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Paul S. Hill is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, reflecting a focus on various subfields such as Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics within these areas, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies

Paul S. Hill has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Correcting a major error in assessing organic carbon pollution in natural waters, 2021, Science Advances
  • Metagenomic evidence for the microbial transformation of carboxyl-rich alicyclic molecules: A long-term macrocosm experiment, 2022, Water Research
  • An Algorithm to Estimate Suspended Particulate Matter Concentrations and Associated Uncertainties from Remote Sensing Reflectance in Coastal Environments, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Heterogeneous viral contribution to dissolved organic matter processing in a long-term macrocosm experiment, 2021, Environment International
  • Droughts in the desert: Medieval Warm Period associated with coarse sediment layers in the Gulf of Aqaba-Eilat, Red Sea, 2020, Sedimentology

The publication venues Paul S. Hill has frequently contributed to include:

  • Science Advances
  • Water Research
  • Remote Sensing
  • Environment International
  • Sedimentology

Collaboration appears as an element of the scientist's career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Nianzhi Jiao
  • Jihua Liu
  • John Batt
  • Ákos Kálmán
  • Timor Katz

Best Publications

  • Microplastic fibers in the intertidal ecosystem surrounding Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia

    Alysse Mathalon;Paul Hill

  • Models for effective density and settling velocity of flocs

    Ali Khelifa;Paul S. Hill

  • The transport, transformation and dispersal of sediment by buoyant coastal flows

    W.R. Geyer;P.S. Hill;G.C. Kineke

  • Controls on effective settling velocity of suspended sediment in the Eel River flood plume

    Paul S Hill;Timothy G Milligan;W.Rockwell Geyer

  • The structure of the Eel River plume during floods

    W.Rockwell Geyer;P Hill;T Milligan;P Traykovski

  • Seasonal variation in food utilization by the suspension-feeding bivalve molluscs Mytilus edulis and Placopecten magellanicus

    Peter J. Cranford;Paul S. Hill

  • A laboratory assessment of the relative importance of turbulence, particle composition, and concentration in limiting maximal floc size and settling behaviour

    T.G. Milligan;P.S. Hill

  • Reconciling aggregation theory with observed vertical fluxes following phytoplankton blooms

    Paul S. Hill

  • In situ observations of floc settling velocities in Glacier Bay, Alaska

    Paul S. Hill;James P. Syvitski;Ellen A. Cowan;Ross D. Powell

  • Controls on floc size in a continental shelf bottom boundary layer

    Paul S. Hill;George Voulgaris;John H. Trowbridge

  • In situ particle size distributions and volume concentrations from a LISST-100 laser particle sizer and a digital floc camera

    Ole A. Mikkelsen;Ole A. Mikkelsen;Paul S. Hill;Timothy G. Milligan;Robert J. Chant

  • Flocculation and sedimentation on the Po River Delta

    J.M. Fox;P.S. Hill;T.G. Milligan;A. Boldrin

  • Single-grain, microfloc and macrofloc volume variations observed with a LISST-100 and a digital floc camera

    Ole A. Mikkelsen;Ole A. Mikkelsen;Paul S. Hill;Timothy G. Milligan

  • Characteristics of Oil Droplets Stabilized by Mineral Particles: Effects of Oil Type and Temperature

    Ali Khelifa;Patricia Stoffyn-Egli;Paul S. Hill;Kenneth Lee

  • Effect of particulate aggregation in aquatic environments on the beam attenuation and its utility as a proxy for particulate mass

    Emmanuel Boss;Wayne Slade;Paul Hill

  • Physical constraints on marine osmotrophy in an optimal foraging context

    P. A. Jumars;J. W. Dewing;P. S. Hill;L. Karp-Boss

  • Quantitative analysis of variations in depositional sequence thickness from submarine channel levees

    Kenneth I. Skene;David J. W. Piper;Paul S. Hill

  • Sediment Delivery to the Seabed on Continental Margins

    Paul S. Hill;Jason M. Fox;John S. Crockett;Kristian J. Curran

  • Encounter rate by turbulent shear of particles similar in diameter to the Kolmogorov scale

    P. S. Hill;A. R. M. Nowell;P. A. Jumars

  • Settling velocity, effective density, and mass composition of suspended sediment in a coastal bottom boundary layer, Gulf of Lions, France

    K.J. Curran;P.S. Hill;T.G. Milligan;O.A. Mikkelsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy G. Milligan
Timothy G. Milligan Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Emmanuel Boss
Emmanuel Boss University of Maine
Kenneth Lee
Kenneth Lee Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Markus Kienast
Markus Kienast Dalhousie University
Robert A. Wheatcroft
Robert A. Wheatcroft Oregon State University
Jon Grant
Jon Grant Dalhousie University
James P. M. Syvitski
James P. M. Syvitski University of Colorado Boulder
David J.W. Piper
David J.W. Piper Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Patricia L. Wiberg
Patricia L. Wiberg University of Virginia
Peter A. Jumars
Peter A. Jumars University of Maine

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