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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. Detecting the Morphology of Prograding and Retreating Marsh Margins—Example of a Mega-Tidal Bay

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  2. Differences in channel and hillslope geometry record a migrating uplift wave at the Mendocino triple junction, California, USA

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  3. Arable soil formation and erosion: a hillslope-based cosmogenic nuclide study in the United Kingdom

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Research projects

  1. Pilot study "local topography"

    Project: Research

  2. GCRF Multi-hazard Urban Disaster Risk Transitions Hub

    Project: Research

  3. Space-based Services to support resillient and sustainable Critical Infrastructure - Feasibility study

    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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