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95
Citations
28731
World Ranking
187
National Ranking
93

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Willard S. Moore is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with notable contributions in subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Oceanography.

Moore's work covers various specialized topics, including:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Radioactive Contamination and Transfer
  • Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics

Some of the recent publications authored or coauthored by Moore include:

  • Saltwater Intrusion and Submarine Groundwater Discharge: Acceleration of Biogeochemical Reactions in Changing Coastal Aquifers, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Surface Water and Groundwater Interactions in Salt Marshes and Their Impact on Plant Ecology and Coastal Biogeochemistry, 2022, Reviews of Geophysics
  • The Transpolar Drift as a Source of Riverine and Shelf-Derived Trace Elements to the Central Arctic Ocean, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Groundwater-Driven Methane Export Reduces Salt Marsh Blue Carbon Potential, 2020, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • A New Mechanism for Submarine Groundwater Discharge From Continental Shelves, 2020, Water Resources Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Moore include:

  • Matthew A. Charette
  • Alan M. Shiller
  • Alicia M. Wilson
  • Lauren Kipp
  • Emilie Le Roy

Moore's research has appeared regularly in a selection of journals and venues known for geophysical and environmental science, such as:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Marine Chemistry
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts

The scientist has been recognized by professional organizations with distinctions including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014
  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2006

Best Publications

  • Large groundwater inputs to coastal waters revealed by 226 Ra enrichments

    Willard S. Moore

  • Groundwater and pore water inputs to the coastal zone

    William C. Burnett;Henry Bokuniewicz;Markus Huettel;Willard S. Moore

  • The subterranean estuary: a reaction zone of ground water and sea water

    Willard S Moore

  • Quantifying Submarine Groundwater Discharge in the Coastal Zone via Multiple Methods

    W.C. Burnett;P.K. Aggarwal;A. Aureli;H. Bokuniewicz

  • The Effect of Submarine Groundwater Discharge on the Ocean

    Willard S. Moore

  • Major ion chemistry of the Ganga-Brahmaputra river system: Weathering processes and fluxes to the Bay of Bengal

    M.M Sarin;S Krishnaswami;K Dilli;B.L.K Somayajulu

  • Measurement of 223Ra and 224Ra in coastal waters using a delayed coincidence counter

    Willard S. Moore;Ralph Arnold

  • Sampling 228Ra in the deep ocean

    Willard S. Moore

  • Extraction of radium from natural waters using manganese-impregnated acrylic fibers

    Willard S. Moore;David F. Reid

  • Determining coastal mixing rates using radium isotopes

    Willard S. Moore

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017

    Reiner Schlitzer;Robert F. Anderson;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Maeve Lohan

  • Global estimate of submarine groundwater discharge based on an observationally constrained radium isotope model

    Eun Young Kwon;Guebuem Kim;Francois Primeau;Willard S. Moore

  • Submarine groundwater discharge revealed by 228 Ra distribution in the upper Atlantic Ocean

    Willard S. Moore;Jorge Louis Sarmiento;Robert M. Key

  • Using the radium quartet for evaluating groundwater input and water exchange in salt marshes

    Rama;Willard S. Moore

  • Marsh nutrient export supplied by groundwater discharge: Evidence from radium measurements

    J. M. Krest;W. S. Moore;L. R. Gardner;J. T. Morris

  • Sources and fluxes of submarine groundwater discharge delineated by radium isotopes

    Willard S. Moore

  • High fluxes of radium and barium from the mouth of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River during low river discharge suggest a large groundwater source

    Willard S. Moore

  • Subaqueous delta of the Ganges-Brahmaputra river system

    Steven A. Kuehl;Beth M. Levy;Willard S. Moore;Mead A. Allison

  • Submarine groundwater discharge : A large, previously unrecognized source of dissolved iron to the South Atlantic Ocean

    Herbert L. Windom;Willard S. Moore;L. Felipe H. Niencheski;Richard A. Jahnke

  • Estimates of flushing times, submarine groundwater discharge, and nutrient fluxes to Okatee Estuary, South Carolina

    Willard S. Moore;Jackson O. Blanton;Samantha B. Joye

  • Submarine groundwater discharge: An important source of new inorganic nitrogen to coral reef ecosystems

    Adina Paytan;Gregory G. Shellenbarger;Joseph H. Street;Meagan E. Gonneea

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew A. Charette
Matthew A. Charette Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Samantha B. Joye
Samantha B. Joye University of Georgia
William C. Burnett
William C. Burnett Florida State University
Pere Masqué
Pere Masqué Edith Cowan University
Robert F. Anderson
Robert F. Anderson Columbia University
Joseph M. Smoak
Joseph M. Smoak University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Claudia R. Benitez-Nelson
Claudia R. Benitez-Nelson University of South Carolina
Douglas E. Hammond
Douglas E. Hammond University of Southern California
Herbert L. Windom
Herbert L. Windom Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Minhan Dai
Minhan Dai Xiamen University

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