Book description
The application of multibeam and sediment transport measurement
technologies and the adoption of multi-faceted research methodologies
have greatly advanced our understanding of the sedimentary processes on
continental shelves in the last decade.
This book uniquely blends cutting-edge research and state-of-the art
review articles that take stock of new advances in multibeam mapping
and sediment transport technologies, spatial analysis and modelling,
and the applications of these advances to the understanding of shelf
sediments, morphodynamics, and sedimentary processes. Case studies are
also presented to illustrate the utilization of seabed property and
process knowledge in habitat mapping and ocean management
With its mix of papers focusing on technological advances,
integration of shelf morphology and processes, and the application of
these advances to coastal and ocean management, this Special
Publication volume will serve as a milestone reference for
professional marine scientists and as advanced text for students in
marine geology, sedimentology and oceanography.
This book is part of the International Association
of Sedimentologists (IAS) Special Publications.
The Special Publications from the IAS are a set of thematic volumes
edited by specialists on subjects of central interest to
sedimentologists. Papers are reviewed and printed to the same high
standards as those published in the journal Sedimentology
and several of these volumes have become standard works of reference.
Michael Li
is a research scientist at the Atlantic branch of the Geological Survey
of Canada. After obtaining degrees from Ocean University of China and
Oregon State University, Michael has worked in and published on the
coastal and shelf systems of China, United States, and Canada. His
current research interests include boundary layer dynamics and sediment
transport processes through in situ measurements of instrumented seabed
landers, offshore geohazards and mobility of large-scale bedforms
through multibeam and sidescan surveys and sampling, physical and
numerical models of hydrodynamics and sediment transport processes on
continental shelves and in coastal environments.
Chris Sherwood is a research oceanographer with the U. S.
Geologcal Survey and works at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine
Science Center. Dr. Sherwood studied at Bowdoin College and the
University of Washington. Before joining the USGS, he worked for the
marine research division of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industry
Research Organisation in Hobart, Australia. His research is focused on
development of open-source models for sediment transport in coastal
ocean environment, and on field measurements to evaluate the models.
Phil Hill is a research scientist with the Geological Suvey of
Canada. Since graduating with degrees from the University of Oxford
and Dalhousie University, he has practiced marine geology in
government, universities and the private sector. He has published on
marine geology and sedimentology all around Canada, including the east
and west coasts, the Beaufort Sea and Hudson Bay.
