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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1969	Blanton, J. O. Energy dissipation in a tidal estuary. J. Geophys. Res., 74: 5460-5466.