Prof Alan Davies

2019

• E-pub ahead of printIntegrating field and laboratory approaches for ripple development in mixed sand-clay-EPS
  Baas, J., Baker, M., Malarkey, J., Bass, S. J., Manning, A. J., Hope, J. A., Peakall, J., Lichtman, I., Ye, L., Davies, A., Parsons, D. R., Paterson, D. M. & Thorne, P. D., 4 Apr 2019, In : Sedimentology. 20 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2018

• PublishedThe Influence of Intra-Array Wake Dynamics on Depth-Averaged Kinetic Tidal Turbine Energy Extraction Simulations
  Piano, M., Robins, P., Davies, A. & Neill, S., 22 Oct 2018, In : Energies. 11, 10, 2852.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedBedform migration in a mixed sand and cohesive clay intertidal environment and implications for bed material transport predictions
  Lichtman, I. D., Baas, J. H., Amoudry, L. O., Thorne, P. D., Malarkey, J., Hope, J. A., Peakall, J., Paterson, D. M., Bass, S. J., Cooke, R. D., Manning, A. J., Davies, A. G., Parsons, D. R. & Ye, L., 15 Aug 2018, In : Geomorphology. 315, p. 17-32 66 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2017

• PublishedTidal stream resource assessment uncertainty due to flow asymmetry and turbine yaw misalignment
  Piano, M., Neill, S., Lewis, M., Robins, P., Hashemi, R., Davies, A., Ward, S. & Roberts, M., Dec 2017, In : Renewable Energy. p. 1363-1375
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedResidual flow, bedforms and sediment transport in a tidal channel modelled with variable bed roughness
  Davies, A. & Robins, P., 15 Oct 2017, In : Geomorphology. 295, p. 855-872 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.08.029.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2016

• PublishedThe role of biophysical cohesion on subaqueous bed form size
  Parsons, D. R., Schindler, R. J., Hope, J. A., Malarkey, J., Baas, J. H., Peakall, J., Manning, A. L., Ye, L., Simmons, S., Paterson, D. M., Aspden, R. J., Bass, S. J., Davies, A. G., Lichtman, I. D. & Thorne, P. D., 28 Jan 2016, In : Geophysical Research Letters. 43, p. 1566-1573
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2015

• PublishedImpact of climate change on UK estuaries: A review of past trends and potential projections
  Robins, P. E., Skov, M. W., Lewis, M. J., Gimenez, L., Davies, A. G., Malham, S. K., Neill, S. P., McDonald, J. E., Whitton, T. A., Jackson, S. E. & Jago, C. F., 17 Dec 2015, In : Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 169, p. 119-135
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedOn the suspension of graded sediment by waves above ripples: Inferences of convective and diffusive processes
  Davies, A. G. & Thorne, P. D., 22 Oct 2015, In : Continental Shelf Research. 112, p. 46-67
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedCharacterizing the tidal energy resource of the West Anglesey Demonstration Zone (UK), using TELEMAC-2D and field observations
  Piano, M., Ward, S. L., Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P., Lewis, M. J., Davies, A. G., Powell, B. I., Owen, A. W. & Hashemi, R. M., 15 Oct 2015.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedMixing efficiency of sediment and momentum above rippled beds under oscillatory flows
  Malarkey, J., Magar, V. & Davies, A. G., 19 Aug 2015, In : Continental Shelf Research. 108, p. 76-88
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedSticky stuff: Redefining bedform prediction in modern and ancient environments
  Schindler, R. J., Parsons, D. R., Ye, L., Hope, J. A., Baas, J. H., Peakall, J., Manning, A. J., Aspden, R. J., Malarkey, J., Simmons, S., Paterson, D. M., Lichtman, I. D., Davies, A. G., Thorne, P. D. & Bass, S. J., 27 Mar 2015, In : Geology.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedEffect of waves on the tidal energy resource at a planned tidal stream array
  Hashemi, M. R., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E., Davies, A. G. & Lewis, M. J., Mar 2015, In : Renewable Energy. 75, p. 626-639
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedThe pervasive role of biological cohesion in bedform development
  Malarkey, J., Baas, J. H., Hope, J. A., Aspenden, R. J., Parsons, D. R., Peakall, J., Peterson, D. M., Schindler, R. J., Ye, L., Lichtman, I. D., Bass, S. J., Davies, A. G., Manning, A. J. & Thorne, P. D., 6 Feb 2015, In : Nature Communications. 6, 6257
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2014

• PublishedA coupled tide-wave model for the NW European shelf seas
  Hashemi, R. M., Neill, S. P. & Davies, A. G., 14 Aug 2014, In : Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedInteractive visual analytics of hydrodynamic flux for the coastal zone
  George, R. L., Robins, P. E., Davies, A. G., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 7 May 2014, In : Environmental Earth Sciences. 71, 10, p. 3733-3766
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2013

• PublishedBriefing: Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference 2012
  Green, M., Davies, A. G., Bowers, D. G., Zhu, F., Ward, S. L. & Porter, K., Sep 2013, In : Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime Engineering. 166, 3, p. 101-108
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedBedform development in mixed sand–mud: The contrasting role of cohesive forces in flow and bed
  Baas, J. H., Davies, A. G. & Malarkey, J., 15 Jan 2013, In : Geomorphology. 182, p. 19-32
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2012

• PublishedFree-stream velocity descriptions under waves with skewness and asymmetry
  Malarkey, J. & Davies, A. G., 1 Oct 2012, In : Coastal Engineering. 68, p. 78-95
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedA simple procedure for calculating the mean and maximum bed stress under wave and current conditions for rough turbulent flow based on Soulsby and Clarke's (2005) method
  Malarkey, J. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jun 2012, In : Computers and Geosciences. 43, p. 101-107
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2011

• PublishedExperimental study of the turbulent boundary layer in acceleration-skewed oscillatory flow
  Van der A, D. A., O'Donoghue, T., Davies, A. G. & Ribberink, J. S., 1 Oct 2011, In : Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 684, p. 251-283
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedApplication of a coastal model to simulate present and future inundation and aid coastal management
  Robins, P., Davies, A. & Jones, R., 1 Mar 2011, In : Journal of Coastal Conservation: Planning and Management. 15, 1, p. 1-14
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2010

• PublishedMorphological controls in sandy estuaries: the influence of tidal flats and bathymetry on sediment transport.
  Robins, P. E. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jun 2010, In : Ocean Dynamics. 60, 3, p. 503-517
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedFlood/ebb tidal asymmetry in a shallow sandy estuary and the impact on net sand transport.
  Brown, J. M. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jan 2010, In : Geomorphology. 114, 3, p. 431-439
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2009

• PublishedThe impact of tidal stream turbines on large-scale sediment dynamics.
  Neill, S. P., Litt, E. J., Couch, S. J. & Davies, A. G., 1 Dec 2009, In : Renewable Energy. 34, 12, p. 2803-2812
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedModelling and observation of oscillatory sheet-flow sediment transport.
  Malarkey, J., Pan, S., Li, M., O'Donoghue, T., Davies, A. G. & O'Connor, B. A., 1 Aug 2009, In : Ocean Engineering. 36, 11, p. 873-890
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedMethods for medium-term prediction of the net sediment transport by waves and currents in complex coastal regions.
  Brown, J. M. & Davies, A. G., 15 Jun 2009, In : Continental Shelf Research. 29, 11-12, p. 1502-1514
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedObservations and analysis of sediment diffusivity profiles over sandy rippled beds under waves.
  Thorne, P. D., Davies, A. G. & Bell, P. S., 27 Feb 2009, In : Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 114, p. C02023
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedEffect of bed friction on morphodynamic modelling: Application to the central part of the Gironde estuary.
  Villaret, C., Hervouet, J. M., Huybrechts, N., Van, L. A. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jan 2009, p. 899-905.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedMorphodynamic processes in shallow estuaries: influence of tidal flats and channels on sand transport.
  Robins, P. E. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jan 2009, p. 161-167.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2008

• PublishedAdvances in the study of moving sediments and evolving seabeds.
  Davies, A. G. & Thorne, P. D., 1 Jan 2008, In : Surveys in Geophysics. 29, 1, p. 1-36
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedEffects of acceleration skewness on rough bed oscillatory boundary layer flow
  Van Der A, D. A., O'Donoghue, T., Davies, A. G. & Ribberink, J. S., 1 Jan 2008, p. 1583-1595.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2007

• PublishedFlood/ebb tidal dominance in an estuary: sediment transport and morphology.
  Brown, J. M. & Davies, A. G., 17 Sep 2007, p. 779-787.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedField measurement and modelling of scour pit dynamics in a sandy estuary.
  Davies, A. G. & Brown, J. M., 1 May 2007, p. 1609-1622.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2006

• PublishedA transport model of graded sands in the oscillatory sheet-flow regime.
  Malarkey, J. & Davies, A. G., 4 Apr 2006, p. 14.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedA transport model of graded sands in the oscillatory sheet-flow regime
  Malarkey, J. & Davies, A., 1 Jan 2006, Proceedings of Coastal Dynamics ’05 held 4-8 April: Barcelona. 2006 ed. American Society of Civil Engineers, p. 14
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedSounding out sediment transport – observations and modelling of ripple-generated vortices.
  Thorne, P. D. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jan 2006, In : Ocean Challenge. 14, 3, p. 15-21
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2005

• PublishedModelling and measurement of sediment transport by waves in the vortex ripple regime.
  Davies, A. G. & Thorne, P. D., 1 May 2005, In : Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 110, c5, p. C05017
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedComparison between 2DV sediment transport models and measurements of suspended sediment dynamics over full-scale ripples in oscillatory flows
  Magar, V., Van Der Werf, J. J., Eidsvik, K. J., Guizien, K., Malarkey, J., Doucette, J. S., Van Rijn, L. C. (ed.), Soulsby, R. L. (ed.), Hoekstra, P. (ed.) & Davies, A. G., 1 Jan 2005, SANDPIT: Sand Transport and Morphology of Offshore Sand Mining Pits. 2005 ed. Aqua Publications
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedEC Fifth Framework Programme project SANDPIT, State of the Art Review:Processes and prediction models
  Van Rijn, L. C., Davies, A. G., Foti, E. & Kleinhans, M. G., 1 Jan 2005, 2005 ed. Unknown.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedIntercomparison of the state of the morphological models
  Walstra, D. J., Chesher, T., Davies, A. G., Ribberink, J., Sergent, P., Silva, P., Vittori, G., Walther, R., Van Rijn, L. C., Soulsby, R. L. (ed.), Hoekstra, P. (ed.) & Davies, A. G., 1 Jan 2005, SANDPIT: Sand Transport and Morphology of Offshore Mining Pits. 2005 ed. Aqua Publications, p. 1-23
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedIntercomparison results of sand transport models based on ‘blind’ benchmarking test cases
  Grasmeijer, B. T., Davies, A. G., Guizien, K., Van Der Werf, J. J., Van Rijn, L. C., Walther, R., Sutherland, J., Biegowski, J., Soulsby, R. L. (ed.), Hoekstra, P. (ed.) & Davies, A. G., 1 Jan 2005, SANDPIT: Sand Transport and Morphology of Offshore Mining Pits. 2005 ed. Aqua Publications, p. 1-10
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedMorphological modelling of trenches and pits in wave-current flows
  Davies, A. G., Berx, B. E., Brown, J. M., Villaret, C., Van Rijn, L. C. (ed.), Soulsby, R. L. (ed.), Hoekstra, P. (ed.) & Davies, A. G. (ed.), 1 Jan 2005, SANDPIT: Sand Transport and Morphology of Offshore Mining Pits. 2005 ed. Aqua Publications, p. 1-14
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedNet transport rates at Teignmouth, U.K.
  Soulsby, R. L., Malarkey, J., Van Rijn, L. C. (ed.), Hoekstra, P. (ed.) & Davies, A. G., 1 Jan 2005, SANDPIT: Sand Transport and Morphology of Offshore Sand Mining Pits. 2005 ed. Aqua Publications
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedSANDPIT, Sand Transport and Morphology of Offshore Mining Pits.
  Van Rijn, L. C. (ed.), Soulsby, R. L. (ed.), Hoekstra, P. (ed.) & Davies, A. G. (ed.), 1 Jan 2005, 2005 ed. Aqua Publications.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• PublishedSuspended sediment dynamics over rippled beds in oscillatory flows based on a 2DHV discrete-vortex/particle-tracking model
  Magar, V., Davies, A. G., Van Rijn, L. C. (ed.), Soulsby, R. L. (ed.) & Hoekstra, P. (ed.), 1 Jan 2005, SANDPIT: Sand Transport and Morphology of Offshore Sand Mining Pits. 2005 ed. Aqua Publications, p. 1-9
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedUWB 1DV sand transport model
  Malarkey, J., Van Rijn, L. C. (ed.), Soulsby, R. L. (ed.), Hoekstra, P. (ed.) & Davies, A. G. (ed.), 1 Jan 2005, SANDPIT: Sand Transport and Morphology of Offshore Sand Mining Pits. 2005 ed. Aqua Publications, p. 1-8
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2004

• PublishedAn eddy viscosity formulation for oscillatory flow over vortex ripples
  Malarkey, J. & Davies, A. G., 14 Dec 2004, In : Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 109, C12, p. C12016
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedNumerical and experimental study of wave-generated sheet flow
  O'Donoghue, T., Li, M., Malarkey, J., Pan, S., Davies, A. G. & O'Connor, B. A., 1 Sep 2004.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedNumerical modelling of littoral sand transport.
  Villaret, C. & Davies, A. G., 1 Sep 2004, p. 1678-1689.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedModelling the effect of wave-induced ripples on littoral sand transport
  Davies, A. G. & Villaret, C., 1 Jan 2004, 2004 ed. Unknown.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2003

• PublishedA non-iterative procedure for the Wiberg and Harris (1994) oscillatory sand ripple predictor.
  Malarkey, J. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jun 2003, In : Journal of Coastal Research. 19, 3, p. 738-739
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedA simple model of unsteady sheet flow sediment transport.
  Malarkey, J., Davies, A. G. & Li, Z., 1 Jun 2003, In : Coastal Engineering. 48, 3, p. 171-188
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedMeasurements of intra-wave sediment entrainment over a rippled bed.
  Thorne, P. D., Davies, A. G. & Williams, J. J., 18 May 2003, p. 8.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedSediment transport modelling for coastal morphodynamics.
  Davies, A. G. & Villaret, C., 18 May 2003, p. 14.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedMeasurements of near-bed intra-wave sediment entrainment above vortex ripples.
  Thorne, P. D., Davies, A. G. & Williams, J. J., 1 Jan 2003, In : Geophysical Research Letters. 30, 20, p. 2028
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedOn sea bed roughness variability in presence of a rippled bed
  Faraci, C., Malarkey, J., Foti, E., Davies, A. G., Sanchez-Arcilla Conejo, A. (ed.) & Bateman Pinzon, A. (ed.), 1 Jan 2003, Proceedings of the RCEM Symposium 2003 2003: 3rd Symposium on River: Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics. 2003 ed. IAHR Secretariat, p. 352-364
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2002

• PublishedPrediction of sand transport rates by waves and currents in the coastal zone.
  Davies, A. G. & Villaret, C., 1 Dec 2002, In : Continental Shelf Research. 22, 18-19, p. 2725-2737
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedUse of Routh's correction in the cloud-in-cell discrete vortex method
  Malarkey, J. & Davies, A., 20 Sep 2002, In : Journal of Computational Physics. 181, 2, p. 753-759
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedA simple model of oscillatory sheet flow
  Malarkey, J., Davies, A. G. & Li, Z., 1 Jul 2002.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedDiscrete vortex modelling of oscillatory flow over ripples.
  Malarkey, J. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jun 2002, In : Applied Ocean Research. 24, 3, p. 127-145
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedIntercomparison of research and practical sand transport models.
  Davies, A. G., Van Rijn, L. C., Damgaard, J. S., Van De Graaff, J. & Ribberink, J. S., 1 Jun 2002, In : Coastal Engineering. 46, 1, p. 1-23
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• Published1DV-model of sand transport by waves and currents in the rippled bed regime.
  Davies, A. G. & Thorne, P. D., 1 Jan 2002, p. 2599-2611.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedMeasurements of bed forms and sediments in suspension under waves.
  Thorne, P. D., Davies, A. G. & Williams, J. J., 1 Jan 2002, p. 3007-3019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedSuspended sediments under waves measured in a large-scale flume facility.
  Thorne, P. D., Williams, J. J. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jan 2002, In : Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 107, c8, p. 3178
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2001

• PublishedTurbulence closure modelling of sediment transport beneath large waves.
  Li, Z. & Davies, A. G., 1 Feb 2001, In : Continental Shelf Research. 21, 3, p. 243-262
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedA one–phase sheet flow model of sediment transport
  Malarkey, J., Davies, A. G., Van Rijn, L. C. (ed.), Davies, A. G. (ed.) & Van De Graaff, J. R. (ed.), 1 Jan 2001, SEDMOC: Sediment Transport Modelling in Marine Coastal Environments. 2001 ed. Aqua Publications, p. 1-8
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedIntercomparison of research models
  Davies, A. G., Van Rijn, L. C. (ed.), Davies, A. G. (ed.) & Van De Graaff, J. R. (ed.), 1 Jan 2001, SEDMOC: Sediment Transport Modelling in Marine Coastal Environments. 2001 ed. Aqua Publications, p. 1-7
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedMathematical modelling of transport by combined waves and currents in the rippled regime
  Davies, A. G., Van Rijn, L. C. (ed.), Davies, A. G. (ed.) & Van De Graaff, J. R. (ed.), 1 Jan 2001, SEDMOC: Sediment Transport Modelling in Marine Coastal Environments. 2001 ed. Aqua Publications, p. 1-9
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedSand transport modelling for combined waves and currents: predictions of research and engineering models
  Davies, A. G., Villaret, C., Van Rijn, L. C. (ed.), Davies, A. G. (ed.) & Van De Graaff, J. R. (ed.), 1 Jan 2001, SEDMOC: Sediment Transport Modelling in Marine Coastal Environments. 2001 ed. Aqua Publications, p. 1-11
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedSediment Transport Modelling in Marine Coastal Environments
  Van Rijn, L. C., Davies, A. G., Van De Graaff, J. & Ribberink, J. S., 1 Jan 2001, Aqua Publications.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• PublishedTwo-phase flow model description and applications to sand transport.
  Villaret, C. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jan 2001, 2001 ed. Unknown.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

1998

• PublishedModelling wave-current interactions in rough turbulent bottom boundary layers
  Malarkey, J. & Davies, A., Feb 1998, In : Ocean Engineering. 25, 2-3, p. 119-141
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

• Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland

  (Not started)

• Modelling Coastal Scenarios and Morphological Change : Extension of BU/CCW MOAs 1 October 2007 - 30 September 2009 & 1 October 2009 - 31 Mar 2010

  01/07/2010 – 31/07/2011 (Finished)

• LCRI MET (Marine Energy Task )

  01/04/2010 – 30/04/2016 (Finished)

• Field Observation & Modelling - Sediment

  01/01/2008 – 13/06/2012 (Finished)

• Modelling Coastal Flooding Scenarios

  01/10/2007 – 31/07/2010 (Finished)

• Sand Transport In Oscillatory Flow

  01/03/2005 – 01/05/2009 (Finished)

• Esf - Phd 04/07 - Martin Wright Ass

  05/10/2004 – 22/02/2008 (Finished)

• Sand Transport In Sand Mining Areas

  01/04/2002 – 22/07/2008 (Finished)