R. A. Flather

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

R. A. Flather is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, R. A. Flather has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Oceanography, 38 papers in Atmospheric Science and 27 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in R. A. Flather's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (31 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (31 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (27 papers). R. A. Flather is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (31 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (31 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (27 papers). R. A. Flather collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. R. A. Flather's co-authors include Roger Proctor, Philip Woodworth, Michael Tsimplis, Alan M. Davies, Pablo D. Glorioso, S. Kwong, I. J. Davenport, T. S. Murty, R. F. Henry and Ian Shennan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Science of The Total Environment and Geophysical Research Letters.

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R. A. Flather

68 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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A tidal model of the north-west European continental shelf

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation on the sea-level around the northern European coasts reconsidered: the thermosteric effects 2006 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences ·Michael Tsimplis, Andrew Shaw, R. A. Flather, David Woolf	37
2	Modelling waves and surges during the 1953 storm 2005 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences ·Judith Wolf, R. A. Flather	74
3	Estimating effects of climate change on coastal sea levels 2003 ·EAEJA ·R. A. Flather, (unknown), (unknown), Philip Woodworth	1
4	Integration of shelf evolution and river basin models to simulate Holocene sediment dynamics of the Humber Estuary during periods of sea-level change and variations in catchment sediment supply 2003 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Ian Shennan, Tom Coulthard, R. A. Flather, Benjamin P. Horton, Mark G. Macklin, J. K. H. Rees, (unknown)	32
5	Integrated effects of climate change on coastal extreme sea levels 2001 ·R. A. Flather, T. F. Baker, Philip Woodworth, (unknown), D. Blackman	13
6	Measurement of Recent Intertidal Sediment Transport in Morecambe Bay using the Waterline Method 1999 ·Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·David C. Mason, (unknown), I. J. Davenport, R. A. Flather, G. J. Robinson, James A Smith	41
7	Improving inter-tidal digital elevation models constructed by the waterline technique 1997 ·David C. Mason, David A. Hill, I. J. Davenport, R. A. Flather, G. J. Robinson	20
8	Formulation of a variable-function three-dimensional model, with applications to the M2 and M4 tide on the North-West European Continental Shelf 1997 ·Continental Shelf Research ·Alan M. Davies, S. Kwong, R. A. Flather	48
9	Interpolation of an intertidal digital elevation model from heighted shorelines: a case study in the Western Wash 1997 ·Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·David C. Mason, I. J. Davenport, R. A. Flather	34
10	Investigation into the Possibilities of Using Bristol Channel Models for Tidal Predictions 1996 ·Estuarine and Coastal Modeling ·(unknown), R. A. Flather	5
11	An investigation into the variability of circulation and transport on the north-west european shelf using three hydrodynamic models 1996 ·Ocean Dynamics ·(unknown), (unknown), Morten D. Skogen, R. A. Flather, Johannes Pätsch	42
12	<title>Foreshore study through shoreline delineation</title> 1996 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·I. J. Davenport, David C. Mason, R. A. Flather, C. Gurney	3
13	A barotropic model of the currents off SE South America 1995 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Pablo D. Glorioso, R. A. Flather	106
14	Construction of an inter‐tidal digital elevation model by the ‘Water‐Line’ Method 1995 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·David C. Mason, I. J. Davenport, G. J. Robinson, R. A. Flather, B.S. McCartney	127
15	Storm surge prediction in the Bristol Channel—the floods of 13 December 1981 1989 ·Continental Shelf Research ·Roger Proctor, R. A. Flather	26
16	Surge prediction at Barrow-in-Furness 1988 ·NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council) ·M. G. Mostofa Amin, R. A. Flather, (unknown), (unknown)	1
17	A preliminary investigation using a Nova Scotia storm surge prediction model 1984 ·ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN ·Mark A. Gray, Maurice Danard, R. A. Flather, (unknown), T. S. Murty, S. Venkatesh, (unknown)	5
18	Numerical modelling of marine hydrodynamics, applications to dynamic physical processes 1980 ·Coastal Engineering ·R. A. Flather	3
19	Practical aspects of the use of numerical models for storm surge prediction 1976 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·R. A. Flather	2
20	The application of numerical models to storm surge prediction 1975 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·R. A. Flather, Alan M. Davies	9

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