Douglas G. Masson

9.5k citations

105 papers · 7.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 46

Earth-Surface Processes top 0.02%
- Geological formations and processes 58
Geophysics top 0.5%
- earthquake and tectonic studies 37
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide 19
Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 56
Geology top 0.2%
- Geological and Geophysical Studies 10
Environmental Chemistry top 0.5%
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena 13
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Landslides and related hazards 17
Oceanography
- Underwater Acoustics Research 9

Co-authors: Peter J. Talling A. B. Watts R. B. Wynn Russell B. Wynn E. J. Sumner P.P.E. Weaver G. Malgesini Finn Løvholt
Cited by: Earth-Surface Processes Geophysics Atmospheric Science
Journals: Nature (1 paper)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (9 papers)Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1 paper)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Germany Spain

In The Last Decade

Douglas G. Masson

103 papers receiving 6.7k citations

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2012 Sedimentology
2006 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

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1	The spatial and temporal distribution of grain‐size breaks in turbidites Sedimentology ·C. J. Stevenson,Peter J. Talling,Douglas G. Masson,E. J. Sumner,Michael Frenz,Russell B. Wynn	2013	53
2	Turbidite record of frequency and source of large volume (>100 km³) Canary Island landslides in the last 1.5 Ma: Implications for landslide triggers and geohazards Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·James E. Hunt,R. B. Wynn,Peter J. Talling,Douglas G. Masson	2013	35
3	Widespread and progressive seafloor-sediment failure following volcanic debris avalanche emplacement: Landslide dynamics and timing offshore Montserrat, Lesser Antilles Marine Geology ·Sebastian Watt,Peter J. Talling,Mark E. Vardy,Douglas G. Masson,T. Henstock,Veit Hühnerbach,T. A. Minshull,Morelia Urlaub,Élodie Lebas,Anne Le Friant,Christian Berndt,Gareth Crutchley,Jens Karstens	2012	55
4	Subaqueous sediment density flows: Depositional processes and deposit typesbreakdown → Sedimentology ·Peter J. Talling,Douglas G. Masson,E. J. Sumner,G. Malgesini	2012	790
5	Sedimentary processes in the middle Nazaré Canyon Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography ·Douglas G. Masson,Veerle A.I. Huvenne,Henko de Stigter,R.G. Arzola,T. P. LeBas	2011	28
6	Switching of a paleo-ice stream in northwest Svalbard Quaternary Science Reviews ·Sudipta Sarkar,Christian Berndt,Anne Chabert,Douglas G. Masson,T. A. Minshull,Graham K. Westbrook	2011	34
7	Depositional environments of late glacial to Holocene sediments on the deep water levees of Setúbal and Nazaré Canyons, offshore Portugal: preliminary results AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Francesca Chiara Pascoletti,Douglas G. Masson,C. Innocenti	2010	1
8	Sediment dynamics of a sandy contourite: the sedimentary context of the Darwin cold-water coral mounds, Northern Rockall Trough International Journal of Earth Sciences ·Veerle A.I. Huvenne,Douglas G. Masson,A. Wheeler	2008	46
9	Provenance and pathways of late Quaternary turbidites in the deep-water Agadir Basin, northwest African margin International Journal of Earth Sciences ·Michael Frenz,Russell B. Wynn,Aggeliki Georgiopoulou,Vera Barbara Bender,Gayle Hough,Douglas G. Masson,Peter J. Talling,Bryan T. Cronin	2008	39
10	Onset of submarine debris flow deposition far from original giant landslide Nature ·Peter J. Talling,R. B. Wynn,Douglas G. Masson,Michael Frenz,Bryan T. Cronin,Ralf Schiebel,A. Akhmetzhanov,Sünje Dallmeier-Tiessen,Sara Benetti,P.P.E. Weaver,Aggeliki Georgiopoulou,C. Zühlsdorff,Lawrence Amy	2007	273
11	Scale invariant characteristics of the Storegga Slide and implications for large-scale submarine mass movements Marine Geology ·Aaron Micallef,Christian Berndt,Douglas G. Masson,Dorrik A. V. Stow	2007	37
12	A technique for the morphological characterization of submarine landscapes as exemplified by debris flows of the Storegga Slide Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Aaron Micallef,Christian Berndt,Douglas G. Masson,Dorrik A. V. Stow	2007	43
13	Landslides in the North Atlantic and its adjacent seas: an analysis of their morphology, setting and behaviour Marine Geology ·Veit Hühnerbach,Douglas G. Masson	2004	164
14	Canary Islands landslides and tsunami generation ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·R. B. Wynn,Douglas G. Masson	2003	10
15	Deep‐water sediment wave fields, bottom current sand channels and gravity flow channel‐lobe systems: Gulf of Cadiz, NE Atlantic Sedimentology ·E. Habgood,N. H. Kenyon,Douglas G. Masson,A. Akhmetzhanov,P.P.E. Weaver,J. M. Gardner,Thierry Mulder	2003	102
16	Experimental constraints on shear mixing rates and processes: implications for the dilution of submarine debris flows Geological Society London Special Publications ·Peter J. Talling,Jeff Peakall,R. S. J. Sparks,Colm Ó Cofaigh,Julian A. Dowdeswell,M. Felix,R. B. Wynn,Jaco H. Baas,Andrew J. Hogg,Douglas G. Masson,J. Taylor,P. P. E. Weaver	2002	32
17	An autonomous vehicle for geological exploration: Sensor payload and mission analysis Douglas G. Masson,B. Sichler,Vincent Renard,J.-L. Michel,J.M.A. Dias	2002	3
18	The morphology of the submarine flanks of volcanic ocean islands Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research ·Neil C. Mitchell,Douglas G. Masson,A. B. Watts,M.J.R. Gee,Roger Úrgeles	2002	111
19	Remnants of a submerged pre-Jurassic (Devonian?) landscape on Orphan Knoll, offshore eastern Canada Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences ·Lindsay M. Parson,Douglas G. Masson,R.G. Rothwell,A. C. Grant	1984	4
20	The development of Mesozoic sedimentary basins around the margins of the north Atlantic and their hydrocarbon potential ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·Douglas G. Masson,P. R. Miles	1983	1

About Douglas G. Masson

Douglas G. Masson is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science, having authored 105 papers that have together received 7.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological formations and processes (58 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (56 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (37 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (19 papers), Landslides and related hazards (17 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (13 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (10 papers) and Underwater Acoustics Research (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (4.2k citations), Geophysics (3.1k citations) and Atmospheric Science (3.6k citations). Douglas G. Masson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Peter J. Talling, A. B. Watts, R. B. Wynn, Russell B. Wynn, E. J. Sumner, P.P.E. Weaver, G. Malgesini, Finn Løvholt, C. B. Harbitz and Geir Pedersen. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

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