Porth Ymchwil

Dr Martin Austin

Uwch Ddarlithydd

Aelodaeth

Dolenni cyswllt

ORCID: 0000-0003-3179-8767

Contact info

Office: 211 Marine Centre Wales     Phone: 01248 382803

Email: m.austin@bangor.ac.uk

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Twitter: @mart_austin

I am an observational oceanographer and specialise in the hydro- and morpho-dynamics of the inter-tidal and shallow sub-tidal regions of the coastal ocean. My present research at Bangor includes:

  • Increasing our understanding of gravel barrier dynamics and resilience in a changing climate. Through the NERC-funded project #gravelbeach, it will deliver new scientific advances through an integrated and comprehensive morphosedimentary evaluation, intense field observations, targeted laboratory experiments, and numerical model development/simulation. This research involves UK-wide collaboration with multiple academic and industry partners.
  • The turbulent flow dynamics around offshore infrastructure and sub-sea cables that result in changes to the seabed habitat, the vertical mixing of heat and nutrients through the water column and physical impacts to the infrastructure. This research is funded through NERC and ESPRC projects and involves significant collaboration with industry partners from the Marine Renewable Energy sector.  
  • The dynamics of large-scale turbulent motions in tidally energetic regions. This EPSRC- and NRN-funded work seeks to quantify large-scale turbulent motions and assess the impacts on tidal energy extraction and infrastructure. Observational field experiments are being undertaken in the Menai Strait and around north Wales, and include industry collaborators from UK, Europe and the USA.

I graduated from Plymouth University in 2002 with a BSc in Ocean Science and completed my PhD in gravel beach morphodynamics at Loughborough University in 2005. I have subsequently been a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at: Plymouth University (2005 - 2007, Cross-shore sediment transport on sandy beaches); Loughborough University (2007, Dust generation on an Arctic pro-glacial flood plain); before returning once again to Plymouth (2007 - 2010, Impacts of offshore wave energy arrays on seabed and shoreline processes; and 2010 - 2013, Dynamics of rip currents and implication for beach safety).  Research Areas

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Trefnu yn ôl: Math
  1. Erthygl › Ymchwil › Adolygwyd gan gymheiriaid
  2. Cyhoeddwyd

    A low-cost, high-fidelity converging-beam Doppler instrument for measuring velocity and turbulence at tidal energy sites

    Lake, T., Glasby, D., Horrillo-Caraballo, J., Togneri, M., Masters, I., Austin, M. & Lincoln, B., 31 Gorff 2024, Yn: International Marine Energy Journal. 7, 1, t. 11-24

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  3. Alongshore fluid motions in the swash zone of a sandy and gravel beach

    Austin, M. J., Masselink, G., Russell, P. E., Turner, I. L. & Blenkinsopp, C. E., Awst 2011, Yn: Coastal Engineering. 58, 8, t. 690-705

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  4. E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu

    Assessing hydrodynamic impacts of tidal range energy impoundments in UK coastal waters

    Roome, E., Robins, P., Ahmadian, R., Austin, M., Hanousek, N., Guo, B. & Neill, S., 18 Hyd 2024, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Renewable Energy. 121601.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  5. Cyhoeddwyd

    Boundary layer dynamics in the swash zone under large-scale laboratory conditions

    Ruju, A., Conley, D., Masselink, G., Austin, M. J., Puleo, J., Lanckriet, T. & Foster, D., 1 Gorff 2016, Yn: Coastal Engineering. 113, July, t. 47-61

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  6. Cyhoeddwyd

    Characterizing the Marine Energy Test Area (META) in Wales, UK

    Neill, S., Fairley, I., Rowlands, S., Young, S., Hill, T., Unsworth, C., King, N., Roberts, M., Austin, M., Hughes, P., Masters, I., Owen, A., Powell, B., Reeve, D. E. & Lewis, M., 1 Maw 2023, Yn: Renewable Energy. 205, t. 447-460

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  7. Coastal sand barrier hydrology - observations from the BARDEX II prototype-scale laboratory experiment

    Turner, I. L., Rau, G. C., Andersen, M. S., Austin, M. J., Puleo, J. A. & Masselink, G., 2013, Yn: Journal of Coastal Research. 65, S2, t. 1886-1891

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  8. Cyhoeddwyd

    Controls on macrotidal rip current circulation and hazard

    Scott, T., Masselink, G., Austin, M. J. & Russell, P., 15 Chwef 2014, Yn: Geomorphology. 214

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  9. Cyhoeddwyd

    Cross-shore sediment transport and morphological response on a macrotidal beach with intertidal bar morphology, Truc Vert, France

    Masselink, G., Austin, M., Tinker, J., O'Hare, T. & Russell, P. E., 6 Meh 2008, Yn: Marine Geology. 251, 3-4, t. 141-155

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  10. Dust generation on a proglacial floodplain, West Greenland

    Bullard, J. E. & Austin, M. J., Meh 2011, Yn: Aeolian Research. 3, 1, t. 43-54

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  11. Cyhoeddwyd

    Dynamics of rip currents associated with groynes — field measurements, modelling and implications for beach safety

    Scott, T., Austin, M. J., Masselink, G. & Russell, P., 30 Hyd 2015, Yn: Coastal Engineering. 107, t. 53-69

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  12. Wedi ei Dderbyn / Yn y wasg

    Enhanced bed shear stress and mixing in the tidal wake of an offshore wind turbine monopile

    Austin, M., Unsworth, C., Van Landeghem, K. & Lincoln, B., 6 Tach 2024, (Wedi ei Dderbyn / Yn y wasg) Yn: Ocean Science. 17 t., egusphere-2024-2056.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  13. Cyhoeddwyd

    Exploring regional coastal sediment pathways using a coupled tide-wave-sediment dynamics model

    Davies, A. G., Robins, P., Austin, M. & Walker-Springett, G., 15 Ion 2023, Yn: Continental Shelf Research. 253, 104903.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  14. Cyhoeddwyd

    Field measurements of cable self-burial in a sandy marine environment

    Unsworth, C., Austin, M., Van Landeghem, K., Couldrey, A., Whitehouse, R., Lincoln, B., Doole, S. & Worrall, P., Medi 2023, Yn: Coastal Engineering. 184, 22 t., 104309.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  15. Geometry and dynamics of wave ripples in the nearshore zone of a coarse sandy beach

    Masselink, G., Austin, M. J., O'Hare, T. J. & Russell, P. E., 24 Hyd 2007, Yn: Journal of Geophysical Research. 112, C10

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  16. Groundwater dynamics in coastal gravel barriers backed by freshwater lagoons and the potential for saline intrusion: Two cases from the UK

    Austin, M. J., Masselink, G., McCall, R. T. & Poate, T. G., Awst 2013, Yn: Journal of Marine Systems. 123-124, t. 19-32

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  17. Cyhoeddwyd

    Groundwater fluxes and flow paths within coastal barriers: Observations from a large-scale laboratory experiment (BARDEX II)

    Turner, I. L., Rau, G. C., Austin, M. J. & Andersen, M. S., Gorff 2016, Yn: Coastal Engineering. 113, t. 104-116

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  18. Cyhoeddwyd

    Infragravity wave generation on shore platforms: bound long wave versus breakpoint forcing

    Poate, T. G., Masselink, G., Austin, M., Inch, K., Dickson, M. & McCall, R. D., 1 Chwef 2020, Yn: Geomorphology. 350, 106880.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  19. Cyhoeddwyd

    Macrotidal rip current experiment : circulation and dynamics

    Austin, M. J., Scott, T. M., Brown, J. W., Brown, J. A. & Macmahan, J. H., 2009, Yn: Journal of Coastal Research. 2009, 56, t. 24-28

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  20. Cyhoeddwyd

    Mean Lagrangian flow behavior on an open coast rip-channeled beach: A new perspective

    MacMahan, J., Brown, J., Brown, J., Thornton, E., Reniers, A., Stanton, T., Henriquez, M., Gallagher, E., Morrison, J., Austin, M. J., Scott, T. & Senechal, N., 15 Ion 2010, Yn: Marine Geology. 268, 1-4, t. 1-15

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  21. Cyhoeddwyd

    Morphodynamic variability of high-energy macrotidal beaches, Cornwall, UK

    Poate, T., Masselink, G., Russell, P. & Austin, M., 1 Ebr 2014, Yn: Marine Geology. 350, t. 97-111

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  22. Cyhoeddwyd

    Morphological change and sediment dynamics of the beach step on a macrotidal gravel beach

    Austin, M. J. & Buscombe, D., 31 Maw 2008, Yn: Marine Geology. 249, 3-4, t. 167-183

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  23. Observations of morphological change and sediment transport on a steep gravel beach

    Austin, M. & Masselink, G., 30 Mai 2006, Yn: Marine Geology. 229, 1-2, t. 59-77

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  24. Cyhoeddwyd

    Onshore sediment transport on a sandy beach under varied wave conditions: Flow velocity skewness, wave asymmetry or bed ventilation?

    Austin, M., Masselink, G., O'Hare, T. & Russell, P. E., 15 Ebr 2009, Yn: Marine Geology. 259, 1-4, t. 86-101

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  25. Relaxation time effects of wave ripples on tidal beaches

    Austin, M. J., Masselink, G., O'Hare, T. & Russell, P. E., 28 Awst 2007, Yn: Geophysical Research Letters. 34, 16, t. 1-5 5 t.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  26. Cyhoeddwyd

    Rip Current Prediction: Development, Validation, and Evaluation of an Operational Tool

    Austin, M. J., Scott, T. M., Russell, P. E. & Masselink, G., 1 Hyd 2013, Yn: Journal of Coastal Research. 29, 2, t. 283-300 18 t.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  27. Cyhoeddwyd

    Role of wave forcing, storms and NAO in outer bar dynamics on a high-energy, macro-tidal beach

    Masselink, G., Austin, M. J., Scott, T., Poate, T. & Russell, P., 2 Awst 2014, Yn: Geomorphology. 226, t. 76-93

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  28. Cyhoeddwyd

    Sediment trend models fail to reproduce small-scale sediment transport patterns on an intertidal beach

    Masselink, G., Buscombe, D., Austin, M., O'Hare, T. & Russell, P., 20 Tach 2007, Yn: Sedimentology. 55, 3, t. 667-687

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  29. Swash-groundwater interaction on a steep gravel beach

    Austin, M. J. & Masselink, G., Rhag 2006, Yn: Continental Shelf Research. 26, 20, t. 2503-2519

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  30. Cyhoeddwyd

    Temporal observations of rip current circulation on a macro-tidal beach

    Austin, M., Scott, T., Brown, J., Brown, J., MacMahan, J., Russell, P. E. & Masselink, G., 31 Mai 2010, Yn: Continental Shelf Research. 30, 9, t. 1149-1165

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  31. Cyhoeddwyd

    The annual cycle of energy input, modal excitation and physical plus biogenic turbulent dissipation in a temperate lake

    Simpson, J., Woolway, I., Scannell, B., Austin, M., Powell, B. & Maberly, S. C., Meh 2021, Yn: Water Resources Research. 57, 6, 2020WR029441.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  32. Cyhoeddwyd

    The effect of bedform dynamics on computing suspended sediment fluxes using optical backscatter sensors and current meters

    Austin, M. J. & Masselink, G., Maw 2008, Yn: Coastal Engineering. 55, 3, t. 251-260

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  33. Cyhoeddwyd

    The role of bed roughness in wave transformation across sloping rock shore platforms

    Poate, T. G., Masselink, G., Austin, M., Dickson, M. & McCall, R. T., Ion 2018, Yn: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 123, 1, t. 97-123

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  34. Cyhoeddwyd

    Turbulence and Coherent Structure Characterisation in a Tidally Energetic Channel

    Lucas, N., Austin, M., Rippeth, T., Powell, B. & Wakonigg, P., Gorff 2022, Yn: Renewable Energy. 194, t. 259-272

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  35. Cyhoeddwyd

    Water-level controls on macro-tidal rip currents

    Austin, M. J., Masselink, G., Scott, T. M. & Russell, P. E., 16 Rhag 2013, Yn: Continental Shelf Research. 75, t. 28-40

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  36. Sylw/Dadl › Ymchwil › Adolygwyd gan gymheiriaid
  37. Cyhoeddwyd

    Comment on: “Is ‘re-mobilisation’ nature restoration or nature destruction? A commentary”, by Delgado-Fernandez et al.

    Austin, M. & Walker-Springett, G., 13 Ion 2021, Yn: Journal of Coastal Conservation. 25, 1, 10.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Sylw/Dadl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  38. Pennod › Ymchwil › Heb ei adolygu gan gymheiriaid
  39. Cyhoeddwyd

    Rip current hazards on large-tidal beaches in the United Kingdom

    Scott, T. M., Russell, P. E., Masselink, G., Austin, M. J., Wills, S. & Wooler, A., 9 Mai 2011, Rip Currents: Beach Safety, Physical Oceanogaphy, and Wave Modeling. Leatherman, S. & Fletemeyer, J. (gol.). CRC Press, t. 225-242 18 t.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod

  40. Papur › Ymchwil › Adolygwyd gan gymheiriaid
  41. Cyhoeddwyd

    Grain size selection in seagrass beds

    Conley, D., Austin, M., Davidson, I., Buscombe, D. & Masselink, G., 17 Meh 2017.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  42. Cyhoeddwyd

    Modelling incident-band and infra gravity wave dynamics on rocky shore platforms

    McCall, R. T., Masselink, G., Austin, M., Poate, T. & Jager, T., Meh 2017, t. 1658-1669.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  43. Cyhoeddwyd

    Renewable infrastructure in a field of dunes: changes to near bed turbulence & sediments

    Unsworth, C., Austin, M., Van Landeghem, K., Couldrey, A. & Whitehouse, R., 1 Ion 2023, t. 299-306. 7 t.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  44. Crynodeb › Ymchwil › Heb ei adolygu gan gymheiriaid
  45. Cyhoeddwyd
  46. Cyhoeddwyd
  47. Erthygl › Ymchwil
  48. Cyhoeddwyd

    Coastal sand dunes: storms and (over-)stabilisation

    Austin, M. & Walker-Springett, G., 1 Tach 2021, Geography Review, 35, 2, t. 8-13 6 t.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigol › Erthygl

  49. Cyhoeddwyd

    Rip currents are a natural hazard along our coasts - here's how to spot them

    Austin, M., 27 Gorff 2016, The Conversation.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigol › Erthygl

  50. Cyhoeddwyd

    The UK’s first climate refugees: why more defences may not save this village from rising sea levels

    Ward, S. & Austin, M., 31 Maw 2023, The Conversation.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigol › Erthygl

  51. Cyfraniad Arall › Ymchwil › Adolygwyd gan gymheiriaid
  52. Cyhoeddwyd

    The need for a people’s perspective when exploring climate change and cultural heritage

    Forino, G., Yorke, L., Robinson, G., Austin, M., Sieradzan, K. & Hewitt, J., 28 Meh 2023, Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers .

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad arall › Cyfraniad Arall › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  53. Adoddiad Arall › Ymchwil › Heb ei adolygu gan gymheiriaid
  54. Cyhoeddwyd

    The impact of mobile demersal fishing on blue carbon in seabed sediments: Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships scheme (FISP) report

    Whitton, T., Austin, M., Newbould, A., Kennedy, H., Allender, S., Cavan, E., Parker, R., North, C., Hatchman, J. & Hiddink, J. G., 1 Gorff 2024, Bangor University. 18 t.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Llyfr/Adroddiad › Adoddiad Arall