Profile
Fluvial Geomorphologist with interests in river channel change, riparian vegetation, clastic sedimentology, Quaternary geology, geospatial analysis and groundwater quality. By profession (recently retired), an Enterprise Architect with experience in large scale application and data architecture in the Oil and Govt sectors. Current research includes:
- The effect of riparian wood on rates of channel migration
- The application of AI computer vision and large language models to the identification of geomorphic features from remote sensing data
- The effect of discharge variability on deposition sequences in low-sinuosity gravel bed rivers
Research
Publications
Dawson, M., Dawson, H., Gurnell, A., Lewin, J., & Macklin, M. G. (2024) AI-assisted interpretation of changes in riparian woodland from archival aerial imagery using Meta's segment anything model. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms: https://doi.org/ 10.1002/esp.6053
Dawson, M., Gurnell, A., Lewin, J., & Macklin, M. G. (2024). Recent changes in riparian and floodplain vegetation in England and Wales and its geomorphic implications. River Research and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4243
Dawson, M., & Lewin, J. (2023). The Heterogeneous Geomorphological Impact of an Exceptional Flood Event and the Role of Floodplain Vegetation. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5707
Dawson, M., Gurnell, A., & Lewin, J. (2022). Biogeomorphic recovery of a river reach affected by mining. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 47(15), 3497–3514. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5470
Dawson, M. R., Hutchins, M., Bachiller-Jareno, N., & Loiselle, S. (2019). The spatial and temporal variation of water quality at a community garden site in an urban setting: citizen science in action. Freshwater Science, 38(2), 352–364. https://doi.org/10.1086/701184