Professor David Bowers
Emeritus Professor

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Professor
Room: 114 Marine Centre Wales
Phone: 01248 383933
E-mail: d.g.bowers@bangor.ac.uk
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- 2022
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Why is there a tide?
Ward, S., Bowers, D., Green, M. & Wilmes, S.-B., 7 Oct 2022, A Journey Through Tides. Green, M. & Duarte, J. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 81-113Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 2021
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Les Marées
Bowers, D. & Roberts, E. M., 17 Jun 2021, EDP Sciences.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Water masses constrain the distribution of deep-sea sponges in the North Atlantic Ocean and Nordic Seas
Roberts, E. M., Bowers, D. G., Meyer, H. K., Samuelsen, A., Rapp, H. T. & Cardenas, P., 4 Feb 2021, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 659, p. 75-96Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Importance of Organic Content to Fractal Floc Properties in Estuarine Surface Waters: Insights From Video, LISST, and Pump Sampling
Fall, K. A., Friedrichs, C. T., Massey, G. M., Bowers, D. G. & Smith, S. J., 6 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 126, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Providential Tides: the Double Low Water of Narragansett Bay
Bowers, D. G. & Brubaker, J. M., Jan 2021, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 44, 1, p. 44-53 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2020
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Secchi Disk Measurements in Turbid Water
Bowers, D. G., Roberts, E. M., Hoguane, A. M., Fall, K. A., Massey, G. M. & Friedrichs, C. T., May 2020, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 125, 5, 9 p., e2020JC016172.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vertical migrations of fish schools determine overlap with a mobile tidal stream marine renewable energy device
Whitton, T., Jackson, S., Hiddink, J. G., Scoulding, B., Bowers, D., Powell, B., D'Urban Jackson, T., Gimenez Noya, L. & Davies, A., 1 Apr 2020, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 57, 4, p. 729-741 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tides: A Very Short Introduction
Bowers, D. & Roberts, E. M., 1 Feb 2020, Oxford University Press. 168 p. (Very Short Introductions)Research output: Book/Report › Book
- 2019
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The atmospheric carbon sequestration potential of man-made tidal lagoons
Piano, M., Papadimitriou, S., Roche, R., Bowers, D., Kennedy, D. & Kennedy, H., 15 Jun 2019, In: Continental Shelf Research. 181, p. 90-102Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2018
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What can seabirds tell us about the tide?
Cooper, M., Bishop, C. M., Lewis, M., Bowers, D., Bolton, M., Owen, E. & Dodd, S., 29 Nov 2018, In: Ocean Science. 14, 6, p. 1483-1490 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tidal modulation of seabed light and its implications for benthic algae
Roberts, E., Bowers, D. & Davies, A., Jan 2018, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 63, 1, p. 91-106Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2017
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The double high tide at Port Ellen: Doodson's criterion revisited
Byrne, H., Green, M. & Bowers, D., 20 Jul 2017, In: Ocean Science. 13, p. 599-607Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The area-to-mass ratio and fractal dimension of marine flocs
Bowers, D., McKee, D., Jago, C. & Nimmo-Smith, W. A. M., 5 Apr 2017, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 189, p. 224-234Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2015
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Stratification in the presence of an axial convergent front: Causes and implications
Howlett, E. R., Bowers, D. G., Malarkey, J. & Jago, C. F., 20 Apr 2015, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 161, p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2014
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Qualitative changes of riverine dissolved organic matter at low salinities due to flocculation
Asmala, E., Bowers, D. G., Autio, R., Kaartokallio, H. & Thomas, D. N., Oct 2014, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 119, 10, p. 1919-1933Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vertical migration maintains phytoplankton position in a tidal channel with residual flow
Macdonald, R. G., Bowers, D. G., McKee, D., Graham, G. W. & Nimmo-Smith, W. A., 27 Aug 2014, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 509, p. 113-126Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Springs–neaps cycles in daily total seabed light: Daylength-induced changes
Roberts, E. M., Bowers, D. G. & Davies, A. J., 1 Apr 2014, In: Journal of Marine Systems. 132, p. 116-129Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate change and salinity in drinking water as a global problem: using remote-sensing methods to monitor surface water salinity
Chong, Y. J., Khan, A., Scheelbeek, P., Butler, A., Bowers, D. & Vineis, P., 17 Feb 2014, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 35, 4, p. 1585-1599Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optically significant particle sizes in seawater
Davies, E. J., McKee, D., Bowers, D., Graham, G. W. & Nimmo-Smith, W. A., 12 Feb 2014, In: Applied Optics. 53, 6, p. 1067-1074Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of particulate organic content on the remote sensing of marine suspended sediment
Bowers, D. G., Hill, P. S. & Braithwaite, K. M., 11 Feb 2014, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 144, p. 172-178Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2013
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Briefing: Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference 2012
Green, M., Davies, A. G., Bowers, D. G., Zhu, F., Ward, S. L. & Porter, K., Sept 2013, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime Engineering. 166, 3, p. 101-108Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Water masses, mixing, and the flow of dissolved organic carbon through the Irish Sea
Bowers, D., Roberts, E., White, M. & Moate, B., 2013, In: Continental Shelf Research. 58, p. 12-20Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2012
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Introducing Oceanography
Thomas, D. N. & Bowers, D., 20 Sept 2012, 1 ed. Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press Ltd. 151 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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A note on using a digital camera to measure suspended sediment load in Maputo Bay, Mozambique
Hoguane, A. M., Green, C., Bowers, D. & Nordez, S., 1 May 2012, In: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. 3, 3, p. 259-266Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interpreting LISST-100X measurements of particles with complex shape using digital in-line holography
Graham, G. W., Davies, E. J., Nimmo-Smith, W. A., Bowers, D. G. & Braithwaite, K. M., 1 May 2012, In: Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 117, C5, p. C05034Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measurements of mineral particle absorption properties in turbid estuaries: Intercomparison of methods and implications for optical inversions
Moate, B. D., Bowers, D. G. & Thomas, D., 31 Mar 2012, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 99, p. 95-107Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Controls on floc growth in an energetic tidal channel
Braithwait, K. M., Bowers, D. G., Smith, W. A. & Graham, G. W., 1 Feb 2012, In: Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 117, C2, p. 1-12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bio-optical properties of east coast Malaysia waters in relation to remote sensing of chlorophyll
Bowers, D. G., Md-Suffian, I. & Mitchelson-Jacob, E. G., 1 Jan 2012, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 33, 1, p. 150-169Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2011
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The optical efficiency of flocs in shelf seas and estuaries.
Bowers, D. G., Braithwaite, K. M., Nimmo-Smith, W. A. & Graham, G. W., 10 Feb 2011, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 91, 3, p. 341-350Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2010
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Observations of particle density and scattering in the Tamar Estuary.
Braithwait, K., Bowers, D. G., Nimmo-Smith, W. A., Graham, G. W., Agrawal, Y. C. & Mikkelson, O. A., 15 Nov 2010, In: Marine Geology. 277, 1-4, p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tidal amplification of seabed light.
Bowers, D. G. & Brubaker, J. M., 9 Sept 2010, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 115, p. C09008Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2009
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Exudation and decomposition of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) from some temperate macroalgae.
Hulatt, C., Thomas, D. N., Bowers, D., Norman, L. & Zhang, C., 20 Aug 2009, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 84, 1, p. 147-153Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Light scattering by particles suspended in the sea: The role of particle size and density.
Bowers, D. G., Braithwaite, K. M., Nimmo-Smith, W. A. & Graham, G. W., 30 Jul 2009, In: Continental Shelf Research. 29, 14, p. 1748-1755Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fundamentals of in situ digital camera methodology for water quality monitoring of coast and ocean.
Goddijn-Murphy, L., Dailloux, D., White, M. & Bowers, D. G., 1 Jul 2009, In: Sensors. 9, 7, p. 5825-5843Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Remote sensing of temporal and spatial patterns of suspended particle size in the Irish Sea in relation to the Kolmogorov microscale.
Van Der Lee, E. M., Bowers, D. G. & Kyte, E., 15 May 2009, In: Continental Shelf Research. 29, 9, p. 1213-1225Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2008
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The relationship between CDOM and salinity in estuaries: an analytical and graphical solution.
Bowers, D. G. & Brett, H. L., 1 Sept 2008, In: Journal of Marine Systems. 73, 1-2, p. 1-7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A model of turbidity maximum maintenance in the Irish Sea.
Ellis, K., Binding, C., Bowers, D. G., Jones, S. & Simpson, J. H., 1 Mar 2008, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 76, 4, p. 765-774Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2007
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Satellite remote sensing of the geographical distribution of suspended particle size in an energetic shelf sea
Bowers, D. G., Binding, C. E. & Ellis, K., 1 Jul 2007, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 73, 3-4, p. 457-466Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spectral fitting techniques in turbid water
Bowers, D. G., Kyte, E. & Mitchelson-Jacob, E. G., 19 Jun 2007, p. 061215-025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Spectral fitting techniques in turbid water.
Bowers, D. G., Kyte, E. & Mitchelson-Jacob, E. G., 18 Jun 2007, p. 1-4.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Optical remote sensing of sea surface salinity: possibility or pipedream?
Moate, B. D., Bowers, D. G. & Thomas, D. N., 1 Jan 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- 2006
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Optical properties of mineral suspended particles in the sea: a review and synthesis.
Bowers, D. G. & Binding, C. E., 1 Mar 2006, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 67, 1-2, p. 219-230Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A note on salt intrusion in funnel-shaped estuaries: Application to the Incomati estuary, Mozambique
Brockway, R., Bowers, D. G., Hoguane, A., Dove, V. & Vassele, V., 1 Jan 2006, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 66, 1-2, p. 1-5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optical remote sensing of sea surface salinity in a well- mixed turbid estuary.
Moate, B., Bowers, D. & Thomas, D. N., 1 Jan 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- 2005
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Using digital cameras for river plume and water quality measurements
White, M., Feighery, L., Bowers, D. G., O'Riain, G. & Bowyer, P., 20 Oct 2005, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 26, 20, p. 4405-4419Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Isolated turbidity maxima in shelf seas.
Bowers, D. G., Ellis, K. M. & Jones, S. E., 1 Jun 2005, In: Continental Shelf Research. 25, 9, p. 1071-1080Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimating suspended sediment concentrations from ocean colour measurements in moderately turbid waters; the impact of variable particle scattering properties.
Binding, C. E., Bowers, D. G. & Mitchelson-Jacob, E. G., 15 Feb 2005, In: Remote Sensing of the Environment. 94, 3, p. 373-383Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Baltic Sea remote sensing and bio-optical modelling – Guest Editor’s preface
Hakansson, B. & Bowers, D. G., 20 Jan 2005, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 26, 2, p. 231Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2004
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A study of the temporal variability in particle size in a high energy regime.
Ellis, K. M., Bowers, D. G. & Jones, S. E., 1 Oct 2004, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 61, 2, p. 311-315Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Underwater sunlight maxima in the Menai Strait.
Bowers, D. G. & Brubaker, J. M., 1 Jul 2004, In: Journal of Optics A - Pure and Applied Optics. 6, 7, p. 684-689Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review