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Peter Nielsen is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Earth-Surface Processes. Their research spans several interconnected subfields, including Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, and Oceanography.

The main topics of Peter Nielsen's work reflect a strong emphasis on dynamic natural processes along coastal and marine environments. These include Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Geological Formations and Processes, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, and Seismic Waves and Analysis.

Peter Nielsen has contributed to a number of peer-reviewed publications, often collaborating with researchers such as Shaotong Zhang, Beibei Xu, Yonggang Jia, Jinran Wu, and Guangxue Li. Their frequent coauthors indicate sustained teamwork in advancing understanding within their fields of study.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Peter Nielsen include:

  • "Friction effects on quasi-steady dam-break wave propagation on horizontal beds," 2022, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Multiscale Superposition and Decomposition of Field-Measured Suspended Sediment Concentrations: Implications for Extending 1DV Models to Coastal Oceans With Advected Fine Sediments," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Derivation of settling velocity, eddy diffusivity and pick-up rate from field-measured suspended sediment concentration profiles in the horizontally uniform but vertically unsteady scenario," 2020, Applied Ocean Research
  • "Improved Prediction of Local Significant Wave Height by Considering the Memory of Past Winds," 2023, Water Resources Research
  • "Measurements of bed shear stresses near the tip of dam-break waves on a rough bed," 2021, Experiments in Fluids

Publication venues where Peter Nielsen has frequently published consist of Water Resources Research, Coastal Engineering Proceedings, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, Applied Ocean Research, and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

Best Publications

  • Coastal Bottom Boundary Layers and Sediment Transport

    Peter Nielsen

  • Tidal dynamics of the water table in beaches

    Peter Nielsen

  • Dynamics and geometry of wave-generated ripples

    Peter Nielsen

  • Wave Runup Distributions on Natural Beaches

    Peter Nielsen;David J. Hanslow

  • Statistical simulation of wave climate and extreme beach erosion

    DP Callaghan;P Nielsen;A Short;Rwmrjb Ranasinghe

  • Shear stress and sediment transport calculations for swash zone modelling

    Peter Nielsen

  • COASTAL AND ESTUARINE PROCESSES

    Peter Nielsen

  • Settling velocity of sediments at high concentrations

    T.E. Baldock;M.R. Tomkins;P. Nielsen;M.G. Hughes

  • Sheet flow sediment transport under waves with acceleration skewness and boundary layer streaming

    Peter Nielsen

  • Suspended sediment concentrations under waves

    Peter Nielsen

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

    Peter Nielsen;David P. Callaghan

  • Rapid water table fluctuations within the beach face: Implications for swash zone sediment mobility?

    Ian L. Turner;Peter Nielsen

  • Morphodynamics of a macrotidal beach

    L.D Wright;P Nielsen;A.D Short;M.O Green

  • Field measurements of time-averaged suspended sediment concentrations under waves

    Peter Nielsen

  • Atoll lagoon flushing forced by waves

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

  • Groundwater waves in aquifers of intermediate depths

    Peter Nielsen;Raj Aseervatham;John D. Fenton;Pierre Perrochet

  • Turbulent diffusion of momentum and suspended particles: A finite-mixing-length theory

    Peter Nielsen;Ian A. L. Teakle

  • On the motion of suspended sand particles

    Peter Nielsen

  • Response of the salt-freshwater interface in a coastal aquifer to a wave-induced groundwater pulse: field observations and modelling

    Nicholas Brian Cartwright;L. Li;L. Li;P. Nielsen

  • Groundwater Dynamics and Salinity in Coastal Barriers

    Peter Nielsen

  • Watertable dynamics under capillary fringes: experiments and modelling

    Peter Nielsen;Pierre Perrochet

Frequent Co-Authors

David P. Callaghan
David P. Callaghan University of Queensland
Tom E. Baldock
Tom E. Baldock University of Queensland
Ling Li
Ling Li University of Queensland
Michael G. Hughes
Michael G. Hughes University of Wollongong
Andrew D. Short
Andrew D. Short University of Sydney
Christopher E. Vincent
Christopher E. Vincent University of East Anglia
Roshanka Ranasinghe
Roshanka Ranasinghe IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Ian L. Turner
Ian L. Turner University of New South Wales
Per A. Madsen
Per A. Madsen Technical University of Denmark
David Lockington
David Lockington University of Queensland

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