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Philippe Bonneton

Philippe Bonneton

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Earth Science

D-Index
33
Citations
3753
World Ranking
8426
National Ranking
672

Overview

Philippe Bonneton is affiliated with the University of Bordeaux in France. Their main field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover various aspects of coastal and marine environments. Key topics include:

  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Aeolian Processes and Effects

Bonneton has published numerous papers, often collaborating with several frequent coauthors. These coauthors include Kévin Martins, Arthur Mouragues, Bruno Castelle, O. de Viron, and Vincent Marieu.

Publication venues where Bonneton has frequently contributed include:

  • Coastal Engineering Proceedings
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Remote Sensing

Some of the recent papers authored by or involving Bonneton are:

  • Non-hydrostatic, Non-linear Processes in the Surf Zone, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • High-Energy Surf Zone Currents and Headland Rips at a Geologically Constrained Mesotidal Beach, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • New Perspectives for Nonlinear Depth-Inversion of the Nearshore Using Boussinesq Theory, 2023, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Dispersive characteristics of non-linear waves propagating and breaking over a mildly sloping laboratory beach, 2021, Coastal Engineering
  • SNR-Based Water Height Retrieval in Rivers: Application to High Amplitude Asymmetric Tides in the Garonne River, 2021, Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • Infragravity waves: From driving mechanisms to impacts

    Xavier Bertin;Anouk de Bakker;Ap van Dongeren;Giovanni Coco

  • Double bar beach dynamics on the high-energy meso-macrotidal French Aquitanian Coast: A review

    Bruno Olivier Castelle;Philippe Bonneton;Hélène Dupuis;Nadia Sénéchal

  • Derivation of asymptotic two-dimensional time-dependent equations for surface water wave propagation

    David Lannes;Philippe Bonneton

  • Two- and three-dimensional double-sandbar system behaviour under intense wave forcing and a meso–macro tidal range

    R. Almar;R. Almar;B. Castelle;B. Castelle;B.G. Ruessink;N. Sénéchal;N. Sénéchal

  • A new approach to handle wave breaking in fully non-linear Boussinesq models

    M. Tissier;P. Bonneton;F. Marche;F. Chazel

  • Spatial Variability of Wave Conditions on the French Atlantic Coast using In-Situ Data

    Rémi Butel;Hélène Dupuis;Philippe Bonneton

  • Evaluation of well-balanced bore-capturing schemes for 2D wetting and drying processes.

    F. Marche;P. Bonneton;P. Fabrie;N. Seguin

  • Circulation and suspended sediment transport in a coral reef lagoon: The south-west lagoon of New Caledonia

    S. Ouillon;P. Douillet;J.P. Lefebvre;R. Le Gendre

  • Wave-Breaking Model for Boussinesq-Type Equations Including Roller Effects in the Mass Conservation Equation

    Rodrigo Cienfuegos;Rodrigo Cienfuegos;Eric Barthélemy;Eric Barthélemy;Philippe Bonneton;Philippe Bonneton

  • Coupling mechanisms in double sandbar systems. Part 1: Patterns and physical explanation.

    Bruno Castelle;Bruno Castelle;B. G. Ruessink;Philippe Bonneton;Philippe Bonneton;Vincent Marieu;Vincent Marieu

  • Field observations of an evolving rip current on a meso-macrotidal well-developed inner bar and rip morphology

    Nicolas Bruneau;Nicolas Bruneau;Bruno Castelle;Bruno Castelle;Philippe Bonneton;Philippe Bonneton;Rodrigo Pedreros

  • Modeling of vortex ripple morphodynamics

    V. Marieu;V. Marieu;P. Bonneton;P. Bonneton;D. L. Foster;F. Ardhuin

  • Numerical modelling of bore propagation and run-up on sloping beaches using a MacCormack TVD scheme

    S. Vincent;J.-P. Caltagirone;P. Bonneton

  • Dynamics of wave-induced currents over an alongshore non-uniform multiple-barred sandy beach on the Aquitanian Coast, France

    Bruno Olivier Castelle;Philippe Bonneton;Nadia Senechal;Helene Dupuis

  • Modeling rip current circulations and vorticity in a high‐energy mesotidal‐macrotidal environment

    N. Bruneau;N. Bruneau;P. Bonneton;B. Castelle;R. Pedreros

  • Laboratory experiment on rip current circulations over a moveable bed: Drifter measurements

    B. Castelle;H. Michallet;V. Marieu;F. Leckler

  • Video-Based Detection of Shorelines at Complex Meso-Macro Tidal Beaches

    Rafael Almar;Rafael Almar;Roshanka Ranasinghe;Roshanka Ranasinghe;Nadia Sénéchal;Philippe Bonneton

  • A new breaking wave height direct estimator from video imagery

    Rafael Almar;Rodrigo Cienfuegos;Patricio A. Catalán;Hervé Michallet

  • Tidal bore dynamics in funnel-shaped estuaries

    P. Bonneton;N. Bonneton;J.-P. Parisot;B. Castelle

  • Observation of irregular wave transformation in the surf zone over a gently sloping sandy beach on the French Atlantic coastline

    Nadia Sénéchal;Hélène Dupuis;Philippe Bonneton;Hélène Howa

  • The ECORS-Truc Vert’08 nearshore field experiment: presentation of a three-dimensional morphologic system in a macro-tidal environment during consecutive extreme storm conditions

    Nadia Sénéchal;Stéphane Abadie;Edith Gallagher;Jamie Macmahan

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Castelle
Bruno Castelle University of Bordeaux
Vincent Marieu
Vincent Marieu University of Bordeaux
B.G. Ruessink
B.G. Ruessink Utrecht University
Jean-Marc Chomaz
Jean-Marc Chomaz École Polytechnique
Fabrice Ardhuin
Fabrice Ardhuin French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Frédéric Frappart
Frédéric Frappart Bordeaux Sciences Agro
Emil J. Hopfinger
Emil J. Hopfinger Grenoble Alpes University
Guillaume Ramillien
Guillaume Ramillien Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Franck Dumas
Franck Dumas French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Sylvain Ouillon
Sylvain Ouillon Paul Sabatier University

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