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Dr

Sarah McSweeney

Lecturer In Coastal Geomorphology
Geography
Estuaries
beaches
physical processes
physical sciences
science & technology
geosciences, multidisciplinary
geology
geography, physical
physical geography
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Dr

Sarah McSweeney

 
Division
Science
 
Primary Interest
Coastal geomorphology
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Projects

Displaying the 3 most recent projects by Sarah McSweeney.

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Beach ridges as geo-archives for sea level and climate variability

2020 - 2021
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Marine exchange metric for the Index of Estuary Condition

2019 - 2019
Completed
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Geomorphic prediction module to support the management of artificial estuary openings

2017 - 2019
Completed

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Projects

Project Types

2

Research Contracts

1

Internal Research Grant

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Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Sarah McSweeney.

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Holocene evolution of the Ninety Mile Beach sand barrier, Victoria, Australia: The role of sea level, sediment supply and climate

David M Kennedy, Thomas SN Oliver, Toru Tamura, Colin V Murray-Wallace, Bruce G Thom, Neville J Rosengren, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Paul Augustinus, Chloe Leach, Jinjuan Gao, Sarah L McSweeney, Teresa Konlechner, Colin D Woodroffe

Journal article  |  2020  |  Marine Geology

The Ninety-Mile Beach (NMB) barrier system in southeastern Australia is the largest active barrier island system in Australia. The..

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Variability in infragravity wave processes during estuary artificial entrance openings

Sarah L McSweeney, Justin C Stout, David M Kennedy

Journal article  |  2020  |  EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

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Crashing Into Sisterhood: An All-Female Fieldwork Expedition in Moon Point Area, K'gari (Fraser Island, Australia)

Rose Barrowcliffe, Sarah McSweeney, Graziela Miot da Silva, Talitha Santini

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Coastal Research

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The geomorphology and evolution of intermittently open and closed estuaries in large embayments in Victoria, Australia

David M Kennedy, Sarah L McSweeney, Michela Mariani, Elisa Zavadil

Journal article  |  2020  |  Geomorphology

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Temporal and spatial variability of the open coast wave climate of Victoria, Australia

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Journal article  |  2020  |  Marine and Freshwater Research

The open coast of Victoria, Australia, is one of the highest wave energy coastlines globally. Despite this, a lack of permanently ..

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Bimodal climate control of shoreline change influenced by Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation variability along the Cooloola Sand Mass, Queensland, Australia

Joshua T Kelly, Sarah McSweeney, James Shulmeister, Allen M Gontz

Journal article  |  2019  |  Marine Geology

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Expert perceptions of the 'freak' wave myth on Australia's rocky coasts

Peter Kamstra, Brian Cook, David M Kennedy, Sarah McSweeney, Eveline Rijksen, Shane Daw

Journal article  |  2019  |  Ocean & Coastal Management

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Variations in wave climate as a driver of decadal scale shoreline change at the Inskip Peninsula, southeast Queensland, Australia

Sarah McSweeney, James Shulmeister

Journal article  |  2018  |  Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

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The daily-scale entrance dynamics of intermittently open/closed estuaries

Sarah Louise McSweeney, David M Kennedy, Ian D Rutherfurd

Journal article  |  2018  |  Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

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Intermittently Closed/Open Lakes and Lagoons: Their global distribution and boundary conditions

SL McSweeney, DM Kennedy, ID Rutherfurd, JC Stout

Journal article  |  2017  |  Geomorphology

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Keyword Analysis

Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Other Environmental Sciences
Rehabilitation of Degraded Environments

News

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The ‘freak wave’ myth

Sarah McSweeney

July 2, 2019

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2020

University of Melbourne Early Career Researcher Global Mobility Award

University of Melbourne
2019

University of Melbourne Early Career Researcher Award

University of Melbourne
2019

John McKenzie Early Career Researcher Award

University of Melbourne
2017

Moreton Bay Goodman Research Foundation Award

Goodman Foundation
2016

Best Lecturer Award (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)

University of Queensland
2015

Postgraduate Writing-Up Award

University of Melbourne
2014

American Geophysical Sciences Union Postgraduate Student Travel Award

American Geophysical Sciences Union
2012

Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)

Australian Government
2011

University of Canterbury RW Morris Prize for excellence in Physical Geography

University of Canterbury
2011

University of Waikato Summer Research Scholarship

Waikato University

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Lecturer In Coastal Geomorphology

Geography

Member

American Geophysical Sciences Union (AGU)

Member

River Basin Management Society (RBMS)

Member

Australia and New Zealand Geomorphology Group (ANZGG)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Science (hons) (first class)

University of Canterbury

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