Professor Colin Jago
Emeritus Professor
Affiliations
Contact info
Dean of College
Room: 104 Marine Centre Wales orG7 Memorial Building
Phone: 01248 382603
E-mail: c.f.jago@bangor.ac.uk
Research Interests
My research interests encompass the sedimentary processes of continental margins from estuaries to continental slopes. My work has focussed on measuring lateral and vertical fluxes of sedimentary material (e.g. rate of infilling of estuarine sediments, settling flux of suspended matter on the shelf, cross-margin flux of suspended matter) and their relation to physical forcing (e.g. turbulence, resuspension, advection). These processes require an interdisciplinary approach and I am especially interested in biota-sediment interactions and their control of benthic-pelagic coupling: influence of micro- and macro-fauna on seabed properties and erosion rate, mediation of particle aggregation and settling flux by plankton. I also have an interest in sedimentary processes in the tropical lagoons of Mauritius. All of these studies have required the design and/or application of novel acoustic and optical technologies for remotely sensing sediment properties.
Research Groups
Research Themes
- Marine Optics
- Coral Reef Biology, Ecology and Conservation
- Coastal Zone Management and Conservation
- Oceanographic remote sensing
- Nutrient Influences on Catchment to Coast Processes
- CASIX - Centre for observation of Air-Sea Interactions and Fluxes
- MATSIS - Methods of Assessment of Trophic Status of the Irish Sea
- Remote Sensing of Shallow Tropical Marine Ecosystems
- Coral Reefs of Mauritius
- Published
The river-estuarine transition zone (RETZ) of the Afon Dyfi (West Wales) as test bed for sediment transfer between river catchments and coastal environments.
Baas, J. H., Jago, C. F., Macklin, M. & CCCR Team, 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The area-to-mass ratio and fractal dimension of marine flocs
Bowers, D., McKee, D., Jago, C. & Nimmo-Smith, W. A. M., 5 Apr 2017, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 189, p. 224-234Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Suspended and bedload dynamics in a tidally influenced river: the river Dyfi, Wales, UK.
Brewer, P., Vericat, D., Baas, J. H., Jago, C. F., Brasington, J., Wheaton, J. M. & Causer, F., 1 Jan 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- Published
Microbial and nutrient pollution of coastal bathing waters in Mauritius.
Daby, D., Turner, J. R. & Jago, C. F., 1 Feb 2002, In: Environment International. 27, 7, p. 555-566Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stratification in the presence of an axial convergent front: Causes and implications
Howlett, E. R., Bowers, D. G., Malarkey, J. & Jago, C. F., 20 Apr 2015, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 161, p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Resuspension of benthic fluff by tidal currents in deep stratified waters, northern North Sea.
Jago, C. F., Jones, S. E., Latter, R. J., Mccandliss, R. R., Hearn, M. R. & Howarth, M. J., 1 Dec 2002, In: Journal of Sea Research. 48, 4, p. 259-269Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Temporal variation of suspended particulate matter and turbulence in a high energy, tide-stirred, coastal sea: relative contributions of resuspension and disaggregation.
Jago, C., Jones, S. E., Sykes, P. & Rippeth, T. P., 1 Nov 2006, In: Continental Shelf Research. 26, 17-18, p. 2019-2028Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An ephemeral turbidity maximum generated by resuspension of organic-rich matter in a macrotidal estaury, SW Wales.
Jago, C. F., Ishak, A. K., Jones, S. E. & Goff, M. R., 1 Apr 2006, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 29, p. 197-208Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantification of errors in transmissometer–derived concentration of suspended particulate matter in the coastal zone: implications for flux determinations.
Jago, C. F. & Bull, C. F., 15 Oct 2000, In: Marine Geology. 169, 3-4, p. 273-286Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diagnostic criteria for the reconstruction of tidal continental shelf regimes: changing the paradigm.
Jago, C. F. & Jones, S. E., 1 Nov 2002, In: Marine Geology. 191, 3-4, p. 95-117Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review