Sarah Bass

Job title: Lecturer in Marine Physical Science, School of Marine Science and Engineering (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Telephone: +441752584723
Facsimile: +44 (0)1752 232406

Qualifications & background

2000-present: Lecturer in Marine Physical Science, School of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK

1996-2000: PhD, University of Cambridge, UK. "Sand and Mud Dynamics in Shelf Seas"

1994-1996: MSc, Physical Oceanography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. "Ambient Noise in the Surf Zone"

1989-1993: BSc (Hons.), Physics, University of Ottawa, Canada.

Professional membership

Member of the Challenger Society for Marine Science

Member of the American Geophysical Union

Research interests

Coastal and shelf sea oceanography

Cohesive and non-cohesive sediment dynamics

Acoustics

For further details, please refer to the Marine Physics Research Group website (http://www.marinephysics.org/).

Other research

ABSTRACTS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Nunny R, Graham E and Bass S. 2005. Do sea turtles use acoustic cues when nesting? 25th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, International Sea Turtle Society. Savannah, Georgia USA 16 - 22 January 2005 (submitted).

Bass, S.J. 2004. Characterising the Surf Zone Wave-Breaking Environment Using Passive Acoustics. Proceedings, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA (accepted).

Manning, A.J., and Bass, S.J., 2004. Experimental and predictive modelling observations of cohesive sediment settling fluxes in high energy tidal estuarine environments, Oral presentation at Tidalites International Conferences on Tidal Sedimentology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, August 2004.

Bass, S.J., Manning, A.J. and Dyer, K.R. (2003). Tidal cycles in flocculating suspension charactersistics. Proceedings INTERCOH-2003, Virginia, USA.

Manning, A.J., Bass, S.J. and Dyer, K.R. (2003). In-situ floc spectra observations in the Tamar Estuary, UK. Proceedings INTERCOH-2003, Virginia, USA.

Bass, S.J., McCave, I.N., Rees, J.M. and Vincent, C.E., (2002). Mud and sand transport paths outside of the Wash embayment, eastern England. Proceedings, Coastal and Shelf Sediment Transport Meeting, British Geological Society, London, UK.

Bass, S.J., Aldridge, J.N., McCave, I.N. and Vincent, C.E., (2001). Modelling temporal patterns of fine sediment suspensions. Proceedings, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

Bass, S.J., Aldridge, J.N., McCave, I.N. and Vincent, C.E., (2001). Fine sediment suspension patterns: a simple modelling approach. Proceedings, European Geophysical Society Conference, Nice, France.

Bass, S.J., McCave, I.N. and Vincent, C.E., (1998). Observations of mud and sand suspensions in the North Sea. Proceedings, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

Bass, S.J., McCave, I.N., Rees, J.M. and Vincent, C.E., (1998). Observations of suspension events at tidal frequencies in the North Sea. Conference Proceedings, UK Oceanography, Southampton, October 1998.

Bass, S.J. and Hay, A.E., (1995). Ambient Noise in the Surf Zone. Proceedings, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

Grants & contracts

NERC (04/08-04/11) £572,300 total £183686 to UoP
‘Acoustic and Optical Backscatter from flocculating sediments (FLOCSAM)’

NERC New Investigators Grant (02/03-02/04) £50,000
'Cycles in estuarine hydrodynamic conditions in relation to cycles in near-bed flocculating suspensions'.

Nuffield Foundation Award for New Lecturers (03/02-03/04) £6,000
'The acoustic noise generated by breaking waves in surf conditions'.

Publications

Bass, S.J., McCave, I.N., Rees, J.M. and Vincent, C.E., (2007). Sand and mud flux estimates using acoustic and optical backscatter sensors: measurements seaward of the Wash, southern North Sea. From: Balson, P.S. and Collins, M.B. Coastal and Shelf Sediment Transport, Geological Society of London, Special Publications, 274, 25-35.

Graham, G.W., Bass, S.J., Nimmo Smith, W.A.M. and Manning, A.J., 2007. Flow modification by Spartina anglica. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 50, 778-783.

Manning, A.J., Bass, S.J. and Dyer, K.R., (2006). Floc Properties in the Turbidity Maximum of a Mesotidal Estuary During Neap and Spring Tidal Conditions. Marine Geology, Tidalites SI, 235, 193-211

Manning, A.J., and Bass, S.J., (2006). Variability in cohesive sediment settling fluxes: observations under different estuarine tidal conditions. Marine Geology, Tidalites SI, 235, 177-192..

Bass, S.J., Manning, A.J. and Dyer, K.R., 2006. Preliminary findings from a study of the upper reaches of the Tamar Estuary, UK, throughout a complete tidal cycle: Part I. Linking sediment and hydrodynamic cycles. In: J.P.-Y. Maa, L.P. Sanford and D.H. Schoellhamer (eds), Coastal and Estuarine Fine Sediment Processes - Proc. in Marine Science 8, Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 1-14, ISBN: 0-444-52238-7.

Manning, A.J., Bass, S.J. and Dyer, K.R., 2006. Preliminary findings from a study of the upper reaches of the Tamar Estuary, UK, throughout a complete tidal cycle: Part II. In-situ floc spectra observations. In: J.P.-Y. Maa, L.P. Sanford and D.H. Schoellhamer (eds), Coastal and Estuarine Fine Sediment Processes - Proc. in Marine Science 8, Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 15-33, ISBN: 0-444-52238-7.

Bass, S.J., McCave, I.N., Rees, J.M. and Vincent, C.E., (2003). Estimating Fine Sediment fluxes in coastal seas: validity of point measurements. Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Sediments 2003. CD-ROM Published by World Scientific Publishing Corp. and East Meets West Productions, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. ISBN 981-238-422-7.

Vincent, C.E., Bass, S.J., and Rees, J.M. and (2003). Uncertainties in suspended sediment concentration estimates due to variations in sediment size. Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Sediments 2003. CD-ROM Published by World Scientific Publishing Corp. and East Meets West Productions, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. ISBN 981-238-422-7.

Bass, S.J., Aldridge, J.N., McCave, I.N. and Vincent, C.E., (2002). Phase relationships between fine sediment suspensions and tidal currents in coastal seas. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107 (C10), 3146-3160.

Invited contribution: Bass, S.J. and Hay, A.E., (1997). Ambient noise in the natural surf zone: wave breaking frequencies. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineeriing, 22, 411-424.

Woolley, J.C., Bass, S., Lamarche, A.-M., Lamarche, G., Quintero, M., Morocoima, M. and Bocaranda, P., (1995). Magnetic behaviour of some Mn.III2.VI4 compounds and their alloys. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 150, 353-362.

Woolley, J.C., Bass, S., Lamarche, A.-M. and Lamarche, G., (1994). Magnetic susceptibility and exchange interaction parameters for some Mn.III2.VI4 compounds. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 131, 199-209.

Bass, S.J. and Hay, A.E., (1998). Ambient noise in the natural surf zone: wave breaking frequencies. Proceedings, Oceans’98 IEEE/OES, Nice, France. iSBN 0-7803-5045-6.

Bass, S.J. and Hay, A.E., (1995). Ambient Noise in the Surf Zone. Proceedings, Canadian Coastal Conference Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Reports & invited lectures

December 2002, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Explaining the phase behaviour of fine sediment suspensions with respect to tidal current forcing: clear as mud.

March 2003, Plymouth Marine Laboratories. Modelling fine sediment suspension patterns.