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Robert 'Bob' Dolan
Robert 'Bob' Dolan
	File:Robert 'Bob' Dolan.jpg Robert Dolan 1980
Born	Robert Giles Dolan; April 5, 1929 (age 95); Los Angles, California, U.S.
Died	24 April 2016 (aged 87); Charlottesville, Virginia

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Robert "Bob" Dolan (April 5, 1929 - April 24, 2016) was a Professor of Coastal Geology at the University of Virginia. Born in Los Angeles, California, he received his Mr. Dolan received a BS from Southern Oregon College in 1955 (now Southern Oregon University, a MA in Zoology from Oregon State University in 1957 and a PhD from Louisiana State University. With the help of Robert E. Davis was the co-creator of the Dolan/Davis Scale for Nor'easter ^[1]^[2]This is a scale for rating the severity of northeasters. Like the Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes, it classifies northeasters in five categories of intensity. The categories for northeasters are based on the combination of two factors: wave height and duration of the storm^[3].

Hr received a Distinguished Professor award in 1991, and received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from Southern Oregon College^[4] and the Significant Contributions to the Science Program by the Department of the Interior in 1987. He served as the Associate Editor, Journal of Coastal Research and was a member of Sigma Xi, American Shore and Beach Association and the American Geophysical Union.

He died in Charlottesville, Virginia at the age of 87 on April 24, 2016.

References

^ DEAN, CORNELIA (June 23, 1992). "Scientists Put a Ruler on Northeasters". New York Times.
^ Dolan, Robert; Davis, Robert (October 1, 1992). "An Intensity Scale for Atlantic Coast Northeast Storms". Journal of Coastal Research. 8 (4): 840–853.
^ STEVENS, William K (October 29, 1996). "Fewer Northeasters Pound U.S., but Punch Is More Powerful". New York Times.
^ "Past Distinguished Alumni Honorees". Southern Oregon University.

[1] DEAN, CORNELIA (June 23, 1992). "Scientists Put a Ruler on Northeasters". New York Times.

[2] Dolan, Robert; Davis, Robert (October 1, 1992). "An Intensity Scale for Atlantic Coast Northeast Storms". Journal of Coastal Research. 8 (4): 840–853.

[3] STEVENS, William K (October 29, 1996). "Fewer Northeasters Pound U.S., but Punch Is More Powerful". New York Times.

[4] "Past Distinguished Alumni Honorees". Southern Oregon University.

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-'''Robert "Bob" Dolan''' (April 5, 1929 - April 24, 2016)  was a Professor of [[Coastal Geology]]  at the [[University of Virginia]]. Born in Los Angeles, California, he received his Mr. Dolan received a BS from Southern Oregon College in 1955 (now [[Southern Oregon University]], a MA in Zoology from [[Oregon State University]] in 1957 and a PhD from [[Louisiana State University]].    With the help of Robert E. Davis was the co-creator of the Dolan/Davis Scale for [[Nor'easter]] <ref>{{cite news|last1=DEAN|first1=CORNELIA|title=Scientists Put a Ruler on Northeasters|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/23/news/scientists-put-a-ruler-on-northeasters.html|publisher=New York Times|date=June 23, 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Dolan|first1=Robert|last2=Davis|first2=Robert|title=An Intensity Scale for Atlantic Coast Northeast Storms|journal=Journal of Coastal Research|date=Autumn, 1992|volume=8|issue=4|pages=840-853|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/4298040}}</ref>This is a scale for rating the severity of northeasters. Like the Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes, it classifies northeasters in five categories of intensity. The categories for northeasters are based on the combination of two factors: wave height and duration of the storm<ref>{{cite news|last1=STEVENS|first1=William K|title=Fewer Northeasters Pound U.S., but Punch Is More Powerful|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/29/science/fewer-northeasters-pound-us-but-punch-is-more-powerful.html|publisher=New York Times|date=October 29, 1996}}</ref>.
+'''Robert "Bob" Dolan''' (April 5, 1929 - April 24, 2016)  was a Professor of Coastal Geology at the [[University of Virginia]]. Born in Los Angeles, California, he received his Mr. Dolan received a BS from Southern Oregon College in 1955 (now [[Southern Oregon University]], a MA in Zoology from [[Oregon State University]] in 1957 and a PhD from [[Louisiana State University]].    With the help of Robert E. Davis was the co-creator of the Dolan/Davis Scale for [[Nor'easter]] <ref>{{cite news|last1=DEAN|first1=CORNELIA|title=Scientists Put a Ruler on Northeasters|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/23/news/scientists-put-a-ruler-on-northeasters.html|publisher=New York Times|date=June 23, 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Dolan|first1=Robert|last2=Davis|first2=Robert|title=An Intensity Scale for Atlantic Coast Northeast Storms|journal=Journal of Coastal Research|date=October 1, 1992|volume=8|issue=4|pages=840-853|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/4298040}}</ref>This is a scale for rating the severity of northeasters. Like the Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes, it classifies northeasters in five categories of intensity. The categories for northeasters are based on the combination of two factors: wave height and duration of the storm<ref>{{cite news|last1=STEVENS|first1=William K|title=Fewer Northeasters Pound U.S., but Punch Is More Powerful|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/29/science/fewer-northeasters-pound-us-but-punch-is-more-powerful.html|publisher=New York Times|date=October 29, 1996}}</ref>.
 Hr received a  Distinguished Professor award in 1991, and received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from [[Southern Oregon College]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Distinguished Alumni Honorees|url=http://alumni.sou.edu/recognition/pasthonorees/|website=Southern Oregon University}}</ref> and the Significant Contributions to the Science Program by the Department of the Interior in 1987.  He served as the Associate Editor, Journal of Coastal Research and was a member of [[Sigma Xi]], American Shore and Beach Association and the American Geophysical Union.