David Blackman

Current projects
Sea level variability.   Trends, extremes. Data validation, analysis, prediction & estimation; software development & implementation; internal & external communications; advice; reports; papers.

UK National Tide Gauge Network.   Member of a team developing interrogation and processing hardware and software for a new Electronic Data Logging and Control System.

POL Applications.   Commissioned projects; data analysis; reports; internal & external communications/advice.

Research interests
High quality sea level measurement.   Example: Modernisation of the UK National Tide Gauge Network.

Tidal analysis and prediction.   Example: Improving accuracy of tidal predictions in complex shallow water regimes.

Extreme sea levels and currents.   Example: Improving extreme still water return period estimation methods for MAFF, Environment Agencie and consultant engineers.

Publications

Blackman, D.L. (1985). New estimates of annual sea level maxima in the Bristol Channel. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 20: 229-232.

Blackman, D.L., J. Graff, and J.M. Vassie (1981). Tidal currents in Yell Sound and the outer regions of Sullom Voe. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, B, 80: 73-90.

Flather, R.A., J.A. Smith, J.D. Richards, C. Bell and D.L. Blackman (1998). Direct estimates of extreme storm surge elevations from a 40-year numerical model simulations and from observations. The Global Atmosphere and Ocean System, 6: 165-176.

Tsimplis, M.N. and D.L. Blackman (1997). Extreme sea level distribution and return periods in the Aegean and Ionian seas. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 44(1): 79-89.

Woodworth, P.L., S.M. Shaw, and D.L. Blackman (1991). Secular trends in mean tidal range around the British Isles and along the adjacent European coastline. Geophysical Journal International, 104: 593-609.

Further selection of author's POL publications.