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Overview

Tom E. Baldock is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with specific contributions in subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Oceanography, Ocean Engineering, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Wave and Wind Energy Systems
  • Earthquake and Tsunami Effects

Their frequent publication venues reflect their engagement in coastal and ocean engineering fields, including:

  • Coastal Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering Proceedings
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Applied Ocean Research

Tom E. Baldock has coauthored works with several recurring collaborators:

  • David P. Callaghan
  • Ananth Wuppukondur
  • Paul M. Bayle
  • Chris Blenkinsopp
  • Orrin Lancaster

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Comparative wave measurements at a wave energy site with a recently developed low-cost wave buoy (Spotter), 2021, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • Influence of storm sequencing on breaker bar and shoreline evolution in large-scale experiments, 2020, Coastal Engineering
  • Laboratory investigation of nourishment options to mitigate sea level rise induced erosion, 2020, Coastal Engineering
  • Swash overtopping on plane beaches - Reconciling empirical and theoretical scaling laws using the volume flux, 2020, Coastal Engineering
  • Mobilisation thresholds for coral rubble and consequences for windows of reef recovery, 2023, Biogeosciences

Best Publications

  • A Laboratory Study of Nonlinear Surface Waves on Water

    T. E. Baldock;C. Swan;P. H. Taylor

  • Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the swash zone: a review and perspectives

    Berry Elfrink;Tom Baldock

  • Feasibility analysis of stand-alone renewable energy supply options for a large hotel

    G.J. Dalton;D.A. Lockington;T.E. Baldock

  • Feasibility analysis of renewable energy supply options for a grid-connected large hotel

    G.J. Dalton;D.A. Lockington;T.E. Baldock

  • Cross-shore hydrodynamics within an unsaturated surf zone

    T.E. Baldock;P. Holmes;S. Bunker;P. Van Weert

  • Case study feasibility analysis of renewable energy supply options for small to medium-sized tourist accommodations

    G.J. Dalton;D.A. Lockington;T.E. Baldock

  • A survey of tourist attitudes to renewable energy supply in Australian hotel accommodation.

    G.J. Dalton;D.A. Lockington;T.E. Baldock

  • Settling velocity of sediments at high concentrations

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

  • Recent advances in modeling swash zone dynamics: Influence of surf-swash interaction on nearshore hydrodynamics and morphodynamics

    M. Brocchini;T. E. Baldock

  • Direct bed shear stress measurements in bore-driven swash

    M.P. Barnes;T. O'Donoghue;J.M. Alsina;T.E. Baldock

  • Large-scale experiments on beach profile evolution and surf and swash zone sediment transport induced by long waves, wave groups and random waves

    T.E. Baldock;J.A. Alsina;I. Caceres;D. Vicinanza

  • Long-wave forcing by the breaking of random gravity waves on a beach

    T. E. Baldock;D. A. Huntley

  • Simulation and prediction of swash oscillations on a steep beach

    T.E Baldock;P Holmes

  • Atoll lagoon flushing forced by waves

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

  • Breakpoint generated surf beat induced by bichromatic wave groups

    T.E Baldock;D.A Huntley;P.A.D Bird;T O'Hare

  • Dissipation of incident forced long waves in the surf zone—Implications for the concept of “bound” wave release at short wave breaking

    T.E. Baldock

  • 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

  • Beach face and berm morphodynamics fronting a coastal lagoon

    Felicia M. Weir;Michael G. Hughes;Tom E. Baldock

  • Swash overtopping and sediment overwash on a truncated beach

    T.E. Baldock;M.G. Hughes;K. Day;J. Louys

  • Interdependency of tropical marine ecosystems in response to climate change

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

  • Eulerian flow velocities in the swash zone: Field data and model predictions

    Michael G. Hughes;Tom E. Baldock

Frequent Co-Authors

David P. Callaghan
David P. Callaghan University of Queensland
Peter Nielsen
Peter Nielsen University of Queensland
Michael G. Hughes
Michael G. Hughes University of Wollongong
Peter J. Mumby
Peter J. Mumby University of Queensland
Troels Aagaard
Troels Aagaard University of Copenhagen
Ian L. Turner
Ian L. Turner University of New South Wales
Maurizio Brocchini
Maurizio Brocchini Marche Polytechnic University
David A. Huntley
David A. Huntley Plymouth University
Stuart R. Phinn
Stuart R. Phinn University of Queensland
Ling Li
Ling Li University of Queensland

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