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Nancy L. Jackson is affiliated with the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography, Ecology, Ocean Engineering, and Paleontology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Subterranean Biodiversity and Taxonomy, Underwater Acoustics Research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, and Marine and Fisheries Research.

Recent publications by Nancy L. Jackson include:

  • Egg Exhumation and Transport on a Foreshore Under Wave and Swash Processes, 2020, Estuaries and Coasts
  • Initial coral assemblage drives benthic community response to different disturbance type events, 2025, PLoS ONE
  • Author Correction: Evidence of salt accumulation in beach intertidal zone due to evaporation, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Index, 2021, Cambridge University Press eBooks

Collaboration is evident in their frequent co-authors, which include:

  • Karl F. Nordstrom
  • Sherestha Saini
  • David R. Smith
  • Ahmyia J Cacapit
  • Anela K. Akiona

Nancy L. Jackson has also contributed to academic book publications, publishing the book "Beach and Dune Restoration" in 2021 through Cambridge University Press, which has accumulated citations.

Their publications are commonly found in journals and venues such as Estuaries and Coasts, PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports, and Cambridge University Press eBooks, representing a range of studies within environmental and earth sciences.

Best Publications

  • 'Low energy' sandy beaches in marine and estuarine environments: a review

    Nancy L Jackson;Karl F Nordstrom;Ian Eliot;Gerdhard Masselink

  • Aeolian sediment transport and landforms in managed coastal systems: A review

    Nancy L. Jackson;Karl F. Nordstrom

  • Spatial and temporal variations in debris accumulation and composition on an estuarine shoreline, Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey, USA

    Laura Thornton;Nancy L Jackson

  • Effects of Time-dependent Moisture Content of Surface Sediments on Aeolian Transport Rates Across a Beach, Wildwood, New Jersey, U.S.A.

    Nancy L. Jackson;Karl F. Nordstrom

  • Physical processes and landforms on beaches in short fetch environments in estuaries, small lakes and reservoirs: A review

    Karl F. Nordstrom;Nancy L. Jackson

  • Effect of source width and tidal elevation changes on aeolian transport on an estuarine beach

    Karl F. Nordstrom;Nancy L. Jackson

  • Aeolian transport of sediment on a beach during and after rainfall, Wildwood, NJ, USA

    Nancy L. Jackson;Karl F. Nordstrom

  • Indeterminacy in Aeolian Sediment Transport Across Beaches

    Bernard O. Bauer;Robin G.D. Davidson-Arnott;Karl F. Nordstrom;Jeff Ollerhead

  • The role of bore collapse and local shear stresses on the spatial distribution of sediment load in the uprush of an intermediate-state beach

    Nancy L. Jackson;Gerhard Masselink;Karl F. Nordstrom

  • Evidence of salt accumulation in beach intertidal zone due to evaporation

    Xiaolong Geng;Michel C. Boufadel;Nancy L. Jackson

  • Municipal initiatives for managing dunes in coastal residential areas: a case study of Avalon, New Jersey, USA

    Karl F Nordstrom;Nancy L Jackson;Michael S Bruno;Harry A de Butts

  • Sediment Mixing-depths on a Low-energy Reflective Beach

    Douglas J. Sherman;Karl F. Nordstrom;Nancy L. Jackson;James R. Allen

  • Depth of activation of sediment by plunging breakers on a steep sand beach

    Nancy L Jackson;Karl F Nordstrom

  • Numerical study of wave effects on groundwater flow and solute transport in a laboratory beach

    Xiaolong Geng;Michel C. Boufadel;Yuqiang Xia;Hailong Li

  • Effects of beach raking and sand fences on dune dimensions and morphology

    Karl F. Nordstrom;Nancy L. Jackson;Amy L. Freestone;Katherine H. Korotky

  • Site Specific Controls on Wind and Wave Processes and Beach Mobility on Estuarine Beaches in New Jersey, U.S.A.

    Nancy L Jackson;Karl F. Nordstrom

  • The role of wind direction in eolian transport on a narrow sandy beach

    Karl F. Nordstrom;Nancy L. Jackson

  • Two-dimensional change on sandy beaches in meso-tidal estuaries

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  • Influence of waves and horseshoe crab spawning on beach morphology and sediment grain-size characteristics on a sandy estuarine beach

    Nancy L. Jackson;Karl F. Nordstrom;David R. Smith

  • Geomorphic – Biotic Interactions on Beach Foreshores In Estuaries

    Nancy L. Jackson;Karl F. Nordstrom;David R. Smith

  • Enhancing geomorphic and biologic functions and values on backshores and dunes of developed shores: A review of opportunities and constraints

    Karl F. Nordstrom;Nancy L. Jackson;Nicholas C. Kraus;Timothy W. Kana

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl F. Nordstrom
Karl F. Nordstrom Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Douglas J. Sherman
Douglas J. Sherman University of Alabama
Michel C. Boufadel
Michel C. Boufadel New Jersey Institute of Technology
Anton McLachlan
Anton McLachlan Nelson Mandela University
Jack A. Puleo
Jack A. Puleo University of Delaware
Patrick A. Hesp
Patrick A. Hesp Flinders University
Bernard O. Bauer
Bernard O. Bauer University of British Columbia
Hailong Li
Hailong Li Southern University of Science and Technology
Robert G. Dean
Robert G. Dean University of Florida
Donald R. Young
Donald R. Young Virginia Commonwealth University

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