth around an island in a stratified sea

    J.H. Simpson;P.B. Tett;M.L. Argote-Espinoza;A. Edwards

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom P. Rippeth
Tom P. Rippeth Bangor University
Jonathan Sharples
Jonathan Sharples University of Liverpool
David Bowers
David Bowers Bangor University
Mark Inall
Mark Inall Scottish Association For Marine Science
Hans Burchard
Hans Burchard Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
R. Iestyn Woolway
R. Iestyn Woolway Bangor University
Patrick M. Holligan
Patrick M. Holligan University of Southampton
C. Mark Moore
C. Mark Moore University of Southampton
Paul Tett
Paul Tett Scottish Association For Marine Science
Stephen C. Maberly
Stephen C. Maberly Lancaster University

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