Edward B. Thornton
- Earth-Surface Processes top 0.02%
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics 95
- Aeolian processes and effects 26
- Geological formations and processes 24
- Oceanography top 0.5%
- Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing 42
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes 11
- Underwater Acoustics Research 10
- Atmospheric Science top 1%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research 35
- Ecology top 0.5%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 28
- Ocean Engineering top 5%
- Co-authors
- R. T. GuzaAd ReniersJamie MacMahanDano RoelvinkTim StantonThomas C. LippmannWilliam A. BirkemeierR. A. Holman
- Journals
- Nature (2 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (27 papers)Applied Physics Letters (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesNetherlandsAustralia
In The Last Decade
Edward B. Thornton
103 papers receiving 4.4k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 76
- Earth-Surface Processes 4.7k
- Oceanography 2.4k
- Atmospheric Science 2.0k
- Ecology 2.4k
- Ocean Engineering 138
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All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 | Grain Size and Morphological Variability | 2008 | 1 |
| 5 | 2006 | 107 | |
| 6 | A CFD Model for Wave Transformation and Breaking in the Surf Zone | 2002 | 1 |
| 7 | Sand Bars at Duck, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Observations and Model Predictions | 1999 | 2 |
| 8 | Vertical and Horizontal Coherence Length Scales of Suspended Sediments | 1999 | 0 |
| 9 | Modeling Nearshore Circulation Under Field Conditions | 1998 | 2 |
| 10 | Cross-Shore Variability of Infragravity Wave Pressure and Velocities on a Barred Beach | 1998 | 3 |
| 11 | Wave Stress and Longshore Current on Barred Profiles | 1996 | 8 |
| 12 | Vertical Profiles of Longshore Currents and Bed Shear Stress | 1996 | 3 |
| 13 | A Quasi-3D Model of Longshore Currents | 1996 | 2 |
| 14 | Longshore Currents Over Barred Beaches | 1996 | 10 |
| 15 | Acoustic sediment flux measurements from DUCK '94 | 1995 | 1 |
| 16 | The DUCK94 Nearshore Field Experiment | 1994 | 16 |
| 17 | Sediment Transport in the Swash Due to Obliquely Incident Wind-Waves Modulated by Infragravity Waves | 1991 | 9 |
| 18 | Mean Currents and Sediment Transport at DELILAH | 1991 | 2 |
| 19 | Predicting Erosion on the Recessive Monterey Bay Shoreline | 1987 | 4 |
| 20 | 1970 | 31 |
About Edward B. Thornton
Edward B. Thornton is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography and Atmospheric Science, having authored 113 papers that have together received 5.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coastal and Marine Dynamics (95 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (42 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (35 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (28 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (26 papers), Geological formations and processes (24 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (11 papers) and Underwater Acoustics Research (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (4.7k citations), Oceanography (2.4k citations) and Atmospheric Science (2.0k citations). Edward B. Thornton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Australia. Frequent co-authors include R. T. Guza, Ad Reniers, Jamie MacMahan, Dano Roelvink, Tim Stanton, Thomas C. Lippmann, William A. Birkemeier, R. A. Holman, David A. Huntley and Asbury H. Sallenger. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Applied Physics Letters.
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