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Dr. Jackson O. Blanton
Professor
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
10 Ocean Science Circle
Savannah, Georgia 31411
Telephone: (912) 598-2457
FAX: (912) 598-2310

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Education:
B.S. University of Florida, Civil Engineering 1962
M.S. Oregon State University, Physical Oceanography 1963
Ph.D. Oregon State University, Physical Oceanography 1968
Research Interests and Projects:
Transport and mixing in shallow coastal waters and estuaries. Dynamics of coastal frontal zones (upwelling and downwelling circulation). Effects of asymmetric tidal currents on the salt balance of estuaries and transport of materials like sediments: Effects of morphology on tidal currents.
Courses:
- Skidaway Institute of Oceanography: Coastal Physical Oceanography
- University of Algarve (Portugal): Introduction to Coastal Physical Oceanography
- University of Aveiro (Portugal): Introduction to Coastal Physical Oceanography
- University of Lisbon: Coastal Physical Oceanography
Awards:
J. William Fulbright Senior Fellowship, 1997-1998; Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Adjunct Appointments:
Professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Professor, School of Marine Programs, University of Georgia, Athens
Professor, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal (1997-1998)
Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia
Selected Publications:
| 2004 |
Queiroga, H., and J. Blanton. Interactions between behaviour and physical forcing in the control of horizontal transport of decapod larvae. Advances in Marine Biology 47: 107-214.
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| 2003 |
Blanton, J.O., H. Seim, C. Alexander, J. Amft and G. Kineke. Transport of salt and suspended sediments in a curving channel of a coastal plain estuary: Satilla River, GA. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 57: 993-2006.
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| 2002 |
Seim, H.E., J.O. Blanton, and T.F. Gross. Direct stress measurements in a shallow, sinuous estuary. Continental Shelf Research 22: 1565-1578.
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| 2002 |
Blanton, J.O., G. Lin and S.A. Elston. Tidal current asymmetry in shallow estuaries and tidal creeks. Continental Shelf Research 22: 1731-1743.
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| 2001 |
Blanton, J.O. and F.A. Andrade. Distortion of tidal currents and the lateral transfer of salt in a shallow coastal plain estuary (O Estuário do Mira, Portugal). Estuaries 24: 467-480.
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| 2000 |
Blanton, J.O., F. A. Andrade, and M.A. Ferreira. Effect of a broad shallow sill on tidal circulation and salt transport in the entrance to a coastal plain estuary (Mira B Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal). Estuaries 23: 293-304.
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| 1999 |
Blanton, J.O., F.E. Werner, A. Kapolnai, B.O. Blanton, D. Knott, and E.L. Wenner. Wind-generated transport of ficticious passive larvae into shallow tidal estuaries. Fisheries Oceanography 8: 210-223.
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| 1999 |
Blanton, J.O., J. Amft, R. A. Luettich, Jr., J. L. Hench, and J. H Churchill. Tidal and sub-tidal fluctuations in temperature, salinity and pressure for the Winter 1996 larval ingress experiment - Beaufort Inlet, NC. Fisheries Oceanography 8: 134-152.
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| 1999 |
Blanton, J., C. Alexander, M. Alber, and G. Kineke. The mobilization and deposition of mud deposits in a coastal plain estuary. Limnologica 29: 293-300.
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| 1997 |
Blanton, J. O., J. Amft and T. Tisue. Response of a small scale bottom attached estuarine plume to wind and tidal dissipation. J. Coastal Res., 13: 349-362.
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| 1996 |
Blanton, J. Reinforcement of gravitational circulation by wind. In: Buoyancy Effects on Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics, Coastal and Estuarine Studies Volume 53, D.G. Aubrey and C.T. Friedrichs (Eds.), pages 47-58. American Geophysical Union. Washington, DC.
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| 1995 |
Blanton, J., E. Wenner, F. Werner, and D. Knott. Effects of wind generated coastal currents on the transport of blue crab megalopae on a shallow continental shelf. Bull. Mar. Sci., 57(3): 739-752.
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| 1994 |
Blanton, J.O., F. Werner, C. Kim, L. Atkinson, T. Lee and D. Savidge. Transport and fate of low density water in a coastal frontal zone. Cont. Shelf Res. 14: 401-427.
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| 1993 |
Werner, F.E., J.O. Blanton, D.R. Lynch, and D.K. Savidge. A numerical study of the continental shelf circulation of the U.S. South Atlantic Bight during the Autumn of 1987. Cont. Shelf Res. 13: 971-997.
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| 1992 |
Savidge, D. K, J.O. Blanton, T. N. Lee, and R. H. Evans. Influence of an offshore shift in the Gulf Stream on waters of the South Carolina continental shelf. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 22: 1085-1094.
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| 1989 |
Blanton, J.O., J.A. Amft, D.K. Lee, and A. Riordan. Wind stress and heat fluxes observed during Winter and Spring, 1986. J. Geophys. Res. 94: 10,686- 10,698.
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| 1989 |
Blanton, J.O., L. Y. Oey, J. Amft and T.N. Lee. Advection of momentum and buoyancy in a coastal frontal zone. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 19: 98-115.
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| 1987 |
Blanton, J. O., K. R. Tenore, F. Castillejo, L. P. Atkinson, F. B. Schwing and A. Lavin. The relationship of upwelling to mussel production in the rias on the western coast of Spain. J. Mar. Res., 45: 497-511.
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| 1986 |
Blanton, J. O. Coastal frontal zones as barriers to offshore fluxes of contaminants. Rapp. P. v. Reun. Cons. int. Explor. Mer, 186: 18-30.
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| 1983 |
Blanton, J. O. and L. P. Atkinson. Transport and fate of river discharge on the continental shelf of the southeastern United States. J. Geophys. Res., 88(C8): 4730-4738.
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| 1981 |
Blanton, J. O. Ocean currents along a nearshore frontal zone on the continental shelf of the Southeastern United States. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 11(12): 1627-1637.
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| 1981 |
Blanton, J. O., L. P. Atkinson, L. J. Pietrafesa, and T. N. Lee. The intrusion of Gulf Stream Water across the continental shelf due to topographically induced upwelling. Deep Sea Res., 28A(4): 393-405.
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| 1971 |
Blanton, J. O. Exchange of Gulf Stream water with North Carolina shelf water in Onslow Bay during stratified conditions. Deep Sea Research, 18: 167- 178.
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| 1970 |
Blanton, J. O., and J. G. Pattullo. The subsurface boundary between Subarctic Pacific water and Pacific Equatorial water in the transition zone off Southern California. Limnology and Oceanography, 15: 606-614.
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| 1969 |
Blanton, J. O. Energy dissipation in a tidal estuary. J. Geophys. Res., 74: 5460-5466. |
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