Dr Mark Davidson
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Dr Mark Davidson

Associate Professor in Coastal Processes

School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

Role

Mark is an Associate Professor (Reader) in Coastal Processes at Plymouth University. His work includes in-situ measurement, video remote sensing and numerical modelling of hydo- and morpho- dynamics. Past research topics have included infragravity oscillations on high-energy dissipative beaches, and wave reflection from a variety of different coastal structures. He has recently worked on two EPSRC projects looking at the storm response of gravel barriers and the resilience of UK coastlines fronting nuclear power plant installations. His main research focus currently is developing models for predicting shoreline change.

Present Roles

  • Leader of Post Graduate taught programs (SoBMS)
  • Lecturing on undergraduate and post graduate courses
  • Ph.D. Supervision
  • Temporary lead for Plymouth's Coastal Processes Research Group

Past Roles

  • Co-ordinator of the European Framework V CoastView Project
  • Line manager for postdoctoral researchers and research assistants
  • Leader of the coastal video research group
  • Departmental Director of Research

 

Qualifications

  • Associate Professor in Coastal Processes. School of Biology and Marine Science, Plymouth University: From 2017- Present
  • Reader in Coastal Processes. School of Engineering and Marine Science, Univ. of Plymouth. From 2006 to 2017
  • Principal Lecturer in Marine Science. School of Earth Ocean & Environmental Science, Univ. of Plymouth. From: 9/02 To: 2006.
  • Senior Lecturer in Marine Science. Institute of Marine Studies, Univ. of Plymouth. From: 3/96 To: 9/02
  • Lecturer In Marine Science. Institute of Marine Studies, Univ. of Plymouth. From: 30/11/94 To: 3/96
  • Post Doctoral Research Associate. Dept. of Civil and Structural Eng., Univ. of Plymouth. Wave reflection from coastal structures. From: 1/11/91 To: 30/11/94
  • Post Doctoral Research Associate. Univ. of Wales, Cardiff. The British Beach & Nearshore Dynamics Experiment. From: 1/05/90 To: 31/10/91
  • Research Associate. Univ. of Wales, Cardiff. Investigation of waves, currents and sediment dynamics on coasts headed by sea walls. From: 1/01/88 To: 31/06/88
  • Ph.D.University College of Swansea (1986-1990). Field investigations of infragravity oscillations on a high-energy dissipative beach. (Completed Jan. 1991)
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Oceanography. University College of Swansea. From: 1983 To: 1986.

Teaching interests

  • Advanced Surfzone Dynamics
  • Waves and Beaches
  • Estuaries and Shelf Seas
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Scientific Diving
  • Surf Science
  • Applied Marine Science (MSc)

Staff serving as external examiners

External PhD Examiner:

  • Judith Bosboom, 2020, Quantifying the quality of coastal morphodynamic predictions. Delft University
  • Fang Yuan, 2017. Modelling Coastal Process for Long-term Shoreline Change. University of New South Wales.
  • Oliver Way. 2013. University of Bangor
  • Roger Phillips. 2010. University of East Anglia
  • Mitchel Harley. 2009. University of New South Wales.
  • Irene M.J. van Enckevort. 2001 Daily to yearly nearshore bar behaviour. University of Utrecht, Netherlands.
  • Asuncion Baquerizo Azofra. 1995. Reflexion del Oleaje en Playas, University of Cantabria, Spain.

Internal Examiner:

  • Ali Said Ali Saleh Almehrezi. 2017. Local meteorology and its effect on electromagnetic wave propagation over the southern coast of the Arabian Gulf.
  • Guiomar Lopez. 2017. Investigating spatial variability of wave fields from HF radar measurements
  • Claire Earlie. 2015. Coastal cliff erosion in Cornwall
  • Ellie Woodwood. 2015. Rip current safety – changing behaviour to save lives
  • Gabriela Garcia-Rubio 2012. Shoreline changes in the Yutacan Peninsula
  • Tim Poate. 2012. Morphological change on high energy beaches in the lee of the Wave Hub
  • Amaia Ruiz de Alegria Arzaburu. 2010. Measuring and modelling annual, seasonal and storm-induced morphological response on a gravel beach.
  • Andrew N. Saulter. 2000. Analysis of infragravity frequency sediment transport on macrotidal beaches.

Research interests

I am an Associate Professor (Reader) in Coastal Processes within the School of Biology & Marine Science. My main research interests are in the fields of coastal and estuarine, hydo- and morpho- dynamics. My work in this area includes in-situ measurement, video remote sensing and numerical modelling. My PhD was in Physical Oceanography, focusing on infragravity oscillations on high-energy dissipative beaches. 


Following this I was involved in two research programmes as a post-doctoral researcher. The first of these, the British Beach and Nearshore Dynamics (B-BAND) programme, focussed on improving our understanding of sediment transport processes on beaches of varied morphology through the application of in-situ measurements. The second programme also involved using full-scale in-situ measurements to examine the processes of wave reflection from a variety of different coastal structures. 

Whilst still involved in in-situ measurements, I have also led the introduction of remote sensing of the coastal zone using video techniques in the UK. I have been the principal investigator for the University of Plymouth on the EU funded I.N.D.I.A. project, which utilised the coastal video systems to examine the morphodynamic evolution of a coastal inlet in southern Portugal. An interest in coastal remote sensing and large-scale, long-term coastal evolution has also facilitated my involvement in the US Office of Naval Research, NICOP project that that centred on intermediate scale coastal behaviour. I lead the coastal video research in the University of Plymouth and co-ordinated the £1.3M European (CoastView) project aimed at developing coastal video systems in support of coastal zone management. This project involved 13 institutions form six countries, including universities and national-scale coastal managers. Since the successful completion of the CoastView project coastal video research continues to be strongly supported by the scientific community and was recently co-investigator on two EPSRC programmes which investigated a Risk-based Framework for Predicting Beaches in the Long term (RF PEBL), and the large-scale morphodynamic impacts of shore parallel breakwaters in areas of high tidal range (LEACOAST2). 

Recently, I was co-investigator on two EPSRC projects looking at the storm response of gravel barriers and the resilience of UK coastlines fronting nuclear power plant installation. My main research focus currently is developing models for predicting shoreline change as part of a Australian Research Council sponsored project working, amongst others, with the University of New South Wales and Macquarie University.

Other research

NB For Journal Publications - see Selected Publications 

Consultancy:

  • Sea defence design at Fistral beach.
  • Bournemouth DC - Boscombe artificial surfing reef
  • Environment Agency - Coastal video monitoring project
  • Valeport Ltd, Dartmouth – Design of wave recorder software for the analysis of wave statistics
  • Peterhead Port Authority – Modification of Peterhead Harbour
  • Brixham Port Authority – Modification of Brixham Harbour

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

Successful Ph.D. Completions:

  • Suzana Ilic. 1999. Transformation of Multidirectional Seas (EPSRC)
  • Ken Kingston. 2003. Application of complex adaptive systems approaches to coastal systems. (Office of Naval Research USA)
  • Ismael Marino Tapia. 2003. Cross-shore sediment transport processes on natural beaches and their relation to sandbar migration patterns. (Brazilian Government)
  • Eduardo Siegle. 2003. Sediment transport and morphodynamics at an estuary mouth: A study using remote sensing and numerical modelling. (Brazilian Government)
  • Marcos Bernardes. 2005. Modelling the long-term morphodynamic evolution of estuaries. (Brazilian Government)
  • Richard Thain. 2005. Understanding and prediction of tidal intrusion fronts. (Britannia Royal Naval College)
  • Daniel Buscombe. 2008. Shingle beach morphodynamics. (UoP)
  • Nigel Aird 2009. Coastal sediment dynamics. (EU)
  • Iain Failey 2010- Video monitoring of shoreline response to offshore segmented breakwaters (EPSRC)
  • Emma Rendle 2016 - Artificial surfing reefs (UoP)
  • Luis Melo de Almeida 2016 - Applications of LIDAR to the measurement and understanding of coastal processes (EPSRC)
  • Erwin Bergsma 2017 - Morphodynamic modelling (UoP)
  • Kris Inch 2017 - Infragravity wave dissipation during storms (Int. Coastal Symposium Studentship)
  • Melissa Mole 2017 - Monitoring and modelling of coastal evolution (Australian Research Council)
  • Sam Prodger 2018. Sediment variability and beach morphodynamics (WCE Ltd Studentship)

Current PH.D. Students:

  • Oliver Billson. Infragravity wave variability on natural beaches

Grants & contracts

  • Australian Research Council (Co-investigator) Observation Network: monitoring and forecasting coastal erosion in a changing climate, (£199,788). 
  • EU THESEUS (Co-investigator) (approx £500,00). 
  • E.P.S.R.C. A Risk-based Framework for Predicting Long-term Beach Evolution (RF PEBL). (Value: £423,123)
  • E.P.S.R.C. Large scale morphodynamic impacts of segmented shore-parallel breakwaters on coasts and beaches (LEACOAST2). (Value: £345,203)
  • EU Framework V CoastView Project (Co-ordinator). The development of coastal video monitoring systems in support of Coastal Zone Management (current). (Value: £1.34M)
  • EU INDIA, (Principal Investigator). Inlet Dynamics Initiative Algarve. (Value: £130,000)
  • EU SWAMIEE (Co-investigator). Sediment & Water Movements in Industrialised Estuarine Environments. (Value: £167,000)
  • NICOP, Naval International Co-operative Opportunities in Science & Tech. Programme, (Co-investigator). Intermediate-scale coastal behaviour. (Value: £740,000)

Key publications are highlighted

Journals
Articles
Montaño J, Coco G, Antolínez JAA, Beuzen T, Bryan KR, Cagigal L, Castelle B, Davidson MA, Goldstein EB & Ibaceta R 2020 'Blind testing of shoreline evolution models' Scientific Reports 10, (1) , DOI PEARL
Billson O, Russell P & Davidson M 2019 'Storm Waves at the Shoreline: When and Where Are Infragravity Waves Important?' Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 7, (5) 139-139 , DOI PEARL
Bergsma E, Conley DC, Davidson MA, O'Hare TJ & Almar R 2019 'Storm event to seasonal evolution of nearshore bathymetry derived from shore-based video imagery' Remote Sensing , DOI PEARL
Dodet G, Castelle B, Masselink G, Scott T, Davidson M, Floc'h F, Jackson D & Suanez S 2018 'Beach recovery from extreme storm activity during the 2013–14 winter along the Atlantic coast of Europe' Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 44, (1) 393-401 , DOI PEARL
Burvingt O, Masselink G, Scott T, Davidson M & Russell P 2018 'Climate forcing of regionally-coherent extreme storm impact and recovery on embayed beaches' Marine Geology 401, 112-128 , DOI PEARL
Bertin X & Davidson MA 2018 'Infragravity waves: From driving mechanisms to impacts' Earth-Science Reviews PEARL
Davidson MA, Turner IL, Splinter KD & Harley MD 2017 'Annual prediction of shoreline erosion and subsequent recovery' Coastal Engineering 130, 14-25 , DOI PEARL
Davidson M, Masselink G, Russell P & Inch K 2017 'Observations of nearshore infragravity wave dynamics under high energy swell and wind-wave conditions' Coastal Engineering , DOI PEARL
Prodger S, Russell P & Davidson M 2016 'Grain-size distributions on high energy sandy beaches and their relation to wave dissipation' Sedimentology , DOI PEARL
Scott T, Masselink G, O'Hare T, Saulter A, Poate T, Russell P, Davidson M & Conley D 2016 'The extreme 2013/2014 winter storms: Beach recovery along the southwest coast of England' Marine Geology 382, 224-241 , DOI PEARL
Inch K, Davidson M, Masselink G & Russell P 2016 'Correcting wave reflection estimates in the coastal zone' Coastal Engineering 119, 65-71 , DOI PEARL
Bracs MA, Turner IL, Splinter KD, Short AD, Lane C, Davidson MA, Goodwin ID, Pritchard T & Cameron D 2016 'Evaluation of Opportunistic Shoreline Monitoring Capability Utilizing Existing “Surfcam” Infrastructure' Journal of Coastal Research 319, 542-554 , DOI
Prodger S, Russell P, Davidson M, Miles J & Scott T 2016 'Understanding and predicting the temporal variability of sediment grain size characteristics on high-energy beaches' Marine Geology , DOI PEARL
Inch K, Davidson M, Masselink G & Russell P 2016 'Accurate Estimation of Wave Reflection on a High Energy, Dissipative Beach' Journal of Coastal Research 75, (sp1) 877-881 , DOI
Prodger S, Russell P, Davidson M & Miles J 2016 'Beach Morphological Predictions: The Impact of a Temporally Varying Sediment Fall Velocity' Journal of Coastal Research 75, (sp1) 447-451 , DOI
Stokes C, Russell P & Davidson M 2016 'Subtidal and Intertidal Three-Dimensionality at a High Energy Macrotidal Beach' Journal of Coastal Research 75, (sp1) 472-476 , DOI
Bergsma EWJ, Conley DC, Davidson MA & O'Hare TJ 2016 'Video-based nearshore bathymetry estimation in macro-tidal environments' MARINE GEOLOGY 374, 31-41 Author Site , DOI PEARL
Barlow MJ, Rowe J, Ruffle O, Davidson M & O’hara J 2016 'Anthropometric and Performance Perspectives of Female Competitive Surfing' Human Movement 17, (3) , DOI
Stokes C, Davidson M & Russell P 2015 'Observation and prediction of three-dimensional morphology at a high-energy macrotidal beach' GEOMORPHOLOGY 243, 1-13 Author Site , DOI PEARL
Almeida LP, Masselink G, Russell PE & Davidson MA 2015 'Observations of gravel beach dynamics during high energy wave conditions using a laser scanner' Geomorphology 228, 15-27 , DOI PEARL
Masselink G, Scott T, Poate T, Russell P, Davidson M & Conley D 2015 'The extreme 2013/2014 winter storms: hydrodynamic forcing and coastal response along the southwest coast of England' Earth Surface Processes and Landforms n/a-n/a , DOI PEARL
Barlow MJ, Gresty K, Findlay M, Cooke CB & Davidson MA 2014 'The effect of wave conditions and surfer ability on performance and the physiological response of recreational surfers' J Strength Cond Res 28, (10) 2946-2953 Author Site , DOI
Splinter KD, Turner IL, Davidson MA, Barnard P, Castelle B & Oltman-Shay J 2014 'A generalized equilibriummodel for predicting daily to interannual shoreline response' JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE 119, (9) 1936-1958 Author Site , DOI PEARL
McCall RT, Masselink G, Poate TG, Roelvink JA, Almeida LP, Davidson M & Russell PE 2014 'Modelling storm hydrodynamics on gravel beaches with XBeach-G' Coastal Engineering 91, 231-250 , DOI PEARL
Poate TG, Masselink G, McCall RM, Russell PE & Davidson MA 2014 'Storm-driven cusp behaviour on a high energy gravel beach' JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH 645-650 Author Site , DOI
Poate T, Masselink G, Davidson M, McCall R, Russell P & Turner I 2013 'High frequency in-situ field measurements of morphological response on a fine gravel beach during energetic wave conditions' MARINE GEOLOGY 342, 1-13 Author Site , DOI
Splinter KD, Turner IL & Davidson MA 2013 'How much data is enough? The importance of morphological sampling interval and duration for calibration of empirical shoreline models' COASTAL ENGINEERING 77, 14-27 Author Site , DOI
Davidson MA, Splinter KD & Turner IL 2013 'A simple equilibrium model for predicting shoreline change' COASTAL ENGINEERING 73, 191-202 Author Site , DOI
Splinter KD, Davidson MA & Turner IL 2013 'Monitoring data requirements for shoreline prediction: How much, how long, and how often?' JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH 2179-2184 Author Site , DOI
Almeida LP, Masselink G, Russell P, Davidson M, Poate T, McCall R, Blenkinsopp C & Turner I 2013 'Observations of the swash zone on a gravel beach during a storm using a laser-scanner (Lidar)' JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH 636-641 Author Site , DOI
McCall R, Masselink G, Poate T, Bradbury A, Russell P & Davidson M 2013 'Predicting overwash on gravel barriers' JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH 1473-1478 Author Site , DOI
Davidson MA, Splinter KD & Turner IL 2012 'A simple equilibrium model for predicting shoreline change' Coastal Engineering , DOI
Splinter KD, Davidson M, Golshani A & Tomlinson R 2012 'Climate Controls on Longshore Sediment Transport' Continental Shelf Research 48, 146-156 , DOI
Milne FD, Dong P & Davidson M 2012 'Natural Variability and Anthropogenic Effects on the Morphodynamics of a Beach–Dune System at Montrose Bay, Scotland' Journal of Coastal Research 280, 375-388 , DOI
Davidson MA, Turner IL & Guza RT 2011 'The effect of temporal wave averaging on the performance of an empirical shoreline evolution model' COASTAL ENGINEERING 58, (8) 802-805 Author Site , DOI
Davidson MA, Lewis RP & Turner IL 2010 'Forecasting seasonal to multi-year shoreline change' COASTAL ENGINEERING 57, (6) 620-629 Author Site , DOI
Fairley I, Davidson M, Kingston K, Dolphin T & Phillips R 2009 'Empirical orthogonal function analysis of shoreline changes behind two different designs of detached breakwaters' Coastal Engineering 56, (11/12) 1097-1108
Davidson MA, Morris BD & Turner IL 2009 'A simple numerical model for inlet sedimentation at intermittently open–closed coastal lagoons' Continental Shelf Research 29, (16) 1975-1982 , DOI
Davidson MA & Turner IL 2009 'A behavioral template beach profile model for predicting seasonal to interannual shoreline evolution' JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE 114, Author Site , DOI
Fairley I, Davidson M, Kingston K, Dolphin T & Phillips R 2009 'Empirical orthogonal function analysis of shoreline changes behind two different designs of detached breakwaters' COASTAL ENGINEERING 56, (11-12) 1097-1108 Author Site , DOI
Carrasco AR, Ferreira O, Davidson M, Matias A & Dias JA 2008 'An evolutionary categorisation model for backbarrier environments' MARINE GEOLOGY 251, (3-4) 156-166 Author Site , DOI
Davidson MA, O'Hare TJ & George KJ 2008 'Tidal modulation of incident wave heights: Fact or fiction?' JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH 24, (2B) 151-159 Author Site , DOI
Fairley I & Davidson MA 2008 'A two-dimensional wave flume investigation into the effect of multiple vertical steps on the form of breaking waves' JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH 24, (1) 51-58 Author Site , DOI
Van Koningsveld M, Davidson M, Huntley D, Medina R, Aaminkhof S, Jimenez JA, Ridgewell J & de Kruif A 2007 'A critical review of the CoastView project: Recent and future developments in coastal management video systems' Coastal Engineering 54, (6-7) 567-576
Kroon A, Davidson MA, Aaminkhof SGJ, Archetti R, Armaroli C, Gonzalez M, Medri S, Osorio A, Aagaard T & Holman RA 2007 'Application of remote sensing video systems to coastline management problems' Coastal Engineering 54, (6-7) 493-505
Jimenez JA, Osorio A, Marino-Tapia I, Davidson M, Medina R, Kroon A, Archetti R, Ciavola P & Aamikhof SGJ 2007 'Beach recreation planning using video-derived coastal state indicators' Coastal Engineering 54, (6-7) 507-521
Siegle E, Huntley DA & Davidson MA 2007 'Coupling video imaging and numerical modelling for the study of inlet morphodynamics' Marine Geology 236, (3-4) 143-163
Marino-Tapia IJ, Russell PE, O'Hare TJ, Davidson MA & Huntley DA 2007 'Cross-shore sediment transport on natural beaches and its relation to sandbar migration patterns: 1. Field observations and derivation of a transport parameterization' Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 112, (C3)
Marino-Tapia IJ, O'Hare TJ, Russell PE, Davidson MA & Huntley DA 2007 'Cross-shore sediment transport on natural beaches and its relation to sandbar migration patterns: 2. Application of the field transport parameterization' Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 112, (C3)
Medina R, Marino-Tapia I, Osorio A, Davidson M & Martin FL 2007 'Management of dynamic navigational channels using video techniques' Coastal Engineering 54, (6-7) 523-537
Davidson M, Van Koningsveld M, de Kruif A, Rawson J, Holman R, Lamberti A, Medina R, Kroon A & Aarninkhof S 2007 'The CoastView project: developing video-derived coastal state indicators in support of coastal zone management' Coastal Engineering 54, (6-7) 463-475
Smit MWJ, Aaminkhof SGJ, Wijnberg KM, Gonzalez M, Kingston KS, Southgate HN, Ruessink BG, Holman RA, Siegle E & Davidson M 2007 'The role of video imagery in predicting daily to monthly coastal evolution' Coastal Engineering 54, (6-7) 539-553
Siegle E, Huntley DA & Davidson MA 2006 'Combining video imaging and numerical modelling for the extraction of intertidal morphology' Journal of Coastal Research 1, 478-482
Davidson MA, Aarninkhof SGJ, Van Koningsveld M & Holman RA 2006 'Developing coastal video monitoring systems in support of coastal zone management' Journal of Coastal Research 1, 49-56
Tapia IJM, Aird N, Davidson MA, Kingston K & Ganderton P 2006 'Tidally modulated sediment transport processes on a shore-attached sandbar' Journal of Coastal Research 1, 395-400
Bernardes MEC, Davidson MA, Dyer KR & George KJ 2006 'Towards medium-term (order of months) morphodynamic modelling of the Teign estuary, UK' Ocean Dynamics 56, 186-197 , DOI
van Koningsveld M, Davidson MA & Huntley DA 2005 'Matching science with coastal management needs: The search for appropriate coastal state indicators' Journal of Coastal Research 21, (3) 399-411
Morris BD, Davidson MA & Huntley DA 2004 'Estimates of the seasonal morphological evolution of the Barra Nova Inlet using video techniques' Continental Shelf Research 24, (2) 263-278
Balouin Y, Morris BD, Davidson MA & Howa H 2004 'Morphological Evolution of an Ebb-Tidal Delta Following a Storm Perturbation: Assessments from Remote Sensed Video Data & Direct Surveys' J. Coastal Res 20, 1, 415-423
Balouin Y, Morris BD, Davidson MA & Howa K 2004 'Morphology evolution of an ebb-tidal delta following a storm perturbation: Assessments from remote sensed video data and direct surveys' Journal of Coastal Research 20, (2) 415-423
Siegle E, Huntley DA & Davidson MA 2004 'Physical controls on the dynamics of inlet sandbar systems' Ocean Dynamics 54, (3-4) 360-373
Thain RH, Priestley AD & Davidson MA 2004 'The formation of a tidal intrusion front at the mouth of a macrotidal, partially mixed estuary: a field study of the Dart estuary, UK' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 61, (1) 161-172
Williams JJ, O'Connor BA, Arens SM, Abadie S, Bell P, Balouin Y, Van Boxel JH, Do Carmo AJ, Davidson M & Ferreira O 2003 'Tidal inlet function: Field evidence and numerical simulation in the INDIA project' Journal of Coastal Research 19, (1) 189-211
SIEGLE E, HUNTLEY DA & DAVIDSON MA 2002 'Modelling water surface topography at a complex inlet system – Teignmouth, UK. , ,' J. Coastal Research SI36, 675-685
Morris BD, Davidson MA & Huntley DA 2001 'Measurements of the response of a coastal inlet using video monitoring techniques' Marine Geology 175, (1-4) 251-272
Ruessink BG, van Enckevort IMJ, Kingston KS & Davidson MA 2000 'Analysis of observed two- and three-dimensional nearshore bar behaviour' MARINE GEOLOGY 169, (1-2) 161-183 Author Site , DOI
Kingston KS, Ruessink BG, van Enckevort IMJ & Davidson MA 2000 'Artificial neural network correction of remotely sensed sandbar location' MARINE GEOLOGY 169, (1-2) 137-160 Author Site , DOI
Davidson MA, Kingston KS & Huntley DA 2000 'New solution for directional wave analysis in reflective wave fields' JOURNAL OF WATERWAY PORT COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING-ASCE 126, (4) 173-181 Author Site , DOI
Davidson MA, Huntley DA & Bird PAD 1998 'A practical method for the estimation of directional wave spectra in reflective wave fields' COASTAL ENGINEERING 33, (2-3) 91-116 Author Site , DOI
Huntley DA & Davidson MA 1998 'Estimating the directional spectrum of waves near a reflector' JOURNAL OF WATERWAY PORT COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING-ASCE 124, (6) 312-319 Author Site , DOI
Davidson MA, Bird PAD, Bullock GN & Huntley DA 1996 'A new non-dimensional number for the analysis of wave reflection from rubble mound breakwaters' COASTAL ENGINEERING 28, (1-4) 93-120 Author Site , DOI
DAVIDSON MA, RUSSELL PE, HUNTLEY DA & HARDISTY J 1993 'TIDAL ASYMMETRY IN SUSPENDED SAND TRANSPORT ON A MACROTIDAL INTERMEDIATE BEACH' MARINE GEOLOGY 110, (3-4) 333-353 Author Site , DOI
Huntley D, Davidson M, Russell P, Foote Y & Hardisty J 0 'Long waves and sediment movement on beaches; recent observations and implications for modelling' Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 15, 215-229.
Hardisty J, Russell P, Davidson M, Huntley D & Hoad J 0 'Numerical experiments with gravity and infragravity waves on a macrotidal beach profile' Hardisty, J., Davidson, M.A., Russell, P.E., Huntley, D.A. and Hoad, J., Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 15, 198-214.
Conference Papers
Steele E, Davidson M, Saulter A, Fournier N & Upton J 2019 'Protection of critical oil and gas infrastructure via the skilful prediction of coastal erosion at short lead times' PEARL
Bergsma EWJ, Conley DC, Davidson MA, O'Hare TJ & Holman RA 2014 'An assessment of video-based bathymetry estimation in a Macro Tidal environment'
Splinter KD, Davidson MA, Turner IL & Beuzen T 2014 'Estimating shoreline response in a changing wave climate'
Almeida LP, Masselink G, Russell P, Davidson M, McCall R & Poate T 2014 'Swash zone morphodynamics of coarse-grained beaches during energetic wave conditions'
Splinter KD, Davidson MA & Turner IL 2013 'Monitoring data requirements for shoreline prediction: How much, how long, and how often?' 2179-2184 , DOI
Almeida LP, Masselink G, Russell P, Davidson M, Poate T, McCall R, Blenkinsopp C & Turner I 2013 'Observations of the swash zone on a gravel beach during a storm using a laser-scanner (Lidar)' 636-641 , DOI
McCall R, Masselink G, Poate T, Bradbury A, Russell P & Davidson M 2013 'Predicting overwash on gravel barriers' 1473-1478 , DOI
Splinter KD, Turner IL & Davidson MA 2013 'How well do you know your beach? Monitoring requirements for the application of shoreline modeling' 709-714
Rendle E & Davidson M 2012 'An evaluation of the physical impact and structural integrity of a geotextile surf reef'
Poate T, McCall R, Masselink G, Russell P & Davidson M 2012 'Contrasting storm impacts on gravel beaches - Examples from South England'
Mole MA, Davidson MA, Turner IL, Splinter KD, Goodwin ID & Short AD 2012 'Modelling multi-decadal shoreline variability and evolution'
McCall R, Masselink G, Roelvink D, Russel P, Davidson M & Poate T 2012 'Modelling overwash and infiltration on gravel barriers'
Mole MA, Davidson MA, Turner IL & Goodwin ID 2011 'Modelling seasonal to multi-year shoreline change at a sandy embayment on the Australian east coast' 30-35
Turner IL, Goodwin ID, Davidson MA, Short AD, Pritchard TR, Lane C, Cameron DW, MacDonald T, Middleton J & Splinter KD 2011 'Planning for an Australian National Coastal Observatory: Monitoring and forecasting coastal erosion in a changing climate' 709-715
Morris BD, Turner IL & Davidson MA 2009 'MONITORING AND MODELLING OF ENTRANCE SEDIMENTATION AT AN INTERMITTENTLY OPEN-CLOSED LAGOON' 2173-+
Fairley I, Davidson M & Kingston K 2009 'The Morpho-dynamics of a Beach Protected by Detached Breakwaters in a High Energy Tidal Environment' 607-611
Simmonds D, Davidson M, Reeve D, Chadwick A, Dong P, Spivack M, Kizhisseri A, Karunarathna H & Wu X 2007 'A risk based framework for predicting long-term beach evolution' 1875-1884
Kingston KS, Davidson MA & Holman RA 2006 'Video Derived Observations of Estuarine Sand Bank Migration, Teignmouth, UK' Fifth International Conference on Coastal Dynamics American Society of Civil Engineers , DOI
Mosher T, Mitchell M, Lucey P, Hochberg E, Davidson M & Wassom S 2005 'Progress toward launch: a review of 2004 HICO program activities' 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference 05/03/2005 12/03/2005 IEEE , DOI
Aird NP, Davidson MA & Marino-Tapia IJ 2005 'Physical processes associated with onshore sand bank migration adjacent an estuary mouth' 2519-2530
Marino-Tapia I, O'Hare TJ, Russell PE, Davidson MA & Huntley DA 2005 'Sand bar dynamics from a parametric morphodynamic model' 2755-2766
Tapia IM, O'Hare TJ, Russell PE, Davidson MA & Huntley DA 2003 'ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE BAR MIGRATION MODELLED WITH AN ENERGETICS-TYPE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODEL' Proceedings of the 28th International Conference World Scientific Publishing Company , DOI
Kingston KS & Davidson MA 2001 'A parametric morphologic descriptor for nearshore sandbar features' Coastal Dynamics '01: Proceedings 673-682 , DOI
Mariño-Tapia I, Russell PE, O'Hare TJ, Davidson MA, Saulter AN, Miles JR & Huntley DA 2001 'Relationship between vertical wave asymmetry and the fourth velocity moment in the surf zone: implications for sediment transport' Edge BL; Hemsley JM Proceedings 4th International Symposium Waves 2001 San Francisco 1295-1305
Bird PAD, Bullock GN, Davidson MA & Huntley DA 2000 'A field based study of wave reflection at coastal structures' 273-281
Williams J, Arens B, Aubrey D, Bell P, Bizzaro A, Collins M, Davidson M, Dias J, Ferreira O & Heron M 1999 'Inlet dynamics initiative: Algarve (India)' 612-627
Williams JJ, Arens B, Davidson MA, Dias JMA, Howa H, O 'Connor BA, Sarmento A, Smith JS, Voulgaris G & IEEE 1998 'INDIA: Inlet dynamics initiative Algarve' 1540-1546
Davidson M, Huntley D, Holman R & George K 1997 'Evaluation of large scale (km) intertidal beach morphology on a macrotidal beach using video images' 385-394
Davidson MA, Bird PAD, Huntley DA & Bullock GN 1997 'Prediction of wave reflection from rock structures: An integration of field & laboratory data' 2077-2086
Huntley DA, Simmonds DJ & Davidson MA 1996 'Estimation of frequency-dependent reflection coefficients using current and elevation sensors' 57-68
Bird PAD, Davidson MA, Ilic S, Bullock GN, Chadwick AJ, Axe P & Huntley DA 1996 'Wave reflection, transformation and attenuation characteristics of rock island breakwaters' 93-109
BIRD PAD, DAVIDSON MA, BULLOCK GN & HUNTLEY DA 1994 'Wave measurement near reflective structures' 701-711
Davidson MA, Bird PAD, Bullock GN & Huntley DA 1994 'Wave reflection: field measurements, analysis and theoretical developments' 642-655
Foote Y, Huntley D, Davidson M, Russell P, Haristy J & Cramp A 1993 'Incident wave groups and long waves in the nearshore zone' 974-989
Davidson MA, Russell PE, Huntley DA, Hardisty J & Cramp A 1993 'Overview of the British Beach and Nearshore Dynamics (B-band) programme' 1987-2000
Russell P, Davidson M, Huntley D, Cramp A, Hardisty J & Lloyd G 1991 'British beach and nearshore dynamics (B-BAND) programme' 371-384

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