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2005 & 2006 Projects

Name Title Department Collaborating Organisation
Damien Allain Pseudo-range 3D positioning SEOES  
Miguel Amengual Near surface geology of Plymouth Sound SEOES  
Helen Deniaud Migration of the Slapton Barrier Beach SEOES  
Francis Elsworth Circulation characteristics in the lower Tamar SEOES  
Chika Emebo Pipeline Route EIA using GIS and sensitivity analysis SEOES  
Angafa-a George RS mapping of Nigerian Coastline SEOES  
Johanna Hart Beach changes at Cawsand SEOES  
Edward Jones Cable routeing in extreme topography SEOES  
Christian Malmquist Dual-head multibeam e/s error budget SEOES  
Gregoire Morizet Mapping Sea Ice with Remote Sensing SEOES  
Elenor Pyne GIS in Coastal Zone Management SEOES  
Bruce Thompson Modelling of Surf Zone Dynamics, Sennen Cove SEOES  
Elizabeth Toft The relationship between bathymetry and estuarine fronts SEOES  
Roy Wollvik Evaluation of absolute positioning SEOES  
       
Richard Coutts A tidal current atlas of the Caribbean Sea using GIS. SEOES  
Maxime Even Correlation between recorded ambient noise and remote video images of breaking waves in the surf zone. SEOES  
Michael Golowyn Beach change at Cawsand. SEOES  
Richard Greet Long term variability and statistics of wave breaking and noise. SEOES  
Johanna Hart The use of GPS to decouple vertical land movements from sea level changes at 3 Tide Gauges in the British Isles. SEOES  
Paul Hunt An assessment of a Chirp sub bottom profiler for wreck surveying in underwater archaeology. SEOES  
Andrew Jackson Acoustical variances in unconsolidated muds. SEOES  
Gwendal Le Fol Geotechnics and survey for offshore structures. SEOES  
Jessica Leow The Evaluation of Tidal Stream Regions in Cornwall and the Scilly Isles for Tidal Energy Generation SEOES  
Fiona Mathers Sand bar evolution through video monitoring. SEOES  
Abubakar Mustapha Coastal erosion in Nigeria, wsrt Lagos. SEOES  
David Nixon Effectiveness of acoustic system calibration. SEOES  
Jamie Robertson Scylla. SEOES  
Helen Smith Hydrological perturbations of the tide in the River Trent. SEOES  
Alexandre Soenen Mayflower tidal streams. SEOES  
James Walters Irish National Seabed Survey. SEOES  
David West Photography and inter-tidal areas. SEOES  

Previous Projects

Name Year Title Department Collaborating Organisation
Nicola Crabb 2004 Investigation into the distribution of phytoplankton in the Tamar River. SEOES  
Stuart Lawrie 2004 Can SAR be used for more than oil detection? SEOES  
Desiree Batton 2003 Sound velocity and ray paths Institute of Marine Studies  
Michael Bienemann 2003 Resolution of anomalous seabed morphology Institute of Marine Studies  
Mark Bollen 2003 Sensitivity Analysis for a National Chemical Spill Contingency Plan for Latvia Institute of Marine Studies Ecolas NV, Antwerp, Belgium
David Bowman 2003 Application of Genesis to Eastoke, Hayling Island Institute of Marine Studies  
Petra Breithaupt 2003 Phytoplankton Community Composition; A Comparison of HPLC Pigments and Microscopy. Institute of Marine Studies Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Stephen Edge 2003 GPS Accuracy and Errors: Non-differential horizontal single point positioning using a high grade dual frequency receiver. Institute of Marine Studies
Thomas Forster 2003 Tamar Estuary DTMs. Institute of Marine Studies
Malcolm Kemp 2003 A 3D tidal stream atlas of Plymouth Sound Institute of Marine Studies  
Koen Vanstaen 2003 GIS integration of optical and acoustic data to characterise the seabed offshore Belize, Central America. Institute of Marine Studies
Claire Williams 2003 SSS seabed texture model of Plymouth Sound/Guatemala Institute of Marine Studies  
Benjamin Hextall 2002 Determining survey requirements for renewable energy sites. Institute of Marine Studies
Travis Stead 2002 South Africa's EEZ Surveys. Institute of Marine Studies International Hydrographic Organization
Mark Womersley 2002 The application of both Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) and video photogrammetry to coastal flooding. Institute of Marine Studies
Christopher Wright 2002 The Millbay Docks GIS - legal aspects. Institute of Marine Studies Associated British Ports, Plymouth
Ainley, J. 2002 Seabed classification using side-scan sonar Institute of Marine Studies
Awuletey, O. 2001 Fibre-optic cable landfalls. Institute of Marine Studies
Kowaas, S. 2001 Visualization of Fisheries Data on an ENC/ECDIS System as an aid to Law Enforcement in Indonesian Waters Institute of Marine Studies
Robinson, P. 2001 Error limitations in near-shore bathymetry Institute of Marine Studies  
Toha, B. 2001 The Impact of Meteorological Parameters on the Quality of An ERS-1 SAR-Based Bathymetric Chart of Flemish Banks, Belgium Institute of Marine Studies ARGOSS
Wall, A. 2001 DTM modeling using known landforms Institute of Marine Studies
Weisser, O. 2001 Acoustic interference on the operation of ROV platforms. Institute of Marine Studies
Hewlett, N. 2000 GIS to aid decision support for a port engineer Institute of Marine Studies Associated British Ports
Meech, M. 2000 Quality issues and hand-held GPS Institute of Marine Studies
Osborne, A. 2000 The use of GIS in decision support for fibre optic cable routing Institute of Marine Studies 360networks
Pearson. 2000 Route determination for fibre-optic cables with respect to physical
and political parameters
Institute of Marine Studies
Phillpot, P. 2000 Acoustic frequencies, targets and backgrounds Institute of Marine Studies Tom Bourne & Partners
Philpott, S. 2000 Comparative sub-bottom profiling records and their interpretation Institute of Marine Studies Dart Project Officer
Richards, A. 2000 Internet-based GPS corrections Institute of Marine Studies
Gowers, B. 1999 An evaluation of the Submetrix 2000 series swathe sounding system Institute of Marine Studies Submetrix
Read, R. 1999 An investigation into the practical use of multi-beam sonar for object detection Institute of Marine Studies Atlas
Smith, P. 1999 An evaluation of the seabed modelling capabilities of GIS Institute of Marine Studies
Burroughes, J. 1998 Integration of Plymouth Estuary data within a GIS to provide information to support future coastal studies and coastal management within the estuary Institute of Marine Studies Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Hewlett, J. 1998 One-dimensional modelling of the Fowey estuary Institute of Marine Studies Fowey Harbour Commissioners
Mavraidopoubs, A. 1998 Establishing ITRF96 reference co-ordinates using single frequency carrier phase observations Institute of Marine Studies
Fifita, N.J. 1997 An assessment of the issues within the establishment of a Geographical Information System for Plymouth Sound Institute of Marine Studies
Grose, C.R.G 1997 An assessment of the cost-effectiveness of implementing a GIS Institute of Marine Studies
Jacobs, J.M. 1997 Design of high target strength sonar reflectors Institute of Marine Studies

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