Under review/Submitted


  1. Bayle, P. M., C. E. Blenkinsopp, K. Martins, G. M. Kaminsky, H. M. Weiner and D. Cottrell. Swash zone sediment fluxes on a dynamic cobble berm revetment. Under review in Coastal Engineering.
  2. K. Martins, P. Bonneton, O. de Viron, I. Turner, M. Harley and K. Splinter. New perspectives for nonlinear depth-inversion of the nearshore using boussinesq theory. Under review in Geophysical Research Letters.

    3. 2022


  3. Mouragues, A., K. Martins, P. Bonneton and B. Castelle, 2022. Headland rip very-low-frequency fluctuations and surf zone eddies during high-energy wave events. Journal of Physical Oceanography, in press. [URL]
  4. K. Martins, X. Bertin, B. Mengual, M. Pezerat, L. Lavaud, T. Guérin and Y. J. Zhang, 2022. Wave-induced mean currents and setup over barred and steep sandy beaches. Ocean Modelling 179, 102110. [URL] [PDF]
  5. Blenkinsopp, C. B., P. M. Bayle, K. Martins, O. W. Foss, L.-P. Almeida, G. M. Kaminsky, S. Schimmels and H. Matsumoto, 2022. Wave runup on composite beaches and dynamic cobble berm revetments. Coastal Engineering 176, 104148. [URL] [PDF]
  6. Pezerat, M., X. Bertin, K. Martins and L. Lavaud, 2022. Cross‐shore distribution of the wave‐induced circulation over a dissipative beach under storm wave conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 127, e2021JC018108. [URL] [PDF]
  7. Lavaud, L., X. Bertin, K. Martins, M. Pezerat, T. Coulombier and D. Dausse, 2022. Wave dissipation and mean circulation on a shore platform under storm wave conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 127, e2021JF006466. [URL] [PDF]

    8. 2021


  8. Mouragues, A., P. Bonneton, B. Castelle and K. Martins. Headland rip modelling at a natural beach under high-energy wave conditions. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9(11), 1161. [URL]
  9. K. Martins, P. Bonneton, D. Lannes and H. Michallet. Relation between orbital velocities, pressure and surface elevation in non-linear nearshore water waves. Journal of Physical Oceanography 51(11), 3539-3556. [URL] [PDF]
  10. K. Martins, P. Bonneton and H. Michallet. Dispersive characteristics of non-linear waves propagating and breaking over a mildly sloping laboratory beach. Coastal Engineering 167, 103917. [URL] [PDF]
  11. Fortunato, A.B., P. Freire, B. Mengual, X. Bertin, C. Pinto, K. Martins, T. Guérin, A. Azevedo. Sediment dynamics and morphological evolution in the Tagus Estuary inlet. Marine Geology 440, 106590. [URL] [PDF]
  12. Rodriguez-Padilla, I., B. Castelle, V. Marieu, P. Bonneton, A. Mouragues, K. Martins and D. Morichon. Wave-filtered surf zone circulation under high-energy waves derived from video-based optical systems. Remote Sensing 13(10), 1874. [URL]
  13. Pezerat, M., X. Bertin, K. Martins, B. Mengual and L. Hamm, 2021. Simulating storm waves in the nearshore area using spectral model: Current issues and a pragmatic solution. Ocean Modelling 158, 101737. [URL] [PDF]

    14. 2020


  14. Lavaud, L., X. Bertin, K. Martins, G. Arnaud and M.-N. Bouin, 2020. The contribution of short-wave breaking to storm surges: The case Klaus in the Southern Bay of Biscay. Ocean Modelling 156, 101710. [URL] [PDF]
  15. Bertin, X., K. Martins, A. de Bakker, T. Chataigner, T. Guérin, T. Coulombier and O. de Viron, 2020. Energy Transfers and Reflection of Infragravity Waves at a Dissipative Beach Under Storm Waves. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 125(5), e2019JC015714. [URL] [PDF]
  16. Mendes, D., A. B. Fortunato, X. Bertin, K. Martins, L. Lavaud, A. Nobre Silva, A. A. Pires-Silva, T. Coulombier and J. P. Pinto, 2020. Importance of infragravity waves in a wave-dominated inlet under storm conditions. Continental Shelf Research 192, 104026. [URL] [PDF]
  17. Martins, K., P. Bonneton, A. Mouragues and B. Castelle, 2020. Non-hydrostatic, non-linear processes in the surf zone. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 125(2), e2019JC015521. [URL] [PDF]
  18. Ye, F., Y. J. Zhang, H. Yu, W. Sun, S. Moghimi, E. Myers, K. Nunez, R. Zhang, H. V. Wang, A. Roland, K. Martins, X. Bertin, J. Du and Z. Liu, 2020. Simulating storm surge and compound flooding events with a creek-to-ocean model: Importance of baroclinic effects. Ocean Modelling 145, 101526. [URL] [PDF]
  19. Pezerat, M., K. Martins, X. Bertin, 2020. Modelling storm waves in the nearshore area using spectral models. Journal of Coastal Research 95, 1240-1244. [URL] [PDF]
  20. Martins, K., P. Bonneton, P. M. Bayle, C. E. Blenkinsopp, A. Mouragues, H. Michallet, 2020. Surf zone wave measurements from lidar scanners: analysis of non-hydrostatic processes. Journal of Coastal Research 95, 1189-1194. [URL] [PDF]
  21. Lavaud, L., M. Pezerat, T. Coulombier, X. Bertin and K. Martins, 2020. Hydrodynamics on a rocky shore under moderate-energy wave conditions. Journal of Coastal Research 95, 1473-1479. [URL] [PDF]
  22. Mengual, B., X. Bertin and K. Martins, 2020. Importance of wave non-linearity for 3D morphodynamic modelling. Journal of Coastal Research 95, 1201-1205. [URL] [PDF]
  23. Mouragues, A., P. Bonneton, B. Castelle, V. Marieu, A. Barrett, N. Bonneton, G. Detand, K. Martins, J. McCarroll, D. Morichon, T. Poate, I. R. Padilla, T. Scott and D. Sous, 2020. Field observations of wave-induced headland rips. Journal of Coastal Research 95, 578-582. [URL] [PDF]
  24. Bertin, X., B. Mengual, A. de Bakker, T. Guérin, K. Martins, M. Pezerat and L. Lavaud, 2020. Recent advances in tidal inlet morphodynamic modelling. Journal of Coastal Research 95, 1016-1020. [URL] [PDF]

    25. 2019


  25. Bertin, X., D. Mendes, K. Martins, A. B. Fortunato and L. Lavaud, 2019. The closure of a shallow tidal inlet promoted by infragravity waves. Geophysical Research Letters 46, 6804-6810. [URL] [PDF]
  26. Bergsma, E. W. J., C. E. Blenkinsopp, K. Martins, R. Almar and L. P. Almeida, 2019. Bore collapse and wave run-up on a sandy beach. Continental Shelf Research 174, 132-139. [URL] [PDF]

    27. 2018


  27. Martins, K., C. E. Blenkinsopp, R. Deigaard and H. E. Power, 2018. Energy dissipation in the inner surf zone: new insights from LiDAR-based roller geometry measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 123(5), 3386-3407. [URL] [PDF]
  28. Bonneton, P., D. Lannes, K. Martins and H. Michallet, 2018. A nonlinear weakly dispersive method for recovering the elevation of irrotational surface waves from pressure measurements. Coastal Engineering 138, 1-8. [URL] [PDF]

    29. 2017


  29. Martins, K., C. E. Blenkinsopp, H. E. Power, B. Bruder, J. A. Puleo and E. W. J. Bergsma, 2017. High-resolution monitoring of wave transformation in the surf zone using a LiDAR scanner array. Coastal Engineering 128, 37-43. [URL] [PDF]
  30. Martins, K., P. Bonneton, F. Frappart, G. Detandt, N. Bonneton and C. E. Blenkinsopp, 2017. High frequency field measurements of an undular bore using a 2D LiDAR scanner. Remote Sensing 9, 462. [URL] [PDF]
  31. Martins, K., C. E. Blenkinsopp, R. Almar and J. Zang, 2017. The influence of swash-based reflection on surf zone hydrodynamics: a wave by wave approach. Coastal Engineering 122, 27-43. [URL] [PDF]

    32. 2016


  32. Sous, D., L. Petitjean, F. Bouchette, V. Rey, S. Meulé, F. Sabatier and K. Martins, 2016. Field evidence of swash groundwater circulation in the microtidal Rousty beach, France. Advances in Water Resources 97, 144-155. [URL] [PDF]
  33. Martins, K., C. E. Blenkinsopp and J. Zang, 2016. Monitoring individual wave characteristics in the inner surf with a 2-dimensional laser scanner. Journal of Sensors 2016. [URL] [PDF]

    PhD Thesis


  1. Martins, K., 2017. Wave transformation in the surf zone. University of Bath, Bath, UK. [PDF]