André Robert

Professor Emeritus
Office: Ross Building, S406
Phone: (416) 736-2100 Ext: 22002
Email: arobert@yorku.ca
My main teaching and research interests are in geomorphology (earth surface processes and landforms), with a particular emphasis on river processes and environment.
Degrees
PhD Geography, University of Cambridge (UK)Research Interests
Current Research Projects
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Summary:
An investigation of large braided rivers (Rockies, New Zealand and Alaska) and how they respond to changing climate conditions.
Robert, A. 2003. River Processes. An Introduction to Fluvial Dynamics. Arnold Publishers, London, UK, 214 p.
Krymer, V. and Robert, A. 2014. Stream restoration and cribwall performance: a case study of cribwall monitoring in Southern Ontario. River Research and Applications, 30 (7), 865-873 doi:10.1002/rra.2684.
Robert, A. and Tran, T. 2012. Mean and turbulent flow fields in a simulated ice-covered channel with a gravel bed: some laboratory observations. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 37(9), 951-956 doi: 10.1002/esp.3211.
Robert, A. 2011. Flow resistance in alluvial channels. Progress in Physical Geography, 35(6), 765-781 doi: 10.1177/0309133311414604
Siddiqui, A. and Robert, A. 2010. Thresholds of erosion and sediment movement in bedrock channels. Geomorphology, 118, 301-313. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.01.011.
Phillips, R. and Robert, A. 2007. Hydrologic control of waveforms on small meandering rivers. Earth Processes and Landforms, 32, 1533-1546 doi:10.1002/esp.1483.
Schindler, R. and Robert, A. 2005. Flow and turbulence structure across the ripple-dune transition: an experiment under mobile bed conditions. Sedimentology, 52, 627-649.
My main teaching and research interests are in geomorphology (earth surface processes and landforms), with a particular emphasis on river processes and environment.
Degrees
PhD Geography, University of Cambridge (UK)Research Interests
Current Research Projects
-
Summary:
An investigation of large braided rivers (Rockies, New Zealand and Alaska) and how they respond to changing climate conditions.
All Publications
Robert, A. 2003. River Processes. An Introduction to Fluvial Dynamics. Arnold Publishers, London, UK, 214 p.
Krymer, V. and Robert, A. 2014. Stream restoration and cribwall performance: a case study of cribwall monitoring in Southern Ontario. River Research and Applications, 30 (7), 865-873 doi:10.1002/rra.2684.
Robert, A. and Tran, T. 2012. Mean and turbulent flow fields in a simulated ice-covered channel with a gravel bed: some laboratory observations. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 37(9), 951-956 doi: 10.1002/esp.3211.
Robert, A. 2011. Flow resistance in alluvial channels. Progress in Physical Geography, 35(6), 765-781 doi: 10.1177/0309133311414604
Siddiqui, A. and Robert, A. 2010. Thresholds of erosion and sediment movement in bedrock channels. Geomorphology, 118, 301-313. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.01.011.
Phillips, R. and Robert, A. 2007. Hydrologic control of waveforms on small meandering rivers. Earth Processes and Landforms, 32, 1533-1546 doi:10.1002/esp.1483.
Schindler, R. and Robert, A. 2005. Flow and turbulence structure across the ripple-dune transition: an experiment under mobile bed conditions. Sedimentology, 52, 627-649.