Associate Professor Earl Bardsley
Associate Professor
Qualifications: MSc PhD (Otago)
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardsley, AProf Earl | 5011 | web | EF.1.02 | Earth and Ocean Sciences |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
- Extensions starting with 4 or 5 can also be direct dialed:
- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Research Interests
Surface water balance using geological weighing lysimeters, catchment runoff modelling, natural and induced groundwater recharge systems, simulation and optimisation, seasonal hydrological and climatological forecasting, stochastic models of tracer transport and hydrological extremes.
Further information for intending overseas PhD students (PDF file, 60 KB).
EEA conference paper "Pumped Storage" for downloading (PDF file, 524 KB).
Expertise
Quantitative analysis in Earth Sciences generally, with particular respect to energy, water systems, and ground water; hydropower generation efficiency and optimisation, pumped storage evaluations, and extreme value analysis of environmental risk.
Recent Publications
- Vetrova, V., Bardsley, W. (2012) Technical note: A significance test for data-sparse zones in scatter plots
Refereed Journal Articles - Hydrology and Earth System Sciences - Bardsley, W., Vavae, H. (2009) A simple graphical technique for conditional long range forecasting of below-average rainfall periods in the Tuvalu Islands, Western Pacific
Refereed Journal Articles - Natural Resources Research - Purdie, J., Bardsley, W. (2009) Seasonal prediction of lake inflows and rainfall in a hydro-electricity catchment, Waitaki river, New Zealand
Refereed Journal Articles - International Journal of Climatology - Bardsley, W. (2008) The sustainable global energy economy: Hydrogen or silicon?
Refereed Journal Articles - Natural Resources Research
