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Last updated 27th March 2023
Biography
Thomas is an aeolian (windblown) and coastal geomorphologist who joined the University of Huddersfield in 2019 from Liverpool Hope University. Thomas’s research focuses on measuring and modelling near surface fluid dynamics in aeolian, marine and Martian environments, predominantly investigating sand dune dynamics and shipwreck site formation processes.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research Expertise and Interests
- Dune
- Airflow
- Sediment Transport
- Landform
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Contemporary research in coastal dunes and aeolian processes
Farrell, E., Delgado-Fernandez, I., Smyth, T., Li, B. & Swann, C., 19 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dune slope, not wind speed, best predicts bare sand in vegetated coastal dunes
Smyth, T., Rooney, P. & Yates, K., 1 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Coastal Conservation. 27, 4, 15 p., 27.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Air flow and sediment transport dynamics on a foredune with contrasting vegetation cover
Bauer, B., Hesp, P., Smyth, T., Walker, I., Davidson-Arnott, R., Pickart, A., Grilliot, M. & Rader, A., 15 Sep 2022, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 47, 11, p. 2811-2829 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus) -
Airflow Dynamics Over Unvegetated and Vegetated Dunes
Walker, I., Hesp, P. & Smyth, T., 8 Mar 2022, Treatise on Geomorphology. Lancaster, N. (ed.). 2nd ed. Elsevier, Vol. 7. p. 415-453 39 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
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Extent, accuracy and repeatability of bare sand and vegetation cover in dunes mapped from aerial imagery is highly variable
Smyth, T., Wilson, R., Rooney, P. & Yates, K., 1 Jun 2022, In: Aeolian Research. 56, 11 p., 100799.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Aerial imagery of Ynyslas coastal sand dunes, Wales in 2020
Smyth, T. (Creator) & Wilson, R. (Creator), NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre, 15 Nov 2022
DOI: 10.5285/ac7071cb-79a3-400d-9f17-13dc4a657083, https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/ac7071cb-79a3-400d-9f17-13dc4a657083
Dataset
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Bare sand, wind speed, aspect and slope at four English and Welsh coastal sand dunes, 2014-2016
Smyth, T. (Creator), NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre, 15 Nov 2022
DOI: 10.5285/972599af-0cc3-4e0e-a4dc-2fab7a6dfc85, https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/972599af-0cc3-4e0e-a4dc-2fab7a6dfc85
Dataset
Activities
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Antoine Lamy
Thomas Smyth (Host)
Jan 2023Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Landscape scale drivers of coastal dune mobility
Thomas Smyth (Speaker)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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University of California, Santa Barbara
Thomas Smyth (Visiting Researcher)
2022Activity: External Appointments and Visits › Visiting an external academic institution
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Natural Environmental Research Council Grant Review
Thomas Smyth (Participant)
23 Nov 2020Activity: Other activity types › Grant peer-review
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How sand dunes change and why it matters
Thomas Smyth (Speaker)
22 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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University of Huddersfield Expert is Helping Prepare the Ground for Historic First Manned Space Mission to Mars
27/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other