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W. Rockwell Geyer publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where W. Rockwell Geyer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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W. Rockwell Geyer D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where W. Rockwell Geyer sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

W. Rockwell Geyer is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on oceanography, earth-surface processes, ecology, atmospheric science, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including oceanographic and atmospheric processes, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, coastal and marine dynamics, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, geological formations and processes, marine and coastal ecosystems, and climate variability and models.

Geyer has contributed to numerous scientific articles published in a variety of research venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their frequently collaborating coauthors are:

  • David K. Ralston
  • Tong Bo
  • Adrian Mikhail P. Garcia
  • Hannah Baranes
  • Jonathan D. Woodruff

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by W. Rockwell Geyer include:

  • "Mechanisms of Exchange Flow in an Estuary With a Narrow, Deep Channel and Wide, Shallow Shoals" (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Exchange Flows in Tributary Creeks Enhance Dispersion by Tidal Trapping" (2021) in Estuaries and Coasts
  • "Estuarine Exchange Flow in the Salish Sea" (2024) in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Using Tracer Variance Decay to Quantify Variability of Salinity Mixing in the Hudson River Estuary" (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Frontogenesis at Estuarine Junctions" (2020) in Estuaries and Coasts

W. Rockwell Geyer was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Ocean forecasting in terrain-following coordinates: Formulation and skill assessment of the Regional Ocean Modeling System

    D. B. Haidvogel;H. Arango;W. P. Budgell;B. D. Cornuelle

  • Numerical modeling of an estuary: A comprehensive skill assessment

    John C. Warner;W. Rockwell Geyer;James A. Lerczak

  • The Estuarine Circulation

    W. Rockwell Geyer;Parker MacCready

  • The importance of boundary-layer flows in supplying phytoplankton to the benthic suspension feeder, Mytilus edulis L.

    Marcel Fréchette;Cheryl Ann Butman;W. Rockwell Geyer

  • The role of wave-induced density-driven fluid mud flows for cross-shelf transport on the Eel River continental shelf

    P Traykovski;W.R Geyer;J.D Irish;J.F Lynch

  • Fluid-mud processes on the Amazon continental shelf

    G.C. Kineke;G.C. Kineke;R.W. Sternberg;J.H. Trowbridge;W.R. Geyer

  • Advances in Estuarine Physics

    Parker MacCready;W. Rockwell Geyer

  • The importance of suppression of turbulence by stratification on the estuarine turbidity maximum

    W. Rockwell Geyer

  • Transient eddy formation around headlands

    Richard P. Signell;W. Rockwell Geyer

  • Response of a river plume during an upwelling favorable wind event

    Derek A. Fong;W. Rockwell Geyer

  • The Alongshore Transport of Freshwater in a Surface-Trapped River Plume

    Derek A. Fong;W. Rockwell Geyer

  • The Dynamics of a Partially Mixed Estuary

    W. Rockwell Geyer;John H. Trowbridge;Melissa M. Bowen

  • Physical oceanography of the Amazon shelf

    W. Rockwell Geyer;Robert C. Beardsley;Steven J. Lentz;Julio Candela

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

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

  • Modeling the Lateral Circulation in Straight, Stratified Estuaries*

    James A. Lerczak;W. Rockwell Geyer

  • Three-dimensional tidal flow around headlands

    W. Rockwell Geyer

  • Measurements of tidal flow around a headland with a shipboard acoustic Doppler current profiler

    W. Rockwell Geyer;Richard Signell

  • Mechanisms Driving the Time-Dependent Salt Flux in a Partially Stratified Estuary*

    James A. Lerczak;W. Rockwell Geyer;Robert J. Chant

  • A reassessment of the role of tidal dispersion in estuaries and bays

    W. Rockwell Geyer;Richard P. Signell

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

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

  • Gravity currents: In the environment and the laboratory

    W. Rockwell Geyer

Frequent Co-Authors

David K. Ralston
David K. Ralston Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Parker MacCready
Parker MacCready University of Washington
John H. Trowbridge
John H. Trowbridge Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Richard P. Signell
Richard P. Signell United States Geological Survey
John C. Warner
John C. Warner United States Geological Survey
Christopher K. Sommerfield
Christopher K. Sommerfield University of Delaware
Robert C. Beardsley
Robert C. Beardsley Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Paul S. Hill
Paul S. Hill Dalhousie University
Timothy G. Milligan
Timothy G. Milligan Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Hans Burchard
Hans Burchard Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research

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