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Overview
Background
Em. Professor Lockington primarily researchs topics in the area of water transport in coastal soils and aquifers, including water exchange with plants and atmosphere. However, he has also conducted research on moisture transport in building materials and the design of sustainable tourism destinations. In addition to substantial contributions as a reviewer for a wide range of journals and funding bodies, Em. Prof Lockington has held editorial roles on two major journals in the area of hydrology and water resources research (Water Resources Research 2007 - 2012; Advances in Water Resources 1997 - 2020). Em. Prof. Lockington has undertaken a number of leadership roles across his career, including Program Leader for the Sustainable Tourism CRC I and II (Engineering and Design) from 2000 - 2008, Head of the Environmental Engineering Division (School of Engineering, UQ) from 2004 - 2010, and Research Program Leader for the ARC SRI funded National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training from 2009 - 2015. From 2010 to 2020 he frequently acted as Head of the School of Civil Engineering. Since 2007, he has been a Fellow of the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
Availability
- Emeritus Professor David Lockington is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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Groundwater and soil hydrology
Quantitative assessment of subsurface hydrology, including pollution fate.
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Sustainable built environment.
Quantitative assessment of water transport through the built environment including water sensitive urban design. Use of renewable energy and energy-efficient design of built environment.
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Processes Controlling Formation of Salt Efflorescence in Coastal Salt Flats
Liu, Xiaocheng, Zhang, Chenming, Liu, Yue, Li, Congrui, Shen, Chengji, Xin, Pei, Li, Ling and Lockington, David A. (2023). Processes Controlling Formation of Salt Efflorescence in Coastal Salt Flats. Water Resources Research, 59 (12) e2022WR034279. doi: 10.1029/2022wr034279
2022
Journal Article
Coupling effects of tide and salting-out on perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) transport and adsorption in a coastal aquifer
Li, Congrui, Zhang, Chenming, Gibbes, Badin, Wang, Tao and Lockington, David (2022). Coupling effects of tide and salting-out on perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) transport and adsorption in a coastal aquifer. Advances in Water Resources, 166 104240, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104240
2022
Journal Article
Salt transport under tide and evaporation in a subtropical wetland: field monitoring and numerical simulation
Liu, Yue, Zhang, Chenming, Liu, Xiaocheng, Li, Congrui, Sheuermann, Alexander, Xin, Pei, Li, Ling and Lockington, David A. (2022). Salt transport under tide and evaporation in a subtropical wetland: field monitoring and numerical simulation. Water Resources Research, 58 (5) e2021WR031530. doi: 10.1029/2021wr031530
2021
Journal Article
Drivers of bacterial diversity along a natural transect from freshwater to saline subtropical wetlands
Chuvochina, Maria, Adame, Maria Fernanda, Guyot, Adrien, Lovelock, Catherine, Lockington, David, Gamboa-Cutz, Julieta N. and Dennis, Paul G. (2021). Drivers of bacterial diversity along a natural transect from freshwater to saline subtropical wetlands. Science of the Total Environment, 759 143455, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143455
2019
Conference Publication
Metered groundwater extractions for stock and domestic use in the Surat Basin, Queensland
Rochford, L. M., Bulovic, N., Keir, G., Ordens, C. M., Lockington, D. and McIntyre, N. (2019). Metered groundwater extractions for stock and domestic use in the Surat Basin, Queensland. Australasian Groundwater Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 24-27 November 2019.
2019
Journal Article
Groundwater enhances above-ground growth in mangroves
Hayes, Matthew A., Jesse, Amber, Welti, Nina, Tabet, Basam, Lockington, David and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2019). Groundwater enhances above-ground growth in mangroves. Journal of Ecology, 107 (3), 1120-1128. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13105
2018
Journal Article
Impacts of fire and flood on land-surface–atmosphere energetics in a sub-tropical barrier island freshwater swamp
Gray, Michael A., McGowan, Hamish A., Guyot, Adrien and Lockington, David A. (2018). Impacts of fire and flood on land-surface–atmosphere energetics in a sub-tropical barrier island freshwater swamp. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 171 (1), 129-149. doi: 10.1007/s10546-018-0414-y
2018
Journal Article
Direct uptake of canopy rainwater causes turgor-driven growth spurts in the mangrove Avicennia marina
Steppe, Kathy, Vandegehuchte, Maurits W., Van de Wal, Bart A. E., Hoste, Pieter, Guyot, Adrien, Lovelock, Catherine E. and Lockington, David A. (2018). Direct uptake of canopy rainwater causes turgor-driven growth spurts in the mangrove Avicennia marina. Tree Physiology, 38 (7), 979-991. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpy024
2018
Journal Article
Effects of earlywood and latewood on sap flux density-based transpiration estimates in conifers
Fan, Junliang, Guyot, Adrien, Ostergaard, Kasper T. and Lockington, David A. (2018). Effects of earlywood and latewood on sap flux density-based transpiration estimates in conifers. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 249, 264-274. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.11.006
2017
Journal Article
Transport time scales in soil erosion modeling
Lisle, I. G., Sander, G. C., Parlange, J. Y., Rose, C. W., Hogarth, W. L., Braddock, R. D., Stagnitti, F., Lockington, D. A., Jomaa, S., Cheraghi, M. and Barry, D. A. (2017). Transport time scales in soil erosion modeling. Vadose Zone Journal, 16 (12), 1-13. doi: 10.2136/vzj2017.06.0121
2017
Journal Article
Dynamics of sediment carbon stocks across intertidal wetland habitats of Moreton Bay, Australia
Hayes, Matthew A., Jesse, Amber, Hawke, Bruce, Baldock, Jeff, Tabet, Basam, Lockington, David and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2017). Dynamics of sediment carbon stocks across intertidal wetland habitats of Moreton Bay, Australia. Global Change Biology, 23 (10), 4222-4234. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13722
2017
Journal Article
Effects of beach slope breaks on nearshore groundwater dynamics
Zhang, Ying, Li, Ling, Erler, Dirk V., Santos, Isaac and Lockington, David (2017). Effects of beach slope breaks on nearshore groundwater dynamics. Hydrological Processes, 31 (14), 2530-2540. doi: 10.1002/hyp.11196
2017
Journal Article
Does fire alter soil water repellency in subtropical coastal sandy environments?
White, Amy M. , Lockington, David A. and Gibbes, Badin (2017). Does fire alter soil water repellency in subtropical coastal sandy environments?. Hydrological Processes, 31 (2), 341-348. doi: 10.1002/hyp.11000
2017
Journal Article
Soil-water content characterisation in a modified Jarvis-Stewart model: a case study of a conifer forest on a shallow unconfined aquifer
Guyot, Adrien, Fan, Junliang, Oestergaard, Kasper T., Whitley, Rhys, Gibbes, Badin, Arsac, Margaux and Lockington, David A. (2017). Soil-water content characterisation in a modified Jarvis-Stewart model: a case study of a conifer forest on a shallow unconfined aquifer. Journal of Hydrology, 544, 242-253. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.11.041
2016
Journal Article
Seasonal nitrous oxide and methane emissions across a subtropical estuarine salinity gradient
Welti, Nina, Hayes, Matt and Lockington, David (2016). Seasonal nitrous oxide and methane emissions across a subtropical estuarine salinity gradient. Biogeochemistry, 132 (1-2), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10533-016-0287-4
2016
Journal Article
Effects of alongshore morphology on groundwater flow and solute transport in a nearshore aquifer
Zhang, Ying, Li, Ling, Erler, Dirk V., Santos, Isaac and Lockington, David (2016). Effects of alongshore morphology on groundwater flow and solute transport in a nearshore aquifer. Water Resources Research, 52 (2), 990-1008. doi: 10.1002/2015WR017420
2016
Conference Publication
Seasonal variability of turbulent fluxes over a vegetated subtropical coastal wetland measured by large aperture scintillometry and eddy covariance
Guyot, Adrien, Gray, Michael, Riesenkamp, Michiel, Lockington, David and McGowan, Hamish (2016). Seasonal variability of turbulent fluxes over a vegetated subtropical coastal wetland measured by large aperture scintillometry and eddy covariance. EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna, Austria, 17-22 April 2016.
2016
Journal Article
Estimating groundwater evapotranspiration by a subtropical pine plantation using diurnal water table fluctuations: implications from night-time water use
Fan, Junliang, Ostergaard, Kasper T., Guyot, Adrien, Fujiwara, Stephen and Lockington, David (2016). Estimating groundwater evapotranspiration by a subtropical pine plantation using diurnal water table fluctuations: implications from night-time water use. Journal of Hydrology, 542, 679-685. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.09.040
2015
Journal Article
Intertidal diatom communities reflect patchiness in groundwater discharge
Welti, N., Gale, D., Hayes, M., Kumar, A., Gasparon, M., Gibbes, B. and Lockington, D. (2015). Intertidal diatom communities reflect patchiness in groundwater discharge. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 163 (PB), 116-124. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.06.006
2015
Journal Article
Are we getting accurate measurements of Ksat for sodic clay soils?
Reading, L. P., Lockington, D. A., Bristow, K.L. and Baumgartl, T. (2015). Are we getting accurate measurements of Ksat for sodic clay soils?. Agricultural Water Management, 158, 120-125. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2015.04.015
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Variable density groundwater hydrodynamics in the coastal zone.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Harald Hofmann, Dr Chenming Zhang
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
HYDRODYNAMICS OF POREWATER FLOW AND SALT TRANSPORT IN A SUBTROPICAL TIDAL WETLAND
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chenming Zhang, Professor Alexander Scheuermann
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Processes Affecting the Formation and Dynamics of Salt Flats in Coastal Marshes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chenming Zhang
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Fate and Transport of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Coastal Aquifers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Badin Gibbes, Dr Chenming Zhang
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Laboratory Study of Subtropical Wetland Plant Lepironia articulata's Water Use and Sensitivity to Groundwater Availability
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Vegetation effects on soil moisture and groundwater recharge in subtropical coastal sand dunes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alexander Scheuermann
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Quantifying woody vegetation water use in subtropical groundwater systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Badin Gibbes, Dr Adrien Guyot
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Impacts of Amelioration on Sodic Soil Hydraulic Conductivity and Potential Consequences for Deep Drainage in the Lower Burdekin, North Queensland.
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Riparian groundwater flow and salt transport in aquifer-estuary interaction
Principal Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
DETERIORATION OF LAYERED COASTAL AQUIFER WATER DUE TO DENSITY DEPENDENT FLOWS
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
EVELOPMENT OF A PRACTICAL NUMERICAL PROCEDURE FOR THE MODELLING AND MANAGEMENT OF SALTWATER INTRUSION IN COMPLEX COASTAL AQUIFER SYSTEMS
Principal Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
WATER MOVEMENT IN UNSATURATED CONCRETE: THEORY, EXPERIMENTS, MODELS
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The surface-atmosphere energetics of a sub-tropical sand island in eastern Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hamish McGowan
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Geochemical Processes Controlling the Distribution and Long Term Stability of Heavy Metals in Mine Tailings Deposited in Rivers; the case study of ModADA, Papua, Indonesia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mansour Edraki
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Groundwater Dynamics in an Aquifer Adjacent to a Coastal Lagoon
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Variations in carbon storage and sequestration in intertidal wetlands
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Hydrodynamic and thermodynamic processes during evaporation from bare soils
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Numerical modelling for optimisation of water quality monitoring stations: A monitoring - modelling - management study of an Australian subtropical reservoir
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Badin Gibbes
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Groundwater dynamics at the ocean-aquifer interface: implications for resource management modelling in the Pioneer Valley Aquifer
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the Long-Term Seepage Geochemistry of Base Metal Mine Tailings in a Semiarid Subtropical Climate, Mount Isa, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Barry Noller, Associate Professor Mansour Edraki
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Groundwater and surface water interactions in the Tinchi Tamba estuarine wetland, Southeast Queensland, Australia.
Associate Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Advancing sustainability in tourism destinations with a complex adaptive systems approach based on system dynamics modelling
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lydia Kavanagh
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Efficient Calibration and Predictive Error Analysis for Highly - Parameterized Models Combining Tikhonov and Subspace Regularization Techniques
Associate Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Parameter And Predictive Uncertainty Analysis For Surface Water And Groundwater Flow Models
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
Perceptions, performance and economics of renewable energy supply within the Australian tourism industry
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tom Baldock
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
PORE WATER EXCHANGE PROCESSES IN OFFSHORE INTERTIDAL SANDBANKS
Associate Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
THE USE OF REGULARISED INVERSION IN GROUNDWATER MODEL CALIBRATION AND PREDICTION UNCERTAINITY ANALYSIS
Associate Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
REHABILITATION STUDIES ON TAILINGS STORAGE FACILITIES IN AN ARID HYPERSALINE REGION
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Williams
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
GROUNDWATER MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor William Clarke
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