Robert Dolan (marine geologist)

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 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]

Robert 'Bob' Dolan
Born
Robert Giles Dolan

(1929-04-05)April 5, 1929
DiedApril 24, 2016(2016-04-24) (aged 87)

He received a Distinguished Professor award from the University of Virginia in 1991[4] and received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from Southern Oregon College[5] 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

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  1. ^ DEAN, CORNELIA (June 23, 1992). "Scientists Put a Ruler on Northeasters". New York Times.
  2. ^ Dolan, Robert; Davis, Robert (October 1, 1992). "An Intensity Scale for Atlantic Coast Northeast Storms". Journal of Coastal Research. 8 (4): 840–853. JSTOR 4298040.
  3. ^ STEVENS, William K (October 29, 1996). "Fewer Northeasters Pound U.S., but Punch Is More Powerful". New York Times.
  4. ^ "The Class of the Classroom". Virginia The UVA Magazine.
  5. ^ "Past Distinguished Alumni Honorees". Southern Oregon University.