L. V. Shannon

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

L. V. Shannon is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. V. Shannon has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 15 papers in Oceanography and 10 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in L. V. Shannon's work include Marine and fisheries research (14 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (10 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (6 papers). L. V. Shannon is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (14 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (10 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (6 papers). L. V. Shannon collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and India. L. V. Shannon's co-authors include J. J. Agenbag, R.D. Cherry, J. Taunton-Clark, G. B. Brundrit, A. J. Boyd, Piers Chapman, M. J. Orren, J. R. E. Lutjeharms, D. E. Pollock and Nan D. Walker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

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L. V. Shannon

35 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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The Benguela ecosystem. I: Evolution of the Benguela physical features and processes

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Benguela : predicting a large marine ecosystem 2006 ·Elsevier eBooks ·L. V. Shannon	80
2	A CENTURY OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY IN SOUTH AFRICA; IN SEARCH OF THE LEGACY OF JOHN D. F. GILCHRIST 1997 ·Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa ·J. R. E. Lutjeharms, L. V. Shannon	5
3	The 1980s – a decade of change in the Benguela ecosystem 1992 ·South African Journal of Marine Science ·L. V. Shannon, R. J. M. Crawford, D. E. Pollock, L. Hutchings, A. J. Boyd, J. Taunton-Clark, (unknown), R. Melville‐Smith, C. J. Augustyn, Kevern L. Cochrane, I. Hampton, G. Nelson, (unknown), (unknown)	50
4	Evidence of Antarctic bottom water in the Angola Basin at 32°S 1991 ·Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers ·L. V. Shannon, Piers Chapman	16
5	THE COASTAL CURRENT CIRCULATION DURING THE ORANGE RIVER FLOOD 1988 1990 ·Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa ·F. A. Shillington, G. B. Brundrit, J. R. E. Lutjeharms, A. J. Boyd, J. J. Agenbag, L. V. Shannon	4
6	A large-scale perspective on interannual variability in the environment in the South-East Atlantic 1990 ·South African Journal of Marine Science ·L. V. Shannon, J. J. Agenbag	7
7	Annual and interannual variability in the South-East Atlantic during the 20th century 1988 ·South African Journal of Marine Science ·J. Taunton-Clark, L. V. Shannon	26
8	A suggested physical explanation for the existence of a biological boundary at 24°30′S in the Benguela system 1988 ·South African Journal of Marine Science ·J. J. Agenbag, L. V. Shannon	49
9	Seasonality in the oxygen minimum layers at the extremities of the Benguela system 1987 ·South African Journal of Marine Science ·Piers Chapman, L. V. Shannon	55
10	Large- and mesoscale features of the Angola-Benguela front 1987 ·South African Journal of Marine Science ·L. V. Shannon, J. J. Agenbag, (unknown)	110
11	The Benguela ecosystem. I: Evolution of the Benguela physical features and processes breakdown → 1985 ·L. V. Shannon	429
12	South African ocean colour and upwelling experiment 1985 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·L. V. Shannon	85
13	A comparative study of tar ball distribution and movement in two boundary current regimes 1983 ·L. V. Shannon, Piers Chapman, (unknown), T.P. McClurg	7
14	Some features in two Cape bays as deduced from satellite ocean-colour imagery 1983 ·South African Journal of Marine Science ·L. V. Shannon, (unknown), (unknown)	7
15	Chlorophyll concentrations in the southern Benguela current region as determined by satellite (Nimbus-7 coastal zone colour scanner) 1983 ·Journal of Plankton Research ·L. V. Shannon, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	18
16	PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER IN SALDANHA BAY AND LANGEBAAN LAGOON 1977 ·Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa ·L. V. Shannon, (unknown)	27
17	Radium-226 in marine phytoplankton 1971 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·L. V. Shannon, R.D. Cherry	22
18	A rapid method for the determination of polonium-210 and lead-210 in sea water 1970 ·Analytica Chimica Acta ·L. V. Shannon, M. J. Orren	14
19	Polonium-210 and lead-210 in the marine environment 1970 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·L. V. Shannon, R.D. Cherry, M. J. Orren	130
20	Thorium-228 in marine plankton and sea-water 1969 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·R.D. Cherry, (unknown), L. V. Shannon	3

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