Paul D. Komar

10.5k citations
148 papers · 7.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 50
    • Coastal and Marine Dynamics 83
    • Aeolian processes and effects 44
    • Geological formations and processes 41
    • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research 21
    • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 16
  • Ecology top 0.2%
    • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes 22
    • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 20
  • Oceanography top 0.5%
    • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing 23

Paul D. Komar

143 papers receiving 6.9k citations

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Paul D. Komar
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  • Earth-Surface Processes 5.4k
  • Atmospheric Science 2.6k
  • Ecology 3.6k
  • Oceanography 1.6k
  • Soil Science 793
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All Works

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1
Extreme Storms on the Pacific Northwest Coast during the 1997-98 EI Nino and 1998-99 La Nina
200280
2
An Application of LIDAR to Analyses of EI Nino Erosion in the Netarts Littoral Cell, Oregon
200246
3
Shoreline variability on the high-energy Oregon coast and its usefulness in erosion-hazard assessments
200243
4
Wave runup, extreme water levels and the erosion of properties backing beaches
2001297
5
Stability of the New River Spit, and the Position of Oregon's Beach-Zone Line
200112
6
Shoreline Erosion on Lake Hawea, New Zealand, Caused by High Lake Levels and Storm-Wave Runup
200024
7
Coastal Change—Scales of Processes and Dimensions of Problems
19994
8
Extreme Waves and Coastal Erosion in the Pacific Northwest
199832
9
WAVE RUN-UP AND SEA-CLIFF EROSION
199518
10
Sediments, Beach Morphology and Sea Cliff Erosion within an Oregon Coast Littoral Cell
199459
11
The Analysis of Exponential Beach Profiles
199455
12
Cliff Erosion along the Oregon Coast: A Tectonic-Sea Level Imprint Plus Local Controls by Beach Processes
199350
13
Lake Level Regulation and Shoreline Erosion on Flathead Lake, Montana: A Response to the Redistribution of Annual Wave Energy
199318
14
Sea-Cliff Erosion Along the Oregon Coast
19916
15
Long-Term Erosion Impacts of the 1982-83 El Nin/a9o On the Oregon Coast
19893
16 198828
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Laboratory and Field Investigations of the Impact of Shoreline Stabilization Structures on Adjacent Properties
19877
18
Channel meandering and braiding: are empirical equations based on terrestrial rivers applicable to Mars?
19801
19
Deep-sea channels: another Earth analogy with Martian channels.
19771
20
Supercritical Flow in Density Currents: A Discussion
197516

About Paul D. Komar

Paul D. Komar is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography and Atmospheric Science, having authored 148 papers that have together received 7.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coastal and Marine Dynamics (83 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (44 papers), Geological formations and processes (41 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (23 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (22 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (21 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (20 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (5.4k citations), Atmospheric Science (2.6k citations) and Ecology (3.6k citations). Paul D. Komar has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. Frequent co-authors include Jonathan C. Allan, Martin C. Miller, I Nick McCave, Douglas L. Inman, Peter Ruggiero, Michael Z. Li, William G. McDougal, Clare E. Reimers, Chi Wang and John J. Marra. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Limnology and Oceanography.

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