Biography
Prof. Cox is a geologist and geomorphologist who studies the modification of rocky coastlines by extreme wave events, with emphasis on the west of Ireland, the Shetlands, and the Caribbean. She also investigates the formation and evolution of large gullies (lavaka) in Madagascar.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Andrew B. Kennedy, Rónadh Cox, Frédéric Dias, Storm Waves May Be the Source of Some "Tsunami" Coastal Boulder Deposits, Geophysical Research Letters, 48, (11), 2021
, Field measurements of extreme waves in the intertidal zone, Aran Islands, Ireland, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 2019
Rónadh Cox, Very large boulders were moved by storm waves on the west coast of Ireland in winter 2013"2014, Marine Geology, 2019
, From fine sand to boulders: examining the relationship between beach-face slope and sediment size., Marine Geology, 2019
, Hybrid approaches to coastal protection as a sustainable alternative to buit solutions, GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA-2019, 2019
, Imbricated Coastal Boulder Deposits are Formed by Storm Waves, and Can Preserve a Long-Term Storminess Record, Scientific Reports, 2019
Nans Bujan, Rónadh Cox, Gerd Masselink, From fine sand to boulders: Examining the relationship between beach-face slope and sediment size, Marine Geology, 417, 2019, p106012
, Coastal land loss in Louisiana disproportionately affects Native American tribal groups, GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA-2019, 2019
, Very large boulders were moved by storm waves on the west coast of Ireland in winter 2013--2014, Marine Geology, 2019
, MEGAGRAVEL: A YouTube movie showcasing coastal boulder deposits, the scientists working on them, and the people living next to them, GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA-2019, 2019
Timothy Nagle-McNaughton, Rónadh Cox, Measuring Change Using Quantitative Differencing of Repeat Structure-From-Motion Photogrammetry: The Effect of Storms on Coastal Boulder Deposits, Remote Sensing, 12, (1), 2019, p42
, How does wave impact generate large boulders? Modelling hydraulic fracture of cliffs and shore platforms, Marine Geology, 2018
, Extraordinary boulder transport by storm waves (West of Ireland, Winter 2013--2014), and criteria for analysing coastal boulder deposits, Earth-Science Reviews, 2018
, Quantitative roundness analysis of coastal boulder deposits, Marine Geology, 2018
Rónadh Cox, Kalle L. Jahn, Oona G. Watkins, Peter Cox, Extraordinary boulder transport by storm waves (west of Ireland, winter 2013"2014), and criteria for analysing coastal boulder deposits, Earth-Science Reviews, 177, 2018, p623--636
, Dynamic Cliff-Top Beam Response to Wave Impact, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Hydrodynamics, Incheon, South Korea, 2-6 September 2018 ISBN 979-11-87929-08-6 [95550] ; Y. Kim, Editor, 2018
, Quantitave structure-from-motion modeling for monitoring change in coastal boulder deposits, GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA-2018, 2018
, Semiautomatic Digital Clast Sizing of a Cobble Beach, Nantian, Taiwan, Journal of Coastal Research, 2018
, Multi-pronged investigation uses coastal boulder deposits to understand storm-wave amplification along steep shorelines, GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA-2018, 2018
, Madagascar's Unusual Gullies (Lavaka) Are a Possible Analogue for Mid-Slope Alcove Gullies on Mars, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2017
, Geomorphology of Mountains on Io Provides Insight into Mountain-Patera Relationships, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2017
, Experimental modelling of wave amplification over irregular bathymetry for investigations of boulder transport by extreme wave events., Vienna, Austria: European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 2017
, Analysis of the pressure at a vertical barrier due to extreme wave run-up over variable bathymetry, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 2017
, Rising waters and sinking lands: the plight of Native American groups in southern Louisiana, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2017
, Global signatures of extreme wave events: investigating mass-topography relationships of coastal boulder deposits, GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA-2017, 2017
Ezekiel J. King Phillips, 162 Sand Springs Road, Rónadh Cox, Joshua P. Harrington, MONITORING EVOLUTION OF LAVAKAS (GULLIES) IN THE ALAOTRA-MANGORO DISTRICT OF EASTERN MADAGASCAR USING 20 TH CENTURY AIR PHOTOS AND 21 ST CENTURY ORTHO-IMAGERY, 2016
Christina H. Seeger, Williams College, Rónadh Cox, GEOMORPHOLOGY OF MOUNTAINS ON IO PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO MOUNTAIN-PATERA RELATIONSHIPS, 2016
Timothy P. Nagle-McNaughton, Williams College, Rónadh Cox, INLAND MIGRATION OF COASTAL BOULDER DEPOSITS ON INISHMAAN, IRELAND, MEASURED USING USING STRUCTURE-FROM-MOTION PHOTOGRAMMETRY, 2016
, Comparison of coastal boulder deposits (Holocene Age) on Eleuthera, Bahamas, with storm-transported boulders on Aran Islands, Ireland, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 48, 2016
, Movement of boulders and megagravel by storm waves, EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, 2016
, Impact breaching of Europa's ice: Constraints from numerical modeling, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2015
, Measuring the effects of winter storms (2013--2014) on boulder and megagravel accumulations in western Ireland, Geological Society of America 2014 Annual Meeting, 2014
, MOVIE" MAN OF ARAN" AS A DOCUMENTARY SOURCE FOR STUDYING BOULDER TRANSPORT BY STORM WAVES, 2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, 2013
, Boulder ridges on the Aran Islands (Ireland): recent movements caused by storm waves, not tsunamis, The Journal of geology, 2012
, Relation between bedrock geology, topography and lavaka distribution in Madagascar, South African Journal of Geology, 2012
, Hydrodynamic fractionation of zircon age populations, Geological Society of America Bulletin, 2011
, Hydrocode Modeling of Impacts at Europa, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2011
, Investigating lavaka (gully) erosion in Madagascar: Lithologic controls, 2010 GSA Denver Annual Meeting, 2010
, Shakedown in Madagascar: Occurrence of lavakas (erosional gullies) associated with seismic activity, Geology, 2010
, Erosion rates and sediment sources in Madagascar inferred from 10Be analysis of lavaka, slope, and river sediment, The Journal of Geology, 2009
, Hydrodynamic fractionation of zircon age populations, 2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting, 2009
, Impact penetration of Europa's ice crust as a mechanism for formation of chaos terrain, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 2008
, Shape and size distribution of chaos areas on Europa, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2008
, Hydrodynamic fractionation of zircon age populations in fluvial transport, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2008
, Ice-penetrating Impacts: Insights from Hypervelocity Impact Experiments and Galileo Image Mapping of Europa, Bridging the Gap II: Effect of Target Properties on the Impact Cratering Process, 2007
, Just how fast does Madagascar erode? Evidence from 10 Be analysis of lavaka, slope, and river sediment, 2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting, 2006
, Rates of Lavaka formation in central Madagascar, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Paper, 2005
, Significant changes in the detrital zircon age signature along a transect of the modern Amazon River, 2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting, 2005
, Is Chaos on Europa Caused by Crust-penetrating Impacts?, 36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2005
, Discussion on tectonic evolution of the Proterozoic Itremo Group metasediments in Central Madagascar Special Publication 206, 2003, 381--399, Journal of the Geological Society, 2004
, Geological versus human controls on lavaka formation and extreme erosion in Madagascar, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2004
, Evidence that chaos terrain on Jupiter?s moon Europa is formed by crust-penetrating impacts, 2004 Denver Annual Meeting, 2004
, Proterozoic Tectonostratigraphy and Paleogeography of Central Madagascar Derived from Detrital Zircon U-Pb Age Populations, The Journal of geology, 2004
, MESOPROTEROZOIC MADAGASCAR-AFRICA CONNECTION BASED ON SHRIMP U-PB AGES OF DETRITAL ZIRCONS FROM THE ITREMO GROUP AND SAHANTAHA SERIES IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MADAGASCAR, 2003 Seattle Annual Meeting, 2003
, Geological controls on development of erosional gullies (lavaka), central Madagascar, 2003 Seattle Annual Meeting, 2003
, Diagenetic origin for quartz-pebble conglomerates, Geology, 2002
, Sedimentology, stratigraphy, and geochronology of the Proterozoic Mazatzal Group, central Arizona, Geological Society of America Bulletin, 2002
, A newly recognised Late Neoproterozoic metasedimentary sequence in Central Madagascar suggests terrane juxtaposition at 560$±$7 Ma during Gondwana assembly, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2001
, Changes in a fringing reef complex over a thirty-year period: coral loss and lagoon infilling at Mary Creek, St. John, US Virgin Islands, Bulletin of marine science, 2000
, SHRIMP data from detrital zircons with metamorphic overgrowths reveal tectonic history of the Proterozoic Itremo Group, central Madagascar, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 2000
, Sedimentology, geochronology and provenance of the Proterozoic Itremo Group, central Madagascar, and implications for pre-Gondwana palaeogeography, Journal of the Geological Society, 1998
, Dynamics of Marine Transgression onto a Non-Linear Shoreline: The Middle Cambrian Flathead Sandstone, Clarks Fork Valley, Wyoming, The Mountain Geologist, 1998
, Geochronology and provenance of the Itremo Group, central Madagascar, Proceedings of the UNESCO-IUGS-IGCP-348/368 international symposium and field workshop on Proterozoic geology of Madagascar, 1997
, Proterozoic Geology of Madagascar, Proceedings of the UNESCO-IUGS-IGCP-348/368 international symposium and field workshop on Proterozoic geology of Madagascar, 1997
, Quantification of the effects of secondary matrix on the analysis of sandstone composition, and a petrographic-chemical technique for retrieving original framework grain modes of altered sandstones, Journal of Sedimentary Research, 1996
, Statistical analysis of bed-thickness patterns in a turbidite section from the Great Valley Sequence, Cache Creek, Northern California, Journal of Sedimentary Research, 1996
, Sedimentology, tectonics and geochronology of Proterozoic shelf sediments of the Itremo Group, central Madagascar: implications for the assembly of East Gondwana, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 1995
, The impact origin of the Morokweng ring structure, southern Kalahari, South Africa, Abstract, Centenary Geocongress, Geological Society of South Africa, Johannesburg, 1995
, Compositional evolution of coarse clastic sediments in the Southwestern United States from 1.8 to 0.2 Ga and implications for relationships between the development of crustal blocks and their sedimentary cover, Journal of Sedimentary Research, 1995
, A conceptual review of regional-scale controls on the composition of clastic sediment and the co-evolution of continental blocks and their sedimentary cover, Journal of Sedimentary Research, 1995
, Clastic Sediments, Recycling and Evolution, Encyclopedia of earth system science, 1992
, Rare earth element chemistry of Early Proterozoic argillites, central Arizona: constraints on stratigraphy, Proterozoic geology and ore deposits of Arizona (ed. KE Karlstrom). Arizona Geol. Soc. Digest, 1991