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David P. Callaghan

David P. Callaghan

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Earth Science

D-Index
33
Citations
4131
World Ranking
8362
National Ranking
394

Overview

David P. Callaghan is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has contributed to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields such as Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research covers a range of topics including Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Marine and Fisheries Research, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, and Coastal and Marine Management.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David P. Callaghan include:

  • Tom E. Baldock
  • Alice J. Twomey
  • Katherine R. O'Brien
  • Megan I. Saunders
  • Wen Deng

They have published research in various academic venues, notably:

  • Coastal Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Coastal Engineering Proceedings
  • Remote Sensing
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by David P. Callaghan include:

  • "Near-reef and nearshore tropical cyclone wave climate in the Great Barrier Reef with and without reef structure," 2020, Coastal Engineering
  • "Seagrass losses since mid-20th century fuelled CO2 emissions from soil carbon stocks," 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Habitat maps to enhance monitoring and management of the Great Barrier Reef," 2020, Coral Reefs
  • "How Much Shallow Coral Habitat Is There on the Great Barrier Reef?", 2021, Remote Sensing
  • "Synthesising wave attenuation for seagrass: Drag coefficient as a unifying indicator," 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin

Best Publications

  • Estimating coastal recession due to sea level rise: Beyond the Bruun rule

    Roshanka Ranasinghe;Roshanka Ranasinghe;David Callaghan;Marcel J. F. Stive

  • Statistical simulation of wave climate and extreme beach erosion

    DP Callaghan;P Nielsen;A Short;Rwmrjb Ranasinghe

  • Hydrodynamic forcing on salt-marsh development: Distinguishing the relative importance of waves and tidal flows

    D.P. Callaghan;T.J. Bouma;P.C. Klaassen;D. Van der Wal

  • Flow interaction with dynamic vegetation patches: Implications for biogeomorphic evolution of a tidal landscape

    W. Vandenbruwaene;S. Temmerman;T. J. Bouma;P. C. Klaassen

  • Short-term mudflat dynamics drive long-term cyclic salt marsh dynamics

    T. J. Bouma;J. van Belzen;T. Balke;J.H. van Dalen

  • Shear stress and sediment transport calculations for sheet flow under waves

    Peter Nielsen;David P. Callaghan

  • Organism traits determine the strength of scale-dependent bio-geomorphic feedbacks: A flume study on three intertidal plant species

    Tjeerd Bouma;S. Temmerman;L.A. van Duren;E. Martini

  • Coastal retreat and improved water quality mitigate losses of seagrass from sea level rise

    Megan I. Saunders;Javier Leon;Stuart R. Phinn;David P. Callaghan

  • Coral reef habitat mapping: A combination of object-based image analysis and ecological modelling

    Chris Roelfsema;Eva Kovacs;Juan Carlos Ortiz;Nicholas H. Wolff

  • Atoll lagoon flushing forced by waves

    David P. Callaghan;Peter Nielsen;Nicholas Brian Cartwright;Michael R. Gourlay

  • Assessment of runup predictions by empirical models on non-truncated beaches on the south-east Australian coast

    Alexander L. Atkinson;Hannah E. Power;Theo Moura;Tim Hammond;Tim Hammond

  • Feedback between sediment and light for seagrass: Where is it important?

    Matthew P. Adams;Renae K. Hovey;Matthew R. Hipsey;Louise C. Bruce

  • Probabilistic estimation of storm erosion using analytical, semi-empirical, and process based storm erosion models

    David P. Callaghan;Roshanka Ranasinghe;Roshanka Ranasinghe;Dano Roelvink;Dano Roelvink

  • Probabilistic modelling of extreme storms along the Dutch coast

    F. Li;P.H.A.J.M. van Gelder;R. Ranasinghe;R. Ranasinghe;D.P. Callaghan

  • Interdependency of tropical marine ecosystems in response to climate change

    Megan I. Saunders;Javier X. Leon;David P. Callaghan;Chris M. Roelfsema

  • Quantifying the storm erosion hazard for coastal planning

    David P. Callaghan;Ranasinghe Roshanka;Ranasinghe Roshanka;Short Andrew

  • Impact of sea-level rise and coral mortality on the wave dynamics and wave forces on barrier reefs.

    T.E. Baldock;A. Golshani;D.P Callaghan;M.I. Saunders

  • Laboratory investigation of the Bruun Rule and beach response to sea level rise

    Alexander L. Atkinson;Tom E. Baldock;Florent Birrien;David P. Callaghan

  • Seagrass losses since mid-20th century fuelled CO2 emissions from soil carbon stocks.

    Cristian Salinas;Carlos M. Duarte;Paul S. Lavery;Pere Masque;Pere Masque;Pere Masque

  • Moving from deterministic towards probabilistic coastal hazard and risk assessment: Development of a modelling framework and application to Narrabeen Beach, New South Wales, Australia

    David J Wainwright;David J Wainwright;Roshanka Ranasinghe;David P Callaghan;Colin D Woodroffe

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom E. Baldock
Tom E. Baldock University of Queensland
Peter Nielsen
Peter Nielsen University of Queensland
Roshanka Ranasinghe
Roshanka Ranasinghe IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Peter J. Mumby
Peter J. Mumby University of Queensland
Stuart R. Phinn
Stuart R. Phinn University of Queensland
Chris Roelfsema
Chris Roelfsema University of Queensland
Colin D. Woodroffe
Colin D. Woodroffe University of Wollongong
Tjeerd J. Bouma
Tjeerd J. Bouma Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Marcel J. F. Stive
Marcel J. F. Stive Delft University of Technology
Scott L. Nichol
Scott L. Nichol Geoscience Australia

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