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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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
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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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
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Turbidity in the southern Irish Sea.
Bowers, D. G., Gaffney, S., White, M. & Bowyer, P., 1 Oct 2002, In: Continental Shelf Research. 22, 15, p. 2115-2126Research 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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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 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
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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
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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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Testing long term trends in turbidity in the Menai Strait, North Wales.
Kratzer, S., Buchan, S. & Bowers, D. G., 1 Feb 2003, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 56, 2, p. 221-226Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TIDAL FRICTION IN A SEA WITH 2 EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL TIDAL CONSTITUENTS
Bowers, D., Rippeth, T. & Simpson, J., 1 Feb 1991, In: Continental Shelf Research. 11, 2, p. 203-209Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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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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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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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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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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Seasonal changes in colour ratios and optically active contituents in the optical Case-2 waters of the Menai Strait, North Wales.
Kratzer, S., Bowers, D. G. & Tett, P. B., 20 Jul 2000, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 21, 11, p. 2225-2246Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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Optical properties of a region of freshwater influence (the Clyde Sea).
Bowers, D. G., Harker, G. E., Smith, P. S. & Tett, P. B., 1 May 2000, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 50, 5, p. 717-726Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On the calibration and use of in situ Ocean Colour measurements for monitoring algal blooms.
Bowers, D. G., Kratzer, S., Morrison, J. R., Smith, P. S., Tett, P. B., Walne, A. W. & Wild-Allen, K., 1 Jan 2001, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 22, 2-3, p. 359-368Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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Multivariate techniques to accurately characterise catchments.
Evans, D. W., Thomas, D. N., Bowers, D. G. & Williams, P. J., 1 Jan 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Measuring the salinity of the Clyde Sea from remotely sensed ocean colour.
Binding, C. E. & Bowers, D. G., 1 Jul 2003, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 57, 4, p. 605-611Research 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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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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Les Marées
Bowers, D. & Roberts, E. M., 17 Jun 2021, EDP Sciences.Research output: Book/Report › Book › 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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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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Interpreting the colour of an estuary.
Bowers, D. G., Evans, D., Thomas, D. N., Ellis, K. & Williams, P. J., 1 Jan 2004, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 59, 1, p. 13-20Research 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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Interannual variability in Irish Sea turbidity and relation to wind strength
White, M., Bowers, D. G., Gaffney, S. P. & Bowyer, P., 1 Jan 2003, In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 103B, p. 83-90Research 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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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