Faculty of Science
Department of Oceanography
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA | CANADA B3H 4R2 | +1 (902) 494-3557

Alexander E. Hay

Department of Oceanography
Dalhousie University
1355 Oxford Street
PO BOX 15000
Halifax NS  B3H 4R2

Phone: (902) 494-6657
   Fax: (902) 494-3877
Email: alex.hay@Dal.Ca
Webpage: http://www.phys.ocean.dal.ca/people/po/Hay_Alex.html

Education Background

  • PhD - Physics, University of British Columbia
  • MSc - Physics, University of Western Ontario
  • BSc - Physics, University of Western Ontario

Research Interests

  • Ocean acoustics technology
  • Sediment transport
  • Nearshore processes

4221.03/5221.03: Ocean Dynamics
4250.03/5250.03: Acoustical Oceanography
5240.03 06: Special Topics in Oceanography: Accoustical Oceanography

Mulligan, R.P., A.E. Hay, and A.J. Bowen - 2010 - A wave-driven jet over a rocky shoal - J. Geophys. Res., 115, C10038, doi:10.1029/2009JC006027

Mulligan, R.P., A.E. Hay, and A.J. Bowen - 2008 - Wave-driven circulation in a coastal bay during the landfall of a hurricane - J. Geophy.Res., 113, C05026, doi:10.1029/2007JC004500

Matthews, M. N. R., F. Desharnais, A.E. Hay, and D.J. Thomson - 2007 - Geoacoustic Inversion of a Multi-Layered Seabed Containing Surficial Gassy Sediment - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Underwater Acoustic Measurements: Results and Technologies. Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 25-29 Jun 2007. pp. 141-147

Mulligan, R.P., A.J. Bowen, A.E. Hay, A.J. van der Westhuysen, and J.A. Battjes - 2008 - Whitecapping and wave field evolution in a coastal bay - J. Geophy.Res., 113, C03008, doi:10.1029/2007JC004382

Hay, A.E. and Speller, R. - 2005 - Naturally-occurring scour pits in nearshore sands - J. Geophys. Res., 110, F02004, doi:10.1029/2004JF000199.

Hay, A.E. and Mudge, T. - 2004 - Principal bed states during SandyDuck97: Occurrrence, spectral anisotropy, and the bedstate storm cycle. - J. Geophys. Res. - Oceans, 110 (C03013), doi:10.1029/2004JC002451.

Ngusaru, A.S., and Hay, A.E. - 2004 - Cross-shore migration of lunate megaripples during Duck94. - J. Geophys. Res., 109, C02006, 16pp.

Zou, Q.-P., Hay, A.E., Bowen, A.J. - 2003 - Vertical structure of surface gravity waves propagating over a sloping sea bed: theory and field measurements. - J. Geophys. Res.,108 (8), 3265, 10.1029/2002JC001432, 21-1 - 21-15.

Zou, Q.-P., and Hay, A.E. - 2003 - The vertical structure of the wave bottom boundary layer over a sloping bed: Theory and field measurements. - J. Phys. Ocean., 33, 1380-1400.

Smyth, C., and Hay, A.E. - 2003 - Near-bed turbulence and bottom friction during SandyDuck97. - J. Geophys. Res., 108 (C6), 3197, doi:10.1029/2001JC00092, 28-1 - 28-14.

Vanderlaan, A.S.M., Hay, A.E., and Taggart, C.T. - 2003 - Characterization of North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis sounds in the Bay of Fundy. - IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., 28(2), 164-173.

Laurinolli, M.H., Hay, A.E., Descharnais, F., and Taggart, C.T. - 2003 - Localization of North Atlantic right whale sounds in the Bay of Fundy using a sonobuoy array. - Marine Mammal Science, 19(4), 708-723.

Crawford, A.M., and Hay, A.E. - 2003 - Wave orbital velocity skewness and linear transition ripple migration: Comparison with weakly nonlinear theory. - J. Geophys. Res., 108 (c3), 10.1029/2001JC001254, 36-1 - 36-6.

Smyth, C., and Hay, A.E. - 2002 - Wave friction factors in nearshore sands. - J. Phys. Ocean.,32(12), 3490-3498.

Zedel, L., and Hay, A.E. - 2002 - A three component bistatic coherent Doppler velocity profiler: Error sensitivity and system accuracy. - IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., 27, 717-725.

Smyth, C., Hay, A.E., and Zedel, L. - 2002 - Coherent Doppler Profiler Measurements of Near-bed Suspended Sediment Fluxes and the Influence of Bedforms. - J. Geophys. Res., 107 (C8), 10.1029/2000JC000760, 19-1 - 19-20.

Irish, J.D., Hay, A.E., Traykovski, P., Newhall, A., Craig, R., and Paul, W.M. - 2002 - On attaching acoustic imaging instrumentation to the LEO-15 Observatory for sediment transport and bottom boundary layer studies. - IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., 27(2), 254-266.

Zou, Q.-P., and Hay, A.E. - 2001 - Velocity profiles above and within the wave bottom boundary layer over a sloping bottom. - Proc. ICCE, Sydney, Australia, pp. 94-107.

Crawford, A.M., and Hay, A.E. - 2001 - Linear transition ripple migration and wave-orbital velocity skewness: Observations. - J. Geophys. Res., 106(C7), 14113-14128.

Hukuda, H., Hay, A.E., and Greatbatch, R.J. - 2001 - A two-layer model of shelfbreak jets with application to the labrador current. - J. Phys. Ocean., 31(2), 324-335.

Hay, A.E., Smyth, C., Zedel, L., and Mudge, T. - 1999 - On remotely probing the structure of the bottom boundary layer over an evolving seabed. - Coastal Ocean Processes Symposium: A tribute to William D. Grant, Sept. 1998. Woods Hole Oceanog. Inst. Tech. Rept. WHOI-99-04, 99-106.

Irish, J.D., Lynch,J.F., Traykovski, P.A., Newhall, A.E., Prada, K., and Hay, A.E. - 1999 - A self contained sector scanning sonar for bottom roughness observations as part of suspended sediment studies. - J. Atm. Oceanic Tech, 16, 1830-1841.

Zedel, L., and Hay, A.E. - 1999 - A coherent doppler profiler for high resolution particle velocimetry in the ocean: Laboratory measurements of turbulence and particle flux. - J. Atmos. and Ocean. Tech. 16, 1102-1117.

Traykovski, P., Hay, A.E., Irish, J.D., and Lynch, J.F. - 1999 - Geometry, migration, and evolution of wave orbital ripples at LEO-15. - J. Geophys. Res., 104, 1505-1524.

Bass, S.J., and Hay, A.E. - 1998 - Ambient noise in the natural surf zone: Wave breaking frequencies. - Oceans '98 Conference Proceedings, Vol. 3, 1371-1377.

Crawford, A.M., and Hay, A.E. - 1998 - A simple system for laser-illuminated video imaging of sediment suspension and bed topography. - IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., 23(1), 12-19.

Bass, S.J. and Hay, A.E. - 1997 - Ambient Noise in the Natural Surf Zone: Wave Breaking Frequency. - IEEE J. Oceanic Eng. 22(3), 411-424.

Schaafsma, A.S., and Hay, A.E. - 1997 - Attenuation in suspensions of irregularly-shaped sediment particles: A 2-parameter equivalent spherical scatterer model. - J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 102(3),1485-1502.

Zedel, L., Hay, A.E., Cabrera, R., and Lohrmann, A. - 1996 - Performance of a single beam, pulse-to-pulse coherent doppler profiler. - IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., 21(3), 290-297.

Sheng, J. and Hay, A.E. - 1995 - Sediment Eddy Diffusivity Profiles in the Nearshore Zone from Multifrequency Acoustic Backscatter. - Continental Shelf Res., 15, 129-147.

Bass, S.J., and Hay, A.E. - 1995 - Ambient Noise in the Surf Zone. - Proc. Can. Coastal Conf., October 18-21, 1995, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 43-58.

Craig, R.G.A., Hay, A.E., and Paul, W. - 1995 - Networked Acquisition System for Multiple Acoustic Devices. - Proc. Can. Coastal Conf., October 18-21, 1995. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 153-170.

Crawford, A. and Hay, A.E. - 1995 - Spatial Distribution of Sediment Suspension Under Wave Groups. - Proc. Can. Coastal Conf., October 18-21, 1995. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 187-198.

Wilson, J. and Hay, A.E. - 1995 - High Resolution Sidescan Sonar Observations of Small Scale Sand Bedforms Under Waves: A Comparison of Field and Laboratory Measurements. - Proc. Can. Coastal Conf., October 18-21, 1995. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 875-890.

Zedel, L., and Hay A.E. - 1995 - Coherent Acoustic Doppler Profiling of Sediment Suspension Under Waves. - Proc. Can. Coastal Conf., October 18-21, 1995. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 907-918.

Hay, A.E., and Bowen, A.J. - 1994 - On the Coherence Scales of Wave-Induced Suspended Sand Concentration Fluctuations. - J. Geophys. Res., 99, 12749-12765.

Hay, A.E., and Wilson, D. - 1994 - Rotary Sidescan Images of Nearshore Bedform Evolution During a Storm. - Marine Geology, 119, 57-65.

White, M., and Hay, A.E. - 1994 - Dense Overflow into a Large Silled Embayment: Tidal Modulation, Fronts and Basin Modes. - J. Marine Res., 52, 459-487.

Hay, A.E., and Bowen, A.J. - 1993 - Spatially correlated depth changes in the nearshore zone during autumn storms. - Journal of Geophysical Research, 98, 12387-12404.