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
- , Evidence that chaos terrain on Jupiter?s moon Europa is formed by crust-penetrating impacts, 2004 Denver Annual Meeting, 2004Conference Paper, 2004
- , Geological versus human controls on lavaka formation and extreme erosion in Madagascar, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2004Conference Paper, 2004
- , Proterozoic Tectonostratigraphy and Paleogeography of Central Madagascar Derived from Detrital Zircon U-Pb Age Populations, The Journal of geology, 2004Journal Article, 2004
- , Geological controls on development of erosional gullies (lavaka), central Madagascar, 2003 Seattle Annual Meeting, 2003Conference Paper, 2003
- , 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, 2003Conference Paper, 2003
- , Diagenetic origin for quartz-pebble conglomerates, Geology, 2002Journal Article, 2002, DOI
- Andrew B. Kennedy, Rónadh Cox, Frédéric Dias, Storm Waves May Be the Source of Some "Tsunami" Coastal Boulder Deposits, Geophysical Research Letters, 48, (11), 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
- 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, p42Journal Article, 2019, DOI
- 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, p106012Journal Article, 2019, DOI
- Rónadh Cox, Very large boulders were moved by storm waves on the west coast of Ireland in winter 2013"2014, Marine Geology, 2019Journal Article, 2019, DOI
- , Coastal land loss in Louisiana disproportionately affects Native American tribal groups, GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA-2019, 2019Conference Paper, 2019
- , Field measurements of extreme waves in the intertidal zone, Aran Islands, Ireland, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 2019Conference Paper, 2019
- , From fine sand to boulders: examining the relationship between beach-face slope and sediment size., Marine Geology, 2019Journal Article, 2019
- , Hybrid approaches to coastal protection as a sustainable alternative to buit solutions, GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA-2019, 2019Conference Paper, 2019
- , Imbricated Coastal Boulder Deposits are Formed by Storm Waves, and Can Preserve a Long-Term Storminess Record, Scientific Reports, 2019Journal Article, 2019, DOI
- , 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, 2019Conference Paper, 2019
- , Very large boulders were moved by storm waves on the west coast of Ireland in winter 2013--2014, Marine Geology, 2019Journal Article, 2019
- 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--636Journal Article, 2018, DOI
- , 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, 2018Conference Paper, 2018
- , Extraordinary boulder transport by storm waves (West of Ireland, Winter 2013--2014), and criteria for analysing coastal boulder deposits, Earth-Science Reviews, 2018Journal Article, 2018
- , How does wave impact generate large boulders? Modelling hydraulic fracture of cliffs and shore platforms, Marine Geology, 2018Journal Article, 2018, DOI
- , Multi-pronged investigation uses coastal boulder deposits to understand storm-wave amplification along steep shorelines, GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA-2018, 2018Conference Paper, 2018
- , Quantitative roundness analysis of coastal boulder deposits, Marine Geology, 2018Journal Article, 2018, DOI
- , Quantitave structure-from-motion modeling for monitoring change in coastal boulder deposits, GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA-2018, 2018Conference Paper, 2018
- , Semiautomatic Digital Clast Sizing of a Cobble Beach, Nantian, Taiwan, Journal of Coastal Research, 2018Journal Article, 2018
- , Analysis of the pressure at a vertical barrier due to extreme wave run-up over variable bathymetry, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 2017Journal Article, 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, 2017Journal Article, 2017
- , Geomorphology of Mountains on Io Provides Insight into Mountain-Patera Relationships, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2017Conference Paper, 2017
- , Global signatures of extreme wave events: investigating mass-topography relationships of coastal boulder deposits, GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA-2017, 2017Conference Paper, 2017
- , Madagascar's Unusual Gullies (Lavaka) Are a Possible Analogue for Mid-Slope Alcove Gullies on Mars, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2017Conference Paper, 2017
- , Rising waters and sinking lands: the plight of Native American groups in southern Louisiana, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2017Conference Paper, 2017
- , 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, 2016Book Chapter, 2016, DOI
- Christina H. Seeger, Williams College, Rónadh Cox, GEOMORPHOLOGY OF MOUNTAINS ON IO PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO MOUNTAIN-PATERA RELATIONSHIPS, 2016Conference Paper, 2016, DOI
- Timothy P. Nagle-McNaughton, Williams College, Rónadh Cox, INLAND MIGRATION OF COASTAL BOULDER DEPOSITS ON INISHMAAN, IRELAND, MEASURED USING USING STRUCTURE-FROM-MOTION PHOTOGRAMMETRY, 2016Conference Paper, 2016, DOI
- 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, 2016Conference Paper, 2016, DOI
- , Movement of boulders and megagravel by storm waves, EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, 2016Conference Paper, 2016
- , Impact breaching of Europa's ice: Constraints from numerical modeling, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2015Journal Article, 2015, DOI
- , Measuring the effects of winter storms (2013--2014) on boulder and megagravel accumulations in western Ireland, Geological Society of America 2014 Annual Meeting, 2014Conference Paper, 2014
- , MOVIE" MAN OF ARAN" AS A DOCUMENTARY SOURCE FOR STUDYING BOULDER TRANSPORT BY STORM WAVES, 2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, 2013Conference Paper, 2013
- , Boulder ridges on the Aran Islands (Ireland): recent movements caused by storm waves, not tsunamis, The Journal of geology, 2012Journal Article, 2012, DOI
- , Relation between bedrock geology, topography and lavaka distribution in Madagascar, South African Journal of Geology, 2012Journal Article, 2012
- , Hydrocode Modeling of Impacts at Europa, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2011Conference Paper, 2011
- , Hydrodynamic fractionation of zircon age populations, Geological Society of America Bulletin, 2011Journal Article, 2011
- , Investigating lavaka (gully) erosion in Madagascar: Lithologic controls, 2010 GSA Denver Annual Meeting, 2010Conference Paper, 2010
- , Shakedown in Madagascar: Occurrence of lavakas (erosional gullies) associated with seismic activity, Geology, 2010Journal Article, 2010
- , Erosion rates and sediment sources in Madagascar inferred from 10Be analysis of lavaka, slope, and river sediment, The Journal of Geology, 2009Journal Article, 2009, DOI
- , Hydrodynamic fractionation of zircon age populations, 2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting, 2009Conference Paper, 2009
- , Hydrodynamic fractionation of zircon age populations in fluvial transport, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2008Conference Paper, 2008
- , Sedimentology, stratigraphy, and geochronology of the Proterozoic Mazatzal Group, central Arizona, Geological Society of America Bulletin, 2002Journal Article, 2002, DOI
- , 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, 2001Conference Paper, 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, 2000Journal Article, 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, 2000Conference Paper, 2000
- , Dynamics of Marine Transgression onto a Non-Linear Shoreline: The Middle Cambrian Flathead Sandstone, Clarks Fork Valley, Wyoming, The Mountain Geologist, 1998Journal Article, 1998
- , Sedimentology, geochronology and provenance of the Proterozoic Itremo Group, central Madagascar, and implications for pre-Gondwana palaeogeography, Journal of the Geological Society, 1998Journal Article, 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, 1997Conference Paper, 1997
- , Proterozoic Geology of Madagascar, Proceedings of the UNESCO-IUGS-IGCP-348/368 international symposium and field workshop on Proterozoic geology of Madagascar, 1997Conference Paper, 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, 1996Journal Article, 1996, DOI
- , Statistical analysis of bed-thickness patterns in a turbidite section from the Great Valley Sequence, Cache Creek, Northern California, Journal of Sedimentary Research, 1996Journal Article, 1996
- , 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, 1995Journal Article, 1995, DOI
- , 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, 1995Journal Article, 1995
- , Impact penetration of Europa's ice crust as a mechanism for formation of chaos terrain, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 2008Journal Article, 2008, DOI
- , Shape and size distribution of chaos areas on Europa, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2008Conference Paper, 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, 2007Conference Paper, 2007
- , Just how fast does Madagascar erode? Evidence from 10 Be analysis of lavaka, slope, and river sediment, 2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting, 2006Conference Paper, 2006
- , Is Chaos on Europa Caused by Crust-penetrating Impacts?, 36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2005Conference Paper, 2005
- , Rates of Lavaka formation in central Madagascar, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Paper, 2005Conference Paper, 2005
- , Significant changes in the detrital zircon age signature along a transect of the modern Amazon River, 2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting, 2005Conference Paper, 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, 2004Journal Article, 2004
- , 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, 1995Conference Paper, 1995
- , The impact origin of the Morokweng ring structure, southern Kalahari, South Africa, Abstract, Centenary Geocongress, Geological Society of South Africa, Johannesburg, 1995Journal Article, 1995
- , Clastic Sediments, Recycling and Evolution, Encyclopedia of earth system science, 1992Journal Article, 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, 1991Journal Article, 1991
Research Expertise
Planetary geology, Geology, Sedimentology, Regolith and landscape evolution, Geomorphology and earth surface processes,