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Overview

Paul Russell is affiliated with Plymouth University in the United Kingdom and has an interdisciplinary research focus spanning Arts and Humanities as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their recent scholarly output reflects a concentration on historical studies and environmental dynamics, with particular emphasis on coastal and marine environments and medieval literature and history.

Their notable recent publications include:

  • Impacts of climate change on coastal geomorphology and coastal erosion relevant to the coastal and marine environment around the UK (2020, BIROn [Birkbeck, University of London])
  • Predicting beach rotation using multiple atmospheric indices (2020, Marine Geology)
  • impacts of climate change on coastal geomorphology (2021, Apollo [University of Cambridge])
  • In the Penumbra of the Repertory: Medieval Manuscripts from Wales (2023, Studia Celtica)
  • The rhetorical arts in late antique and early medieval Ireland by Brian James Stone (review) (2025, North American journal of Celtic studies)

Paul Russell's work covers various areas within their main fields of study, which include:

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within subfields, their research contributes to:

  • History
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Classics
  • Archeology
  • Oceanography

The primary research topics addressed in their work include:

  • Historical Studies of British Isles
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Medieval Literature and History
  • Scottish History and National Identity
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Paul Russell has also contributed to book publications. One known work published by Cambridge University Press is Brittany and the Atlantic Archipelago, 450-1200 (2021), which has received citations in academic discourse related to historical and regional studies.

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Caroline Brett
  • Fiona Edmonds
  • Gerd Masselink
  • S. M. Brooks
  • Tom Spencer

Their research has appeared in a variety of academic venues, signifying a multidisciplinary reach. These venues include:

  • BIROn (Birkbeck, University of London)
  • Marine Geology
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge)
  • Studia Celtica
  • North American journal of Celtic studies

Best Publications

  • The extreme 2013/2014 winter storms: hydrodynamic forcing and coastal response along the southwest coast of England

    Gerd Masselink;Tim Scott;Tim Poate;Paul Russell

  • Morphodynamic characteristics and classification of beaches in England and Wales

    Tim Scott;Gerhard Masselink;Paul Russell

  • The influence of swash infiltration–exfiltration on beach face sediment transport: onshore or offshore?

    Tony Butt;Paul Russell;Ian Turner

  • Mechanisms for beach erosion during storms

    Paul E. Russell

  • Hydrodynamics and Cross-Shore Sediment Transport in the Swash-Zone of Natural Beaches: A Review

    Tony Butt;Paul Russell

  • Modelling storm hydrodynamics on gravel beaches with XBeach-G

    R.T. McCall;G. Masselink;T.G. Poate;J.A. Roelvink

  • The extreme 2013/2014 winter storms: Beach recovery along the southwest coast of England

    Tim Scott;Gerd Masselink;Tim O'Hare;Andrew Saulter

  • Suspended sediment transport in the swash zone of a dissipative beach

    Gerhard Masselink;Darren Evans;Michael G. Hughes;Paul Russell

  • Role of wave forcing, storms and NAO in outer bar dynamics on a high-energy, macro-tidal beach

    Gerd Masselink;Martin Austin;Tim Scott;Tim Poate

  • Suspended sediment transport mechanisms in high-energy swash

    Tony Butt;Paul Russell

  • Temporal observations of rip current circulation on a macro-tidal beach

    Martin Austin;Tim Scott;Jeff Brown;Jenna Brown

  • The influence of bore turbulence on sediment transport in the swash and inner surf zones

    Tony Butt;Paul Russell;Jack Puleo;Jon Miles

  • Evaluating shoreline identification using optical satellite images

    Gabriela García-Rubio;David Huntley;Paul Russell

  • Field Measurements of Sediment Dynamics in Front of a Seawall

    Jonathon R Miles;Paul E. Russell;David A. Huntley

  • Swash zone sediment fluxes: Field observations

    C.E. Blenkinsopp;I.L. Turner;G. Masselink;P.E. Russell

  • Flow velocities, sediment transport and morphological change in the swash zone of two contrasting beaches

    Gerhard Masselink;Paul Russell

  • Measurement of wave-by-wave bed-levels in the swash zone

    Ian L. Turner;Paul E. Russell;Tony Butt

  • Net sediment transport and morphological change in the swash zone of a high-energy sandy beach from swash event to tidal cycle time scales

    Gerd Masselink;Paul Russell;Ian Turner;Chris Blenkinsopp

  • Classification of beach response to extreme storms

    Olivier Burvingt;Gerd Masselink;Paul Russell;Tim Scott

  • Swash zone sediment transport, step dynamics and morphological response on a gravel beach

    Gerhard Masselink;Paul Russell;Chris Blenkinsopp;Ian Turner

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Masselink
Gerhard Masselink Plymouth University
Ian L. Turner
Ian L. Turner University of New South Wales
David A. Huntley
David A. Huntley Plymouth University
Jack A. Puleo
Jack A. Puleo University of Delaware
Jamie MacMahan
Jamie MacMahan Naval Postgraduate School
Bruno Castelle
Bruno Castelle University of Bordeaux
Ad Reniers
Ad Reniers Delft University of Technology
Deborah Greaves
Deborah Greaves Plymouth University
Andrew D. Short
Andrew D. Short University of Sydney
Philippe Bonneton
Philippe Bonneton University of Bordeaux

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