by kapow | Feb 27, 2020 | Blog, Climate Change, Miscellaneous
HOLOCENE SEA LEVELS AND COASTAL EVOLUTION I have long been interested in trying to unravel the driving forces that underpin the geomorphological and sedimentary record of coastal deposits. This has involved the study of sand barrier, river delta and coral reef...
by kapow | Feb 17, 2020 | Blog, Contributor, Miscellaneous
Brian Caton ‘a coastal legend’- RIP 9 February 2020 A number of ACS members in Adelaide recently attended a wake for Brian Caton. Our condolences to Angela and his family. Brian’s wake had many ‘coastal’ people, representing a mark of respect and appreciation for...
by kapow | Oct 27, 2019 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Coastal Incidents When will I get into the field to test all of this! Since I started wandering around beaches, cliffs, swamps and waterways just on 60 years ago, I have encountered any number of incidents that are memorable. The thrill of field work and the...
by kapow | Jul 2, 2019 | Blog, Miscellaneous
The Sandiford Line (Diagram Source: M.Sandiford, 2007, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 261, 152-163) Meanderings around the Australian coast excite one’s interests in so many weird and wonderful ways. Long ago I was fascinated by the writings of Reg Sprigg on the...
by kapow | May 13, 2019 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Mangrove Generations It was a thrill last week to attend a meeting of four generations of folk interested in mangrove science. The gathering took place at University of Wollongong and involved my former PhD student, Professor Neil Saintilan, his former PhD student...
by kapow | Nov 3, 2018 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Slicks (Part 2) In my blog on moods of Sydney Harbour, I touched on the topic of slicks. I frequently see them on relatively calm mornings from my verandah and they never cease to amaze me with their clarity and spatial variability. Peter Cowell has been a fan of...