ศ.ดร. มนตรี ชูวงษ์

Professor Montri Choowong, Ph.D

Geomorphology, Sedimentology, Coastal Hazards, Quaternary Geology

Email monkeng@hotmail.com; Montri.C@chula.ac.th | Download Full CV

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Montri_Choowong

Research Unit

Morphology of Earth Surface and Advanced Geohazards in Southeast Asia (MESA RU)

Education

  • PhD Geosciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan (2008)
  • MSc Geology, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (1996)
  • BSc Geology, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (1993)

List of Publications

2021

  • Rattana, P., Choowong, M, He, M, Tan, L, Lan, J, Bissen, R and Chawchai, S, 2021. Geochemistry of evaporitic rocks from the Cretaceous Maha Sarakham Formation in the Khorat Basin, northeastern Thailand. Cretaceous Research ISI Impact factor (2020) = 2.176 (Q1 in Geology) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104986
  • Kongsen, S., Phantuwongraj, S., Choowong, M., 2021. Distinguishing late Holocene storm deposit from shore-normal beach sediment from the Gulf of Thailand. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, article 625926, 1-18. ISI Impact factor (2020) = 3.498 (Tier 1 and Q1 in Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.625926
  • Ngernkerd, P., Choowong, M.*, Choowong, N., and Surakiatchai, P., 2021. Late Pleistocene climate variation on the Khorat Plateau, northeastern Thailand inferred from the remnants of sand dune. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, 71, 185-202. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 0.970 (Q2 in Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) https://doi.org/10.7186/bgsm71202115
  • Udomsak, S., Choowong, N., Choowong, M* and Chutakositkanon, V., 2021. Thousands of Potholes in the Mekong River and Giant Pedestal Rock from North-eastern Thailand: Introduction to a Future Geological Heritage Site. Geoheritage, 13, 5, 1-18. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 2.680 (Q2 in Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-020-00524-w

2019

  • Srisunthorn, P and Choowong, M.*, 2019. Quaternary evolution and architecture of a point bar in the sandstone-dominated Khorat Plateau, northeastern Thailand. Quaternary International, 525, 25-35. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 2.13 (Q1 in Earth surface process and landform) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2019.09.005
  • Peerasit Surakiatchai, Ekkachai Songsangworn, Santi Pailoplee, Montri Choowong*, Sumet Phantuwongraj, Akkaneewut Chabangbon and Punya Charusiri., 2019. Optically stimulated luminescence dating reveals rate of beach ridge and sand spit depositions from the upper Gulf of Thailand. Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology 41 (5), 1136-1145. ISI impact factor (2020) = 0.54 (Q3 in Multidisciplinary) http://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/journal/41-5/23.pdf
  • Chaiwongsaen, N., Nimnate, P., Choowong, M*., 2019. Morphological Changes of the Lower Ping and Chao Phraya Rivers, North and Central Thailand: Flood and Coastal Equilibrium Analyses. Open geosciences., 11(1), 152-171 ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 1.229 (Q3 in Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)) https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0013
  • Chaiwongsaen, N and Choowong, M., 2019. Assessment of the Lower Ping River’s riverbank erosion and accretion, Northern Thailand using geospatial technique; implication for river flow and sediment load management. EnvironmentAsia, 12 (special issue), 36-47 ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 0.453; Q3 in Environmental Science (miscellaneous) http://www.tshe.org/ea/ea12(special)_dec2019.html DOI 10.14456/ea.2019.61

2018

  • Surakiatchai, P., Choowong, M.*, Charusiri, P., Charoentitirat, T., Chawchai, S., Pailoplee, S., Chabangbon, A., Phantuwongraj, S., Kongsen, S, and Bissen, R., 2018. Middle to Late Holocene paleogeography and history of sea level change from Sam Roi Yot National Park, Gulf of Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 18(2), 112-134 ISI impact factor 2020 = 0.26 (Q3 in Agricultural and Biological Sciences). https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tnh/article/view/148171/109066
  • Chawchai, S., Liu, G., Bissen, L., Jankham, K., Paisonjumlongsri, W., Kanjanapayont, P., Chutakositkanon, V., Choowong, M., Pailoplee, S., and Wang, X., 2018. Stalagmites from western Thailand: preliminary investigations and challenges for palaeoenvironmental research. Boreas, 47 (1), pp. 367-376. (ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 2.587 (Tier 1 and Q1 in Archeology (arts and humanities) https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12299

2017

  • Nimnate, P., Choowong, M*., Thitimakorn, T. and Hisada, K., 2017. Geomorphic criteria for distinguishing and locating paleo-channels from upstream part of Mun River, Khorat Plateau, Northeastern Thailand. Environmental Earth Sciences, 76, 331, 1-13. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 2.784, (Q2 in Geology)
  • Chabangbon, A, Yumoah, K.A., Phantuwongraj, S., and Choowong, M. 2017. Climate in Sundaland and Asian monsoon variability during the last deglaciation. Quaternary International, 479, pp. 141-147. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 2.13 (Q1 in Earth surface process and landform) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2017.04.017
  • Nimnate, P., Thitimakorn, T., Choowong, M. and Hisada, K., 2017. Imaging and locating paleo-channels using ERT and GPR from meandering system of the Mun River, Khorat Plateau, Northeastern Thailand. Open Geosciences. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 1.229 (Q3 in Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-6657-y

2016

  • Ponmanee, P., Kanjanapayont, P., Grasemann, B., Klotzli, U, Choowong, M., 2016. Quantitative finite strain analysis of high-grade metamorphic rocks within the Mae Ping shear zone, western Thailand. Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences, 109 (2), 233-240. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 0.533 (Q4 in Geology) https://www.univie.ac.at/ajes/archive/volume_109_2/ponmanee_et_al_ajes_109_2.pdf
  • Williams, H., Choowong, M., Phantuwongraj, S., Surakiatchai, P., Thongkhao, T., Kongsen, S., and Simon, E., 2016. Geologic records of Holocene typhoon strikes on the Gulf of Thailand coast. Marine Geology, 372, 66-78. ISI Impact Factor (2020) =3.548 (Tier 1 and Q1 in Geology) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2015.12.014

<2015

  • Thongkhao, T., Choowong, M*, Thitimakorn, T., Phantuwongraj, S., and Charusiri, P., 2015. Geological and engineering analyses of residual soil for forewarning landslide from highland area of northern Thailand. Open Geosciences, Vol. 7(1), 637-645. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 1.229 (Q3 in Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)) https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2015-0059
  • Nimnate, P., Chutakositkanon, V., Choowong, M, Pailoplee, S. and Phantuwongraj, S., 2015. Evidence of Holocene sea level regression from Chumphon coast of the Gulf of Thailand. ScienceAsia, 41 (1), 55-63. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 0.425 (Q3 in multidisciplinary) http://dx.doi.org/10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2015.41.055
  • Pailoplee, S. and Choowong, M., 2014. Simultaneous investigations of the earthquake frequency-magnitude distribution and fractal dimension in Mainland Southeast Asia. Earth, Planet and Space, 66, 8, 1-20 ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 2.075, Q1 in Geology https://doi.org/10.1186/1880-5981-66-8
  • Phantuwongraj, S., Choowong, M.*, Nanayama, F., Hisada, K., Charusiri, P., Chutakositkanon, V., Pailoplee, S., Chabangbon, A. 2013. Coastal geomorphic conditions and styles of washover deposits by NE monsoon from southern Thailand. Geomorphology, 192, 43-58. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 4.139 (Tier 1 and Q1 Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.03.016
  • Pailoplee, S., Choowong, M. 2013. Probabilities of earthquake occurrences in mainland Southeast Asia. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 6 (12), 4993-5006. (Published online 25 November 2012: DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0749-5). ISI Impact Factor (2017) = 0.860 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-012-0749-5
  • Phantuwongraj, S., and Choowong, M*., 2012. Tsunami versus storm deposits from Thailand. Natural Hazards, 63 (1), 30-50. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 3.102 (Q1 in Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-011-9717-8
  • Rhodes, B., Kirby, ME, Jankaew, K., Choowong, M., 2011. Evidence for a mid-Holocene tsunami deposit along the Andaman coast of Thailand preserved in a mangrove environment. Marine Geology, 282, 255-267. ISI Impact Factor (2020) =3.548 (Tier 1 and Q1 in Geology) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2011.03.003
  • Choowong, M*., 2010. Forewarning of M 7.6 earthquake at Andaman Islands: where next? Current Science, 98 (8), 1013-1014. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 1.102 (Q2 in multidisciplinary) https://www.currentscience.ac.in/
  • Sawai, Y., Jankaew, K., Prendergast, A., Martin, E.B., Choowong, M., and Charoentitirat, T., 2009. Diatom assemblages in tsunami deposits associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Phrathong Island, Thailand. Marine Micropaleontology, 73, 70-79. ISI Impact factor (2020) = 2.415 (Q1 in Paleontology) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2009.07.003
  • Di Geronimo, I., Choowong, M., and Phantuwongraj, S., 2009. Geomorphology and superficial bottom sediments of Khao Lak coastal area (SW Thailand). Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 18 (1), 111-121. ISI Impact factor (2020) = 1.77 (Q3 in environmental science (miscellaneous) http://www.pjoes.com/Geomorphology-and-Superficial-Bottom-Sediments-r-nof-Khao-Lak-Coastal-Area-SW-Thailand,88210,0,2.html
  • Choowong, M*., Phantuwongraj, S., Charoentitirat, T., Chutakositkanon, V., Yumuang, S., and Charusiri, P., 2009. Beach recovery after 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami from Phang-nga, Thailand. Geomorphology, 104, 134-142. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 4.139 (Tier 1 and Q1 in Earth and Planetary Sciences) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.08.007
  • Jankaew, K., Atwater, B.F., Sawai, Y., Choowong, M., Charoentitirat, T., Martin, E., Prendergast, A., 2008. Medieval forewarning of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Thailand. Nature, 455, 1228-1231. ISI Impact factor (2020) = 49.962 (Tier 1 and Q1 in geology) https://doi.org/10.1038/nature07373
  • Choowong, M*., Murakoshi, N., Hisada, K., Charusiri, P., Charoentitirat, T., Phantuwongraj, S., Wongkok, P., Choowong, A., Subsayjun, R., Chutakositkanon, V., Jankaew, K., Kanjanapayont, P 2008. Flow conditions of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Thailand, inferred from capping bedforms and sedimentary structures. Terra Nova, 20, 141-149. ISI Impact factor (2020) = 3.037 (Tier 1 and Q1 in Geology) https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3121.2008.00799.x
  • Choowong, M*., Murakoshi, N., Hisada, K., Charusiri, P., Charoentitirat, T., Chutakositkanon, V., Jankaew, K., Kanchanapayont, P., and Phantuwongraj, S., 2008. 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami inflow and outflow at, Phuket, Thailand. Marine Geology, 248, 3-4, 179-192. ISI Impact Factor (2020) =3.548 (Tier 1 and Q1 in Geology) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2007.10.011
  • Songmuang, R., Charusiri, P., Choowong, M., Won-In, K., Takashima, I., and Kosuwan, S., 2007. Detecting active faults using remote-sensing technique: a case study in the Sri Sawat area, western Thailand. ScienceAsia, 33, 23-33. ISI Impact Factor (2020) = 0.425 (Q3 in multidisciplinary) http://dx.doi.org/10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2007.33.023
  1. Choowong, M.*, Murakoshi, N., Hisada, K., Charusiri, P., Charoentitirat, T., Chutakositkanon, V., Jankaew, K., and Kanjanapayont, P., 2007. Erosion and deposition by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Phuket and Phang-nga Provinces, Thailand. Journal of Coastal Research. 23 (5), 1270-1276. ISI Impact factor (2020) = 0.793 (Q3 in Earth surface process) https://doi.org/10.2112/05-0561.1
  1. Choowong, M*., Ugai, H., Charoentitirat, T., Charusiri, P., Daorerk, V., Songmuang, R., and Ladachart, R., 2004. Holocene biostratigraphical records in coastal deposits from Sam Roi Yod National Park, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Western Thailand. The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University (recently Natural Tropical History), 4 (2), 1-18 ISI impact factor (2020) = 0.261 (Q3 in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tnh/article/view/102892
  1. Choowong, M*. 2002. Quaternary geology and sapphire deposits from the Bo Phloi gem field, Kanchanaburi province, western Thailand. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 20 (2), 119-125. ISI Impact factor (2020) = 3.449 (Tier 1 and Q1 in Earth surface process) https://doi.org/10.1016/S1367-9120(01)00032-3