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Keynote speech - Validation of numerically generated stratigraphic architecture (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mountney, N., Colombera, L., Yan, N., Dorrell, R. M., & McCaffrey, W. D. (2016, April). Keynote speech - Validation of numerically generated stratigraphic architecture. Presented at 2nd Conference on Forward Modelling of Sedimentary Systems: From Desert to Deep Marine Depositioned Systems

Simulating the influences of groundwater on regional geomorphology using a distributed, dynamic, landscape evolution modelling platform (2015)
Journal Article
Barkwith, A., Hurst, M. D., Jackson, C. R., Wang, L., Ellis, M. A., & Coulthard, T. J. (2015). Simulating the influences of groundwater on regional geomorphology using a distributed, dynamic, landscape evolution modelling platform. Environmental modelling & software : with environment data news, 74, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.09.001

A dynamic landscape evolution modelling platform (CLiDE) is presented that allows a variety of Earth system interactions to be explored under differing environmental forcing factors. Representation of distributed surface and subsurface hydrology with... Read More about Simulating the influences of groundwater on regional geomorphology using a distributed, dynamic, landscape evolution modelling platform.

Assessing riverine threats to heritage assets posed by future climate change through a geomorphological approach and predictive modelling in the Derwent Valley Mills WHS, UK (2015)
Journal Article
Howard, A. J., Knight, D., Coulthard, T., Hudson-Edwards, K., Kossoff, D., & Malone, S. (2016). Assessing riverine threats to heritage assets posed by future climate change through a geomorphological approach and predictive modelling in the Derwent Valley Mills WHS, UK. Journal of cultural heritage, 19, 387-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2015.11.007

Future climate change is likely to pose significant challenges for heritage management, especially in landscape settings, such as river valleys as the magnitude, intensity and nature of geomorphological processes alter in response to changing thresho... Read More about Assessing riverine threats to heritage assets posed by future climate change through a geomorphological approach and predictive modelling in the Derwent Valley Mills WHS, UK.

Bedform genesis in bedrock substrates: Insights into formative processes from a new experimental approach and the importance of suspension-dominated abrasion (2015)
Journal Article
Yin, D., Peakall, J., Parsons, D., Chen, Z., Averill, H. M., Wignall, P., & Best, J. (2016). Bedform genesis in bedrock substrates: Insights into formative processes from a new experimental approach and the importance of suspension-dominated abrasion. Geomorphology, 255, 26-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.12.008

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Bedrock channels are common in the natural environment, and bedrock channel erosion sets the pace of denudation in many river catchments. However, in comparison to the large number of studies concerning the formation of alluvial... Read More about Bedform genesis in bedrock substrates: Insights into formative processes from a new experimental approach and the importance of suspension-dominated abrasion.

Modulation of outer bank erosion by slump blocks: disentangling the protective and destructive role of failed material on the three-dimensional flow structure (2015)
Journal Article
Hackney, C., Best, J., Leyland, J., Darby, S. E., Parsons, D., Aalto, R., & Nicholas, A. (2015). Modulation of outer bank erosion by slump blocks: disentangling the protective and destructive role of failed material on the three-dimensional flow structure. Geophysical research letters, 42(24), 10663-10670. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL066481

The three-dimensional flow field near the banks of alluvial channels is the primary factor controlling rates of bank erosion. Although submerged slump blocks and associated large-scale bank roughness elements have both previously been proposed to div... Read More about Modulation of outer bank erosion by slump blocks: disentangling the protective and destructive role of failed material on the three-dimensional flow structure.

The role of discharge variability in determining alluvial stratigraphy (2015)
Journal Article
Nicholas, A. P., Sambrook Smith, G. H., Amsler, M. L., Ashworth, P. J., Best, J. L., Hardy, R. J., Lane, S. N., Orfeo, O., Parsons, D. R., Reesink, A. J., Sandbach, S. D., Simpson, C. J., & Szupiany, R. N. (2016). The role of discharge variability in determining alluvial stratigraphy. Geology, 44(1), 3-6. https://doi.org/10.1130/G37215.1

We illustrate the potential for using physics-based modeling to link alluvial stratigraphy to large river morphology and dynamics. Model simulations, validated using ground penetrating radar data from the Río Paraná, Argentina, demonstrate a strong r... Read More about The role of discharge variability in determining alluvial stratigraphy.

First report of the nutritional profile and antioxidant potential of Holothuria arguinensis, a new resource for aquaculture in Europe (2015)
Journal Article
Roggatz, C. C., González-Wangüemert, M., Pereira, H., Rodrigues, M. J., da Silva, M. M., Barreira, L., Varela, J., & Custódio, L. (2016). First report of the nutritional profile and antioxidant potential of Holothuria arguinensis, a new resource for aquaculture in Europe. Natural Product Research, 30(18), 2034-2040. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2015.1107555

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. This work reports for the first time the nutritional profile and antioxidant potential of the edible sea cucumber Holothuria arguinensis from the North-eastern Atlantic. H. arguinensis has high levels of protein, with the a... Read More about First report of the nutritional profile and antioxidant potential of Holothuria arguinensis, a new resource for aquaculture in Europe.

Experimental investigation of the impact of macroalgal mats on the wave and current dynamics (2015)
Journal Article
Tambroni, N., Figueiredo da Silva, J., Duck, R., McLelland, S., Venier, C., & Lanzoni, S. (2016). Experimental investigation of the impact of macroalgal mats on the wave and current dynamics. Advances in Water Resources, 93(B), 326-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.09.010

Macroalgal mats of Ulva intestinalis are becoming increasingly common in many coastal and estuarine intertidal habitats, thus it is important to determine whether they increase flow resistance, promote bed stability and therefore reduce the risk of e... Read More about Experimental investigation of the impact of macroalgal mats on the wave and current dynamics.

Comparing smart scheme effects for congested highways (2015)
Journal Article
Kolosz, B., & Grant-Muller, S. (2015). Comparing smart scheme effects for congested highways. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 60, 313-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2015.09.004

A high level objective for many international governments and local operators is that highways should be managed in a way that is sustainable in terms of a Low Carbon Energy future. Recent initiatives such as the Strategic Transport Technology Plan a... Read More about Comparing smart scheme effects for congested highways.

Extremes in dune preservation: Controls on the completeness of fluvial deposits (2015)
Journal Article
Reesink, A., Van den Berg, J., Parsons, D., Amsler, M., Best, J., Hardy, R., Orfeo, O., & Szupiany, R. (2015). Extremes in dune preservation: Controls on the completeness of fluvial deposits. Earth-Science Reviews, 150, 652-665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.09.008

Understanding sedimentary preservation underpins our ability to interpret the ancient sedimentary record and reconstruct paleoenvironments and paleoclimates. Dune sets are ubiquitous in preserved river deposits and are typically interpreted based on... Read More about Extremes in dune preservation: Controls on the completeness of fluvial deposits.

Predicting uncertainty in sediment transport and landscape evolution - the influence of initial surface conditions (2015)
Journal Article
Hancock, G. R., Coulthard, T. J., & Lowry, J. B. C. (2016). Predicting uncertainty in sediment transport and landscape evolution - the influence of initial surface conditions. Computers & geosciences, 90(B), 117-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2015.08.014

© 2015. Numerical landscape evolution models were initially developed to examine natural catchment hydrology and geomorphology and have become a common tool to examine geomorphic behaviour over a range of time and space scales. These models all use a... Read More about Predicting uncertainty in sediment transport and landscape evolution - the influence of initial surface conditions.

Groundwater seepage landscapes from distant and local sources in experiments and on Mars (2015)
Journal Article
Marra, W. A., McLelland, S. J., Parsons, D. R., Murphy, B. J., Hauber, E., & Kleinhans, M. G. (2015). Groundwater seepage landscapes from distant and local sources in experiments and on Mars. Earth surface dynamics ESURF ; an interactive open access journal of the European Geosciences Union, 3(3), 389-408. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-389-2015

© 2014 Author(s). Valleys with theater-shaped heads can form due to the seepage of groundwater and as a result of knickpoint (waterfall) erosion generated by overland flow. This ambiguity in the mechanism of formation hampers the interpretation of su... Read More about Groundwater seepage landscapes from distant and local sources in experiments and on Mars.

Everyday practices in Greece in the shadow of property: Urban domination subverted (?) (2015)
Book Chapter
Sotiropoulou, I. (2015). Everyday practices in Greece in the shadow of property: Urban domination subverted (?). In A. Allen, A. Lampis, & M. Swilling (Eds.), Untamed Urbanisms (270-283). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315746692

Introduction This chapter is a first attempt to explore the stance towards property in urban space adopted by grassroots everyday practices in Greek urban centres. The schemes do not use official currency, and neither do they follow the rule of oblig... Read More about Everyday practices in Greece in the shadow of property: Urban domination subverted (?).

Fluvio-deltaic avulsions during relative sea-level fall. (2015)
Journal Article
Nijhuis, A. G., Edmonds, D. A., Caldwell, R. L., Cederberg, J. A., Slingerland, R. L., Best, J. L., Parsons, D. R., & Robinson, R. A. J. (2015). Fluvio-deltaic avulsions during relative sea-level fall. Geology, 43(8), 719-722. https://doi.org/10.1130/g36788.1

Understanding river response to changes in relative sea level (RSL) is essential for predicting fluvial stratigraphy and source-to-sink dynamics. Recent theoretical work has suggested that rivers can remain aggradational during RSL fall, but field da... Read More about Fluvio-deltaic avulsions during relative sea-level fall..

The impact of macroalgae on mean and turbulent flow fields (2015)
Journal Article
Thomas, R. E., & Mclelland, S. J. (2015). The impact of macroalgae on mean and turbulent flow fields. Journal of hydrodynamics. Ser. B, 27(3), 427-435. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-6058%2815%2960500-5

© 2015 Publishing House for Journal of Hydrodynamics. In this paper, we attempt to quantify the mean and turbulent flow fields around live macroalgae within a tidal inlet in Norway. Two Laminaria digitata specimens ∼0.50m apart were selected for deta... Read More about The impact of macroalgae on mean and turbulent flow fields.

Appraisal and evaluation of interurban ITS: A european survey (2015)
Journal Article
Kolosz, B. W., & Grant-Muller, S. M. (2015). Appraisal and evaluation of interurban ITS: A european survey. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 16(3), 1070-1087. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2014.2351253

Intelligent transport systems (ITS) have at their core technological systems that work together to improve transportation performance. However, this performance becomes uncertain when the technologies themselves are scrutinized alongside the benefit... Read More about Appraisal and evaluation of interurban ITS: A european survey.

Sticky stuff: redefining bedform prediction in modern and ancient environments (2015)
Journal Article
Schindler, R. J., Parsons, D. R., Ye, L., Hope, J. A., Baas, J. H., Peakall, J., Manning, A. J., Aspden, R. J., Malarkey, J., Simmons, S., Paterson, D. M., Lichtman, I. D., Davies, A. G., Thorne, P. D., & Bass, S. J. (2015). Sticky stuff: redefining bedform prediction in modern and ancient environments. Geology, 43(5), 399-402. https://doi.org/10.1130/g36262.1

The dimensions and dynamics of subaqueous bedforms are well known for cohesionless sediments. However, the effect of physical cohesion imparted by cohesive clay within mixed sand-mud substrates has not been examined, despite its recognized influence... Read More about Sticky stuff: redefining bedform prediction in modern and ancient environments.

Grain-size controls on the morphology and internal geometry of river-dominated deltas (2015)
Journal Article
Burpee, A. P., Slingerland, R. L., Edmonds, D. A., Parsons, D., Best, J., Cederberg, J., McGuffin, A., Caldwell, R., Nijhuis, A., & Royce, J. (2015). Grain-size controls on the morphology and internal geometry of river-dominated deltas. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 85(6), 699-714. https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2015.39

Predictions of a delta's morphology, facies, and stratigraphy are typically derived from its relative wave, tide, and river energies, with sediment type playing a lesser role. Here we test the hypothesis that, all other factors being equal, the topse... Read More about Grain-size controls on the morphology and internal geometry of river-dominated deltas.