Professor Colin Jago

Emeritus Professor

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

 

  1. 2008
  2. Published

    Monitoring and modelling of the Irish Sea and Liverpool Bay: An overview and an SPM case study.

    Krivtsov, V., Howarth, M. J., Jones, S. E., Souza, A. J. & Jago, C. F., 24 Mar 2008, In: Ecological Modelling. 212, 1-2, p. 37-52

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    The influence of schlieren on in situ optical measurements used for particle characterization

    Mikkelsen, O. A., Milligan, T. G., Hill, P. S., Chant, R. J., Jago, C. F., Jones, S. E., Krivtsov, V. & Mitchelson-Jacob, E. G., 1 Mar 2008, In: Limnology and Oceanography - Methods. 6, p. 133-143

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published
  5. 2007
  6. Published

    Size and settling velocity of suspended flocs during a Phaeocystis bloom in the tidally-stirred Irish Sea, N W European shelf.

    Jago, C. F., Kennaway, G. M., Novarino, G. & Jones, S. E., 1 Jan 2007, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 345, p. 51-62

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. 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 conferencePaper

  8. 2006
  9. Published

    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. 2019-2028

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    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. 197-208

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. 2002
  12. 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. 259-269

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    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. 95-117

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Dynamics of suspended particles in coastal waters (southern North Sea) during a spring bloom.

    Mccandliss, R. R., Jones, S. E., Hearn, M., Latter, R. & Jago, C. F., 1 Jun 2002, In: Journal of Sea Research. 47, 3-4, p. 285-302

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review