John Milliman Explained

John D. Milliman (born 5 May 1938) is a retired^[1] American Emeritus Professor of marine geology. He is a professor emeritus in the department of physical sciences and in the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of William & Mary.

Education

Milliman earned Bachelor of Science from the University of Rochester, a Master of Science from the University of Washington, Seattle, and a PhD from the University of Miami.^[1]

Research

In 1968, Milliman and K.O. Emery published an article in Science suggesting that the Holocene transgression began 14,000 years ago and was over by 7,000 years ago.^[2] In 2003 he and Jonathan A. Warrick found that rivers of Southern California, such as Santa Clara River and Transverse Ranges, discharge a huge amount of sediment especially during El Niño–Southern Oscillation.^[3] In 2005 Milliman studied seven rivers in Taiwan after typhoon Herb swept through the region.^{[4] [5]} He and his colleagues also studied the following river and shelf systems: Yangtze,^[6] Yellow,^[7] Fly, etc.

Milliman was named one of Virginia's "outstanding scientists" by Governor Bob McDonnell in 2012.^[8]

Selected publications

• Book: J.D. Milliman. Recent Sedimentary Carbonates: Part 1 Marine Carbonates. 6 December 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-3-642-65528-9. (pbk reprint of 1974 publication)
• Book: John D. Milliman. Katherine L. Farnsworth. River Discharge to the Coastal Ocean: A Global Synthesis. 28 March 2013. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-49350-5. ^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Milliman. April 19, 2019.
2. John D. Milliman. K. O. Emery. Sea Levels during the Past 35,000 Years. Science. AAAS. 1968. 162. 3858. 1121–1123. 10.1126/science.162.3858.1121. 17746818. 1968Sci...162.1121M. 41474857.
3. Jonathan A. Warrick and John D. Milliman. Hyperpycnal sediment discharge from semiarid southern California rivers: Implications for coastal sediment budgetsz. Geology. 31. 9. 781–784. 10.1130/G19671.1. 2003. 2003Geo....31..781W.
4. 431906. John Milliman and Shuh‐Ji Kao. Hyperpycnal Discharge of Fluvial Sediment to the Ocean: Impact of Super‐Typhoon Herb (1996) on Taiwanese Rivers. The Journal of Geology. The University of Chicago Press/JSTOR. September 2005. 113. 5. 503–516. 10.1086/431906. 2005JG....113..503M. 225043073.
5. JP Liu, CS Liu, KH Xu, JD Milliman, JK Chiu, SJ Kao, SW Lin. Flux and fate of small mountainous rivers derived sediments into the Taiwan Strait. Marine Geology. 2008. 256. 1–4. 65–76. 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.09.007. 2008MGeol.256...65L.
6. JP Liu, KH Xu, AC Li, JD Milliman, DM Velozzi, SB Xiao, ZS Yang. Flux and fate of Yangtze River sediment delivered to the East China Sea. Geomorphology. 2007. 85. 3–4. 208–224. 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.03.023. 2007Geomo..85..208L.
7. J Paul Liu, John D Milliman, Shu Gao, Peng Cheng. Holocene development of the Yellow River's subaqueous delta, North Yellow Sea. Marine Geology. 2004. 209. 1–4. 45–67. 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.06.009. 2004MGeol.209...45L.
8. News: W&M professor honored as outstanding scientist. David Malmquist. College of William & Mary. January 18, 2012. November 29, 2017.
9. Owens. Philip N.. Research resource review: River Discharge to the Coastal Ocean: A Global Synthesis. Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment. 36. 3. 2012. 449–450. 0309-1333. 10.1177/0309133312436888. 131415420.
10. Paola, Chris. Review of River Discharge to the Coastal Ocean: A Global Synthesis, by J.D. Milliman and K.L. Farnsworth. Oceanography. 2011. 24. 4. 143–144. 10.5670/oceanog.2011.108. free.