All Outputs (100)

Chemical Oxygen Demand as a Measure of Fluvial Organic Matter Oxidation State (2023)
Journal Article
Worrall, F., Clay, G. D., Howden, N. J. K., & Burt, T. P. (2023). Chemical Oxygen Demand as a Measure of Fluvial Organic Matter Oxidation State. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 128(10), Article e2022JG007248. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022jg007248

The oxidative ratio (OR) of the terrestrial biosphere is directly related to the size of the terrestrial biosphere carbon sink. In turn, OR of naturally occurring organic matter can be directly related to the oxidation state of the carbon in naturall... Read More about Chemical Oxygen Demand as a Measure of Fluvial Organic Matter Oxidation State.

Slopes: solute processes and landforms (2022)
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Burt, T., Pinay, G., Worrall, F., & Howden, N. (2022). Slopes: solute processes and landforms. Memoirs, 58(1), 191-204. https://doi.org/10.1144/m58-2021-5

This chapter reviews research on solutes by fluvial geomorphologists in the period 1965–2000; growing links with biogeochemical research are emphasized later in the chapter. Brief reference is necessarily made to some research from before and after t... Read More about Slopes: solute processes and landforms.

Constraining the Carbon Budget of Peat Ecosystems: Application of Stoichiometry and Enthalpy Balances (2022)
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Worrall, F., Boothroyd, I. M., Clay, G. D., Moody, C. S., Heckman, K., Burt, T. P., & Rose, R. (2022). Constraining the Carbon Budget of Peat Ecosystems: Application of Stoichiometry and Enthalpy Balances. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 127(10), https://doi.org/10.1029/2022jg007003

We consider how the stoichiometry and energy content of organic matter reservoirs and fluxes through and from a peatland enable the fluxes and storage of carbon within a peatland to be constrained. We include the elemental composition of the above- a... Read More about Constraining the Carbon Budget of Peat Ecosystems: Application of Stoichiometry and Enthalpy Balances.

The global transformation of geomorphology (2022)
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Goudie, A. S., Burt, T. P., & Viles, H. A. (2022). The global transformation of geomorphology. Memoirs, 58, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1144/m58-2021-37

This chapter reviews the various developments in geomorphology in terms of institutions, journals, textbooks, research stations, etc. Among the institutions discussed are the Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, the Geological Society of America Quate... Read More about The global transformation of geomorphology.

Is water quality in British rivers “better than at any time since the end of the Industrial Revolution”? (2022)
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Whelan, M., Linstead, C., Worrall, F., Ormerod, S., Durance, I., Johnson, A., …Tickner, D. (2022). Is water quality in British rivers “better than at any time since the end of the Industrial Revolution”?. Science of the Total Environment, 843, Article 157014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157014

We explore the oft-repeated claim that river water quality in Great Britain is “better now than at any time since the Industrial Revolution”. We review available data and ancillary evidence for seven different categories of water pollutants: (i) bioc... Read More about Is water quality in British rivers “better than at any time since the end of the Industrial Revolution”?.

A 50‐Year Record Of Nitrate Concentrations In The Slapton Ley Catchment, Devon, United Kingdom (2021)
Journal Article
Burt, T., Worrall, F., Howden, N., Jarvie, H., Pratt, A., & Hutchinson, T. (2021). A 50‐Year Record Of Nitrate Concentrations In The Slapton Ley Catchment, Devon, United Kingdom. Hydrological Processes, 35(1), Article e13955. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13955

Slapton Ley, a coastal lake, is the largest natural body of fresh water in south‐west England. There was concern in the 1960s that the lake was becoming increasingly eutrophic. To quantify inputs of water, sediment and nutrients into the lake, Slapto... Read More about A 50‐Year Record Of Nitrate Concentrations In The Slapton Ley Catchment, Devon, United Kingdom.

The problem of underpowered rivers (2020)
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Worrall, F., Burt, T. P., Hancock, G. R., Howden, N. J., & Wainwright, J. (2020). The problem of underpowered rivers. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 45(15), 3869-3878. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5007

This study has hypothesized that for many rivers the trade‐off between flow accumulation and the decrease in slope along channel length means that stream power increases downstream and, moreover, that given the low slope angles in headwater and low‐o... Read More about The problem of underpowered rivers.

Monitoring soil erosion on agricultural land: results and implications for the Rother valley, West Sussex, UK (2020)
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Boardman, J., Burt, T., & Foster, I. (2020). Monitoring soil erosion on agricultural land: results and implications for the Rother valley, West Sussex, UK. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 45(15), 3931-3942. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5011

Monitoring has played a key role in understanding the rates, extent and frequency of erosion on agricultural land and this includes projects in Switzerland, Germany and the UK. In this case we focus on highly erodible soils in the Rother valley, West... Read More about Monitoring soil erosion on agricultural land: results and implications for the Rother valley, West Sussex, UK.

A spatial total nitrogen budget for Great Britain (2020)
Journal Article
Fan, X., Worrall, F., Baldini, L. M., & Burt, T. P. (2020). A spatial total nitrogen budget for Great Britain. Science of the Total Environment, 728, Article 138864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138864

Understanding nutrient budgets makes it possible to predict where and by how much nutrients are accumulating in the environment. Previous studies have considered this problem for nitrogen (N) but have limited themselves to reactive N species (i.e. ex... Read More about A spatial total nitrogen budget for Great Britain.

The importance of sewage effluent discharge in the export of dissolved organic carbon from United Kingdom rivers (2019)
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Worrall, F., Howden, N. J., Burt, T. P., & Bartlett, R. (2019). The importance of sewage effluent discharge in the export of dissolved organic carbon from United Kingdom rivers. Hydrological Processes, 33(13), 1851-1864. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13442

The flux of fluvial carbon from the terrestrial biosphere to the world's oceans is known to be an important component of the global carbon cycle but within this pathway the flux and return of carbon to the river network via sewage effluent has not be... Read More about The importance of sewage effluent discharge in the export of dissolved organic carbon from United Kingdom rivers.

A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711–2016) (2018)
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Murphy, C., Broderick, C., Burt, T. P., Curley, M., Duffy, C., Hall, J., …Wilby, R. L. (2018). A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711–2016). Climate of the Past, 14(3), 413-440. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-413-2018

A continuous 305-year (1711–2016) monthly rainfall series (IoI_1711) is created for the Island of Ireland. The post 1850 series draws on an existing quality assured rainfall network for Ireland, while pre-1850 values come from instrumental and docume... Read More about A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711–2016).

A Molecular Budget for a Peatland Based Upon 13C Solid‐State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (2018)
Journal Article
Moody, C. S., Worrall, F., Clay, G. D., Burt, T. P., Apperley, D. C., & Rose, R. (2018). A Molecular Budget for a Peatland Based Upon 13C Solid‐State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 123(2), 547-560. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017jg004312

Peatlands can accumulate organic matter into long‐term carbon (C) storage within the soil profile. This study used solid‐state 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (13C‐NMR) to investigate the transit of organic C through a peatland ecosystem to understand... Read More about A Molecular Budget for a Peatland Based Upon 13C Solid‐State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.

The fate of suspended sediment and particulate organic carbon in transit through the channels of a river catchment (2017)
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Worrall, F., Burt, T. P., Howden, N. J., Hancock, G. R., & Wainwright, J. (2018). The fate of suspended sediment and particulate organic carbon in transit through the channels of a river catchment. Hydrological Processes, 32(1), 146-159. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.11413

Particulate organic matter (POM) transiting through rivers could be lost to overbank storage, stored in‐channel, added to by erosion or autochthonous production, or turned over to release greenhouse gases to the atmosphere (either while in the water... Read More about The fate of suspended sediment and particulate organic carbon in transit through the channels of a river catchment.

Declines in the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration and flux from the UK (2017)
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Worrall, F., Howden, N. J., Burt, T. P., & Bartlett, R. (2018). Declines in the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration and flux from the UK. Journal of Hydrology, 556, 775-789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.12.001

Increased concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) have been reported for many catchments across the northern hemisphere. Hypotheses to explain the increase have varied (eg. increasing air temperature or recovery from acidification) but one t... Read More about Declines in the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration and flux from the UK.

Changing patterns of daily precipitation totals at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, North Carolina, USA (2017)
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Burt, T., Ford Miniat, C., Laseter, S., & Swank, W. (2018). Changing patterns of daily precipitation totals at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, North Carolina, USA. International Journal of Climatology, 38(1), 94-104. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.5163

A pattern of increasing frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall over land has been documented for several temperate regions and is associated with climate change. This study examines the changing patterns of daily precipitation at the Coweeta Hydro... Read More about Changing patterns of daily precipitation totals at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, North Carolina, USA.

Seeing the climate through the trees: observing climate and forestry impacts on streamflow using a 60-year record (2014)
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Burt, T., Howden, N., McDonnell, J., Jones, J., & Hancock, G. (2015). Seeing the climate through the trees: observing climate and forestry impacts on streamflow using a 60-year record. Hydrological Processes, 29(3), 473-480. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10406

Paired watershed experiments involving the removal or manipulation of forest cover in one of the watersheds have been conducted for more than a century to quantify the impact of forestry operations on streamflow. Because climate variability is expect... Read More about Seeing the climate through the trees: observing climate and forestry impacts on streamflow using a 60-year record.

An analysis of rainfall across the British Isles in the 1870s (2014)
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Burt, T., Jones, P., & Howden, N. (2015). An analysis of rainfall across the British Isles in the 1870s. International Journal of Climatology, 35(10), 2934-2947. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.4184

Monthly records for the period 1871–1970 from 91 stations across the British Isles are used to place very high rainfall totals during the 1870s, 1872 and 1876–1877 in particular, in context. Comparisons are drawn with 2012 and the winter of 2013–2014... Read More about An analysis of rainfall across the British Isles in the 1870s.

Rainfall distributions in Sri Lanka in time and space: an analysis based on daily rainfall data (2014)
Journal Article
Burt, T., & Weerasinghe, K. (2014). Rainfall distributions in Sri Lanka in time and space: an analysis based on daily rainfall data. Climate, 2(4), 242-263. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli2040242

Daily rainfall totals are analyzed for the main agro-climatic zones of Sri Lanka for the period 1976–2006. The emphasis is on daily rainfall rather than on longer-period totals, in particular the number of daily falls exceeding given threshold totals... Read More about Rainfall distributions in Sri Lanka in time and space: an analysis based on daily rainfall data.

Shifts in discharge-concentration relationships as a small catchment recover from severe drought (2014)
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Burt, T., Worrall, F., Howden, N., & Anderson, M. (2015). Shifts in discharge-concentration relationships as a small catchment recover from severe drought. Hydrological Processes, 29(4), 498-507. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10169

This paper provides evidence of the recovery of a small, moorland catchment to a severe drought, the most extreme on record in the UK. We present a detailed water quality time series for the post-drought recovery period, from the first significant st... Read More about Shifts in discharge-concentration relationships as a small catchment recover from severe drought.

On the importance of very long-term water quality records (2014)
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Burt, T., Howden, N., & Worrall, F. (2014). On the importance of very long-term water quality records. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 1(1), 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1001

This overview is concerned with the value of long-term records of water quality in river basin management. In a world where change rather than stasis is increasingly the norm, monitoring is an essential way to discover whether there are significant u... Read More about On the importance of very long-term water quality records.