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Overview

Karin R. Bryan is affiliated with the University of Waikato in New Zealand and conducts research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their scholarly work spans a variety of subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their main topics of research encompass Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Geological formations and processes, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Aeolian processes and effects, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing.

Recent papers authored by Karin R. Bryan include:

  • Blind testing of shoreline evolution models, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • A Multiscale Approach to Shoreline Prediction, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Drag variations, tidal asymmetry and tidal range changes in a mangrove creek system, 2021, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Shady business: the darkening of estuaries constrains benthic ecosystem function, 2020, Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Mangrove removal exacerbates estuarine infilling through landscape-scale bio-morphodynamic feedbacks, 2023, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Karin R. Bryan include:

  • Giovanni Coco (11 publications)
  • Conrad A. Pilditch (10 publications)
  • Varvara Vetrova (6 publications)
  • Fernando J. Méndez (5 publications)
  • Julia C. Mullarney (5 publications)

Their work has been published repeatedly in specific venues such as Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Continental Shelf Research, Marine Geology, arXiv (Cornell University), and Coastal Engineering Proceedings, with multiple papers in each venue.

Karin R. Bryan's research explores coastal environments and associated ecological and geological processes, integrating physical, biological, and geomorphological aspects. The interdisciplinary nature of their work aligns with concepts in coastal ecosystem dynamics, sediment transport, and landscape-scale feedback mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Coastal vulnerability across the Pacific dominated by El Niño-Southern Oscillation

    Patrick L. Barnard;Andrew D. Short;Mitchell D. Harley;Mitchell D. Harley;Kristen D. Splinter

  • Beach response to a sequence of extreme storms

    Giovanni Coco;Nadia Senechal;A. Rejas;Karin R. Bryan

  • Wave runup during extreme storm conditions

    Nadia Senechal;Giovanni Coco;Karin R. Bryan;Rob A. Holman

  • Blind testing of shoreline evolution models

    Jennifer Montaño;Giovanni Coco;Jose A. A. Antolínez;Tomas Beuzen

  • Wave hindcast for the New Zealand region: Nearshore validation and coastal wave climate

    Richard M. Gorman;Karin R. Bryan;Andrew K. Laing

  • Video observations of beach cusp morphodynamics

    Rafael Almar;Giovanni Coco;Karin R. Bryan;D.A. Huntley

  • The Effect of Pneumatophore Density on Turbulence: A Field Study in a Sonneratia-dominated Mangrove Forest, Vietnam

    Benjamin K. Norris;Julia C. Mullarney;Karin R. Bryan;Stephen M. Henderson

  • Observations of shoreline-sandbar coupling on an embayed beach

    W.I. van de Lageweg;Karin R. Bryan;Giovanni Coco;B.G. Ruessink

  • Influence of porewater exchange on nutrient dynamics in two New Zealand estuarine intertidal flats

    Isaac R. Santos;Karin R. Bryan;Conrad A. Pilditch;Douglas R. Tait

  • Observations of wave energy fluxes and swash motions on a low‐sloping, dissipative beach

    Rafael M. C. Guedes;Karin R. Bryan;Giovanni Coco;Giovanni Coco

  • On the ecogeomorphological feedbacks that control tidal channel network evolution in a sandy mangrove setting

    B. van Maanen;G. Coco;K. R. Bryan

  • Attenuation of Storm Surges by Coastal Mangroves

    John M. Montgomery;Karin R. Bryan;Julia C. Mullarney;Erik Martijn Horstman

  • Wave hindcast for the New Zealand region: Deep‐water wave climate

    Richard M. Gorman;Karin R. Bryan;Andrew K. Laing

  • Modelling the dispersal of biodeposits from mussel farms: The importance of simulating biodeposit erosion and decay

    H. Giles;N. Broekhuizen;K.R. Bryan;C.A. Pilditch

  • Modelling the effects of tidal range and initial bathymetry on the morphological evolution of tidal embayments

    B. van Maanen;B. van Maanen;Giovanni Coco;K.R. Bryan

  • Monitoring Beach Face Volume with a Combination of Intermittent Profiling and Video Imagery

    R. K. Smith;K. R. Bryan

  • The influence of wind and waves on the existence of stable intertidal morphology in meso-tidal estuaries

    Stephen Hunt;Karin R. Bryan;Julia C. Mullarney

  • Storm-driven changes in rip channel patterns on an embayed beach

    Shari L. Gallop;Karin R. Bryan;Giovanni Coco;S.A. Stephens

  • The effects of tides on swash statistics on an intermediate beach

    Rafael Marcondes Carvalho Guedes;Karin R. Bryan;Giovanni Coco;Roy. A. Holman

  • Video-Based Detection of Shorelines at Complex Meso-Macro Tidal Beaches

    Rafael Almar;Rafael Almar;Roshanka Ranasinghe;Roshanka Ranasinghe;Nadia Sénéchal;Philippe Bonneton

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Coco
Giovanni Coco University of Auckland
Conrad A. Pilditch
Conrad A. Pilditch University of Auckland
Christian Winter
Christian Winter Kiel University
Nathaniel G. Plant
Nathaniel G. Plant United States Geological Survey
Roshanka Ranasinghe
Roshanka Ranasinghe IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Jamie MacMahan
Jamie MacMahan Naval Postgraduate School
B.G. Ruessink
B.G. Ruessink Utrecht University
Ian L. Turner
Ian L. Turner University of New South Wales
Fernando J. Méndez
Fernando J. Méndez University of Cantabria
David P. Hamilton
David P. Hamilton Griffith University

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