Dr. Michael Kearney

 
Education

PhD  Geography (Geomorphology), University of Western Ontario, 1981
MA   Geography (Geomorphology), Western Illinois University, 1976
BA    History and Geology, University of Illinois, 1973

Research Interests

• Coastal processes and ecology (marsh loss, sea level rise and impacts and engineering response, islands)
• Climate change ( late Quaternary; future climatic trends and impacts)
• Remote sensing of coasts (optical, radar, and lidar)

Representative Papers

Kearney, M. S. and A. Riter.   In review.  Interannual and intrannual variations in marsh vegetation: implications for marsh browning and survival in a fluctuating sea level. Estuaries and Coasts.

 

Kearney, M. S., and A. S. Rogers.  In review.  Marsh vulnerability to future sea level rise modeled from topological factors using logistic regression analysis.  Coastal Management

 

Kearney, M. S.,  D. S. Stutzer,, K. Turpie, and J. C. Stevenson.  2009.  Spectral Properties of Marsh Vegetation under Inundation.  Journal of Coastal Research. (Fall 2009 issue).

 

Stevenson, J. C. and M. S. Kearney.  2009.  Impacts of global climate change on tidal wetlands.  In M. Bertness, B. Silliman, and D. Strong (eds.), Human Impacts on Salt Marshes: A Global Perspective.  Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, pp. 171-206.

 

Kearney, M.S.  2008 .  Sea level indicators.  In V. Gornitz (ed.), Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments.  Amsterdam: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 899-902.

 

Kearney, M. S. 2008.  The potential for significant impacts on Chesapeake Bay: Sea Level Impacts and Ecology.  In M. McCracken (ed.), The Likelihood and Character of Large and Disruptive Climate Change.  London: EarthScan, pp. 85-100.

 

Fang, Hongliang, G. Liu, and M. S, Kearney.  2005.  Geo-relational analysis of soil type, soil salt content, landform, and land use in the Yellow River Delta, China.  Environmental Management 35 (1): 72-83.

 

Kearney, M. S., and J. C. Stevenson.  2005.  Ecology of the North American Coast.  In M. Schwartz and R. Fairbridge (eds.), Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. Amsterdam: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.714-721.

 

Matarrese, R., E.Vermote, and M. S. Kearney.  2005.  Impact of Hurricane Isabel on the water properties of the Chesapeake Bay area.  In Sellner, K. (ed.), Hurricane Isabel in Perspective, Conference Proceedings Chesapeake Bay Research Consortium, Edgewater, MD, pp. 127-134

 

Stevenson, J. C., and M. S. Kearney.  2005.  Dissecting and Classifying the Impacts of Historic Hurricanes on Estuarine Systems.  In Sellner, K. (ed.), Hurricane Isabel in Perspective, Conference Proceedings Chesapeake Bay Research Consortium, Edgewater, MD, pp.167-176. .