Research2026
Heartbeat of the Earth
Work-in-progress exploring evidence for an unknown deep-earth rhythm and its implications for the geological record.
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Publications2026
Sedimentary Rocks in the Field & Core (new edition)
A field and laboratory companion for the identification, description and interpretation of sedimentary rocks.
Publications2026
Closure process and depositional response from subduction to collision in the southern margins of South China Sea
Xie, Zhang, Yang, Stow, Su, Chen — published in Earth Science Reviews.
Publications2024
Introduction to MG virtual special issue
Nicholson, U. et al.
Publications2023
Deep-water sedimentology (Sedimentology)
Wilkin, J. et al.
Publications2023
Anatomy of contourites
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2022
MARGO statement of outrage
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2022
Ryukyu contourite system
Nishida, N. et al.
Publications2022
Bowland Shale sedimentology — Part 2
Jonge-Anderson, I. et al.
Publications2022
Vema Gap contourites — North Atlantic
Ivanova, E. et al.
Publications2021
Mogods Numidian Flysch — Tunisia
Riahi, S., Soussi, M. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2021
Peira Cava turbidite system
Patel, A. et al.
Publications2021
Bedscale heterogeneity in deep-water sandstones
Patel, A. et al.
Publications2021
Ryukyu sand sheet — contourite deposits
Nishida, N. et al.
Publications2021
Diagnostic criteria for ancient contourites
Huneke, H. et al.
Publications2021
South China Sea submarine fans
Chen, H., Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2021
Eirik Drift — depositional architecture
Davies, R., Stow, D.A.V. & Nicholson, U.
Publications2021
Contourite fabric analysis
Bankole, S. et al.
Publications2021
Engineering geology of deep-water reservoirs
Araibi, A. et al.
Publications2021
Bowland Shale — sedimentology and stratigraphy (Part 1)
Anderson, I. et al.
Publications2020
Contourite porosity and grain size
Yu, X. et al.
Publications2020
Mesozoic Bohai Bay basin contourite deposits
Gao, Y. et al.
Publications2020
Euphrates River — sediment dynamics
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2020
Distinguishing contourites from turbidites
Stow, D.A.V. & Smillie, Z.
Publications2020
Grain size and gas hydrates
Su, M. et al.
Publications2020
Contourite systems — Iberian margin
Llave, E. et al.
Publications2020
Sedimentology of contourites — Cyprus
Huneke, H. et al.
Publications2020
Contourite microfacies — Cyprus
Huneke, H. et al.
Publications2020
Makassar Strait contourite system
Brackenridge, R. et al.
Publications2020
Unusual contourite facies
Bankole, S. et al.
Publications2020
Contourite sediment budget — Gulf of Cadiz
Bankole, S. et al.
Publications2019
Contourites — Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2019
Bottom currents — Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2019
Microbialites in deep-water settings
Smillie, Z. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2019
Drifts — Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
Smillie, Z. et al.
Publications2019
Ichnology of contourite deposits
Rodríguez-Tovar, F.J. et al.
Publications2019
Threshold of bottom-current activity (Nature Scientific Reports)
Nicholson, U. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2019
Grain-size analysis of mudrocks
Bankole, S. et al.
Publications2019
Bowland Shale — sedimentology and reservoir potential
Anderson, I. et al.
Publications2018
Contourite cycles and paleoceanography
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2018
Deep-water depositional systems (M115 Chapter 4)
Stow, D.A.V. & Omoniyi, B.
Publications2018
Deep-sea contourites — review
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2018
Deep-sea bottom currents — processes and products
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2018
Deep-sea contourite drifts — global review
Smillie, Z. et al.
Publications2018
Deep-water reservoir characterization (M115 Chapter 9)
Omoniyi, B., Stow, D.A.V. & Gardiner, A.
Publications2018
Curved flute casts — paleocurrent indicators
Menzoul, A. et al.
Publications2018
Contourite reservoirs — depositional architecture
Brackenridge, R. et al.
Publications2018
Sediment waves — BSRG 2018
Amanda et al.
Publications2017
Sandy contourites — facies and architecture
Capella, W. et al.
Publications2016
Marine Geology special issue — contents
Hernández-Molina, F.J. et al.
Publications2016
IODP Expedition 339 synthesis (Marine Geology)
Hernández-Molina, F.J. et al.
Publications2016
Iberian margin millennial-scale climate variability
Hodell, D., Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2016
Iberian margin paleoceanography (VSI, GPC)
Hodell, D. et al.
Publications2016
Preface — Marine Geology virtual special issue
Hernández-Molina, F.J. et al.
Publications2016
Reworked tsunamiites — sedimentary record
Takashimizu, Y. et al.
Publications2016
Contourite systems — Gulf of Cadiz (Marine Geology)
Hernández-Molina, F.J. et al.
Publications2016
MOW evolution — preface to Marine Geology special issue
Hernández-Molina, F.J., Hodell, D., Stow, D.A.V. & Alvarez-Zarikian, C.
Publications2016
Oceanographic processes and contourite morphology
Hernández-Molina, F.J. et al.
Publications2016
Deep-water sedimentation — GSL Special Publication
Chudi, O. et al.
Publications2016
Mid-Miocene reworked turbidites — South China Sea
Gong, C. et al.
Publications2016
Sedimentary processes — Gulf of Cadiz contourite system
Alonso, B. et al.
Publications2016
Faro drift — high-resolution architecture
Alonso, B. et al.
Research2016
Queen's Anniversary Prize (2016)
Presentation marking the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher & Further Education, awarded for excellence and innovation in energy research and teaching.
Publications2016
Hernández-Molina, Hodell, Stow et al. (2016) — Preface, MGVSI
Preface to the Marine Geology Virtual Special Issue on Mediterranean Outflow Water and contourites.
Publications2015
Quaternary contourite evolution — Gulf of Cadiz
Llave, E. et al.
Publications2015
Site U1385 paleoclimate record (Global and Planetary Change)
Hodell, D. et al.
Publications2015
Plio-Pleistocene calcareous nannofossils — IODP 339
Balestra, B. et al.
Publications2014
Trace fossils of the Numidian Flysch
Riahi, S. et al.
Publications2014
Onset of Mediterranean Outflow into the Atlantic (Science)
Hernández-Molina, F.J., Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2014
Mediterranean Outflow contourite depositional system (Geology)
Hernández-Molina, F.J., Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2014
LV1 reservoir characterization (GeoArabia)
Ghabra, A. et al.
Publications2013
Contourite channel — Gulf of Cadiz (Marine Geology)
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2013
Mediterranean Outflow — IODP Expedition 339 (Scientific Drilling)
Hernández-Molina, F.J. et al.
Publications2013
IODP Expedition 339 — Site U1389 report
Expedition 339 Scientists
Publications2013
IODP Expedition 339 — Site U1387 report
Expedition 339 Scientists
Publications2013
IODP Expedition 339 — Site U1386 report
Expedition 339 Scientists
Publications2013
Contourite sand sheets — Gulf of Cadiz (MPG)
Brackenridge, R. et al.
Publications2012
IODP Expedition 339 preliminary report — Mediterranean Outflow
Stow, D.A.V., Hernández-Molina, F.J. et al.
Publications2012
Geohazards and ocean hazards
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2011
Current control on sedimentation — SW Mallorca
Vandorpe, T. et al.
Publications2011
Cadiz contourite channel — morphology and dynamics
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2011
Contourite systems — Gulf of Cadiz special issue
Llave, E. et al.
Publications2011
Deep-water circulation — contourite evidence
Hernández-Molina, F.J., Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2011
Contourite processes and deposits — Gulf of Cadiz
Hernández-Molina, F.J. et al.
Publications2011
Deep-water sediments — BSRG 2011 poster
Essex, R. et al.
Publications2011
Contourite sequence stratigraphy — Gulf of Cadiz
Brackenridge, R., Stow, D.A.V. & Hernández-Molina, F.J.
Publications2011
Contourite sequence stratigraphy
Brackenridge, R. et al.
Publications2010
Deep-water sedimentary systems — petroleum perspective
Stow, D.A.V. & Mayall, M.
Publications2010
Reply to comment on bedform-velocity matrix
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2010
GUCADRILL — Gulf of Cadiz drilling proposal
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2010
Contourite research overview (Geo-Temas)
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2010
Stratigraphy, sedimentology and structure of the Numidian Flysch
Riahi, S. et al.
Publications2010
Numidian Flysch — sedimentology and tectonics
Riahi, S. et al.
Publications2010
Baiona contourite system — Gulf of Cadiz
Llave, E. et al.
Publications2010
European provenance — turbidite systems (2010)
Fildes, C., Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2010
Contourites — recent advances and outlook
Brackenridge, R., Stow, D.A.V. & Hernández-Molina, F.J.
Publications2010
Baiona contourite drift system
Brackenridge, R. et al.
Popular Science2010
An Energy-Hungry World: What Role for Scotland?
The Edinburgh Lectures 2010 — a public lecture on Scotland's place in the global energy transition.
Publications2009
Bedform-velocity matrix for deep-water bottom currents
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2009
Numidian Flysch sedimentology and provenance — Part 1
Riahi, S. et al.
Publications2009
Submarine mass movements and landslide processes
Micallef, A. et al.
Publications2009
Contourite erosive features — Gulf of Cadiz
García, M. et al.
Publications2009
European provenance of turbidite systems
Fildes, C., Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2008
Nature of contourite deposition
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2008
Ancient contourites — recognition and characteristics (Chapter 17)
Huneke, H. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2008
Contourite facies and the facies model (Chapter 13)
Stow, D.A.V. & Faugères, J.-C.
Publications2008
Bioturbation and biogenic sedimentary structures in contourites (Chapter 11)
Wetzel, A., Werner, F. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2008
Contourite drifts (Chapter 14)
Faugères, J.-C. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2007
Quaternary reconstructions — Gulf of Cadiz contourites
Llave, E., Hernández-Molina, F.J., Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2007
Submarine landslides — Cyprus margin
Lee, H.J. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2007
Eirik Drift — contourite sedimentation
Hunter, S. et al.
Publications2007
SCAN Basin — contourite system, Scotia Sea
Hernández-Molina, F.J. et al.
Publications2006
Contourites and petroleum geology
Llave, E. et al.
Publications2006
Contourite depositional systems — characteristics and models
Hernández-Molina, F.J., Llave, E., Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2004
Western Mediterranean Sea sedimentation
Hoogakker, B.A.A. et al.
Publications2004
El modelo contornítico — Gulf of Cadiz
Hernández-Molina, F.J. et al.
Publications2002
NW Africa margin — turbidity current systems
Wynn, R.B., Weaver, P.P.E., Masson, D.G. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2002
Sediment waves — review
Wynn, R.B. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2002
Makran margin sedimentation
Stow, D.A.V., Tabrez, A.R. & Prins, M.A.
Publications2002
Fossil contourites of Cyprus
Stow, D.A.V., Kähler, G. & Reeder, M.S.
Publications2002
Contourite sand sheet — Barra Fan
Stow, D.A.V., Armishaw, J.E. & Holmes, R.
Publications2002
Neogene contourites — Miura Peninsula, Japan
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2002
Faro–Albufeira drift system
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2002
Bottom currents, contourites and deep-sea sediment drifts
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications2002
Quaternary input to the eastern Mediterranean
Reeder, M.S., Stow, D.A.V. & Rothwell, R.G.
Publications2002
Sicilian Gateway sediment dynamics
Reeder, M.S., Rothwell, R.G. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2002
Barra Fan drift system
Knutz, P.C. et al.
Publications2002
Faeroe–Shetland Channel — sediment processes
Akhurst, M.C., Stow, D.A.V. & Stoker, M.S.
Publications2001
Black shales — sources, sinks and significance
Stow, D.A.V., Huc, A.-Y. & Bertrand, P.
Publications2001
Silent, strong and deep — bottom currents
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2001
Deep-sea sediment drifts
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2001
Seismic stacking pattern of contourite drifts
Llave, E. et al.
Publications2001
Quaternary evolution of the Gulf of Cadiz contourite system
Llave, E. et al.
Publications2001
Ecotourism and geoscience
Crockett, J. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2000
Turbidity-current sediment waves
Wynn, R.B. et al.
Publications2000
Selvage sediment wave field
Wynn, R.B. et al.
Publications2000
NW African slope apron — sediment processes
Wynn, R.B. et al.
Publications2000
Deep-water sedimentary systems — new models and applications
Stow, D.A.V. & Mayall, M.
Publications2000
Deep-water massive sands — synthesis
Stow, D.A.V. & Johansson, M.
Publications2000
Herodotus Basin megaturbidite
Reeder, M.S., Rothwell, R.G. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications2000
Barra Fan — sedimentology and architecture
Armishaw, J.E., Holmes, R. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1999
Discussion — deep-water massive sands
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1999
Seismic features of contourite drifts
Faugères, J.-C. et al.
Publications1998
Viana et al. 1998 — deep-water sedimentation
Viana, A.R. et al.
Publications1998
Bottom-current controlled sand deposits — review
Viana, A.R. et al.
Publications1998
Turbidites and contourites of the Palaeogene Lefkara Formation, southern Cyprus
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1998
Volcaniclastic sediments — deep-water settings
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1998
Hemipelagites — processes and products
Stow, D.A.V. & Tabrez, A.R.
Publications1998
Sediment drifts and contourites on the continental margin off NW Britain
Stoker, M.S., Akhurst, M.C., Howe, J.A. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1998
Herodotus Basin — eastern Mediterranean sedimentation
Reeder, M.S. et al.
Publications1998
Preface — contourites & bottom currents special issue
Stow, D.A.V. & Faugères, J.-C.
Publications1998
Preface — Sedimentary Geology special issue
Stow, D.A.V. & Faugères, J.-C.
Publications1998
Fossil contourites — a critical review
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1998
Deep-water massive sands of the Numidian Flysch — additional study
Johansson, M. et al.
Publications1998
Deep-water massive sands — facies, processes and channel geometry in the Numidian Flysch, Sicily
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1998
Geochemistry of ODP Leg 116 sediments
Crowley, S.F., Stow, D.A.V. & Croudace, I.W.
Publications1998
Bottom-current controlled sand deposits — a review of modern shallow to deep-water environments
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1998
Morphology of deep-water sediment systems
Armishaw, J.E., Holmes, R. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1996
Geoscience education
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1995
Changning–Menglian suture zone, SW China
Wu, H. et al.
Publications1995
Pissouri Basin — Cyprus sedimentology
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1995
Shale clasts in deep-water sandstones
Johansson, M. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1994
Deep-sea processes and deposits
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1994
Rockall Trough sediment drifts
Howe, J.A., Stoker, M.S. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1993
Contourites and bottom currents — contents
Stow, D.A.V. & Faugères, J.-C.
Publications1993
Contourites and bottom currents — preface
Stow, D.A.V. & Faugères, J.-C.
Publications1993
Bengal Fan echofacies
Redbourn, L. et al.
Publications1993
Contourites — a synthesis
Faugères, J.-C. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1993
Contourite drifts — global review
Faugères, J.-C., Mezerais, M.L. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1993
Fossil carbonate contourites in China
Duan, T. et al.
Publications1992
Wireline log analysis — ODP Leg 129
Salimullah, A.R.M. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1992
FMS image analysis — ODP Leg 129
Salimullah, A.R.M. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1991
Geoscience for development
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1991
Fine-grained turbidites
Piper, D.J.W. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1991
Geoscience education and training
Baker, P.E. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1990
Hemiturbidite — a new deep-water facies type
Stow, D.A.V. & Wetzel, A.
Publications1990
X-ray analysis of Bengal Fan sediments
Stow, D.A.V. & Townsend, M.
Publications1990
Facies and processes — Bengal Fan
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1990
Grain-size analysis of Bengal Fan sediments
Balson, P.S. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1989
Geological aid to developing countries (extended)
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1989
Geological aid to developing countries
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1989
Bengal Fan — ODP results and depositional history
Stow, D.A.V., Cochran, J.R. et al.
Publications1988
Himalayan uplift recorded in the Bengal Fan
Cochran, J.R., Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1987
South Atlantic black shales
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1987
Upper Jurassic mudrocks of the North Sea
Stow, D.A.V. & Atkin, B.P.
Publications1987
ODP Leg 116 — Bengal Fan / Himalayan record
Cochran, J.R., Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1986
Faro Drift contourites — Gulf of Cadiz
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1986
Deep clastic seas (Chapter 12)
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1986
Seismic stratigraphy of the Mississippi Fan
Stelting, C.E. et al.
Publications1986
Deep-water facies classification — Earth Science Reviews
Pickering, K.T., Stow, D.A.V., Watson, M. & Hiscott, R.N.
Publications1986
Inorganic geochemistry of deep-sea sediments
Pickering, K.T. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1986
Channel-levee complexes — Mississippi Fan
Pickering, K.T. et al.
Publications1986
Summary of Mississippi Fan studies
Normark, W.R. et al.
Publications1986
Sedimentary structures of the Mississippi Fan
Cremer, M. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1985
Fine-grained sediments — processes and facies models
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1985
Mississippi Fan — depositional processes and facies
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1985
Controls on turbidite sediment deposition
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1985
Brae Oilfield — depositional setting and reservoir
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1985
Mid Mississippi Fan — sediments and structures
Stelting, C.E. et al.
Publications1985
Laurentian Fan — sedimentary processes
Piper, D.J.W., Stow, D.A.V. & Normark, W.R.
Publications1985
Modèle et faciès — contourites
Faugères, J.-C. et al.
Publications1985
Deep-sea clastics
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1985
Classification of fine-grained sediments
Dean, W.E., Leinen, M. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1984
Deep-sea sediments and tectonics — Mediterranean perspectives
Stow, D.A.V., Wezel, F.C. et al.
Publications1984
Fine-grained sediments — history of research and current perspectives
Stow, D.A.V. & Piper, D.J.W.
Publications1984
Mineralogy, petrology and diagenesis — DSDP Leg 75 (Chapter 23)
Stow, D.A.V. & Miller, J.
Publications1984
Mineralogy and petrology of fine-grained sediments
Stow, D.A.V. & Miller, J.
Publications1984
North Atlantic contourites — sediments and processes
Stow, D.A.V. & Holbrook, J.A.
Publications1984
Hatton Drift — contourite deposition
Stow, D.A.V. & Holbrook, J.A.
Publications1984
Black shales — DSDP Leg 75 (Chapter 20)
Stow, D.A.V. & Dean, W.E.
Publications1984
DSDP Leg 75 — black shales (Site 530/21)
Dean, W.E., Arthur, M.A. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1984
Halifax Formation — sedimentology and depositional setting
Stow, D.A.V., Alam, M. & Piper, D.J.W.
Publications1984
Turbidite facies and facies associations — DSDP Leg 75
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1984
Debrites — DSDP Leg 75 (Chapter 19)
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1984
Turbidites — DSDP Leg 75 (Chapter 18)
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1984
Deep-sea fans and related turbidite systems — DSDP Leg 75 (Chapter 17)
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1984
DSDP Leg 96 — Mississippi Fan and Gulf of Mexico
Bouma, A.H., Coleman, J.M. et al.
Publications1984
Contourite facies of the Faro Drift, Gulf of Cadiz
Gonthier, E., Faugères, J.-C. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1984
Contourite drift moulded by deep Mediterranean outflow
Faugères, J.-C., Stow, D.A.V. & Gonthier, E.
Publications1984
Sedimentation in the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone
Scrutton, R.A. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1984
Arthur, Dean & Stow 1984
Arthur, M.A., Dean, W.E. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1984
Fine-grained sediments: deep-water processes and facies models
Stow, D.A.V. & Piper, D.J.W.
Publications1984
Site 532 — DSDP Leg 75 (Chapter 4)
Hay, W.W., Sibuet, J.-C. et al. (incl. Stow, D.A.V.)
Publications1984
Site 530 — DSDP Leg 75 (Chapter 2)
Hay, W.W., Sibuet, J.-C. et al. (incl. Stow, D.A.V.)
Publications1983
Controls on turbidite sediment deposition
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1983
Brae Oilfield — a reply
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1983
Brae Oilfield
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1983
Laurentian Fan — further studies
Piper, D.J.W., Stow, D.A.V. & Normark, W.R.
Publications1983
Laurentian Fan — sedimentary processes
Normark, W.R., Piper, D.J.W. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1983
Mississippi Fan — DSDP Leg 96
Bouma, A.H., Coleman, J.M. et al.
Publications1982
Anatomy of fine-grained turbidites
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1982
Organic carbon — DSDP Leg 75
Hay, W.W., Sibuet, J.-C. et al.
Publications1982
Courants profonds et leurs dépôts
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1981
Terminology of fine-grained sediments
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1981
Laurentian Fan
Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1981
Ancient sandy contourites
Lovell, J.P.B. & Stow, D.A.V.
Publications1980
Sedimentology of the Brae Oilfield, North Sea: Fan Models and Controls
Stow, D.A.V. et al.
Publications1980
Sequence of structures in fine-grained turbidites
Stow, D.A.V. & Shanmugam, G.
Publications1980
Stow & Shanmugam 1980
Stow, D.A.V. & Shanmugam, G.
Publications1980
Physical model of fine-grained sediment deposition
Stow, D.A.V. & Bowen, A.J.
Publications1980
A physical model for the transport and sorting of fine-grained sediment by turbidity currents — Sedimentology
Stow, D.A.V. & Bowen, A.J.
Publications1980
Sediment waves on submarine fans and other depositional systems
Normark, W.R., Hess, G.R., Stow, D.A.V. & Bowen, A.J. — Analysis of sediment waves on submarine fans and related depositional systems.
Publications1979
Contourites: their recognition in modern and ancient sediments — a review
Stow, D.A.V. & Lovell, J.P.B. — Comprehensive review of contourite recognition in modern and ancient sediments.
Publications1979
Distinguishing between fine-grained turbidites and contourites
Stow, D.A.V. — Criteria for distinguishing fine-grained turbidites from contourites.
Publications1978
Origin of lamination in deep-sea fine-grained sediments
Stow, D.A.V. & Bowen, A.J. — Mechanism for the origin of lamination in fine-grained deep-sea sediments.
Publications1978
Disturbances in soft sediments
Stow, D.A.V. & Aksu, A.E. — Study of post-depositional disturbances in soft marine sediments.
Publications1978
Regional review of the Scotian margin
Stow, D.A.V. — Companion regional review of the Scotian continental margin.
Publications1978
A method for silt fabric analysis
Stow, D.A.V. — Methodological paper describing silt fabric analysis techniques.
Publications1978
Regional review of the Nova Scotian margin
Stow, D.A.V. — Regional synthesis of the Nova Scotian continental margin.
Publications1976
Sands and silts of the Nova Scotian continental margin
Stow, D.A.V. — Sedimentological study of sand and silt deposits along the Nova Scotian margin.
Publications1975
Fusulinids on Hydra
Stow, D.A.V. — Early paper on fusulinid foraminifera from the island of Hydra, Greece.
Research
4DWC — Programme Volume
Programme volume for the 4th Deepwater Circulation Conference (4DWC), convened by Dorrik Stow.
Research
4DWC — Abstract Volume
Full abstract volume from the 4th Deepwater Circulation Conference (4DWC).
Research
Recent Plenary & Keynote Talks
List of recent plenary and keynote talks — MEDGU Istanbul, Zhuhai (China) and IGC South Korea.
Research
PhD Students — Full List (1982–2025)
Complete list of the 50 PhD students supervised by Professor Dorrik Stow between 1982 and 2025.
Popular Science
Cruise Liner Enrichment Lectures
Programme of recent at-sea enrichment lecture series across transatlantic, SE Asia, Iceland and African voyages.
Popular Science
Scramble for Oil in SE Asia: Global Energy Sustainability
Enrichment lecture on board Silver Whisper (Vietnam cruise) — energy sustainability and the scramble for oil in Southeast Asia.
Popular Science
Oceans: A Very Short Introduction
A Very Short Introduction to the oceans — accessible overview of ocean science, climate and the human relationship with the sea.
Popular Science
Science Writing — Overview
Selected themes and pieces of science writing on oceans, climate, energy and the use of the seas.
Publications
Full Bibliography
Complete chronological bibliography of scientific publications by Professor Dorrik Stow.
Publications
Sedimentary Rocks — Link Presentation
Companion slide deck to Sedimentary Rocks in the Field and Core.
Publications
Mediterranean Outflow Water & Contourites — IODP 339 Bibliography
External link to the IODP Expedition 339 publications bibliography on publications.iodp.org.
Publications
Full Scientific Bibliography
Complete list of scientific publications by Professor Dorrik Stow.
Poetry
Poetry — Selected Pieces
A small collection of poems written over the years, drawn from travels and time at sea.
Poetry
Poetry — Illustrated Reading
Selected poems set against images from travels and the sea.
Training Courses
Deepwater Sedimentary Systems: Exploration and Production
Short-course notes covering process, facies and reservoir architecture in deepwater systems.
Training Courses
Contourites, Currents and Mixed Systems
A specialist course on bottom-current deposits, hybrid systems and their recognition in core and outcrop.
Poetry
Sea Duet & Selected Haiku
A small selection of haiku written at sea — quiet observations of moon, water and time.
Field Excursions
Almeria & Tabernas Field Guide
Itinerary and stop-by-stop notes for the SE Spain field excursion: basin fill, deepwater systems, volcanics and metamorphics.
Field Excursions
Contourite Systems of Southern Cyprus
Field-trip handbook on the ophiolite-bound contourite systems of southern Cyprus.
Research
Contourites and Bottom Currents off Japan
Active research notes on the Kuroshio Current and its sedimentary signature off the Japanese margin.
Travel & Writing
Notes from the Pacific
Travel reflections from scientific cruises across the Pacific — people, places and the silence of the open ocean.
Book Reviews
The Best Books on Our Amazing Planet: Earth
A personal reading list of the books that have most shaped how I think about our planet.
Consultancy
Expert Witness Submission — International Tribunal for Law of the Sea
Summary of expert evidence prepared for the International Tribunal for Law of the Sea, Hamburg.