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Governing flood risk in mid seventeenth-century England (2025)
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McDonagh, B., Worthen, H., & Mottram, S. (2025). Governing flood risk in mid seventeenth-century England. Journal of Historical Geography, 89, 13-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhg.2024.12.001

The paper explores how early modern people lived with and responded to extraordinary flood events at a time of environmental, social and political crisis. By focusing on a period when flood risk management ‘failed’ and houses, land and businesses sat... Read More about Governing flood risk in mid seventeenth-century England.

Behaviours of pyroclastic and analogue materials, in dry and wet environments, for use in experimental modelling of pyroclastic density currents (2025)
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Walding, N., Williams, R., Rowley, P., Dowey, N., Parsons, D., & Bird, A. (2025). Behaviours of pyroclastic and analogue materials, in dry and wet environments, for use in experimental modelling of pyroclastic density currents. Volcanica, 8(1), 261-285. https://doi.org/10.30909/vol/oxkm9163

Modelling pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) is a challenging yet essential element of hazard assessment. PDCs are unpredictable and internal processes are often difficult to measure directly. Analogue experiments have been an important tool for inv... Read More about Behaviours of pyroclastic and analogue materials, in dry and wet environments, for use in experimental modelling of pyroclastic density currents.

The impacts of human-made structures on larval connectivity in the northern North Sea (2025)
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Barton, B. I., De Dominicis, M., Woolf, D. K., Want, A., & Bell, M. C. (in press). The impacts of human-made structures on larval connectivity in the northern North Sea. Communications Earth & Environment, 6, Article 377. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02346-6

North Sea human-made, offshore structures (e.g. oil/gas platforms, offshore wind farms) provide a hard substrate habitat for benthic marine species which can spread between sites during their larval stage. Here, we aim to address how the installation... Read More about The impacts of human-made structures on larval connectivity in the northern North Sea.

Global River Topology (GRIT): A Bifurcating River Hydrography (2025)
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Wortmann, M., Slater, L., Hawker, L., Liu, Y., Neal, J., Zhang, B., Schwenk, J., Allen, G., Ashworth, P., Boothroyd, R., Cloke, H., Delorme, P., Gebrechorkos, S. H., Griffith, H., Leyland, J., McLelland, S., Nicholas, A. P., Sambrook-Smith, G., Vahidi, E., Parsons, D., & Darby, S. E. (2025). Global River Topology (GRIT): A Bifurcating River Hydrography. Water Resources Research, 61(5), Article e2024WR038308. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024WR038308

Existing global river networks underpin a wide range of hydrological applications but do not represent channels with divergent river flows (bifurcations, multi-threaded channels, canals), as these features defy the convergent flow assumption that ele... Read More about Global River Topology (GRIT): A Bifurcating River Hydrography.

The influence of moisture on ash strength: implications for understanding volcanic stratigraphy (2025)
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Walding, N., Williams, R., Dowey, N., Rowley, P., Thomas, M., Osman, S., Johnson, M., & Parsons, D. R. (2025). The influence of moisture on ash strength: implications for understanding volcanic stratigraphy. Bulletin of volcanology, 87(6), Article 39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-025-01821-4

Ash layers within extensive pyroclastic density current (PDC) deposits can be important in understanding the evolution of explosive eruptions. If interpreted as ashfall deposits, they may be used to identify hiatus episodes and determine how many pyr... Read More about The influence of moisture on ash strength: implications for understanding volcanic stratigraphy.

Unravelling the Sequence and Timing of Fault-Related Deformation in Superimposed Rift Basins, Inner Moray Firth, NE Scotland (2025)
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Tamas, A., Holdsworth, R. E., Tamas, D. M., Dempsey, E. D., Hardman, K., Bird, A., Underhill, J. R., McCarthy, D., McCaffrey, K. J. W., & Selby, D. (2025). Unravelling the Sequence and Timing of Fault-Related Deformation in Superimposed Rift Basins, Inner Moray Firth, NE Scotland. Lithosphere, 2024(Special15), Article 183. https://doi.org/10.2113/2024/lithosphere_2024_183

Devonian rocks of the Palaeozoic Orcadian Basin are well exposed along the northern flanks of the younger Mesozoic to Cenozoic Inner Moray Firth Basin in Scotland. These rocks preserve a succession of structures related to superimposed rifting and in... Read More about Unravelling the Sequence and Timing of Fault-Related Deformation in Superimposed Rift Basins, Inner Moray Firth, NE Scotland.

Performance Evaluation of an Energy-Efficient Oscillating Air-Conditioning Dehumidification System through Experimental Testing and Numerical Modelling (2025)
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Yue, J., Zeng, C., Wang, Z., Lu, J., Qin, J., Shang, X., Liu, L., & Pei, Z. (online). Performance Evaluation of an Energy-Efficient Oscillating Air-Conditioning Dehumidification System through Experimental Testing and Numerical Modelling. Building services engineering research & technology : BSER & T, https://doi.org/10.1177/01436244251333135

This study examines the performance of a new oscillating air-conditioning dehumidification system, designed to overcome the limitations of traditional methods, such as energy-intensive defrost cycles and inconsistent dehumidification in high-humidity... Read More about Performance Evaluation of an Energy-Efficient Oscillating Air-Conditioning Dehumidification System through Experimental Testing and Numerical Modelling.

The role of virtual field trips in Geography higher education: A perspective paper (2025)
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Hurrell, E. R., Hutchinson, S. M., Yorke, L., Batty, L. C., Bunting, M. J., Swanton, D., McDougall, D. A., & Parsons, D. R. (in press). The role of virtual field trips in Geography higher education: A perspective paper. Area, Article e70011. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.70011

In this perspective paper, we explore the role virtual field trips (VFTs) may play in creating a more resilient, sustainable and equitable field education for Geography students in higher education as we move away from the pandemic but into a financi... Read More about The role of virtual field trips in Geography higher education: A perspective paper.

Time, Tide, and Tempestuous Flooding: ‘To his Coy Mistress’ in an Age of Storms (2025)
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Mottram, S., McDonagh, B., & Worthen, H. (online). Time, Tide, and Tempestuous Flooding: ‘To his Coy Mistress’ in an Age of Storms. Review of English Studies, https://doi.org/10.1093/res/hgaf012

Why might Marvell complain ‘by the tide | Of Humber’ in ‘To his Coy Mistress’? This article reads these lines in light of little-known records of flood risk management, housed at East Riding of Yorkshire Archives, Beverley, to uncover a new approach... Read More about Time, Tide, and Tempestuous Flooding: ‘To his Coy Mistress’ in an Age of Storms.

Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of the marine nitrogen cycle during the end-Triassic mass extinction (2025)
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Li, J., Song, H., Du, Y., Wignall, P. B., Bond, D. P., Grasby, S. E., Song, H., Dal Corso, J., Tian, L., & Chu, D. (2025). Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of the marine nitrogen cycle during the end-Triassic mass extinction. Chemical Geology, 682, Article 122752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2025.122752

The end-Triassic mass extinction (ETME) marks a pivotal event in Earth's history, characterized by major environmental changes in both marine and terrestrial settings and significant perturbations in the carbon and nitrogen biogeochemical cycles alon... Read More about Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of the marine nitrogen cycle during the end-Triassic mass extinction.

Hydro-geomorphological modelling of leaky wooden dam efficacy from reach to catchment scale with CAESAR-Lisflood 1.9j (2025)
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Wolstenholme, J. M., Skinner, C. J., Milan, D., Thomas, R. E., & Parsons, D. R. (2025). Hydro-geomorphological modelling of leaky wooden dam efficacy from reach to catchment scale with CAESAR-Lisflood 1.9j. Geoscientific Model Development, 18(5), 1395-1411. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-1395-2025

Leaky wooden dams (LDs) are woody structures installed in headwater streams that aim to reduce downstream flood risk through increasing in-channel roughness and decreasing river longitudinal connectivity in order to desynchronise flood peaks within c... Read More about Hydro-geomorphological modelling of leaky wooden dam efficacy from reach to catchment scale with CAESAR-Lisflood 1.9j.

Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation (2025)
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Wolstenholme, J. M., Cooper, F., Thomas, R. E., Ahmed, J., Parsons, K. J., Parsons, K. J., & Parsons, D. R. (online). Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.432

Hedgerows are a key component of the UK landscape that form boundaries, borders and limits of land whilst providing vital landscape-scale ecological connectivity for a range of organisms. They are diverse habitats in the agricultural landscape provid... Read More about Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation.

Forever but not everywhere? Unexpected non-detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in major Philippines rivers (2025)
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Byrne, P., Biles, E., Cui, L., Williams, R., Faustino-Eslava, D. V., Quick, L., Casa, M., Gonzalvo, F. I. P., Regalado, M. R. V., Cabrera, K. B. N., Tenio, K. F. C., Padrones, J., Guotana, J. M., Hudson-Edwards, K. A., Vasilopoulos, G., Coulthard, T. J., Tortajada, C., Villanueva-Peyraube, J. D., Sevilla-Nastor, J. B., Domingo, J. P. T., & Megson, D. (2025). Forever but not everywhere? Unexpected non-detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in major Philippines rivers. River, 4(1), 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1002/rvr2.70002

Recent studies suggest per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous in rivers worldwide. In the Asia-Pacific region, the frequency of PFAS detection in rivers is increasing. However, the overwhelming majority of studies and data represen... Read More about Forever but not everywhere? Unexpected non-detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in major Philippines rivers.

Decoupling the Effects of Temperature, Strain, and Refractive Index in Long-Period Fiber Grating Used for Epoxy Resin Cure Monitoring (2025)
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Ivanov, O. V., Bhavsar, K., & Gilbert, J. M. (2025). Decoupling the Effects of Temperature, Strain, and Refractive Index in Long-Period Fiber Grating Used for Epoxy Resin Cure Monitoring. Sensors, 25(3), Article 786. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25030786

Epoxy resins are widely used in the manufacture of composite materials for a wide range of applications. Control of the curing process is an important consideration in ensuring product quality and minimizing production times. The curing of epoxy resi... Read More about Decoupling the Effects of Temperature, Strain, and Refractive Index in Long-Period Fiber Grating Used for Epoxy Resin Cure Monitoring.

Time-series machine learning for predictive optimisation of a highly efficient evaporative cooling system (2025)
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Wang, Z., Zeng, C., Zhu, Z., Li, Y., Ma, X., & Zhao, X. (online). Time-series machine learning for predictive optimisation of a highly efficient evaporative cooling system. Building services engineering research & technology : BSER & T, https://doi.org/10.1177/01436244251315047

As data centres become integral to modern infrastructure, their energy consumption, particularly in cooling systems, presents a critical challenge for sustainability. This paper addresses this issue by applying time-series machine learning models to... Read More about Time-series machine learning for predictive optimisation of a highly efficient evaporative cooling system.

Flood Photography and the Visual Component of Environmental American Studies (2025)
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White, S. H. (2025). Flood Photography and the Visual Component of Environmental American Studies. New area studies, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.37975/NAS.78

This article develops a new approach for using photographic sources that might be of interest to American Studies scholars whose research contributes broadly to environmental education. Over the past forty years of photographic scholarship, scientifi... Read More about Flood Photography and the Visual Component of Environmental American Studies.

Conservation priorities for development: survey of UK public's views on brownfield sites and biodiversity (2024)
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Macgregor, C., Deutz, P., Bunting, J., & Mayes, W. (2024). Conservation priorities for development: survey of UK public's views on brownfield sites and biodiversity. People, Place and Policy, 18(3), 135-163. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2024.4947649325

Policies prioritising the repurposing of abandoned land ('brownfield sites'), in order to spare undeveloped sites, are widely perceived to limit damage to biodiversity. However, brownfield sites can be of significant ecological value, providing scarc... Read More about Conservation priorities for development: survey of UK public's views on brownfield sites and biodiversity.

The transport and vertical distribution of microplastics in the Mekong River, SE Asia (2024)
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Mendrik, F., Hackney, C. R., Cumming, V. M., Waller, C., Hak, D., Dorrell, R., Hung, N. N., & Parsons, D. R. (2025). The transport and vertical distribution of microplastics in the Mekong River, SE Asia. Journal of hazardous materials, 484, Article 136762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136762

Rivers are primary vectors of plastic debris to oceans, but sources, transport mechanisms, and fate of fluvial microplastics (<5 mm) remain poorly understood, impeding accurate predictions of microplastic flux, ecological risk and socio-economic impa...

Establishing the Hydrological Controls on Water Surface Area Variations in Oxbow Lakes (2024)
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Ahmed, J. (2024). Establishing the Hydrological Controls on Water Surface Area Variations in Oxbow Lakes. Hydrological Processes, 38(12), Article e70013. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70013

Oxbow lakes are iconic fluvial landforms found in the floodplains of meandering rivers around the world. Their formation is associated with meander cutoff, a process that excises sections of river channel to optimise the downstream transmission of wa... Read More about Establishing the Hydrological Controls on Water Surface Area Variations in Oxbow Lakes.