Statistical techniques for estimating directional ocean waves
Published research by Jake Grainger explores statistical techniques that better utilise ocean buoy data to help characterise the ocean wavefield.
PhD
The temporal clustering of storm surge, wave height and high sea level exceedances around the UK coastline
Luke Jenkins publishes research in ‘Natural Hazards’ that provides evidence for the prevalence of consecutive storms, big waves or high tide events occurring over a short period of time (known as clustering) around the UK.
VedgeSat: An automated, open-source toolkit for coastal change monitoring using satellite-derived vegetation edges
Freya Muir publishes her research in ‘Earth Surface Processes and Landforms’ as well as an open-source tool for mapping coastal change, known as VedgeSat.
How effective are leaky dams at reducing the downstream flood peak?
Two papers published in the Journal of Hydrology explore how to quantify the impacts of natural flood management (NFM), specifically leaky dams in upland catchments, on the downstream flood peak magnitude.
Improving forecast flood maps using earth observation data
In this article, we explore the importance of earth observation (EO) data for identifying flood extents and how a new method for validating flood maps enables a quantitative, location specific measure of flood map accuracy
Estimating the parameters of ocean wave spectra
Understanding the characteristics of wind-generated waves is important for modelling structural responses in ocean engineering. This paper explores statistical techniques to improve the understanding of estimated parameters of wind-generated waves and help oceanographers gain insights into their behaviour.
How resilient are Natural Flood Management systems?
Research outputs from a PhD to investigate the resilience of natural flood management (NFM) systems.
Modelling eel movement to improve fish pass design
A summary of the PhD research carried out by Tom Padgett into how weirs, fish passes and hydro-electric plants can best be configured to avoid disruption to eel and fish migration.
Comparing sediment transport in hydraulic models
As part of Eleanor Pearson’s PhD placement with JBA Trust, she investigated whether the outputs from pre-existing flood risk hydraulic models can be used to evaluate the geomorphological impact of a flood. Results from her work are presented in this poster.
Exploring the origins of watercourses through sedimentary archives
Research outputs from a PhD to estimate flood frequency using documentary and floodplain sedimentary archives to extend flood series.
