- Room 121, Reynolds, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
- +44 1752 584561
- daniel.conley@plymouth.ac.uk
Profiles
Dr Daniel Conley
Associate Professor in Coastal Dynamics Modelling (Wave Hub)
School of Biological & Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science & Engineering)
Role
Daniel is an Associate Professor (Reader) and leader of the Coastal Processes Research Group at Plymouth University. Prior to that he was a Research Scientist at the NATO Undersea Research Centre in La Spezia Italy. Daniel brings over 30 years experience in collecting field measurements in coastal and estuarine environments across the globe. He has particular expertise in the measurement and modelling of coastal sediment transport as well as experience in assessing resources and impacts for marine renewable energy developments.
Qualifications
EDUCATION
1993 Ph.D. in Oceanography (Applied Ocean Science), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla Ca. USA, 199
1980 B.S. (Ocean Engineering), B.S. (Geophysics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Ma. USA, 1980
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
10/2000 – 10/2007 Research Scientist, NATO Undersea Research Centre, La Spezia Italy
2/1993 - 9/2000 Assistant Professor, Marine Science Research Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook.
11/1997 - 8/1999 Visiting Scientist, ENEA Santa Teresa Marine Environmental Research Centre, Santa Teresa, Italy.
9/1986 - 1/1993 Research Assistant, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California.
1982 Seismic Analyst. U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, Ca.
1980 - 1981 Wire-line Engineer. Houston Offshore District, Schlumberger Offshore Services, Houston, TX.
Professional membership
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Geophysical Union
Coastal Education Research Foundation
Roles on external bodies
Member of Steering Committee for Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference
Member of Marine Sciences panel for proposal evaluation for Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation
Expert Evaluator for H2020 Research Infrastructure Programme (2014)
External referee for Netherlands Council of Earth and Life Sciences.
External referee for Italian Special Committee for National ResearchEvaluation (CIVR).
Teaching interests
- Nearshore Processes
- Coastal Oceanography
- Water wave mechanics
- Sediment Transport
- Measurements and Data Analysis.
Research interests
- Sediment transport under waves
- Wave and Tidal Energy
- Nearshore monitoring
- Estuarine circulation and tidal mixing
- Wave modeling
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
- Matthew Archer – BSc completed 2009, Honors Thesis: “WERA HF radar measurements of wind direction in the South Atlantic Bight” Univ. Plymouth.
- Silvia Falchetti – PhD completed 2009, Dissertation: “Hydro-morphodynamics of the nearshore-shoreline: experimental and theoretical modeling.” Univ. Genova.
- Charlene Sullivan-MS completed 2005, Thesis: “Effects of waves and tides on residual circulation at a modified tidal inlet.” SUNY Stonybrook.
- Silvia Falchetti – Laurea completed 2005, Thesis: “Morphodynamic shoreline boundary condition;, a field experiment.” Univ. Genova.
- Frank Buonaiuto – MS completed 1999, Thesis: “A numerical investigation of natural sand bypassing at a coastal inlet., SUNY Stonybrook.
- John Griffin-MS completed 2000, Thesis: “Field measurements of bed stress under swash.” SUNY Stonybrook.
Grants & contracts
- NERC Responsive Mode Grant, “Turbulence, sediment stratification and altered resuspension under waves (TSSAR Waves)”, 05/10/09-04/10/12, £361,680, D. C. Conley & A. Nimmo-Smith.
- Great Wester Research PhD studentship award, “Development of a resource assessment tool for tidal power generation devices: Regional Modelling” £59.200. D.C. Conley.
- NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, “Airborne Forward Eyes” 1/1/2006-12/31/2006, €390.000. D.C. Conley.
- NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, “Forward Eyes final development and demonstration” 1/1/2005-12/31/2005, €450.000. D.C. Conley & A. Trangeled.
- NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, “Forward Eyes system development” 1/1/2004-12/31/2004 $600,000. D.C. Conley & A. Trangeled.
- NY SeaGrant, “Bathymetric Evolution of a Tidal Inlet”, 2/1/00-1/31/02, $156,029, D. C. Conley & R. Flood.
- US Army Corps of Engineers, “Bypassing of sand at tidal inlets”, 1/1/00-12/31/03, $176,639, H. Bokuniewicz, R.E. Wilson, D.C. Conley.
- ONR, “Patterns of Transport Partitioning in the Nearshore.”, 10/1/99-9/30/00, $44,268. D. C. Conley.
- ONR, “Fluid-Sediment Interactions in the Nearshore”, 10/1/97-9/30/99, $84,181. D. C. Conley.
- NY SeaGrant, “Sediment Bypassing at Moriches Inlet”, 2/1/96-1/31/98, $78,572, D. C. Conley.
- National Park Service, “Numerical Modeling of Fire Island National Seashore storm breach impacts upon circulation and water quality of Great South Bay, NY”, 8/1/94-12/31/96, $86,898, D. C. Conley.
- NY State Dept. Environmental Conservation, “Impact of Westhampton Breach on Salinity in Moriches Bay”, 4/1/93-9/31/94, $26,600. D. C. Conley.
- NY SeaGrant, “Impact of Westhampton Breach on Tidal Elevations in Moriches Bay”, 4/1/93-4/31/94, $11,495. D. C. Conley.
Research groups
- Centre of Excellence in Naval Oceanographic Research and Education
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
2016
'Boundary layer dynamics in the swash zone under large-scale laboratory conditions'
COASTAL ENGINEERING
113,
47-61
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'Calibration, Validation, and Analysis of an Empirical Algorithm for the Retrieval of Wave Spectra from HF Radar Sea Echo'
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
33,
(2)
245-261
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'Environmental Impact Assessment: Gathering experiences from wave energy test centres in Europe'
International Journal of Marine Energy
14,
68-79
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'Evaluation of turbulence closure models under spilling and plunging breakers in the surf zone'
Coastal Engineering
114,
117-193
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'Large-scale Barrier Dynamics Experiment II ( BARDEX II ): Experimental design, instrumentation, test program, and data set'
Coastal Engineering
113,
3-18
, DOI
2016
'Sediment transport dynamics in the swash zone under large-scale laboratory conditions'
CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH
120,
1-13
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'Sediment transport partitioning in the swash zone of a large-scale laboratory beach'
Coastal Engineering
113,
73-87
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'The extreme 2013/2014 winter storms: Beach recovery along the southwest coast of England'
Marine Geology
382,
224-241
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'Video-based nearshore bathymetry estimation in macro-tidal environments'
MARINE GEOLOGY
374,
31-41
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'The extreme 2013/2014 winter storms: hydrodynamic forcing and coastal response along the southwest coast of England'
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
n/a-n/a
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'Up-Wave and Autoregressive Methods for Short-Term Wave Forecasting for an Oscillating Water Column'
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
6,
(1)
171-178
, DOI
2015
'Up-Wave and Autoregressive Methods for Short-Term Wave Forecasting for an Oscillating Water Column (vol 6, pg 171, 2015)'
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
6,
(2)
653-653
, DOI
2015
'Vertical structure of near-bed cross-shore flow velocities in the swash zone of a dissipative beach'
Continental Shelf Research
101,
98-108
, DOI
PEARL
2014
'Comprehensive Field Study of Swash-Zone Processes. I: Experimental Design with Examples of Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Measurements'
JOURNAL OF WATERWAY PORT COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING
140,
(1)
14-28
, DOI
2014
'Comprehensive Field Study of Swash-Zone Processes. II: Sheet Flow Sediment Concentrations during Quasi-Steady Backwash'
JOURNAL OF WATERWAY PORT COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING
140,
(1)
29-42
, DOI
2014
'Environmental Impact Assessments for wave energy developments – Learning from existing activities and informing future research'
Ocean & Coastal Management
, DOI
PEARL
2014
'Tidal Turbine Representation in an Ocean Circulation Model: Towards Realistic Applications'
Ocean Engineering
, DOI
2013
'An approximate solution for the wave energy shadow in the lee of an array of overtopping type wave energy converters'
COASTAL ENGINEERING
73,
115-132
, DOI
2013
'BARDEX II: Bringing the beach to the laboratory – again!'
Journal of Coastal Research
165,
1545-1550
, DOI
2013
'Exploring Monthly To Seasonal Beach Morphodynamics Using Empirical Orthogonal Functions'
Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue
65,
1868-1873
, DOI
2013
'Marine Renewable Energies: Perspectives and Implications for Marine Ecosystems'
SCIENTIFIC WORLD JOURNAL
, DOI
2013
'Methodology for tidal turbine representation in ocean circulation model'
Renewable Energy
51,
(0)
448-464
, DOI
PEARL
2013
'Methodology for tidal turbine representation in ocean circulation model'
Renewable Energy
51,
(0)
448-464
, DOI
2013
'Testing numerical hydrodynamic and morphodynamic models against BARDEX II Experiment data sets'
JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH
1745-1750
, DOI
2012
'Assessing wave energy effects on biodiversity: the wave hub experience'
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci
370,
(1959)
502-529
, DOI
2011
'A semi automatic technique for Rapid Environmental Assessment in the coastal zone using Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SUAV)'
JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH
1755-1759
2010
'Nearshore bar migration and sediment-induced buoyancy effects'
CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH
30,
(2)
226-238
, DOI
2009
'Development of Marine Renewable Energy – research, design, installation'
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Maritime Engineering, Special Issue on Offshore Renewable Energy
162,
(MA4)
187-196
2009
'Marine renewable energy development - research, design, install'
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-MARITIME ENGINEERING
162,
{187-196}-{187-196}
, DOI
2009
'Morphodynamics Shoreline Boundary Conditions: A Preliminary Evaluation at Protoype Scale'
Coastal Engineering 2008, Vols 1-5
1473-1485
2009
'Wave run-up observations in microtidal, sediment-starved pocket beaches of the Eastern Mediterranean'
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
78,
S37-S47
, DOI
2008
'The effects of flow stratification by non-cohesive sediment on transport in high-energy wave-driven flows'
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
610,
43-67
, DOI
2007
'A hybrid framework for predicting waves and longshore currents'
Journal of Marine Systems
69/1-2,
59-73
, DOI
2007
'A real-time nearshore wave and current prediction system'
Journal of Marine Systems
69/1-2,
37-58
, DOI
2007
'Rapid Environmental Assessment in the Nearshore'
Journal of Marine Systems
v.69/1-2,
74-85
, DOI
2004
'Direct measurements of bed stress under swash in the field'
Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans
109,
(3)
2003
'Cross-shore sediment transport partitioning in the nearshore during a storm event'
Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans
108,
(C3)
2003
'Cross-shore sediment transport partitioning in the nearshore during a storm event'
Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans
108,
(3)
10-11
1999
'Observations on the impact of a developing inlet in a bar built estuary'
CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH
19,
(13)
1733-1754
, DOI
1994
'VENTILATED OSCILLATORY BOUNDARY-LAYERS'
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
273,
{261-284}-{261-284}
1992
'FIELD OBSERVATIONS OF THE FLUID-GRANULAR BOUNDARY-LAYER UNDER NEAR-BREAKING WAVES'
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
97,
(C6)
9631-9643
, DOI
Chapters
Conference Papers
2015
'An evaluation of RANS turbulence closure models for spilling breakers'
in Proceedings of the 34th Conference on Coastal Engineering
Seoul, Korea
15/06/2014
20/06/2014
, DOI
2015
'Estimation of wave parameters from HF radar using different methodologies and compared with wave buoy measurements at the Wave Hub'
2014
'An assessment of video-based bathymetry estimation in a Macro Tidal environment'
2014
'Benefits of up-wave measurements in linear short-term wave forecasting for wave energy applications'
2048-2053
2013
'Integrated Numerical Modelling System for Extreme Wave Events at the Wave Hub Site'
in Proceedings of the ICE Conference on Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters
Edinburgh, UK
16/09/2013
20/09/2013
PEARL
2013
'Exploring monthly to seasonal beach morphodynamics using empirical orthogonal functions'
1868-1873
, DOI
2013
'Testing numerical hydrodynamic and morphodynamic models against BARDEX II Experiment data sets'
1745-1750
, DOI
2012
'Comprehensive study of swash-zone hydrodynamics and sediment transport'
2012
'Field measurements of sheet flow sediment transport in the swash zone'
2012
'Schmidt number of sand suspensions under oscillating grid turbulence'
2012
'The effect of diffraction on the redistribution of wave energy in the lee of an overtopping type wave enegry converter array'
2012
'Use of digital holographic cameras to examine the measurement and understanding of sediment suspension in the nearshore'
2011
'Assessment of WERA Long-Range HF-radar Performance from the User's Perspective'
30-37
2007
'Examining the contribution of sediment stratification to the evolution of seabed morphology'
Kraus NC; Rosatti JD
13/05/2007
New Orleans, La
ASCE
1635-1646
2007
'Rapid environmental assessment from small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAV)'
01/01/2007
Bristol
1-13
2007
'Estimation of offshore directional spectra by inverse methodology at Porto Ferro, Sardinia'
{1951-1957}-{1951-1957}
2007
'The middle way of surf modeling'
1053-1065
2006
'The middle way of surf modelling'
Smith JM
San Diego
World Scientific
1015-1021
2005
'Satellite data link buoy for wave-current measurement in very shallow waters'
17/09/2005
Washington, DC
1871-1875
2004
'Lessons for REA in the nearshore'
Tyce R; Ferreira Coelho E
La Spezia, It.
SACLANT Undersea Research Centre
1-20
2003
'Large eddy simulation of turbulent wave boundary layer subject to constant ventilation'
01/01/2003
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
World Scientific & East Meets West Productions.
0
'How experiences of the Offshore Wind Industry can aid development of the Wave Energy sector: lessons learnt from EIA studies'
ISOPE 2012
Rhodes
01/06/2012
0
'Turbulence Correction Terms for Representing Tidal Current Turbines in a Regional Ocean Model for Array Planning and Impact Assessment'
ISOPE
Maui, Hawaii, USA
19/06/2011
24/06/2011
0
'First output of the Sowfia Project: Streamlining of Ocean Wave Farms Impact Assessment'
OCEANS 2011
Santander, Spain
06/06/2011
09/06/2011
0
'Sediment transport and underwater bar migration'
DohmenJanssen CM; Hulscher SJMH
{583-589}-{583-589}
0
'Tests of wave shoaling and surf models in a partially enclosed basin'
Soares GG; Garbatov Y; Fonseca N
{1015-1021}-{1015-1021}
Reports
2013
Enabling Wave Power: Streamlining processes for progress.
Enabling Wave Power: Streamlining processes for progress
Plymouth
Streamlining of Ocean Wave Farms Impact Assessment (SOWFIA) Project
Publisher Site
PEARL
2008
Airborne Forward Eyes Final Report.
NURC Technical Report
La Spezia
NATO Undersea Research Centre
2008
Very shallow water and bottom modelling: final report.
NURC Technical Report
La Spezia
NATO Undersea Research Centre
2006
A NATO tool for prediction of waves and longshore currents in the surf zone.
NURC Technical Report
La Spezia
NATO Undersea Research Centre
2006
Hybrid Surf Modeling: Final Report.
NURC-FR-2006-016, , La Spezia, NATO Undersea Research Centre
2006
Secure deployable communications setup for unattended sensors (Forward Eyes).
NURC Technical Report
La Spezia
NATO Undersea Research Centre
2000
Numerical modeling of Fire Island storm breach impacts upon circulation and water quality of Great South Bay, NY.
Boston, Ma. U.S.A.
National Park Service, Boston Support Office
1994
Impact of Little Pike's Inlet on tides and salinity in Moriches Bay : Final report to Governors Coastal Erosion Task Force.
MSRC Special Report
Stony Brook NY
MSRC, State Univ. New Your, Stony Brook