John D. Boon

Professor of Marine Science

Email: [[boon]]
Phone: (804) 684-7272
Office: Andrews Hall 236
Department: Physical Sciences

Education

• B.A., Rice University
• M.A., Ph.D., College of William & Mary

Research Interests

My primary interests are the hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics of coastal and estuarine environments. I conduct research in analysis and prediction of tides and tidal currents, beach and nearshore processes, wave measurement and analysis.

Additional programs of interest include: benthic boundary layer processes, resuspension and transport of fine-grained sediments in inner shelf, lagoonal and estuarine environments and artificial beach development.

Current Projects

• Wave monitoring and statistical analysis determining the wave climatology of the lower Chesapeake Bay.
• Wave structure interaction studies at Virginia Beach using the REF/DIF1 combined refraction/diffraction model.

Selected Publications

• Boon, J.D., M.O. Green and K.D. Suh, 1996. Bimodal wave spectra in lower Chesapeake Bay, sea bed energetics and sediment transport during winter storms. Continental Shelf Research, Special Issue on Nearshore and Coastal Research, J. Oltman-Shay (ed.), in press.
• Nichols, M.M. and J.D. Boon, 1994. Sediment transport processes in coastal lagoons. Chapter 7 in Coastal Lagoon Processes, B. Kjerfve (ed.), Elsevier Science Publishers, B.V., Elsevier Oceanography Series, 60, p. 157-219.
• Xu, J.P., L.D. Wright and J.D. Boon, 1994. Estimation of bottom stress and roughness in lower Chesapeake Bay by the inertial dissipation method. Journal of Coastal Research, 10:329-338.