Selected Scholarly Contributions
Refereed Journal Publications
Howari, F. M., Jordan, B. R., Bouhouche, N., and Wyllie-Echeverria, S., 2009, Field and remote sensing of mangrove forests and seagrass beds in the north-western part of the United Arab Emirates, Journal of Coastal Research, v. 25, p. 48-56. (PDF)
Jordan, B. R., Fowler, A., Mahmoud, B. E. D., El-Saiy, A., and Abdelghanny, O., 2008, Peperites and associated pillow lavas subjacent to the Oman Ophiolite, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 173, p. 303-312. (Contact me for copy)
Jordan, B. R., 2008, Tsunamis of the Arabian Peninsula - a guide of historic events, Science of Tsunami Hazards, v. 27, n. 1, p. 31-46. (PDF)
Jordan, B. R., Sigurdsson, H., Carey, S., Lundin, S., Rogers, R.,
Singer, B., and Barquero-Molina, M., 2007, Petrogenesis of Central
American Tertiary ignimbrites and associated Caribbean Sea tephra, in Mann, P., 2007, Geologic and Tectonic Development of the Caribbean Plate in Northern Central America, Geological Society of America Special Paper 428, p. 151-179. (Contact me for copy)
Jordan, B. R., Sigurdsson, H., Carey, S., Rogers, R., and Ehrenborg,
J., 2007, Geochemical variation along and across the Central American
Miocene paleoarc in Honduras and Nicaragua, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 71, p. 3581-3591. (Contact me for copy)
El-Saiy, A. K., and Jordan, B. R., 2007, Diagenetic aspects of tertiary
carbonates west of the Northern Oman Mountains, United Arab Emirates, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 31, p. 35-43. (Contact me for copy )
Jordan, Benjamin R., 2006, What something is called DOES matter, Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 87, p. 284. (PDF)
Jordan, B. R., Sigurdsson, H., Carey, S., Rogers, R., and Ehrenborg, J., 2006, Geochemical correlation of Caribbean Sea tephra layers with ignimbrites in Central America, in Siebe, C., Macías, J. L., and Aguirre-Díaz, G. J. (Eds.), 2006, Neogene-Quaternary continental margin volcanism: A perspective from Mexico, Geological Society of America Special Paper 402 , p. 161-194. (Contact me for copy)
Jordan, B. R., Baker, H., and Howari, F., 2005, Tsunami hazard along the coasts of the United Arab Emirates, Arabiancoast 2005 Papers, Theme D, Paper 4 (PDF)
Jordan, Benjamin R., 2005, Review of “Physical Geology” by C.C. Plummer, D. McGeary, and D.H. Carlson; McGraw-Hill, 2005 (10th Edition): International Journal of Scientific Research, v. 14, p. 96. (PDF)
Jordan, Benjamin R., 2004, Investigating New World volcanism at the time of Christ’s death, Insights: A Window on the Ancient World, v. 23, n. 6, p. 4-5. (PDF)
Jordan, Benjamin R., 2003, Volcanic destruction in the Book of Mormon: Possible evidence from ice cores, Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, v.12, n. 1, p. 78-87. (PDF)
Jordan, B. R., 1999, “Many great and notable cities were sunk”: Liquefaction in the Book of Mormon, BYU Studies, v. 38, n. 3, p. 119-122. (PDF)
Refereed Abstracts
Jordan, Benjamin, Embree, Glenn, and Moore, Dan, 2008, Lava Dams and the Formation of Pillow Lavas near the mouth of Teton Canyon, Idaho, U.S.A., IAVCEI General Assembly 2008 Abstracts: Poster Session III, p. 33. (PDF)
Fowler, A., Abdelghany, O., Osman, A. F., Jordan, B., and Hasem, W.,
2006, Obduction-related structures in the Semail Ophiolite and
underlying units and their reassembly during Tertiary tectonism in the
Oman Mountains east of Al-Ain, UAE, 6th International Conference on the Geology of the Middle East - Abstracts, p. 167. (PDF)
Jordan, Benjamin R., 2005, Tsunami Hazards and Mitigation along the Coasts of the United Arab Emirates, 1st International Conference on Coastal Zone Management and Engineering in the Middle East Book of Abstracts, p. 67-71. (PDF)
Jordan, B. R., Fowler, A., and El-Saiy, A. K., 2005, A preliminary report on pillow lavas and peperites in the Oman border zone, east of Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Geological Society of America (GSA) Abstracts with Programs, v. 37., n. 7, p. 292. (PDF)
Jordan, B. R., Sigurdsson, H., Carey, S. N., Lundin, S., and Rogers, R., 2004, The Miocene ignimbrite flare-up in Central America—timing and regional geochemical variation, in Aguirre-Díaz, G. J., Macías-Vázquez, and Siebe, C. (Eds.), 2004, Neogene-Quaternary continental margin volcanism: Proceedings of the Geological Society of America (GSA) Penrose conference at Metepec, Puebla, Mexico 2004, Instituto de Geología, UNAM Publicación Especial 2, p. 38. (PDF)
Jordan, B. R., Sigurdsson, H., Carey, S. N., Rogers, R. D., and
Ehrenborg, J., 2003, Petrogenesis of Central American Ignimbrites and
Associated Tephra in the Caribbean Sea, Geological Society of America (GSA) Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, n. 3, p. 4. (PDF)
Sigurdsson, Haraldur, Karlsson, Haraldur R., Jordan, Benjamin R.,
Carey, Steven N., Browning, James M., and Rogers, Robert D., 2001,
Oxygen isotope ratios of Central American Cenozoic ignimbrites, Geological Society of America (GSA) Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, n. 6, p. A-139. (PDF)
Jordan, Benjamin R., Sigurdsson, Haraldur, Carey, Steven N., Rogers,
Robert D., and Ehrenborg, Jan, 2001, Geochemical correlation of
volcanic ash layers in the Caribbean Sea with ignimbrites of Nicaragua
and Honduras, Geological Society of America (GSA) Abstracts with Programs, v.33, n. 6, p. A-85. (PDF)
Popular Magazines and Newsletters
“Ben of Arabia”, Ben Jordan, PhD, Aboard GSO (URI Graduate School of Oceanography newsletter), Winter 2005, v. 3, n. 1, p. 1-2. (PDF)
Forum - “Oceans”, Benjamin R. Jordan, National Geographic Magazine, February 2001. (PDF)
“Student Research: Lake Work”, Benjamin R. Jordan, Brigham Young Magazine (Brigham Young University Alumni Journal), Winter 2000. (PDF)
Books and Brochures
Jordan, Benjamin R., Sigurdsson, Haraldur, and Carey, Steven N., 2008, Ignimbrites in Central America and Associated Caribbean Sea Tephra: Correlation and Petrogenesis, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 224 pages.(Order)
Jordan, Benjamin R., 2007, Geologic Features of the United Arab Emirates, UAEU Department of Geology and Publications Department, Al Ain, UAE, 112 pages. (Contact UAEU Geology) (cover images)
Jordan, Benjamin R., Abdelghanny, Osman, Murad, Ahmed, and Kandil, Hamdi, 2005, UAE University Faculty of Science Geology Department, UAEU Department of Geology and Publications Department, Al Ain, UAE, 18 pages. (cover image) (Contact UAEU Geology)
Images
Geology magazine cover image, January 2008.
Geology magazine cover image, September 2007.
Geology magazine cover image, May 2007.
Photographs for Murad, Ahmed A., and Nuaimi, Hind S. Al, 2006, A Bibliography of the Hydrogeology and Water Resources Studies in the United Arab Emirates 1st Edition, United Arab Emirates University Research Affairs, Al Ain, UAE, 67 pages. (Contact UAEU Geology ) (cover image )
