Publications by research area

The latest publications by NOC staff in this science research area

1982

‌On the formation of sand banks of finite extent

‌On one mechanism forming linear sand banks

‌Tidal currents in the northwest African upwelling region

‌RRS Frederick Russell Cruise 82/2, March 16 - March 29 1982. Current measurements and hydrography in the Rockall Trough and Faeroe-Shetland Channel

‌RRS Discovery Cruise 119, 7th April - 5th May 1981. Physical oceanography of a frontal region SW of the Azores

‌RRS Discovery Cruise 130, 25 June - 5 August 1982. Sound ranging trials and a study of Discovery Gap

‌RRS Discovery Cruise 131, 12 August (224) - 23 September (266) 1982. Geology and geophysics of the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone, North Atlantic Ocean

‌RRS Challenger Cruise 14/82, 24 September - 13 October 1982. Mooring and CTD work in the Faeroe-Shetland Channel

‌A new method for the analysis of extremes applicable to one years' data

‌Animal burrows in deep-sea sediments

1981

‌A note on baroclinic Rossby wave reflection at sea-floor scarps

‌Large tidal currents near Bear Island and related tidal energy losses from the North Atlantic

‌Observations of some sedment-transport processes over intertidal flats, the Wash, U.K.

‌RRS Discovery Cruise 117, 19 January - 12 February, 1981. Currents and mixing near the sea floor in the Madeira Basin

‌RRS John Murray Cruise 9/80, 27 August - 9 September 1980, RRS Challenger Cruise 16/80, 17-30 October 1980. Celtic Sea

‌RRS Discovery Cruise 122, 30 June - 27 July 1981. Physical oceanography of the N.E. Atlantic Ocean

‌Estimating return values of wave height

‌Waves and currents near the continental shelf edge

‌On mass transports generated by tides and long waves

1980

‌On natural oscillations of connected ocean basins

‌On shelf-sea ‘resonance’ with application to Brazilian M3 tides

‌On the St Kilda shelf tidal regime

‌The Solent estuarine system: an assessment of present knowledge

‌Analyses of sea level fluctuations in Thermaicos Gulf and Salonica Bay, northwestern Aegean Sea

‌RRS Discovery Cruise 107, 28 December 1979 (362) - 9 February 1980 (040). Lesser Antilles Deep Lithosphere Experiment (LADLE)

‌Seabed conditions west of the Outer Hebrides

‌Waves and currents near the continental shelf edge

1979

‌MV "Criscilla" Charter Cruise 1978, 30 November - 16 December 1978. Geophysical studies off the Faeroes Shelf

‌RRS "Discovery" Cruise 98, 27 December 1978 - 10 January 1979. Recife to Cape Town section

‌RRS "Shackleton" Cruise 6/79: July 7th - July 31st 1979. Seismic studies of the continent-ocean transition in North Biscay

‌RRS "Discovery" Cruise 105, 29 August - 23 October 1979. Midwater and benthic sampling in the regions of the Rockall Trough, Porcupine Seabight and north-west African coast, with associated physiological investigations

‌RRS "John Murray" Cruise 13/79, 20 August - 6 September 1979. VFS "Gauss" recovery of moorings, 15 October - 24 October 1979. Contribution to the MARSEN experiment

‌The effect of turbulence on the calibration of electromagnetic current sensors and an approximation of their spatial response

‌An outline review of medium frequency waves

‌Confidence limits for extreme value statistics

‌A comparison of satellite and sea surface measurements of significant wave height

1978

‌RRS "Discovery" Cruise 93, 26 May (146) - 5 July (186) 1978. The deep structure of the northern Azores-Biscay Rise and detailed seismic studies of crustal ageing east of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

‌RRS "Discovery" Cruise 89, 23 November - 20 December 1977. Physical oceanography and current measurements in the N.E. Atlantic

‌RRS "Discovery" Cruise 94, 12 July - 17 September 1978. Air-sea interaction; the structure of the upper ocean during JASIN 1978

‌Some characteristics of electromagnetic current sensors in laminar flow conditions

‌Return wave heights at Seven Stones and Famita estimated from monthly maxima

‌On Coastal Trapped Waves: Analysis and Numerical Calculation by Inverse Iteration

‌Inertial waves and an initial-value problem for a thin spherical rotating fluid shell

1977

‌RRS Discovery Cruise 87, 8 October (281) - 19 October (292) 1977. Instrument testing west of Portugal

‌Measurement of currents in the open sea

1976

‌RRS Shackleton Cruise 3/76. Leg 1, Bridgtown, Barbados to Ponta Delgada, Azores, 4-14 June, 1976. Great circle XBT section. Leg 2, Ponta Delgada, Azores to Barry, U.K., June 18 - July 11 1976. Geophysical studies at Kurchatov Fracture Zone and mid-Atlant

‌RRS Discovery Cruise 77, 15 July - 31 August 1976. Distribution and physiology of plankton and benthos in the region of the Canary Islands

1975

‌RRS Shackleton Cruises 3/75 and 4/75, 27 March (086) - 7 May (127) 1975. Geophysical studies of the Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman and Owen Basin (North West Indian Ocean)

‌On trapped waves over a continental shelf

1974

‌On the diurnal tidal currents over Rockall Bank