All Outputs (21)

Restoration of blanket peat moorland delays stormflow from hillslopes and reduces peak discharge (2018)
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Shuttleworth, E. L., Evans, M. G., Pilkington, M., Walker, J., Milledge, D., & Allott, T. E. (2019). Restoration of blanket peat moorland delays stormflow from hillslopes and reduces peak discharge. Journal of hydrology. X, 2, Article 100006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydroa.2018.100006

Over the past 15 years there has been a proliferation of projects aiming to restore the structure and function of UK upland blanket mires, primarily by revegetation of bare peat and the blocking of erosion gullies. These restoration measures have pot... Read More about Restoration of blanket peat moorland delays stormflow from hillslopes and reduces peak discharge.

Distribution and characteristics of loess landslides triggered by the 1920 Haiyuan Earthquake, Northwest of China (2018)
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Zhuang, J., Peng, J., Xu, C., Li, Z., Densmore, A., Milledge, D., …Cui, Y. (2018). Distribution and characteristics of loess landslides triggered by the 1920 Haiyuan Earthquake, Northwest of China. Geomorphology, 314, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.04.012

On December 16, 1920, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.5 occurred in Haiyuan County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Northwest of China. This earthquake triggered several thousand loess landslides which resulted in thousands of deaths and blockages... Read More about Distribution and characteristics of loess landslides triggered by the 1920 Haiyuan Earthquake, Northwest of China.

Satellite-based emergency mapping using optical imagery: experience and reflections from the 2015 Nepal earthquakes (2018)
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Williams, J., Rosser, N., Kincey, M., Benjamin, J., Oven, K., Densmore, A., …Dijkstra, T. (2018). Satellite-based emergency mapping using optical imagery: experience and reflections from the 2015 Nepal earthquakes. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 18, 185-205. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-185-2018

Landslides triggered by large earthquakes in mountainous regions contribute significantly to overall earthquake losses and pose a major secondary hazard that can persist for months or years. While scientific investigations of coseismic landsliding ar... Read More about Satellite-based emergency mapping using optical imagery: experience and reflections from the 2015 Nepal earthquakes.

Population density controls on microbial pollution across the Ganga catchment (2017)
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Milledge, D., Gurjar, S., Bunce, J., Tare, V., Sinha, R., & Carbonneau, P. (2018). Population density controls on microbial pollution across the Ganga catchment. Water Research, 128, 82-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.10.033

For millions of people worldwide, sewage-polluted surface waters threaten water security, food security and human health. Yet the extent of the problem and its causes are poorly understood. Given rapid widespread global urbanisation, the impact of ur... Read More about Population density controls on microbial pollution across the Ganga catchment.

Predicting microbial water quality with models: Over-arching questions for managing risk in agricultural catchments (2015)
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Oliver, D., Porter, K., Pachepsky, Y., Muirhead, R., Reaney, S., Coffey, R., …Quilliam, R. (2016). Predicting microbial water quality with models: Over-arching questions for managing risk in agricultural catchments. Science of the Total Environment, 544, 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.086

The application of models to predict concentrations of faecal indicator organisms (FIOs) in environmental systems plays an important role for guiding decision-making associated with the management of microbial water quality. In recent years there has... Read More about Predicting microbial water quality with models: Over-arching questions for managing risk in agricultural catchments.

Predicting shallow landslide size and location across a natural landscape: Application of a spectral clustering search algorithm (2015)
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Bellugi, D., Milledge, D., Dietrich, W., Perron, J., & McKean, J. (2015). Predicting shallow landslide size and location across a natural landscape: Application of a spectral clustering search algorithm. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 120(12), 2552-2585. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015jf003520

Predicting shallow landslide size and location across landscapes is important for understanding landscape form and evolution and for hazard identification. We test a recently‐developed model that couples a search algorithm with 3D slope‐stability ana... Read More about Predicting shallow landslide size and location across a natural landscape: Application of a spectral clustering search algorithm.

Going with the flow? Using participatory action research in physical geography (2015)
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Whitman, G., Pain, R., & Milledge, D. (2015). Going with the flow? Using participatory action research in physical geography. Progress in Physical Geography, 39(5), 622-639. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133315589707

This paper critically appraises the idea and practice of ‘participation’ in scientific environmental research, arguing for the wider uptake by physical geographers of a more radical participatory approach. It proposes participatory action research (P... Read More about Going with the flow? Using participatory action research in physical geography.

Towards disaster resilience: A scenario-based approach to co-producing and integrating hazard and risk knowledge (2015)
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Davies, T., Beaven, S., Conradson, D., Densmore, A., Gaillard, J., Johnston, D., …Wilson, T. (2015). Towards disaster resilience: A scenario-based approach to co-producing and integrating hazard and risk knowledge. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 13, 242-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.05.009

Quantitative risk assessment and risk management processes are critically examined in the context of their applicability to the statistically infrequent and sometimes unforeseen events that trigger major disasters. While of value when applied at regi... Read More about Towards disaster resilience: A scenario-based approach to co-producing and integrating hazard and risk knowledge.

Quantifying sheet wash erosion rates in a mountainous semi-arid basin using environmental radionuclides and a stream power model (2015)
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Geng, H., Pan, B., Milledge, D., Huang, B., & Zhang, G. (2015). Quantifying sheet wash erosion rates in a mountainous semi-arid basin using environmental radionuclides and a stream power model. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 40(13), 1814-1826. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3761

Erosion rates and processes define how mountainous landscapes evolve. This study determines the range of erosion rates in a semi-arid landscape over decadal time spans and defines the dominant processes controlling variability in erosion rates. The v... Read More about Quantifying sheet wash erosion rates in a mountainous semi-arid basin using environmental radionuclides and a stream power model.

A spectral clustering search algorithm for predicting shallow landslide size and location (2015)
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Bellugi, D., Milledge, D., Dietrich, W., McKean, J., Perron, J., Sudderth, E., & Kazian, B. (2015). A spectral clustering search algorithm for predicting shallow landslide size and location. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 120(2), 300-324. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014jf003137

The potential hazard and geomorphic significance of shallow landslides depend on their location and size. Commonly applied one-dimensional stability models do not include lateral resistances and cannot predict landslide size. Multi-dimensional models... Read More about A spectral clustering search algorithm for predicting shallow landslide size and location.

A multi-dimensional stability model for predicting shallow landslide size and shape across landscapes (2014)
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Milledge, D., Bellugi, D., McKean, J., Densmore, A., & Dietrich, W. (2014). A multi-dimensional stability model for predicting shallow landslide size and shape across landscapes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 119(11), 2481-2504. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014jf003135

The size of a shallow landslide is a fundamental control on both its hazard and geomorphic importance. Existing models are either unable to predict landslide size or are computationally intensive such that they cannot practically be applied across la... Read More about A multi-dimensional stability model for predicting shallow landslide size and shape across landscapes.

A comparison of three simple approaches to identify critical areas for runoff and dissolved reactive phosphorus losses (2014)
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Hahn, C., Prasuhn, V., Stamm, C., Milledge, D., & Schulin, R. (2014). A comparison of three simple approaches to identify critical areas for runoff and dissolved reactive phosphorus losses. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 18(8), 2975-2991. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-2975-2014

Diffuse phosphorus (P) losses are the main cause for eutrophication of surface waters in many regions. Implementing mitigation measures on critical source areas (CSAs) is seen to be the most effective way to reduce P losses. Thus, tools are needed th... Read More about A comparison of three simple approaches to identify critical areas for runoff and dissolved reactive phosphorus losses.

Testing the influence of topography and material properties on catchment-scale soil moisture patterns using remotely sensed vegetation patterns in a humid temperate catchment, northern Britain (2013)
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Milledge, D., Warburton, J., Lane, S., & Stevens, C. (2013). Testing the influence of topography and material properties on catchment-scale soil moisture patterns using remotely sensed vegetation patterns in a humid temperate catchment, northern Britain. Hydrological Processes, 27(8), 1223-1237. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9292

In order to evaluate the relationship between the apparent complexity of hillslope soil moisture and the emergent patterns of catchment hydrological behaviour and water quality, we need fine-resolution catchment-wide data on soil moisture characteris... Read More about Testing the influence of topography and material properties on catchment-scale soil moisture patterns using remotely sensed vegetation patterns in a humid temperate catchment, northern Britain.

Limits on the validity of infinite length assumptions for modelling shallow landslides (2012)
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Milledge, D., Griffiths, D., Lane, S., & Warburton, J. (2012). Limits on the validity of infinite length assumptions for modelling shallow landslides. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 37(11), 1158-1166. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3235

The infinite slope method is widely used as the geotechnical component of geomorphic and landscape evolution models. Its assumption that shallow landslides are infinitely long (in a downslope direction) is usually considered valid for natural landsli... Read More about Limits on the validity of infinite length assumptions for modelling shallow landslides.

A Monte Carlo approach to the inverse problem of diffuse pollution risk in agricultural catchments (2012)
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Milledge, D., Lane, S., Heathwaite, A., & Reaney, S. (2012). A Monte Carlo approach to the inverse problem of diffuse pollution risk in agricultural catchments. Science of the Total Environment, 433, 434-449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.047

The hydrological and biogeochemical processes that operate in catchments influence the ecological quality of freshwater systems through delivery of fine sediment, nutrients and organic matter. Most models that seek to characterise the delivery of dif... Read More about A Monte Carlo approach to the inverse problem of diffuse pollution risk in agricultural catchments.

Modelling the effects of sediment compaction on salt marsh reconstructions of recent sea-level rise (2012)
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Brain, M., Long, A., Woodroffe, S., Petley, D., Milledge, D., & Parnell, A. (2012). Modelling the effects of sediment compaction on salt marsh reconstructions of recent sea-level rise. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 345-348, 180-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2012.06.045

This paper quantifies the potential influence of sediment compaction on the magnitude of nineteenth and twentieth century sea-level rise, as reconstructed from salt marsh sediments. We firstly develop a database of the physical and compression proper... Read More about Modelling the effects of sediment compaction on salt marsh reconstructions of recent sea-level rise.

Impacts of upland open drains upon runoff generation: a numerical assessment of catchment-scale impacts (2012)
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Lane, S., & Milledge, D. (2012). Impacts of upland open drains upon runoff generation: a numerical assessment of catchment-scale impacts. Hydrological Processes, 27(12), 1701-1726. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9285

Shallow upland drains, grips, have been hypothesized as responsible for increased downstream flow magnitudes. Observations provide counterfactual evidence, often relating to the difficulty of inferring conclusions from statistical correlation and pai... Read More about Impacts of upland open drains upon runoff generation: a numerical assessment of catchment-scale impacts.

Optimisation of stereo-matching algorithms using extant DEM data (2009)
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Milledge, D., Lane, S., & Warburton, J. (2009). Optimisation of stereo-matching algorithms using extant DEM data. Photogrammetric engineering and remote sensing, 75(3), 323-333. https://doi.org/10.14358/pers.75.3.323

Here we present a new method for using existing Digital Elevation Model data to optimise performance of stereo-matching algorithms for digital topographic determination. We show that existing DEM data, even those of a poor quality (precision, resolut... Read More about Optimisation of stereo-matching algorithms using extant DEM data.

Digital filtering of generic topographic data in geomorphological research (2009)
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Milledge, D., Lane, S., & Warburton, J. (2009). Digital filtering of generic topographic data in geomorphological research. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 34(1), 63-74. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1691

High resolution terrain models generated from widely available Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) and digital photogrammetry are an exciting resource for geomorphological research. However, these data contain error, necessitating pre-pr... Read More about Digital filtering of generic topographic data in geomorphological research.

Overland flow velocity and roughness properties in peatlands (2008)
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Holden, J., Kirkby, M., Lane, S., Milledge, D., Brookes, C., Holden, V., & McDonald, A. (2008). Overland flow velocity and roughness properties in peatlands. Water Resources Research, 44(6), Article W06415. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007wr006052

Overland flow is an important component of peatland hydrology. Hydrological models of peatlands are being developed that require estimates of flow velocity and its controls. However, surprisingly little is known about overland flow velocities in peat... Read More about Overland flow velocity and roughness properties in peatlands.