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El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Health: An Overview for Climate and Health Researchers (2018)
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McGregor, G., & Ebi, K. (2018). El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Health: An Overview for Climate and Health Researchers. Atmosphere, 9(7), Article 282. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9070282

The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an important mode of climatic variability that exerts a discernible impact on ecosystems and society through alterations in climate patterns. For this reason, ENSO has attracted much interest in the climate... Read More about El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Health: An Overview for Climate and Health Researchers.

Connectivity as an Emergent Property of Geomorphic Systems (2018)
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Wohl, E., Brierley, G., Cadol, D., Coulthard, T., Covino, T., Fryirs, K., …Sklar, L. (2019). Connectivity as an Emergent Property of Geomorphic Systems. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44(1), 4-26. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4434

Connectivity describes the efficiency of material transfer between geomorphic system components such as hillslopes and rivers or longitudinal segments within a river network. Representations of geomorphic systems as networks should recognize that the... Read More about Connectivity as an Emergent Property of Geomorphic Systems.

A two-million-year-long hydroclimatic context for hominin evolution in southeastern Africa (2018)
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Caley, T., Extier, T., Collins, J., Schefuß, E., Dupont, L., Malaizé, B., …Giraudeau, J. (2018). A two-million-year-long hydroclimatic context for hominin evolution in southeastern Africa. Nature, 560(7716), 76-79. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0309-6

The past two million years of eastern African climate variability is currently poorly constrained, despite interest in understanding its assumed role in early human evolution1,2,3,4. Rare palaeoclimate records from northeastern Africa suggest progres... Read More about A two-million-year-long hydroclimatic context for hominin evolution in southeastern Africa.

Technical note: in situ measurement of flux and isotopic composition of CO2 released during oxidative weathering of sedimentary rocks (2018)
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Soulet, G., Hilton, R., Garnett, M., Dellinger, M., Croissant, T., Ogrič, M., & Klotz, S. (2018). Technical note: in situ measurement of flux and isotopic composition of CO2 released during oxidative weathering of sedimentary rocks. Biogeosciences, 15(13), 4087-4102. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4087-2018

Oxidative weathering of sedimentary rocks can release carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere and is an important natural CO2 emission. Two mechanisms operate – the oxidation of sedimentary organic matter and the dissolution of carbonate minerals by s... Read More about Technical note: in situ measurement of flux and isotopic composition of CO2 released during oxidative weathering of sedimentary rocks.

Palaeoclimate constraints on the impact of 2 °C anthropogenic warming and beyond (2018)
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Fischer, H., Meissner, K., Mix, A., Abram, N., Austermann, J., Brovkin, V., …Zhou, L. (2018). Palaeoclimate constraints on the impact of 2 °C anthropogenic warming and beyond. Nature Geoscience, 11, 474-485. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0146-0

Over the past 3.5 million years, there have been several intervals when climate conditions were warmer than during the pre-industrial Holocene. Although past intervals of warming were forced differently than future anthropogenic change, such periods... Read More about Palaeoclimate constraints on the impact of 2 °C anthropogenic warming and beyond.

Connectivity and complex systems: learning from a multi-disciplinary perspective (2018)
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Turnbull, L., Hütt, M., Ioannides, A., Kininmonth, S., Poeppl, R., Tockner, K., Bracken, L., Keesstra, S., Liu, L., Masselink, R., & Parsons, A. (2018). Connectivity and complex systems: learning from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Applied Network Science, 3, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-018-0067-2

In recent years, parallel developments in disparate disciplines have focused on what has come to be termed connectivity; a concept used in understanding and describing complex systems. Conceptualisations and operationalisations of connectivity have e... Read More about Connectivity and complex systems: learning from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

Sediment continuity through the upland sediment cascade: geomorphic response of an upland river to an extreme flood event (2018)
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Joyce, H., Hardy, R., Warburton, J., & Large, A. (2018). Sediment continuity through the upland sediment cascade: geomorphic response of an upland river to an extreme flood event. Geomorphology, 317, 45-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.05.002

Hillslope erosion and accelerated lake sedimentation are often reported as the source and main stores of sediment in the upland sediment cascade during extreme flood events. While upland valley floodplain systems in the transfer zone have the potenti... Read More about Sediment continuity through the upland sediment cascade: geomorphic response of an upland river to an extreme flood event.

Effects of debris-flow magnitude-frequency distribution on avulsions and fan development (2018)
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de Haas, T., Kruijt, A., & Densmore, A. (2018). Effects of debris-flow magnitude-frequency distribution on avulsions and fan development. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 43(13), 2779-2793. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4432

Shifts in the active channel on a debris‐flow fan, termed avulsions, pose a large threat because new channels can bypass mitigation measures and cause damage to settlements and infrastructure. Recent, but limited, field evidence suggests that avulsio... Read More about Effects of debris-flow magnitude-frequency distribution on avulsions and fan development.

The importance of volunteered geographic information for the validation of flood inundation models (2018)
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Rollason, E., Bracken, L., Hardy, R., & Large, A. (2018). The importance of volunteered geographic information for the validation of flood inundation models. Journal of Hydrology, 562, 267-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.05.002

Two dimensional flood inundation models capable of simulating complex spatially and temporally differentiated floodplain flows are routinely used to model and predict flooding. However, advances in modelling techniques have not been matched by improv... Read More about The importance of volunteered geographic information for the validation of flood inundation models.

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., Iqbal, J., & 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.

Bedrock erosion surfaces record former East Antarctic Ice Sheet extent (2018)
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Paxman, G., Jamieson, S., Ferraccioli, F., Bentley, M., Ross, N., Armadillo, E., …DeConto, R. (2018). Bedrock erosion surfaces record former East Antarctic Ice Sheet extent. Geophysical Research Letters, 45(9), 4114-4123. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018gl077268

East Antarctica hosts large subglacial basins into which the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) likely retreated during past warmer climates. However, the extent of retreat remains poorly constrained, making quantifying past and predicted future contrib... Read More about Bedrock erosion surfaces record former East Antarctic Ice Sheet extent.

How to recognize crescentic bedforms formed by supercritical turbidity currents in the geologic record: insights from active submarine channels (2018)
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Hage, S., Cartigny, M., Clare, M., Sumner, E., Vendettuoli, D., Hughes Clarke, J., …Vellinga, A. (2018). How to recognize crescentic bedforms formed by supercritical turbidity currents in the geologic record: insights from active submarine channels. Geology, 46(6), 563-566. https://doi.org/10.1130/g40095.1

Submarine channels have been important throughout geologic time for feeding globally significant volumes of sediment from land to the deep sea. Modern observations show that submarine channels can be sculpted by supercritical turbidity currents (seaf... Read More about How to recognize crescentic bedforms formed by supercritical turbidity currents in the geologic record: insights from active submarine channels.

Origin of spectacular fields of submarine sediment waves around volcanic islands: distinguishing eruption-fed supercritical flow bedforms from slope failures (2018)
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Pope, E. L., Jutzeler, M., Cartigny, M. J., Shreeve, J., Talling, P. J., Wright, I. C., & Wysoczanski, R. J. (2018). Origin of spectacular fields of submarine sediment waves around volcanic islands: distinguishing eruption-fed supercritical flow bedforms from slope failures. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 493, 12-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.04.020

Understanding how large eruptions and landslides are recorded by seafloor morphology and deposits on volcanic island flanks is important for reconstruction of volcanic island history and geohazard assessment. Spectacular fields of bedforms have been... Read More about Origin of spectacular fields of submarine sediment waves around volcanic islands: distinguishing eruption-fed supercritical flow bedforms from slope failures.

Microbial oxidation of lithospheric organic carbon in rapidly eroding tropical mountain soils (2018)
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Hemingway, J., Hilton, R., Hovius, N., Eglinton, T., Haghipour, N., Wacker, L., …Galy, V. (2018). Microbial oxidation of lithospheric organic carbon in rapidly eroding tropical mountain soils. Science, 360(6385), 209-212. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao6463

Lithospheric organic carbon (“petrogenic”; OCpetro) is oxidized during exhumation and subsequent erosion of mountain ranges. This process is a considerable source of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere over geologic time scales, but the mechanisms... Read More about Microbial oxidation of lithospheric organic carbon in rapidly eroding tropical mountain soils.

Oceanographic and climatic evolution of the southeastern subtropical Atlantic over the last 3.5 Ma (2018)
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Petrick, B., McClymont, E., Littler, K., Rosell-Melé, A., Clarkson, M., Maslin, M., …Pancost, R. (2018). Oceanographic and climatic evolution of the southeastern subtropical Atlantic over the last 3.5 Ma. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 492, 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.03.054

The southeast Atlantic Ocean is dominated by two major oceanic systems: the Benguela Upwelling System, one of the world's most productive coastal upwelling cells and the Agulhas Leakage, which is important for transferring warm salty water from the I... Read More about Oceanographic and climatic evolution of the southeastern subtropical Atlantic over the last 3.5 Ma.

Unsupervised detection of salt marsh platforms: a topographic method (2018)
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Goodwin, G. C., Mudd, S. M., & Clubb, F. J. (2018). Unsupervised detection of salt marsh platforms: a topographic method. Earth Surface Dynamics, 6(1), 239-255. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-6-239-2018

Salt marshes filter pollutants, protect coastlines against storm surges, and sequester carbon, yet are under threat from sea level rise and anthropogenic modification. The sustained existence of the salt marsh ecosystem depends on the topographic evo... Read More about Unsupervised detection of salt marsh platforms: a topographic method.

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).

Stakeholders’ Perception of the Relevance of Water and Sediment Connectivity in Water and Land Management (2018)
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Smetanová, A., Paton, E., Maynard, C., Tindale, S., Fernández-Getino, A., Marqués Pérez, M., …Keesstra, S. (2018). Stakeholders’ Perception of the Relevance of Water and Sediment Connectivity in Water and Land Management. Land Degradation and Development, 29(6), 1833-1844. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2934

Using concepts of connectivity in challenges regarding land and water management (flooding, erosion, nutrient leaching, landslides) can only be fully harnessed if knowledge is communicated well between scientists and stakeholders. Proper communicatio... Read More about Stakeholders’ Perception of the Relevance of Water and Sediment Connectivity in Water and Land Management.

Rethinking flood risk communication (2018)
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Rollason, E., Bracken, L., Hardy, R., & Large, A. (2018). Rethinking flood risk communication. Natural Hazards, 92(3), 1665-1686. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-018-3273-4

Flooding is a serious hazard across Europe, with over 200 major floods documented in the last two decades. Over this period, flood management has evolved, with a greater responsibility now placed on at-risk communities to understand their risk and ta... Read More about Rethinking flood risk communication.