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Overview

Mark Bakker is a researcher affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their work is primarily situated within the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with a notable emphasis on Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. This researcher's contributions broadly address topics related to groundwater, hydrology, reservoir analysis, and landslide monitoring.

Their recent scholarly output includes research published in various peer-reviewed journals, illustrating a diverse yet interconnected set of interests in hydrological and environmental systems. Key recent papers include:

  • Estimation of Temperature and Associated Uncertainty from Fiber-Optic Raman-Spectrum Distributed Temperature Sensing (2020), Sensors
  • Estimation of groundwater recharge from groundwater levels using nonlinear transfer function noise models and comparison to lysimeter data (2021), Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • A new method to detect changes in displacement rates of slow-moving landslides using InSAR time series (2022), Landslides
  • Interaction Effects Between Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage Systems (2021), Ground Water
  • Evidence of regional sea-level rise acceleration for the North Sea (2022), Environmental Research Letters

Bakker often collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, including Raoul Collenteur, D. Brakenhoff, Alexandra Urgilez Vinueza, Thom Bogaard, and Bas des Tombe. These repeated collaborations likely support a multidisciplinary approach across groundwater studies and hydrological modeling.

Scientific journals and publication venues where Bakker's work frequently appears include Ground Water, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Sensors, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, and Landslides. This indicates a combination of mainstream and specialized outlets relevant to groundwater systems, environmental sensing technologies, and geohazards.

The main research topics addressed by Bakker span several specialized areas:

  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
  • Hydrological Forecasting Using AI

Within the subfields of study, Bakker's expertise encompasses Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, and Ocean Engineering. This breadth supports their work on topics such as aquifer thermal energy interactions, groundwater recharge modeling, and monitoring environmental changes using advanced sensing and data techniques.

Best Publications

  • Seawater intrusion processes, investigation and management: Recent advances and future challenges

    Adrian Deane Werner;Mark Bakker;Vincent E. A. Post;Alexander Vandenbohede

  • Scripting MODFLOW Model Development Using Python and FloPy

    Mark Bakker;Vincent E. A. Post;Vincent E. A. Post;Christian D. Langevin;Joseph D. Hughes

  • Quantification of the influence of preferential flow on slope stability using a numerical modelling approach

    W. Shao;T. A. Bogaard;M. Bakker;R. Greco

  • Analytic elements for multiaquifer flow

    Mark Bakker;Otto D.L. Strack

  • Analytic solutions for interface flow in combined confined and semi-confined, coastal aquifers

    Mark Bakker

  • Groundwater flow through anisotropic fault zones in multiaquifer systems

    E. I. Anderson;M. Bakker

  • Two-dimensional steady unsaturated flow through embedded elliptical layers

    Mark Bakker;John L. Nieber

  • A Dupuit formulation for modeling seawater intrusion in regional aquifer systems

    Mark Bakker

  • Pastas: Open Source Software for the Analysis of Groundwater Time Series.

    Raoul A. Collenteur;Mark Bakker;Ruben Caljé;Stijn A. Klop

  • Capture Zone Delineation in Two-Dimensional Groundwater Flow Models

    Mark Bakker;Otto D. L. Strack

  • The rotating movement of three immiscible fluids —a benchmark problem

    Mark Bakker;Gualbert H.P Oude Essink;Christian D Langevin

  • An active heat tracer experiment to determine groundwater velocities using fiber optic cables installed with direct push equipment

    Mark Bakker;Ruben Caljé;Frans Schaars;Kees-Jan van der Made

  • Solving Groundwater Flow Problems with Time Series Analysis: You May Not Even Need Another Model.

    Mark Bakker;Frans Schaars

  • Multilayer Analytic Element Modeling of Radial Collector Wells

    Mark Bakker;Victor A. Kelson;Kenneth H. Luther

  • Simulating groundwater flow in multi-aquifer systems with analytical and numerical Dupuit-models

    M. Bakker

  • Regional groundwater modeling of the Yucca Mountain site using analytic elements

    M. Bakker;E. I. Anderson;T. N. Olsthoorn;Otto D Strack

  • A new method to detect changes in displacement rates of slow-moving landslides using InSAR time series

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  • The influence of preferential flow on pressure propagation and landslide triggering of the Rocca Pitigliana landslide

    Wei Shao;Thom Bogaard;Mark Bakker;Matteo Berti

  • Estimation of the Variation in Specific Discharge Over Large Depth Using Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) Measurements of the Heat Pulse Response

    Bas F. des Tombe;Mark Bakker;Frank Smits;Frans Schaars

  • Radial Dupuit interface flow to assess the aquifer storage and recovery potential of saltwater aquifers

    Mark Bakker

  • Transient analytic elements for periodic Dupuit–Forchheimer flow

    Mark Bakker

  • Documentation of the Seawater Intrusion (SWI2) Package for MODFLOW

    Mark Bakker;Frans Schaars;Joseph D. Hughes;Christian D. Langevin

  • Software for hydrogeologic time series analysis, interfacing data with physical insight

    Jos R. Von Asmuth;Kees Maas;Martin Knotters;Marc F. P. Bierkens

Frequent Co-Authors

Thom Bogaard
Thom Bogaard Delft University of Technology
Luuk C. Rietveld
Luuk C. Rietveld Delft University of Technology
Vincent E. A. Post
Vincent E. A. Post Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
Kazi Matin Ahmed
Kazi Matin Ahmed University of Dhaka
Ty P. A. Ferré
Ty P. A. Ferré University of Arizona
Adrian D. Werner
Adrian D. Werner Flinders University
Clifford I. Voss
Clifford I. Voss United States Geological Survey
Brian J. Mailloux
Brian J. Mailloux Barnard College
Alexander van Geen
Alexander van Geen Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Wilfred F. M. Röling
Wilfred F. M. Röling Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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