Professor S E Darby

Professor S E Darby

University of Southampton
University Road
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

Position: Professor in Physical Geography
Research group: Earth Surface Dynamics
Location: 44/2013
Extension: 22204
Telephone: (023) 8059 2204
Fax: (023) 8059 3295
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Research interests

  • River bank erosion
  • Modelling river channel dynamics, especially in meandering rivers
  • Influence of vegetation on fluvial forms and processes
  • Floodplain processes, especially in forested floodplain environments
  • Landscape evolution modelling
  • River restoration and applied geomorphology
  • Geomorphology of submarine meanders

Biographical notes

Steve Darby is currently a Professor of Physical Geography in the School of Geography, at the University of Southampton. He has worked at Southampton since 1997.

Qualifications

  • B.Sc. (Geography) Queen Mary-Westfield College, University of London
  • Ph.D. (Geography) University of Nottingham

Details

  • 1993-1994 Senior Research Associate, University of Nottingham
  • 1994-1995 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Florence, Italy
  • 1995-1997 Research Geologist, US Department of Agriculture, National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, Mississippi
  • Associate Editor, Earth Surface Processes & Landforms, 2003 - 2009
  • Member, NERC Peer Review College, 2008-2011
Teaching responsibilities for Professor S E Darby
Module title Module code Discipline Role
Drainage Basin Geomorphology GEOG2016 Geography Course leader
Geographical Skills GEOG1007 Geography Tutor
Geomorphological Processes GEOG1002 Geography Tutor

Publications

Wheaton, Joseph, Brasington, James, Darby, S.E. and Sear, David (2010) Accounting for uncertainty in DEMs from repeat topographic surveys: improved sediment budgets. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 35, (2), 135-156. (doi:10.1002/esp.1886)
Leyland, Julian and Darby, Stephen E. (2009) Effects of Holocene climate and sea-level changes on coastal gully evolution: insights from numerical modelling [In special issue: Gully Erosion Processes: Monitoring and Modelling]. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 34, (14), 1878-1893. (doi:10.1002/esp.1872)
pdf Luppi, Laura, Rinaldi, Massimo, Teruggi, Liliana B., Darby, Stephen E. and Nardi, Laura (2009) Monitoring and numerical modelling of riverbank erosion processes: a case study along the Cecina River (central Italy). Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 34, 530-546. (doi:10.1002/esp.1754)
Samadi, A., Amiri-Tokaldany, E. and Darby, S.E. (2009) Identifying the effects of parameter uncertainty on the reliability of riverbank stability modelling. Geomorphology, 106, (3-4), 219-230. (doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.10.019)
Darby, S.E, Priest, S.J., Fill, K. and Leung, S. (2008) Using digital libraries to support undergraduate learning in geomorphology. In, Rees, Philip, MacKay, Louise and Martin, David (eds.) E-Learning for Geographers: Online Materials, Resources and Repositories. Hershey, USA, Information Science Reference, 76-99.
pdf Leyland, Julian and Darby, Stephen E. (2008) An empirical-conceptual gully evolution model for channelled sea cliffs. Geomorphology, 102, (3-4), 419-434. (doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.04.017)
Bohorquez, P. and Darby, S.E. (2008) The use of one- and two-dimensional hydraulic modelling to reconstruct a glacial outburst flood in a steep Alpine valley. Journal of Hydrology, 361, (3-4), 240-261. (doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.07.043)
Rinaldi, Massimo, Mengoni, Beatrice, Luppi, Laura, Darby, Stephen E. and Mosselman, Erik (2008) Numerical simulation of hydrodynamics and bank erosion in a river bend. Water Resources Research, 44, (W09428) (doi:10.1029/2008WR007008)
Amiri-Tokaldany, Ebrahim, Darby, Stephen E. and Tosswell, Paul (2008) Coupling bank stability and bed deformation models to predict equilibrium bed topography in river bends. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 133, (10), 1167-1170. (doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2007)133:10(1167))
Darby, Stephen and Sear, David (eds.) (2008) River restoration: managing the uncertainty in restoring physical habitat, Chichester, UK, Wiley-Blackwell, 328pp.
Wheaton, J.M., Darby, S.E. and Sear, D.A (2008) The scope of uncertainties in river restoration. In, Darby, Stephen and Sear, David (eds.) River Restoration: Managing the Uncertainty in Restoring Physical Habitat. Chichester, UK, Wiley, 21-39.
Rinaldi, M and Darby, S.E (2007) Modelling river-bank erosion processes and mass failure mechanisms: progress towards fully coupled simulations. In, Habersack, H., Piegay, H. and Rinaldi, M. (eds.) Gravel-Bed Rivers VI: from Process Understanding to River Restoration. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier, 213-239. (Developments in Earth Surface Processes 11).
Wheaton, J.M., Darby, S.E. and Sear, D.A. (2007) Uncertain restoration of gravel-bed rivers and the role of geomorphology. In, Habersack, H., Piegay, H. and Rinaldi, M. (eds.) Gravel-Bed Rivers IV: from Process Understanding to River Restoration. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier, 739-761. (Developments in Earth Surface Processes 11).
Darby, Stephen E., Rinaldi, Massimo and Dapporto, Stefano (2007) Coupled simulations of fluvial erosion and mass wasting for cohesive river banks. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, (F03022), 1-15. (doi:10.1029/2006JF000722)
Van de Wiel, Marco J. and Darby, Stephen E. (2007) A new model to analyse the impact of woody riparian vegetation on the geotechnical stability of riverbanks. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 32, (14), 2185 -2198. (doi:10.1002/esp.1522)
Sear, David A., Wheaton, Joseph M. and Darby, Stephen E. (2007) Uncertain restoration of gravel-bed rivers and the role of geomorphology. Developments in Earth Surface Processes, Gravel-Bed Rivers VI: From Process Understanding to River Restoration, 11, 739-760. (doi:10.1016/S0928-2025(07)11162-7)
Wheaton, Joseph M., Darby, Stephen E., Sear, David A. and Milne, Jim A. (2006) Does scientific conjecture accurately describe restoration practice? Insight from an international river restoration survey. Area, 38, (2), 128-142. (doi:10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00685.x)
Piégay, H, Darby, S.E, Mosselman, E and Surian, N (2005) A review of techniques available for delimiting the erodible river corridor: a sustainable approach to managing bank erosion. Rivers Research and Applications, 21, (7), 773-789. (doi:10.1002/rra.881)
Van De Wiel, M.J. and Darby, S.E. (2004) Numerical modelling of bed topography and bank erosion along tree-lined meandering rivers. In, Bennett, S.J. and Simon, A. (eds.) Riparian Vegetation and Fluvial Geomorphology. Washington DC, USA, American Geophysical Union, 267-282. (8).
Jeffries, Richard, Darby, Stephen E. and Sear, David A. (2003) The influence of vegetation and organic debris on flood-plain sediment dynamics: case study of a low-order stream in the New Forest, England. Geomorphology, 51, (1-3), 61-80. (doi:10.1016/S0169-555X(02)00325-2)
Darby, S.E., Alabyan, A.M. and Van de Wiel, M.J. (2002) Numerical simulation of bank erosion and channel migration in meandering rivers. Water Resources Research, 38, (9), 1-23.
Darby, S.E. and Delbono, I. (2002) A model of equilibrium bed topography for meander bends with erodible banks. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 27, (10), 1057-1085. (doi:10.1002/esp.393)
Simon, Andrew and Darby, Stephen E. (2002) Effectiveness of grade-control structures in reducing erosion along incised river channels: the case of Hotophia Creek, Mississippi. Geomorphology, 42, (3), 229-254. (doi:10.1016/S0169-555X(01)00088-5)
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