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Impact of 3-D Earth structure on Fennoscandian glacial isostatic adjustment: Implications for space-geodetic estimates of present-day crustal deformations (2006)
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Whitehouse, P., Latychev, K., Milne, G. A., Mitrovica, J. X., & Kendall, R. (2006). Impact of 3-D Earth structure on Fennoscandian glacial isostatic adjustment: Implications for space-geodetic estimates of present-day crustal deformations. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, https://doi.org/10.1029/2006gl026568

The importance of including lateral Earth structure in the analysis of Fennoscandian glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) is investigated using a finite volume numerical formulation. Comparing output from radially-varying 1-D Earth models and models wh... Read More about Impact of 3-D Earth structure on Fennoscandian glacial isostatic adjustment: Implications for space-geodetic estimates of present-day crustal deformations.

Chaos and control: Nanotechnology and the politics of emergence (2006)
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Kearnes, M. (2006). Chaos and control: Nanotechnology and the politics of emergence. Paragraph, 29(2), 57-80. https://doi.org/10.3366/prg.2006.0014

This article looks at the strong links between Deleuze's molecular ontology and the fields of complexity and emergence, and argues that Deleuze's work implies a ‘philosophy of technology’ that is both open and dynamic. Following Simondon and von Uexk... Read More about Chaos and control: Nanotechnology and the politics of emergence.

A critical assessment of subglacial mega-floods: A case study of glacial sediments and landforms in south-central Alberta, Canada (2006)
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Evans, D., Rea, B., Hiemstra, J., & Ó Cofaigh, C. (2006). A critical assessment of subglacial mega-floods: A case study of glacial sediments and landforms in south-central Alberta, Canada. Quaternary Science Reviews, 25(13-14), 1638-1667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2005.12.007

The existing subglacial megaflood explanation of glacial sediment deposition and landform production in south-central Alberta relies upon four sets of observations and associated interpretations: (1) a subglacial genesis for all glacilacustrine sedim... Read More about A critical assessment of subglacial mega-floods: A case study of glacial sediments and landforms in south-central Alberta, Canada.

The Palaeolithic occupation of Europe as revealed by evidence from the rivers: data from IGCP 449 (2006)
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Bridgland, D., Antoine, P., Limondin-Lozouet, N., Santisteban, J., Westaway, R., & White, M. (2006). The Palaeolithic occupation of Europe as revealed by evidence from the rivers: data from IGCP 449. Journal of Quaternary Science, 21(5), 437-455. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1042

IGCP 449 (2000-2004), seeking to correlate fluvial records globally, has compiled a dataset of archaeological records from Pleistocene fluvial sequences. Many terrace sequences can now be reliably dated and correlated with marine oxygen isotope stage... Read More about The Palaeolithic occupation of Europe as revealed by evidence from the rivers: data from IGCP 449.

Using LIDAR to compare forest height estimates from IKONOS and Landsat ETM+ data in Sitka spruce plantation forests (2006)
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Donoghue, D., & Watt, P. (2006). Using LIDAR to compare forest height estimates from IKONOS and Landsat ETM+ data in Sitka spruce plantation forests. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27(11), 2161-2175. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160500396493

This paper compares and contrasts predictions of forest height in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) plantations based on medium‐resolution Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), high‐resolution IKONOS satellite imagery and airborne Light Detecti... Read More about Using LIDAR to compare forest height estimates from IKONOS and Landsat ETM+ data in Sitka spruce plantation forests.

Geomorphological equilibrium: myth and metaphor? (2006)
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Bracken, L., & Wainwright, J. (2006). Geomorphological equilibrium: myth and metaphor?. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 31(2), 167-178. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-5661.2006.00204.x

Equilibrium is a central concept in geomorphology. Despite the widespread use of the term, there is a great deal of variability in the ways equilibrium is portrayed and informs practice. Thus, there is confusion concerning the precise meanings and us... Read More about Geomorphological equilibrium: myth and metaphor?.

Cities and the 'War on Terror' (2006)
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Graham, S. (2006). Cities and the 'War on Terror'. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 30(2), 255-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.2006.00665.x

Programmes of organized, political violence have always been legitimized and sustained through complex imaginative geographies. These tend to be characterized by stark binaries of place attachment. This article argues that the discursive construction... Read More about Cities and the 'War on Terror'.

The geomorphology and sedimentology of the 'Tempanos' moraine at Laguna San Refael, Chile (2006)
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Glasser, N., Jansson, K., Mitchell, W., & Harrison, S. (2006). The geomorphology and sedimentology of the 'Tempanos' moraine at Laguna San Refael, Chile. Journal of Quaternary Science, 21(6), 629-643. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1002

The San Rafael Glacier is one of the largest and most dynamic outlet glaciers of the North Patagonian Icefield, Chile. The contemporary glacier calves into a large tidal laguna, which is partially impounded by a large arcuate moraine. This moraine, t... Read More about The geomorphology and sedimentology of the 'Tempanos' moraine at Laguna San Refael, Chile.

Assessing agreement of measurements and predictions in geomorphology (2006)
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Cox, N. (2006). Assessing agreement of measurements and predictions in geomorphology. Geomorphology, 76(3-4), 332-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.12.001

Commonly in geomorphology measurements by different methods are compared to see how far they agree (i.e. are equal), as are predictions from models and corresponding observations. Such assessment usually employs scatter plots, correlation and possibl... Read More about Assessing agreement of measurements and predictions in geomorphology.

Detecting slope deformation using two-pass differential interferometry: Implications for landslide studies on Earth and other planetary bodies (2006)
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Bulmer, M., Petley, D., Murphy, W., & Mantovani, F. (2006). Detecting slope deformation using two-pass differential interferometry: Implications for landslide studies on Earth and other planetary bodies. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 111(E6), https://doi.org/10.1029/2005je002593

Landslide features have been identified on Earth and the Moon, Mars, Venus, as well on the Jovian moons. By focusing on a terrestrial landslide complex we test the operational parameters of RADARSAT-1 and the use of two-pass differential interferomet... Read More about Detecting slope deformation using two-pass differential interferometry: Implications for landslide studies on Earth and other planetary bodies.

Post-glacial seasonal diatom record of the Mertz Glacier Polynya, East Antarctica (2006)
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Maddison, E., Pike, J., Leventer, A., Dunbar, R., Brachfeld, S., Domack, E., …McClennen, C. (2006). Post-glacial seasonal diatom record of the Mertz Glacier Polynya, East Antarctica. Marine Micropaleontology, 60(1), 66-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2006.03.001

An ultra-high-resolution post-glacial laminated sediment record from Mertz Ninnis Trough, East Antarctic Margin (EAM), has been analysed using SEM backscattered electron imagery, secondary electron imagery and quantitative diatom abundance. Laminatio... Read More about Post-glacial seasonal diatom record of the Mertz Glacier Polynya, East Antarctica.

Draping or overriding: The effect of horizontal stress gradients on internal layer architecture in ice sheets (2006)
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Hindmarsh, R., Leysinger Vieli, G., Raymond, M., & Gudmundsson, G. (2006). Draping or overriding: The effect of horizontal stress gradients on internal layer architecture in ice sheets. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, https://doi.org/10.1029/2005jf000309

Internal isochronic layers in ice sheets sensed by radar show two characteristic relationships to the basal topography: Either they override it, with layers above the crests of rises lying essentially flat, or they drape over it, with the layers foll... Read More about Draping or overriding: The effect of horizontal stress gradients on internal layer architecture in ice sheets.

Regional devolution and regional economic success: myths and illusions about power (2006)
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Hudson, R. (2006). Regional devolution and regional economic success: myths and illusions about power. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 88(2), 159-171. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0435-3684.2006.00212.x

The proposition that regional devolution in and of itself will lead to economic success has become deeply embedded in beliefs and policy discourses about the determinants of regional prosperity, and in turn has led to political demands for such devol... Read More about Regional devolution and regional economic success: myths and illusions about power.

Early Holocene history of the west Greenland Ice Sheet and the GH-8.2 event (2006)
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Long, A., Roberts, D., & Dawson, S. (2006). Early Holocene history of the west Greenland Ice Sheet and the GH-8.2 event. Quaternary Science Reviews, 25(9-10), 904-922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2005.07.002

The margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet retreated rapidly during the first few thousand years of the Holocene. During this period of relative warmth, known as the Holocene thermal maximum, ice core records identify a significant short-lived cooling eve... Read More about Early Holocene history of the west Greenland Ice Sheet and the GH-8.2 event.

The fragmentary federation: experiences with the decentralised health system in Russia (2006)
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Danichevski, K., Balabanova, D., McKee, D., & Atkinson, S. (2006). The fragmentary federation: experiences with the decentralised health system in Russia. Health Policy and Planning, 21(3), 183-194. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czl002

The Russian Federation has undergone a process of major constitutional change in the post-communist period, as a strong central government has ceded extensive powers to the regions. This has important implications for the organization of the health c... Read More about The fragmentary federation: experiences with the decentralised health system in Russia.

Urban fluvial flood modelling using a two-dimensional diffusion-wave treatment, part 2: development of a sub-grid-scale treatment (2006)
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Yu, D., & Lane, S. (2006). Urban fluvial flood modelling using a two-dimensional diffusion-wave treatment, part 2: development of a sub-grid-scale treatment. Hydrological Processes, 20(7), 1451-1659. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.5936

This paper develops and tests a sub-grid-scale wetting and drying correction for use with two-dimensional diffusion-wave models of urban flood inundation. The method recognizes explicitly that representations of sub-grid-scale topography using roughn... Read More about Urban fluvial flood modelling using a two-dimensional diffusion-wave treatment, part 2: development of a sub-grid-scale treatment.

Nuclear Futures: Assessing Public Attitudes to New Nuclear Power (2006)
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Grove-White, R., Kearnes, M., Macnaghten, P., & Wynne, B. (2006). Nuclear Futures: Assessing Public Attitudes to New Nuclear Power. The Political Quarterly, 77(2), 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923x.2006.00766.x

The nuclear debate has become once again a ‘live’ policy issue in UK national politics, with far-reaching implications for a diverse range of stakeholders. There is now a new policy rationale for the consideration of new-build nuclear power in the co... Read More about Nuclear Futures: Assessing Public Attitudes to New Nuclear Power.

Biometric borders: Governing mobilities in the war on terror (2006)
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Amoore, L. (2006). Biometric borders: Governing mobilities in the war on terror. Political Geography, 25(3), 336-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2006.02.001

This article proposes the concept of the biometric border in order to signal a dual-faced phenomenon in the contemporary war on terror: the turn to scientific technologies and managerial expertise in the politics of border management; and the exercis... Read More about Biometric borders: Governing mobilities in the war on terror.

River system discontinuities due to lateral inputs: generic styles and controls (2006)
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Ferguson, R., Cudden, J., Hoey, T., & Rice, S. (2006). River system discontinuities due to lateral inputs: generic styles and controls. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 31(9), 1149-1166. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1309

In alluvial river systems, lateral inputs of water and/or sediment at junctions or undercut hillsides can disrupt what would otherwise be smooth downstream trends in mainstream bed elevation, channel gradient, and bed grain size. Generic styles of ma... Read More about River system discontinuities due to lateral inputs: generic styles and controls.