Robert Dolan (marine geologist)
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Robert 'Bob' Dolan | |
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| File:Robert 'Bob' Dolan.jpg Robert Dolan 1980 | |
| Born | Robert Giles Dolan April 5, 1929 Los Angles, California, U.S. |
| Died | 24 April 2016 (aged 87) |
Robert "Bob" Dolan (April 5, 1929 - April 24, 2016) was a Professor of Coastal Geology at the University of Virginia. Born in Los Angeles, California, he received his Mr. Dolan received a BS from Southern Oregon College in 1955 (now Southern Oregon University, a MA in Zoology from Oregon State University in 1957 and a PhD from Louisiana State University. With the help of Robert E. Davis was the co-creator of the Dolan/Davis Scale for Nor'easter [1][2]This is a scale for rating the severity of northeasters. Like the Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes, it classifies northeasters in five categories of intensity. The categories for northeasters are based on the combination of two factors: wave height and duration of the storm[3].
Hr received a Distinguished Professor award in 1991, and received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from Southern Oregon College[4] and the Significant Contributions to the Science Program by the Department of the Interior in 1987. He served as the Associate Editor, Journal of Coastal Research and was a member of Sigma Xi, American Shore and Beach Association and the American Geophysical Union.
He died in Charlottesville, Virginia at the age of 87 on April 24, 2016.
References
- ^ DEAN, CORNELIA (June 23, 1992). "Scientists Put a Ruler on Northeasters". New York Times.
- ^ Dolan, Robert; Davis, Robert (October 1, 1992). "An Intensity Scale for Atlantic Coast Northeast Storms". Journal of Coastal Research. 8 (4): 840–853.
- ^ STEVENS, William K (October 29, 1996). "Fewer Northeasters Pound U.S., but Punch Is More Powerful". New York Times.
- ^ "Past Distinguished Alumni Honorees". Southern Oregon University.
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