What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Oceanography
- Optics
- Sediment
Sediment, Sediment transport, Backscatter, Turbulence and Soil science are his primary areas of study.
His Sediment study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Scattering, Suspension, Oceanography, Seabed and Instrumentation.
Inversion is closely connected to Particle size in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Sediment transport.
Peter D. Thorne has included themes like Acoustics, Estuary, Signal and Mineralogy in his Backscatter study.
His Turbulence study combines topics in areas such as Hydrology, Temporal resolution and Boundary layer.
The Soil science study combines topics in areas such as Geotechnical engineering and Flow.
His most cited work include:
- A review of acoustic measurement of small-scale sediment processes (355 citations)
- Measuring suspended sediment concentrations using acoustic backscatter devices (169 citations)
- Analysis of acoustic measurements of suspended sediments (157 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Peter D. Thorne spends much of his time researching Sediment, Sediment transport, Geotechnical engineering, Bedform and Acoustics.
The various areas that Peter D. Thorne examines in his Sediment study include Mechanics, Oceanography, Mineralogy and Backscatter.
His studies deal with areas such as Turbulence, Seabed, Soil science and Boundary layer as well as Sediment transport.
His study on Geotechnical engineering also encompasses disciplines like
- Wave flume together with Convection,
- Turbulence modeling most often made with reference to Vortex.
His research in Bedform intersects with topics in Wavelength, Instrumentation and Flume.
His Acoustics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Sediment particle size, Signal and Underwater.
He most often published in these fields:
- Sediment (52.41%)
- Sediment transport (38.55%)
- Geotechnical engineering (24.70%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?
- Sediment (52.41%)
- Sediment transport (38.55%)
- Geotechnical engineering (24.70%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of study are Sediment, Sediment transport, Geotechnical engineering, Bedform and Oceanography.
His Sediment research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Backscatter, Scattering and Wave flume.
He combines subjects such as Mineralogy and Grain size with his study of Backscatter.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Marine engineering, Mechanics, Boundary layer and Flume.
His Geotechnical engineering research integrates issues from Turbulence, Bed roughness, Irregular waves and Water level.
His studies in Bedform integrate themes in fields like Cohesion, Soil science and Deposition.
Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- The pervasive role of biological cohesion in bedform development (103 citations)
- An overview on the use of backscattered sound for measuring suspended particle size and concentration profiles in non-cohesive inorganic sediment transport studies (68 citations)
- The role of biophysical cohesion on subaqueous bed form size. (57 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Oceanography
- Optics
- Mechanics
Peter D. Thorne mainly investigates Sediment transport, Sediment, Bedform, Geotechnical engineering and Cohesion.
His studies link Acoustics with Sediment transport.
His work deals with themes such as Mechanics, Boundary layer, Oceanography and Wave flume, which intersect with Sediment.
His Mechanics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Mineralogy, Backscatter and Current.
His Bedform research incorporates elements of Soil science and Intertidal zone.
His Cohesion research includes elements of Sedimentary rock and Geologic record.
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