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Supplementary material to "Are ghost forests a substantial source of methane from reservoirs?" Open

Johannes Dittmann, Scott G. Johnston, Douglas R. Tait, Paula Gómez Álvarez, Alistair Grinham , et al. · 2025

Technical note: Pondi – a low-cost logger for long-term monitoring of methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide in aquatic and terrestrial systems Open

Martino E. Malerba, Blake Edwards, Lukas Schuster, Omosalewa Odebiri, Josh Glen , et al. · 2025

Understanding the complex dynamics of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere requires extensive monitoring campaigns…

Towards a Methodology for Spatially and Temporally Resolved Estimation of Emissions from Reservoirs: Learnings from Australia Open

Alistair Grinham, Carolyn Maxwell, Katrin Sturm, Luke Hickman, Rodney Ringe · 2025

Methane emissions from freshwater reservoirs represent a globally relevant greenhouse gas source, which are estimated to range from 3% to 10% of all global anthropogenic methane emissions. However, there is high uncertainty in estimating r…

Turbulence and mixing variability in a microtidal estuary subject to mixed semidiurnal tidal cycles Open

Jan Tiede, Remo Cossu, Jan Visscher, Alistair Grinham, Torsten Schlurmann · 2025

Reynolds stresses and Turbulent Kinetic Energy (TKE) are instrumental in quantifying the turbulent dynamics that govern mixing and momentum transport in estuaries, factors crucial for understanding and managing estuarine circulation, water…

Pondi: A low-cost logger for long-term monitoring of methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide in aquatic and terrestrial systems. Open

Martino E. Malerba, Blake Edwards, Lukas Schuster, Omosalewa Odebiri, Josh Glen , et al. · 2025

Understanding the complex dynamics of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems requires extensive monitoring campaigns to capture spatial and …

Sources of nutrients fuelling post-flood phytoplankton biomass in a subtropical bay Open

Jianyin Huang, Jack Coates-Marnane, Stephen J. Faggotter, Alistair Grinham, Michele A. Burford · 2024

Developing a Semi-Automated Near-Coastal, Water Quality-Retrieval Process from Global Multi-Spectral Data: South-Eastern Australia Open

Avik Nandy, Stuart Phinn, Alistair Grinham, Simon Albert · 2024

The estimation of water quality properties through satellite remote sensing relies on (1) the optical characteristics of the water body, (2) the resolutions (spatial, spectral, radiometric and temporal) of the sensor and (3) algorithm(s) a…

Pondi: A low-cost logger for long-term monitoring of methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide in aquatic and terrestrial systems. Open

Martino E. Malerba, Blake Edwards, Lukas Schuster, Omosalewa Odebiri, Josh Glen , et al. · 2024

Understanding the complex dynamics of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems requires extensive monitoring campaigns to capture spatial and …

Mapping Erosion Hotspots: Coherent Change Detection in the Quilpie Region, Queensland, Australia Open

Kyran Cook, Armin Agha Karimi, Alistair Grinham, Kevin McDougall · 2024

Erosion is a powerful force that has moulded the Earth ever since water has been present on its rocky surface. In its seemingly harmless pursuit, erosion threatens ecosystems, reduces agricultural production, and impacts water quality. Whe…

Plastic pollution in Moreton Bay sediments, Southeast Queensland, Australia Open

Elvis D. Okoffo, Emmeline Tan, Alistair Grinham, Sai Meghna Reddy Gaddam, J. Y. Yip , et al. · 2024

The mounting issue of plastic waste in the aquatic ecosystem is a growing source of concern. Most plastic waste originates on land and a significant proportion of this eventually finds its way into the marine environment, which is widely r…

Nitrogen loading resulting from major floods and sediment resuspension to a large coastal embayment Open

Alistair Grinham, Tony Costantini, Nathaniel Deering, Cameron Jackson, Carissa J. Klein , et al. · 2024

Major floods pose a severe threat to coastal receiving environments, negatively impacting environmental health and ecosystem services through direct smothering with sediment and nutrient loading. This study examined the short and long-term…

Adaptively monitoring streamflow using a stereo computer vision system Open

Nicholas Hutley, Ryan Beecroft, Daniel A. Wagenaar, Josh Soutar, Blake Edwards , et al. · 2023

The gauging of free surface flows in waterways provides the foundation for monitoring and managing the water resources of built and natural environments. A significant body of literature exists around the techniques and benefits of optical…

Adaptive real-time forecasting using model-driven monitoring of catchment inflows and water supply reservoir dynamics Open

Nicholas Hutley, Nathaniel Deering, Daniel A. Wagenaar, Ryan Beecroft, Josh Soutar , et al. · 2023

Real-time monitoring networks are increasingly prevalent in supporting the management of environmental systems as the technology for live data collection becomes more accessible. Additionally, ecosystem and water resource pressures have pe…

Short and Long-Term Impacts of a Major Flood on Fine Sediment and Nitrogen Loading to a Large Coastal Embayment Open

Alistair Grinham, Tony Costantini, Nathaniel Deering, Cameron Jackson, Carissa J Klien , et al. · 2023

Methane and nitrous oxide emissions complicate the climate benefits of teal and blue carbon wetlands Open

Martino E. Malerba, Daniel A. Friess, Mike Peacock, Alistair Grinham, Pierre Taillardat , et al. · 2022

Blue (coastal wetlands) and teal (inland wetlands) carbon ecosystems are long-term carbon sinks and are regarded as essential natural climate solutions. Yet, the same biogeochemical conditions favoring high carbon storage also promote the …

Comment on egusphere-2022-735 Open

Nicholas Hutley, Ryan Beecroft, Daniel A. Wagenaar, Josh Soutar, Blake Edwards , et al. · 2022

The gauging of free surface flows in waterways provides the foundation for monitoring and managing the water resources of built and natural environments. A significant body of literature exists around the techniques and benefits of optical…

Adaptively monitoring streamflow using a stereo computer vision system Open

Nicholas Hutley, Ryan Beecroft, Daniel A. Wagenaar, Josh Soutar, Blake Edwards , et al. · 2022

The gauging of free surface flows in waterways provides the foundation for monitoring and managing the water resources of built and natural environments. A significant body of literature exists around the techniques and benefits of optical…

Datasets for turbulence characterization collected with AD2CPs in potential tidal energy sites in Australia Open

Larissa Perez, Remo Cossu, Alistair Grinham, Irene Penesis · 2022

Sites with great potential for electricity generation from tidal stream energy are often characterized by high levels of turbulence and severe wave climates. These characteristics are known to substantially increase turbine blade loadings …

Drivers of Anaerobic Methanogenesis in Sub-Tropical Reservoir Sediments Open

Alistair Grinham, Cathryn A. O’Sullivan, Matthew Dunbabin, Katrin Sturm, Deborah Gale , et al. · 2022

Anaerobic methanogenesis is dependent on key macronutrients (carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus) and trace metals (including iron, nickel and cobalt) to drive methane production. Reservoir derived methane emissions have correlated to eutrophi…

A stereo computer vision approach to automated stream gauging Open

Nicholas Hutley, Daniel A. Wagenaar, Ryan Beecroft, Josh Soutar, Lee Pimble , et al. · 2022

<p>The gauging of open channel flows in waterways provides the foundation to monitor, understand and manage the water resources of our built and natural environment. Several methods are available for measuring the flow, with each of …

Dispatchability, Energy Security, and Reduced Capital Cost in Tidal-Wind and Tidal-Solar Energy Farms Open

Péter Osman, Jennifer A. Hayward, Irene Penesis, Philip Marsh, Mark Hemer , et al. · 2021

The global tidal energy resource for electricity generation is small, and converting tidal kinetic energy to electricity is expensive compared to solar-photovoltaic or land-based wind turbine generators. However, as the renewable energy co…

Small artificial waterbodies are widespread and persistent emitters of methane and carbon dioxide Open

Mike Peacock, Joachim Audet, David Bastviken, Sarah Cook, Chris Evans , et al. · 2021

Inland waters play an active role in the global carbon cycle and emit large volumes of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), methane (CH 4 ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). A considerable body of research has improved emissions estimates from lakes, re…

Geotechnical Approach to Early-Stage Site Characterisation of Shallow Wave Energy Sites Open

Craig Heatherington, Alistair Grinham, Irene Penesis, S. R. Hunter, Remo Cossu · 2021

Marine renewable energy is still in its infancy and poses serious challenges due to the harsh marine conditions encountered for wave or tidal installations and the survivability of devices. Geophysical and hydrodynamic initial site surveys…

A Novel Low-Cost, High-Resolution Camera System for Measuring Peat Subsidence and Water Table Dynamics Open

Chris Evans, Nathan Callaghan, Adi Jaya, Alistair Grinham, Sofie Sjögersten , et al. · 2021

Peatlands are highly dynamic systems, able to accumulate carbon over millennia under natural conditions, but susceptible to rapid subsidence and carbon loss when drained. Short-term, seasonal and long-term peat surface elevation changes ar…

Global importance of methane emissions from drainage ditches and canals Open

Mike Peacock, Joachim Audet, David Bastviken, Martyn N. Futter, Vincent Gauci , et al. · 2021

Globally, there are millions of kilometres of drainage ditches which have the potential to emit the powerful greenhouse gas methane (CH 4 ), but these emissions are not reported in budgets of inland waters or drained lands. Here, we synthe…

Assessing the potential of unmanned aerial vehicle spraying of aqueous ozone as an outdoor disinfectant for SARS-CoV-2 Open

Simon Albert, Alberto A. Amarilla, Ben Trollope, Julian D. J. Sng, Yin Xiang Setoh , et al. · 2021

Evaluating the effect of data-richness and model complexity in the prediction of coastal sediment loading in Solomon Islands Open

Nicholas Hutley, Mandus Boselalu, Amelia Wenger, Alistair Grinham, Badin Gibbes , et al. · 2020

Global biophysical data are increasingly accessible due to improvements in remote sensing and open datasets. These datasets can be of particular value in remote and data-poor environments to enable estimates of water quality impacts from c…

Indurated sand horizon influences present day coastal geomorphology of nearshore Northern Moreton Bay, South-East Queensland, Australia Open

Craig Heatherington, Simon Albert, Remo Cossu, Justine Kemp, Alistair Grinham · 2020

<p>Sea-level rise will lead to substantial changes to coastal geomorphology over the coming century and it is imperative to understand the implications. This includes the underlying stratigraphic influences on seabed morphology and t…

Primary producers in Moreton Bay: Phytoplankton, benthic microalgae and filamentous cyanobacteria Open

Emily Saeck, Alistair Grinham, Jack Coates Marnane, Tony McAlister, Michele A. Burford · 2019

Paper contribution to the Moreton Bay (Quandamooka) & Catchment eBook available on www.moretonbayfoundation.org.

Water quality in Moreton Bay and its major estuaries: Change over two decades (2000-2018) Open

Emily Saeck, James Udy, Paul Maxwell, Alistair Grinham, D. Moffatt , et al. · 2019

Paper contribution to the Moreton Bay (Quandamooka) & Catchment eBook available on www.moretonbayfoundation.org.

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