河口和沿海地球科学硕士

该小组对应用第四纪地质和地貌学特别感兴趣，特别是在沿海和河口管理方面。我们还对第四纪地质在基础设施工程和天然材料属性中的应用感兴趣。我们目前的研究集中在河口粘土的性质以及控制它们的物理和生物学因素上。我们还对在因海岸线调整而被淹没的开垦土地上的潮间带栖息地的恢复感兴趣。更一般而言，我们对沿海变化的机制和时标以及这些变化对人类对沿海地区的使用的影响感兴趣。我们正在进行对英国多个河口的持续实地考察，包括亨伯河，福斯河，海鳗湾和索尔韦湾。
The group has particular interests in applied Quaternary geology and geomorphology, especially with reference to coastal and estuarine management. We are also interested in the applications of Quaternary geology to infrastructure engineering and to the properties of natural materials. Our current research is focused on the properties of estuarine clays and on the physical and biological factors that control these. We also have interests in the recovery of intertidal habitats on reclaimed land that has been flooded by shoreline realignment. More generally, we are interested in the mechanisms and timescales of coastal change and the impact that these have on human use of the coastal zone. We conduct ongoing fieldwork on several UK estuaries, including the Humber, the Forth, the Moray Firth and the Solway Firth.