Kristen Splinter

BSc (Eng) (Hons), MSc, PhD (Geological Oceanography) 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Contact Details for Dr Kristen Splinter

Research interests

• Sediment transport dynamics, the effects of 2DH circulation on sand bar migration
• Beach state evolution, prediction of potential beach/swimming hazards through simple dynamic models
• Beach response to storms and varying wave climates
• Application of simple models to coastal management problems and beach safety education

Publications

Refereed
Splinter, Kristen D. and Rob Holman. (2009) Bathymetry Estimation from Single Frame Images of Nearshore Waves. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

Non-refereed

• Plant, N.G., et al. (2007) A dynamical systems approach to analyzing morphodynamic states. 5TH IAHR Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, Enschede, The Netherlands.
• Splinter, Kristen D. and Rob Holman. (2006)  The Use of Directional Wave Information in Bathymetry Estimation, 30th International Conference of Coastal Engineering (ICCE), San Diego, California.  
• Splinter, Kristen D. and Donald N. Slinn. (2004)  Comparing the Effects of Different Three-Dimensional Forcing on Nearshore Currents. 29th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Splinter, Kristen D. and Donald N. Slinn. (2003)  Three-Dimensional Modelling of Alongshore Current Dynamics. Canadian Coastal Conference, Kingston, Canada.

Conference presentations

• Splinter, Kristen D., and Rob Holman. (2008) The Relationship Between 2D Circulation and Sediment Transport During Onshore Bar Migration. Ocean Sciences Meeting (AGU), Orlando, Florida.
• Splinter, Kristen D., et al. (2006) The Role of 2D Circulation in Sand Bar Migration. Annual AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.
• Holman, Rob et al. (2006) Estimation of Sea Surface Directional Spectra Using AROSS-MSP, a Polarimetric Optical Camera System. Annual AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.
• Splinter, Kristen D. and Rob Holman. (2006) Bathymetry Estimation Based on Wave Refraction Patterns. Ocean Sciences Meeting (AGU), Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Splinter, Kristen D. and Rob Holman. (2004) Utilization of Wave Direction in Bathymetry Inversion Algorithms. Annual AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.  
• Splinter, Kristen D. and Donald N. Slinn. (2004)  Effects of Three-Dimensional Forcing on Alongshore Currents Ocean Sciences Meeting (AGU), Portland, Oregan.
• Splinter, Kristen D. and Donald N. Slinn. (2003)  Three-Dimensional Modelling of Alongshore Current Dynamics Coastal Engineering Today, Gainesville, Florida.