Month: October 2014

Deriving shallow water sediment properties from seismic reflection data

A new paper, titled “Deriving shallow-water sediment properties using post-stack acoustic impedance inversion”, has recently been published in the peer-reviewed journal Near Surface Geophysics by Geology and Geophysics Research Fellow, Dr Mark E. Vardy. In the paper, Mark demonstrates a method whereby key physical properties of the sediments that comprise shallow subsurface can be derived… Read More Deriving shallow water sediment properties from seismic reflection data

Hachem Kassem

British Geophysical Association – New Advances in Geophysics 2015

British Geophysical Association – New Advances in Geophysics is an annual two day meeting held at the Geological Society, Burlington House, London. This year, the BGA – NAG meeting will focus on the advancement in our understanding of “The Lithosphere Asthenosphere System – Nature of the Tectonic Plates, LAB 2015“. The LAB 2015 is a great… Read More British Geophysical Association – New Advances in Geophysics 2015

Saikiran Tharimena

Sea surface temperature trends in the coastal ocean

Recent research into coastal sea surface temperature (SST) trends undertaken by Professor Carl Amos have revealed trends that are up to 10 times greater than the global average reported by the IPCC (2013). Research has been carried out in the northern Arabian Gulf (Kuwait), in the northern Adriatic (Venice lagoon), and off the British Columbian… Read More Sea surface temperature trends in the coastal ocean

Hachem Kassem

Mega-scours in Bangladesh

Researchers from the Geology and Geophysics group are currently conducting fieldwork on some of the world’s largest river systems in Bangladesh. Working from river cruise boat, Jon Bull, Mark Vardy, and John Davis are using high-resolution multi-beam bathymetry and boomer seismic reflection techniques to map the surface morphology and subsurface architecture of large scours (so-called… Read More Mega-scours in Bangladesh

Hachem Kassem

Research cruise investigates large submarine landslides around the Nordic Seas

During July 2014 members of the Geology and Geophysics group took part in a major National Oceanography Centre research cruise on board the RV Pelagia. The focus of the cruise, led by Dr Pete Talling, was to investigate the tsunami risk to the coastal areas of the Nordic Sea. The PhD students involved on this… Read More Research cruise investigates large submarine landslides around the Nordic Seas

Hachem Kassem