Michael Hart-Davis 
Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut undLehrstuhl für Geodätische Geodynamik (Prof. Seitz)
Postadresse
Arcisstr. 21
80333 München
Tel.: +49 (89) 23031-1214
Fax.: +49 (89) 23031-1240
michael.hart-davis@tum.de
Research Area
Physical Oceanography, Satellite Altimetry, Numerical Modelling, Ocean Tide Modelling
Academic Career
- since 2019/11 , Research associate at Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut der TU München (DGFI-TUM)
- 2022/06 - 2022/07, Visiting Scientist at Deltares, Netherlands
- 2019/01 - 2019/09, Visiting Scientist at Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center
- 2018/03 - 2019/08, Master of Science: Physical Oceanography, Nelson Mandela University
- 2019/01 - 2019/08, Masters Numerical Modelling Course, University of Bergen
- 2018/06 - 2018/07, Visiting Scientist at Utrecht University and Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center
- 2016/03 - 2019/01, Student Intern at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
- 2017/02 - 2017-11, Bachelor of Technology Oceaongraphy, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
- 2013/02 - 2016/11, Diploma in Marine Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Functions/Memberships
International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO)
- Best Practice Study group on Tidal Analysis, Member (since 2023)
Nansen Tutu Center for Marine Environmental Research
- Associate Researchers, Member (since 2023)
Publications
2024
Hart-Davis M. G., Howard S. L., Ray, R. D., Andersen O. B., Padman L., Nilsen F., Dettmering D.: ArcTiCA: Arctic tidal constituents atlas. Nature Scientific Data, 11(1), 10.1038/s41597-024-03012-w, 2024
(Open Access)
Le Gouvello D. Z. M., Heye S., Harris L. R., Temple-Boyer J., Gaspar P., Hart-Davis M. G., Louro C., Nel R.: Dispersal corridors of neonate sea turtles from dominant rookeries in the Western Indian Ocean. Ecological Modelling, 487, 110542, 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2023.110542, 2024
2023
Andersen O.B., Rose S.K., Hart-Davis M.G.: Polar Ocean Tides - Revisited Using Cryosat-2. Remote Sensing, 15(18), 4479, 10.3390/rs15184479, 2023
(Open Access)
Hart-Davis M., Howard S., Ray R., Andersen O., Padman L., Nilsen F., Dettmering D.: Arctic Tidal Constituent Atlas (ArcTiCA) : A database of tide elevation constituents for the Arctic region from 1800 through present day. Arctic Data Center [Data], doi:10.18739/A2D795C4N, 2023
(Open Access)
Hart-Davis M., Laan S., Schwatke C., Backeberg B., Dettmering D., Zijl F., Verlaan M., Passaro M., Seitz F.: Altimetry-derived tide model for improved tide and water level forecasting along the European continental shelf. Ocean Dynamics, 10.1007/s10236-023-01560-0, 2023
(Open Access)
Hart-Davis M., Schwatke C., Dettmering D., Passaro M., Seitz F.: EOT-NECS Ocean Tide Model. SEANOE [Data], 10.17882/94705, 2023
(Open Access)
Hauk M., Wilms J., Sulzbach R., Panafidina N., Hart-Davis M., Dahle C., Müller V., Murböck M., Flechtner F.: Satellite Gravity Field Recovery Using Variance‐Covariance Information From Ocean Tide Models. Earth and Space Science, 10(10), 10.1029/2023ea003098, 2023
(Open Access)
Magalhaes J.M., Lapa I.G., Santos-Ferreira, A.M., da Silva, J.C.B., Piras F., Moreau T., Amraoui S., Passaro M., Schwatke C., Hart-Davis M., Maraldi C., Donlon C.: Using a Tandem Flight Configuration between Sentinel-6 and Jason-3 to Compare SAR and Conventional Altimeters in Sea Surface Signatures of Internal Solitary Waves. Remote Sensing, 15(2), 392, 10.3390/rs15020392, 2023
(Open Access)
Schwatke C., Dettmering D., Passaro M., Hart-Davis M.G., Scherer D., Müller F.L., Bosch W., Seitz F.: OpenADB: DGFI‐TUM's Open Altimeter Database. Geoscience Data Journal, 10.1002/gdj3.233, 2023
(Open Access)
Sulzbach R., Hart-Davis M.G., Dettmering D., Thomas M.: Regularized Empirical Variance-Covariance-Matrices for stochastic gravity modeling of 8 major ocean tides (data). GFZ Data Services, 10.5880/nerograv.2023.003, 2023
(Open Access)
(Open Access)
2022
Hart-Davis M.G., Dettmering D., Seitz F.: TICON-3: Tidal Constants based on GESLA-3 sea-level records from globally distributed tide gauges including gauge type information (data). Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut, München, 10.1594/PANGAEA.951610, 2022
(Open Access)
(Open Access)
Hart-Davis M.G., Sulzbach R., Dettmering D., Thomas M., Seitz F.: TICON-td: Third-degree tidal constants based on GESLA sea-level records from globally distributed tide gauges (data). Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut, München. Pangaea, 10.1594/PANGAEA.943444, 2022
(Open Access)
Heye S., Krug M., Penven P., Hart-Davis M.: The Natal Bight Coastal Counter-Current: A modeling study. Continental Shelf Research, 104852, 10.1016/j.csr.2022.104852, 2022
(Open Access)
Passaro M., Rautiainen L., Dettmering D., Restano M., Hart-Davis M.G., Schlembach F., Särkkä J., Müller F. L., Schwatke C., Benveniste J.: Validation of an Empirical Subwaveform Retracking Strategy for SAR Altimetry. Remote Sensing, 14(16), 4122, 10.3390/rs14164122, 2022
(Open Access)
Pfaff M.C., Hart-Davis M., Smith M. E., Veitch J.: A new model-based coastal retention index (CORE) identifies bays as hotspots of retention, biological production and cumulative anthropogenic pressures. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 107909, 10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107909, 2022
(Open Access)
Sulzbach R., Wziontek H., Hart-Davis M.G., Dobslaw H., Scherneck H.-G., Van Camp M., Omang O.C.D., Antokoletz E. D., Voigt C., Dettmering D., Thomas M.: Modeling gravimetric signatures of third-degree ocean tides and their detection in superconducting gravimeter records. Journal of Geodesy, 96(5), 10.1007/s00190-022-01609-w, 2022
(Open Access)
(Open Access)
2021
Hart-Davis M., Piccioni G., Dettmering D., Schwatke C., Passaro M., Seitz F. : EOT20-A global Empirical Ocean Tide model from multi-mission satellite altimetry. Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut, München. SEANOE, 10.17882/79489, 2021
(Open Access)
Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B.C.: Preliminary assessment of the potential for particle trajectory modelling to support ocean search and rescue operations. Proceedings of the Nansen-Tutu Centre 10th Anniversary Symposium, 52, 2021
Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B.C.: Towards a particle trajectory modelling approach in support of South African search and rescue operations at sea. Journal of Operational Oceanography, 1-9, 10.1080/1755876X.2021.1911485, 2021
Hart-Davis M.G., Dettmering D., Sulzbach R., Thomas M., Schwatke C., Seitz F.: Regional Evaluation of Minor Tidal Constituents for Improved Estimation of Ocean Tides. Remote Sensing, 13(16), 10.3390/rs13163310, 2021
(Open Access)
(Open Access)
Hart-Davis M.G., Piccioni G., Dettmering D., Schwatke C., Passaro M., Seitz F.: EOT20: a global ocean tide model from multi-mission satellite altimetry. Earth System Science Data, 13(8), 3869-3884, 10.5194/essd-13-3869-2021, 2021
(Open Access)
(Open Access)
Heye S., Krug M., Veitch J., Rouault M., Hart-Davis M.G.: Impact of the Agulhas Current mesoscale variability on surface dispersion in the KwaZulu-Natal Bight. Proceedings of the Nansen-Tutu Centre 10th Anniversary Symposium, 76 , 2021
Passaro M., Müller F.L., Oelsmann J., Rautiainen L., Dettmering D., Hart-Davis M.G., Abulaitijiang A., Andersen O.B., Høyer J., Madsen K., Ringgaard I., Särkkä J., Scarrott R., Schwatke C., Seitz F., Tuomi L., Restano M., Benveniste J.: Absolute Baltic Sea Level Trends in the Satellite Altimetry Era: A Revisit. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 10.3389/fmars.2021.647607, 2021
(Open Access)
(Open Access)
2020
Le Gouvello D.Z.M., Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B.C., Nel R.: Effects of swimming behaviour and oceanography on sea turtle hatchling dispersal at the intersection of two ocean current systems. Ecological Modelling, 431, 109130, 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109130, 2020
Nel R., Dalleau M., Le Gouvello D., Hart-Davis M.G., Tucker T., Rees A.F., Phillot A.D., Whiting S.: Indian Ocean Loggerheads. State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT), 15, 2020
2018
Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B.C., Bakhoday-Paskyabi M.: An assessment of the importance of combining wind, ocean currents and stochastic motions in a particle trajectory model for search and rescue applications. SASAS, 2018
Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B.C., Halo I., van Sebille E., Johannessen J.A.: Assessing the accuracy of satellite derived ocean currents by comparing observed and virtual buoys in the Greater Agulhas Region. Remote Sensing of Environment, 216, 735-746, 10.1016/j.rse.2018.03.040, 2018
Singh S.P., Groeneveld J.C., Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B.C., Willows-Munro S.: Seascape genetics of the spiny lobsterPanulirus homarusin the Western Indian Ocean: Understanding how oceanographic features shape the genetic structure of species with high larval dispersal potential. Ecology and Evolution, 8(23), 12221-12237, 10.1002/ece3.4684, 2018
Posters/Presentations
2024
Klemann V., Sulzbach R., Kehm A., Bloßfeld M., Hart-Davis M., Dobslaw H., Mayer-Gürr T.: Treatment of Modern Global Ocean and Atmospheric Tide Atlases in Precise Orbit Determination. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2024, European Geosciences Union, Vienna, Austria, 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-19842, 2024
2023
Bonaduce A., Raj R.P., Moiseev A., Hart-Davis M.G., Johannessen J.: Ocean mesoscale field at the nordic high-latitudes: new insights from wide-swath altimetry . EC-ESA Joint Earth System Science Initiative, 2023
Hart-Davis M., Howard S., Ray R., Andersen O., Padman L., Nilsen F., Dettmering D.: ArcTiCA: Arctic Tidal Constituent Atlas. 28th IUGG General Assembly, Berlin, Germany, 2023
(Poster)
Hart-Davis M.G., Andersen O., Ray R., Dettmering D.: Altimetry-derived ocean tides in the Arctic: a Foxe Basin case study. Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting, doi.org/10.24400/527896/a03-2023.3762, 2023
Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B., Johannessen J.: Two Drifters: An Unexpected Journey. Nansen-Tutu Symposium, 2023
Hart-Davis M.G., Howard S., Ray R., Andersen O., Padman L., Nilsen F., Dettmering D.: Arctic Ocean tidal constituents atlas. Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting, 2023
Hart-Davis M.G., Howard S., Ray R., Andersen O., Padman L., Nilsen F., Dettmering D.: Arctic Ocean tidal constituents atlas. The Nansen Legacy Symposium “Towards the new Arctic Ocean – Past, Present, Future”, 2023
Hart-Davis M.G., Ray R., Bordas Diaz L., Schwatke C., Dettmering D., Seitz F. : Towards the optimisation of altimetry corrections for improved ocean tide modelling. EGU General Assembly 2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-1260, 2023
(Open Access)
(Open Access)
Kehm A., Bloßfeld M., Hart-Davis M., Dobslaw H., Mayer-Gürr T.: Implementation and Validation of a Novel Representation of the Gravitational Effect of Ocean Tides. ILRS 2023 Virtual International Workshop on Laser Ranging, International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS), online, 2023
Kehm A., Bloßfeld M., Hart-Davis M., Dobslaw H., Mayer-Gürr T.: Towards the Optimisation of Ocean Tides in Orbit and Geodetic Applications. AGU Fall Meeting 2023, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2023
Laan S., Hart-Davis M., Schwatke C., Backeberg B., Dettmering D., Zijl F., Verlaan M., Seitz F. : European altimetry-derived tide model for improved tide and water level forecasting along the Dutch Continental Shelf. EGU General Assembly 2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-1786, 2023
(Open Access)
Müller F. L., Pisareva M., Hart-Davis M., Dettmering D., Schwatke C., Passaro M., Seitz F. : Towards an improved representation of Arctic sea level, ocean currents and tidal modelling using multi-mission satellite altimetry. The Nansen Legacy Symposium “Towards the new Arctic Ocean – Past, Present, Future”, Tromsø, Norway, 2023
2022
Birkett G., Hermes J., Veitch J., Hart-Davis M.: Nurdle Spill Scenarios: Using A Numerical Model To Identify High Risk Coastal Regions. SAMSS Vision 2022, 2022
Hart-Davis M., Dettmering D., Schwatke C., Passaro M., Seitz F. : EOT20: Improvements made to ocean tide estimations from coastal altimetry . ESA Living Planet Symposium 2022 , ESA, 2022
(Poster)
(Open Access)
(Open Access)
Hart-Davis M., Sulzbach R., Dettmering D., Thomas M., Schwatke C., Seitz F. : The assessment of minor tidal constituents in ocean models for optimising the ocean tidal correction . EGU General Assembly 2022 , EGU, 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-2478, 2022
(Open Access)
(Open Access)
Hart-Davis M.G. : Turtles: Effects of swimming behaviour and oceanography on sea turtle hatchling dispersal. Copernicus Biodiversity in Coastal Ecosystems Workshop, 2022
Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B., Johannessen J.A., van Sebille E., Dettmering D.: Towards understanding surface convergence and divergence processes in the Agulhas Current and its Return by combining data from a surface drifter-pair and World Ocean Circulation data. World Ocean Circulation User Consultation Meeting 2022, 2022
(Poster)
Hart-Davis M.G., Dettmering D., Schwatke C., Passaro M., Seitz F.: Insights from the global EOT20 ocean tide model. 2022 Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting, 10.24400/527896/a03-2022.3290, 2022
(Open Access)
(Open Access)
Hart-Davis M.G.: Coastal Altimetry at DGFI-TUM and Applications in Ocean Tide Modelling. Nansen-Tutu Workshop, 2022
Hart-Davis M.G.: Regional EOT developments for improved tidal estimation of major and minor tidal constituents. Workshop Ocean Dynamics & Global Geodesy, 2022
Hart-Davis M.G.: Regional and Global Ocean Tide Modelling. Nansen Environmental Remote Sensing Center Seminar, 2022
Hart-Davis M.: Studies in Cross-Disciplinary Research using Parcels in the Greater Agulhas System. Utrecht University Parcels Team Meeting, 2022
Hart-Davis M.: The importance of ocean tides in sea level research using satellite altimetry. Deltares: Team Hydrodynamics Meeting, 2022
Heye S., Krug M., Penven P., Hart-Davis M., Rouault M. : Kwazulu-Natal Bight Surface Circulation and Its Impact On Marine Protected Area Connectivity. SAMSS Vision 2022, 2022
Le Gouvello D., Heye S., Gaspar P., Hart-Davis M., Louro C., Harris L., Nel R.: Dispersal corridors of neonate turtles in the South Western Indian Ocean.. WIOMSA 12th Scientific Symposium, 2022
Marcos M., Haigh I.D., Talke S.A., Hart-Davis M., Dettmering D., Woodworth P.L., Hunter J.R. : The new GESLA-3 tide gauge data set and its quality control for tidal studies . EGU General Assembly 2022 , EGU, 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-3944, 2022
(Open Access)
(Open Access)
Passaro M., Müller F., Abulaitijang A., Andersen O.B., Chalencon E., Dettmering D., Hart-Davis M., Hoyer J.L., Oelsmann J., Ruatiainen L., Ringgaard I.M., Särkkä J., Scarrot R., Schwatke C., Skovgaard Madsen K., Tuomi L., Restano M., Benvenist J.: Baltic SEAL: new insights into the mean and variability of the sea level in the Satellite Altimetry era. OSTST Meeting 2022, Venice (Italy), 2022
(Poster)
Passaro M., Müller F.L., Abulaitijiang A., Andersen O.B., Chalençon E., Dettmering D., Hart-Davis M., Høyer J.L., Oelsmann J., Rautiainen L., Ringgaard I.M., Särkkä J., Scarrott R., Schwatke C., Seitz F., Skovgaard Madsen K., Tuomi L., Restano M., Benveniste J.: Baltic SEAL: new insights into the mean and variability of the sea level in the Satellite Altimetry era. ESA Living Planet Symposium 2022, ESA, Bonn (Germany), 2022
(Poster)
Sulzbach R., Mayer-Gurr T., Dobslaw H., Dahle C., Öhlinge F., Balidakis K., Hart-Davis M., Dettmering D.: Proposition for updated conventions for the gravity potential induced by ocean tides. COST-G meeting, 2022
Wziontek H., Sulzbach R., Hart-Davis M., Dobslaw H., Scherneck H.-G., Van Camp M., Omang O. C. D., Antokoletz E. D., Voigt C., Dettmering D., Thomas M. : Data-Unconstrained Modeling and Detection of 9 Individual Partial Ocean Tides of Third-Degree by Terrestrial Gravimetry . EGU General Assembly 2022 , 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-8556, 2022
(Open Access)
(Open Access)
2021
Bloßfeld M., Hart-Davis M.G., Glomsda M., Dettmering D. : The impact of the EOT20 global ocean tide model on space geodetic measurements, satellite orbits and derived geodetic parameters. International Association of Geodesy (IAG) Scientific Assembly 2021, Beijing, China, 2021
Hart-Davis M.G., Dettmering D., Piccioni G., Schwatke C., Passaro M., Seitz F.: EOT20: A new global empirical ocean tide model derived from multi-mission satellite altimetry.. EGU General Assembly 2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-2037, 2021
Hart-Davis M.G.: The importance of ocean tides in sea level research using satellite altimetry. NERSC Seminar Series, 2021
Oelsmann J., Passaro M., Müller F.L., Dettmering D., Hart-Davis M.G., Abulaitijiang A., Andersen O.B., Chalençon E., Høyer J.L., Johansson M., Rautiainen L., Ringgaard I.M., Rinne E., Särkkä J., Scarrott R., Schwatke C., Seitz F., Skovgaard Madsen K., Tuomi L., Ambrozio A., Restano M., Benveniste J.: Absolute Baltic Sea Level Trends in the Satellite Altimetry Era: A Revisit. EGU General Assembly 2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-2649, 2021
Passaro M., Müller F.L., Abulaitijiang A., Andersen O.B., Chalençon E., Dettmering D., Hart-Davis M.G., Høyer J.L., Oelsmann J., Rautiainen L., Ringgaard I.M., Särkkä J., Scarrott R., Schwatke C., Seitz F., Madsen K.S., Tuomi L., Restano M., Benveniste J.: Baltic SEAL: new insights into the mean and variability of the sea level in the Satellite Altimetry era. 1st Workshop of Inter-Commission Committee on Geodesy for Climate Research (ICCC) of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG), Online, 2021
(Poster)
Passaro M., Müller F.L., Abulaitijiang A., Andersen O.B., Chalençon E., Dettmering D., Hart-Davis M.G., Høyer J.L., Oelsmann J., Rautiainen L., Ringgaard I.M., Särkkä J., Scarrott R., Schwatke C., Seitz F., Madsen K.S., Tuomi L., Restano M., Benveniste J.: Baltic SEAL: new insights into the mean and variability of the sea level in the Satellite Altimetry era. 1st ESA Ocean Science Cluster Collocation Meeting, European Space Agency, online, 2021
Sulzbach R., Wziontek H., Hart-Davis M.G., Dobslaw H., Thomas M.: Signatures of degree-3 tidal loading effects in superconducting gravimeter records predicted by data-unconstrained ocean tide modeling. Grace-FO Science Team Meeting (GSTM) 2021, JPL-NASA, Online, 2021
(Poster)
2020
Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B.C.: Evaluation of a particle trajectory modelling approach in support of search and rescue operations at sea. Nansen Tutu Center 10th anniversary symposium, 2020
Hart-Davis M.G., Dettmering D., Piccioni G., Schwatke C., Passaro M., Seitz F.: EOT20: An updated global empirical ocean tide model derived from multi-mission satellite altimetry - First validation results. OSTST 2020, 2020
Hart-Davis M.G.: Developing ocean particle tracking tools for cross-disciplinary oceanic research with applications in the Agulhas Current region. Institute for Coastal and Marine Research: Ocean Science Week, 2020
Heye S., Krug M., Veitch J., Rouault M.,Hart-Davis M.G. : Impact of a Natal Pulse on the Surface Dispersion in the Natal Bight. Nansen Tutu Center 10th anniversary symposium, 2020
(Poster)
2019
Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B.C., Bakhoday-Paskyabi M.: LOST at SEA: Using federated cloud computing services and tools to support ocean search and rescue. EGI Conference 2019 on Advanced Cloud Computing , 2019
(Poster)
Singh S.P., Groeneveld J.C., Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B.C., Willows-Munro S.: Seascape genetics of the spiny lobster Panulirus Homarus in the Western Indian Ocean: Understanding how oceanographic features shape the genetic structure of species with high larval dispersal potential.. WIOMSA 11th Scientific Symposium, 2019
(Poster)
le Gouvello D, Hart-Davis M.G., Nel R.: Hatchling lost years: insights from numerical modelling in South Africa. International Sea Turtle Symposium, 2019
(Poster)
2018
Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B.C., Bakhoday-Paskyabi M., Hermes J.C.: Lagrangian Ocean Search Targets, A Particle Trajectory Model for Search and Rescue in the Greater Agulhas System.. WIOMSA Scientific Symposium, 2018
(Poster)
Hart-Davis M.G., Backeberg B.C., Hermes J., Bakhoday-Paskyabi M.: LOST: Lagrangian Ocean Search Targets. , 2018
(Poster)
Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Florian Seitz
Technische Universität München
Arcisstraße 21
80333 München
Arcisstraße 21
80333 München