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Overview

Charitha Pattiaratchi is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, contributing to a total of over 160 publications in these areas.

Their work focuses on several subfields, including Oceanography, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science. This interdisciplinary approach is reflected in the range of topics covered in their studies, such as Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Marine and Fisheries Research, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Marine Animal Studies Overview, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Plastics in the Indian Ocean - sources, transport, distribution, and impacts (2022, Ocean science)
  • Beaching patterns of plastic debris along the Indian Ocean rim (2020, Ocean science)
  • Enhancing the Scientific Value of Industry Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) in Our Oceans (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • A standardisation framework for bio-logging data to advance ecological research and conservation (2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution)
  • Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity (2022, Global Change Biology)

Their collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Mark G. Meekan, Yasha Hetzel, Sarath Wijeratne, Ana M. M. Sequeira, and Ivica Janeković, indicating a network of interdisciplinary research partnerships.

Pattiaratchi's publications are commonly found in several scientific venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering Proceedings
  • Ocean science
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Millimeter-Sized Marine Plastics: A New Pelagic Habitat for Microorganisms and Invertebrates

    Julia Wiener Reisser;Jeremy Shaw;Gustaaf Hallegraeff;Maíra Carneiro Proietti

  • The vertical distribution of buoyant plastics at sea: an observational study in the North Atlantic Gyre

    J.W. Reisser;B. Slat;K. Noble;K. Du Plessis

  • Marine plastic pollution in waters around Australia: Characteristics, concentrations, and pathways

    Julia Reisser;Julia Reisser;Jeremy Shaw;Chris Wilcox;Britta Denise Hardesty

  • Seasonal changes in beach morphology along the sheltered coastline of Perth, Western Australia

    G. Masselink;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Global influences of the 18.61 year nodal cycle and 8.85 year cycle of lunar perigee on high tidal levels

    Ivan D. Haigh;Matt Eliot;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Sea-level rise induced amplification of coastal protection design heights

    Arne Arns;Soenke Dangendorf;Juergen Jensen;Stefan Talke

  • Estimating extreme water level probabilities: A comparison of the direct methods and recommendations for best practise

    A. Arns;T. Wahl;Ivan Haigh;Ivan Haigh;J. Jensen

  • WATER QUALITY MONITORING IN ESTUARINE WATERS USING THE LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER

    Paul Lavery;Charitha Pattiaratchi;Alex Wyllie;Peter Hick

  • THE CAPES CURRENT : A SUMMER COUNTERCURRENT FLOWING PAST CAPE LEEUWIN AND CAPE NATURALISTE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

    Alan Pearce;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Island wakes and headland eddies: A comparison between remotely sensed data and laboratory experiments

    Charitha Pattiaratchi;Alec James;Michael B Collins

  • Impact of sea-breeze activity on nearshore and foreshore processes in southwestern Australia

    Charitha Pattiaratchi;Bruce Hegge;John Gould;Ian Eliot

  • Numerical modelling of tide-induced beach water table fluctuations

    L. Li;D.A. Barry;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Timescales for detecting a significant acceleration in sea level rise

    Ivan D. Haigh;Ivan D. Haigh;Thomas Wahl;Thomas Wahl;Eelco J. Rohling;Eelco J. Rohling;René M. Price

  • Estimating present day extreme water level exceedance probabilities around the coastline of Australia: Tropical cyclone-induced storm surges

    Ivan D. Haigh;Ivan D. Haigh;Leigh R. MacPherson;Matthew S. Mason;E. M. S. Wijeratne

  • Estimating present day extreme water level exceedance probabilities around the coastline of Australia: tides, extra-tropical storm surges and mean sea level

    Ivan D. Haigh;Ivan D. Haigh;E. M. S. Wijeratne;Leigh R. MacPherson;Charitha B. Pattiaratchi

  • Beach water table fluctuations due to wave run‐up: Capillarity effects

    L. Li;D.A. Barry;J.-Y. Parlange;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Boussinesq modelling of transient rip currents

    D.M.L. Johnson;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Are meteotsunamis an underrated hazard

    Charitha B. Pattiaratchi;E. M. S. Wijeratne

  • Shifting perspectives on coastal impacts and adaptation

    Sally Brown;Robert J. Nicholls;Susan Hanson;Geoff Brundrit

  • A morphodynamic model to simulate the seasonal closure of tidal inlets

    Roshanka Ranasinghe;Charitha Pattiaratchi;Gerhard Masselink

  • Upwelling on the south-west coast of Australia—source of the Capes Current?

    Guy H. Gersbach;Charitha B. Pattiaratchi;Gregory N. Ivey;George R. Cresswell

  • Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas

    J. Dronkers;M.B.A.M Scheffers;F. Gerritsen;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Tides, surges and mean sea-level: a handbook for engineers and scientists

    C.B. Pattiaratchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivan D. Haigh
Ivan D. Haigh University of Southampton
Gregory Ivey
Gregory Ivey University of Western Australia
Gerhard Masselink
Gerhard Masselink Plymouth University
Roshanka Ranasinghe
Roshanka Ranasinghe IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Jörg Imberger
Jörg Imberger University of Miami
Ryan J. Lowe
Ryan J. Lowe University of Western Australia
Mark G. Meekan
Mark G. Meekan Australian Institute of Marine Science
Ling Li
Ling Li University of Queensland
Michele Thums
Michele Thums Australian Institute of Marine Science
Michael Collins
Michael Collins National Oceanography Centre

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