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Prof Simon Mudd

Personal Chair in Earth Surface Processes

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Current Research Interests

 Arid region hydrology, hillslope geomorphology, sediment transport processes, chemical weathering within soils, soil development, landsliding, landscape resoponse to transient tectonic and climatic forcing, and interactions between plants and geomorphology.

My research in a nutshell

In this video Simon describes how most salt marsh plants live at elevations between high tide and mean tide, drowning when the marsh gets too low.

Research outputs

  1. How concave are river channels?

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  2. Sediment accumulation in embayments controlled by bathymetric slope and wave energy: Implications for beach formation and persistence

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  3. Unsupervised detection of salt marsh platforms: A topographic method

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Research projects

  1. Detecting, modelling and analysing the morphology of salt marshes

    Project: Funded Project › Research

  2. Dynamic Flood Topographies in the Terai, Nepal; community perception and resilience

    Project: Funded Project › Research

  3. Fiona Clubb - Modelling the impact of future climate change on flood risk in Scotland

    Project: Funded Project › Research

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Research press coverage

  1. Dr Simon Mudd comments on a study about gravity shaping sandstone arches

    Press/Media: Expert Comment

  2. Dr Simon Mudd's research could allow aerial studies to predict where earthquakes will occur

    Press/Media: Research

  3. Martin Hurst examines links between curvature of hills and rates of tectonic uplift

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Latest datasets

  1. DrEICH algorithm 

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  2. A nondimensional relief framework: data

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