Marco Van De Wiel
Associate Professor
Research Interests
My main research interest is in the field of computational geomorphology, i.e. the development and application of numerical models to simulate geomorphological landscape evolution at various scales. Considering the natural landscape is a complex, non-linear dynamic system, these models often provide an alternative way to study interactions between different geomorphological processes or to test conceptual hypotheses.
I am particularly interested in applying numerical models to understand the interactions and feedbacks between geomorphological, hydrological and ecological processes, and in predicting the impact of environmental change on the geomorphological and ecological dynamics of the landscape.
Publications (past 7 years)
Journal Papers
Coulthard, T.J., Van De Wiel, M.J., 2013 (submitted). Climate, tectonics or morphology: What signals can we see in drainage basin sediment yields? Earth Surface Dynamics.
Van De Wiel, M.J., Rousseau, Y.Y., and Darby, S.E., 2013 (submitted). Models in fluvial geomorphology. In: Kondolf, G.M., and Piégay, H. (eds.), Tools in Fluvial Geomorphology, second edition, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, UK.
Coulthard, T.J., Van De Wiel, M.J., 2013. Numerical modelling in fluvial geomorphology. In: Shroder, J. (Ed.), Wohl, E. (Vol ed.), Treatise in Geomorphology, Vol 9, Fluvial Geomorphology. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, US. pp. 694-710.
Coulthard, T.J., and Van De Wiel, M.J., 2012. Modelling river history and evolution. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 370: 2123-2142.
Capitan, R-D., and Van De Wiel, M.J., 2012. Regional morphometric and geomorphologic mapping of Martian landforms. Computers and Geosciences, 45: 190-198.
Coulthard, T.J., and Van De Wiel, M.J., 2012. 'Can we link cause and effect in landscape evolution? In: Church, M., Biron, P., Roy, A. (eds.), Gravel Bed Rivers VII: Processes, Tools, Environments. Wiley, Chichester, UK. pp 512-521.
Van De Wiel, M.J., Coulthard, T.J., Macklin, M.G. and Lewin, J. 2011 'Modelling the response of river systems to environmental change: progress, problems and prospects' Earth-Science Reviews 104: 167-185
Capitan, R-D., Van De Wiel, M.J. 2011 'Landform hierarchy and evolution in Gorgonum and Atlantis Basins, Mars' Icarus 211: 366-388
Van De Wiel, M.J. and Coulthard, T.J. 2010 'Self-organized criticality in river basins: Challenging sedimentary records of environmental change' Geology 38: 87-90
Van De Wiel, M.J. and Darby, S.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: 2185-2198
Coulthard, T.J. and Van De Wiel, M.J. 2007 'Quantifying fluvial non-linearity and finding self organized criticality? Insights from simulations of river basin evolution' Geomorphology 91: 216-235
Van De Wiel, M.J., Coulthard, T.J., Macklin, M.G. and Lewin, J. 2007 'Embedding reach-scale fluvial dynamics within the CAESAR cellular automaton landscape evolution model' Geomorphology 90: 283-301
Coulthard, T.J., Hicks, M.D. and Van De Wiel, M.J. 2007 'Cellular modelling of river catchments and reaches: Advantages, limitations and prospects' Geomorphology 90: 192-207
Coulthard, T.J. and Van De Wiel, M.J. 2006 'A cellular model of river meandering' Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 31(1): 123-132
Chapters in Books
Thorne, C. Wallerstein, N., et al., 2010 'Accounting for sediment in flood risk management' in Flood Risk Science and Management. ed G. Pender and H. Faulkner (Wiley-Blackwell, London, UK)
Coulthard, T.J., and Van De Wiel, M.J. 2006 'The Cellular Automaton Evolutionary Slope And River model (CAESAR)' in Accounting for Sediment in Rivers. Research Report UR-9, ed N. Wallerstein (Flood Risk Management Research Consortium, Bristol, UK) 101-119
Van De Wiel, M.J. and Darby, S.E. 2004 'Numerical modeling of bed topography and bank erosion along tree-lined meandering rivers' in Riparian Vegetation and Fluvial Geomorphology Water Science and Application ed S.J. Bennett and A. Simon (American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC) 267-282
Darby, S.E. and Van De Wiel, M.J. 2003 'Models in fluvial geomorphology' in Tools in Fluvial Geomorphology ed G.M. Kondolf and H. Piégay (John Wiley, Chichester, UK) 501-537
Supervised Graduate Students and Theses Titles
| PhD Students | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| N. Bergman | Current | Erosion and sediment transport in semi-alluvial rivers |
| T. Martel | Current | TBA |
| Y. Rousseau | Current | TBA |
| MSc Students | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| M. Kerrigan | 2013 | The Periglacial Landscape of Utopia Planitia; Geologic Evidence for Recent Climate Change on Mars |
| A. Brunet | 2010 | Predicting Channel Geometry based on Urban Land Use and Riparian Bank Vegetation |
| T. Martel | 2010 | Modelling Turbidity Current Driven Lacustrine Sediment Deposition |
Also from this web page:
- Office: SSC 2412
- Telephone: 661-2111 x80161
- e-mail: mvandew3@uwo.ca
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