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Vernon A. Squire

Vernon A. Squire

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Earth Science

D-Index
41
Citations
8015
World Ranking
5439
National Ranking
56

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Vernon A. Squire is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand and has a research focus primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with contributions spanning 31 publications. Their work spans several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Earth-Surface Processes, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The research topics frequently addressed by Vernon A. Squire cover a range of interconnected areas such as Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Climate Change and Permafrost, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, and Coastal and Marine Dynamics.

Representative recent publications include:

  • "Crack formation and breakout of shore fast sea ice in Mordvinova Bay, south-east Sakhalin Island" (2020) in Cold Regions Science and Technology
  • "A prognosticative synopsis of contemporary marginal ice zone research" (2022) in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • "Marginal ice zone dynamics" (2022) in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • "Ocean wave/sea ice interactions in the south-eastern coastal zone of Sakhalin Island" (2020) in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • "Resonance and interactions of infragravity waves with sea ice" (2020) in Cold Regions Science and Technology

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including P. D. Kovalev, D. P. Kovalev, Vitaly S. Zarochintsev, and Igor Medvedev.

Their publications have appeared predominantly in the venues Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Cold Regions Science and Technology, and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, with additional contributions to Morskoy gidrofizicheskiy zhurnal and Continental Shelf Research.

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Vernon A. Squire was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1994.

Best Publications

  • Of ocean waves and sea-ice revisited

    V.A. Squire

  • Of Ocean Waves and Sea Ice

    Vernon A. Squire;John P. Dugan;Peter Wadhams;Philip J. Rottier

  • On the Oblique Reflexion and Transmission of Ocean Waves at Shore Fast Sea Ice

    Colin Fox;Vernon A. Squire

  • Moving Loads on Ice Plates

    Vernon A. Squire;Roger J. Hosking;Arnold D. Kerr;Patricia J. Langhorne

  • The attenuation rates of ocean waves in the marginal ice zone

    Peter Wadhams;Vernon A. Squire;Dougal J. Goodman;Andrew M. Cowan

  • Antarctic ice shelf disintegration triggered by sea ice loss and ocean swell

    Robert A. Massom;Robert A. Massom;Theodore A. Scambos;Luke G. Bennetts;Phillip Reid;Phillip Reid

  • Ocean Wave Interactions with Sea Ice: A Reappraisal

    Vernon A. Squire

  • The response of ice floes to ocean waves

    Michael Meylan;Vernon A. Squire

  • Reflection and transmission characteristics at the edge of shore fast sea ice

    Colin Fox;Vernon A Squire

  • Wave-ice interactions in the marginal ice zone. Part 1: Theoretical foundations

    Timothy D. Williams;Luke G. Bennetts;Vernon A. Squire;Dany Dumont

  • Direct measurement of the attenuation of ocean waves by pack ice

    Vernon A. Squire;Stuart C. Moore

  • Response of a circular ice floe to ocean waves

    Michael H. Meylan;Vernon A. Squire

  • Wave-ice interactions in the marginal ice zone. Part 2: Numerical implementation and sensitivity studies along 1D transects of the ocean surface

    Timothy D. Williams;Luke G. Bennetts;Vernon A. Squire;Dany Dumont

  • The Effect of the Marginal Ice Zone on the Directional Wave Spectrum of the Ocean

    Peter Wadhams;Vernon A. Squire;J. A. Ewing;R. W. Pascal

  • Overview of the Arctic Sea State and Boundary Layer Physics Program

    Jim Thomson;Stephen Ackley;Fanny Girard-Ardhuin;Fabrice Ardhuin

  • Synergies Between VLFS Hydroelasticity And Sea-Ice Research

    Vernon A. Squire

  • Attenuation and directional spreading of ocean wave spectra in the marginal ice zone

    Fabien Montiel;V. A. Squire;L. G. Bennetts

  • Past, present and impendent hydroelastic challenges in the polar and subpolar seas.

    Vernon A. Squire

  • Comparison of viscoelastic‐type models for ocean wave attenuation in ice‐covered seas

    Johannes E. M. Mosig;Fabien Montiel;Vernon A. Squire

  • On the calculation of an attenuation coefficient for transects of ice-covered ocean

    Luke G. Bennetts;Vernon A. Squire

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia J. Langhorne
Patricia J. Langhorne University of Otago
Peter Wadhams
Peter Wadhams University of Cambridge
Jim Thomson
Jim Thomson University of Washington
Benjamin Holt
Benjamin Holt California Institute of Technology
Alexander V. Babanin
Alexander V. Babanin University of Melbourne
Jean-Louis Tison
Jean-Louis Tison Université Libre de Bruxelles
Laurent Bertino
Laurent Bertino Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Seelye Martin
Seelye Martin University of Washington
Sharon Stammerjohn
Sharon Stammerjohn Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Christopher W. Fairall
Christopher W. Fairall National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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