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View article: A Systematic Review of Monitoring Approaches to Assess Hydrological Conditions in Small Catchments With Natural Flood Management
A Systematic Review of Monitoring Approaches to Assess Hydrological Conditions in Small Catchments With Natural Flood Management Open
Natural Flood Management (NFM) has gained prominence as a sustainable approach to flood risk reduction, particularly in small catchments where traditional grey infrastructure is less viable. However, understanding the effectiveness of NFM …
View article: Rainfall–runoff modelling in a tropical climate (Citarum basin, West Java, Indonesia): Model and climate data intercomparison
Rainfall–runoff modelling in a tropical climate (Citarum basin, West Java, Indonesia): Model and climate data intercomparison Open
Hydrological research in tropical regions has been limited by a lack of high-quality precipitation and evapotranspiration input data, and high-quality observed runoff calibration data. Hence, most hydrological models have been developed fo…
View article: Capability Analysis of Earth Observation Data for Integrated Emergency Management
Capability Analysis of Earth Observation Data for Integrated Emergency Management Open
Space is one of the UK’s fastest-growing industry sectors of the last decade. Recognising this, in 2021 the UK Government’s first National Space Strategy established a new vision to make the nation one of the most innovative and attractive…
View article: Identifying the source of anthropic pressures on in-stream benthic algae communities within the River Eden catchment, UK
Identifying the source of anthropic pressures on in-stream benthic algae communities within the River Eden catchment, UK Open
Declines in riverine biodiversity are impacted by catchment connectivity to potential nutrient sources.  Many studies have focused on biodiversity as a direct expression of instream attributes, thus neglecting the critical role of cat…
View article: How “leaky” should a leaky dam be? Insights from physical modelling at a white-water rafting course
How “leaky” should a leaky dam be? Insights from physical modelling at a white-water rafting course Open
Leaky dams, particularly those constructed from large woody material, are increasingly implemented in headwater streams to reduce runoff rates by enhancing channel roughness, slowing flow velocities, and creating temporary water storage du…
View article: Increased rainfall-runoff drives flood hazard intensification of Central Himalayan Rivers
Increased rainfall-runoff drives flood hazard intensification of Central Himalayan Rivers Open
The development of flood adaptation and mitigation strategies to climatic changes requires frameworks to predict potential future design floods (e.g. the 1% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP)) and their associated uncertainty. We present …
View article: The effect of land surface characteristics on runoff generation and nitrate fluxes from a Kenyan tea plantation
The effect of land surface characteristics on runoff generation and nitrate fluxes from a Kenyan tea plantation Open
The conversion of tropical montane forests to commercial plantation agriculture affects both the generation of runoff and nutrient water quality, degrading ecosystem service delivery and impacting downstream freshwater environments. Previo…
View article: Climate storminess as a driver of surface processes and a limiting factor for topographic responses to rock uplift
Climate storminess as a driver of surface processes and a limiting factor for topographic responses to rock uplift Open
In the south-central Andes, a long-term persistent pattern in climate aridity has been linked to sediment storage in mountain valleys and the resultant delaying of river steepening in response to rock uplift over millennia. This conceptual…
View article: Opportunity mapping for nature-based solutions for flood hazard reduction and water quality improvements with the SCIMAP toolkit
Opportunity mapping for nature-based solutions for flood hazard reduction and water quality improvements with the SCIMAP toolkit Open
Nature-based solutions have the capability to slow and store water during storm events, leading to the attenuation of flood peaks and the capturing of sediments and associated nutrients. These features can also provide important habitats f…
View article: Understanding the connectivity of pharmaceutical pollution in river catchments
Understanding the connectivity of pharmaceutical pollution in river catchments Open
The near ubiquitous presence of pharmaceutical compounds in environmental waters represents an emerging cause for concern, but gaps remain in our understanding of how human and veterinary pharmaceuticals enter and travel through river catc…
View article: Identification of floodwater source areas in Nepal using SCIMAP‐Flood
Identification of floodwater source areas in Nepal using SCIMAP‐Flood Open
Practical approaches for managing flooding from fluvial sources are moving away from mitigation solely at the point of impact and towards integrated catchment management. This considers the source areas, flow pathways of floodwaters and th…
View article: Sustainable Catchment-Wide Flood Management: A Review of the Terminology and Application of Sustainable Catchment Flood Management Techniques in the UK
Sustainable Catchment-Wide Flood Management: A Review of the Terminology and Application of Sustainable Catchment Flood Management Techniques in the UK Open
Climate change has seen increased pressures put on the existing ageing flood mitigation infrastructure. As a result, over recent decades there has been a shift from traditional hard-engineered approaches to flooding to more sustainable met…
View article: Increased flood hazards within the Himalayan Karnali River catchment predicted for an ensemble of CMIP-6 climate change scenarios
Increased flood hazards within the Himalayan Karnali River catchment predicted for an ensemble of CMIP-6 climate change scenarios Open
<p>The Himalayas are of exceptional importance for the water resources in Asia and provide fresh water for more than 1.4 billion people. However, they are also the source of frequent floods with the highest death-per-event rates in t…
View article: Spatial targeting of nature‐based solutions for flood risk management within river catchments
Spatial targeting of nature‐based solutions for flood risk management within river catchments Open
A wide range of nature‐based solutions for flood hazard management work by storing and slowing flow within catchments, and therefore, there is a need to identify the optimal locations for implementing these solutions. This paper presents a…
View article: Transmission loss estimation for ephemeral sand rivers in Southern Africa
Transmission loss estimation for ephemeral sand rivers in Southern Africa Open
Ephemeral sand rivers represent an important water resource in Southern Africa. These rivers
\nonly flow for a few days in a year. However, much of this water infiltrates the underlying river
\nbed sediments where it is protected from evap…
View article: A new framework for integrated, holistic, and transparent evaluation of inter-basin water transfer schemes
A new framework for integrated, holistic, and transparent evaluation of inter-basin water transfer schemes Open
Water shortages are forecast to affect 50% of the world's population by 2030, impacting developing nations most acutely. To increase water security there has been a significant increase in Inter-basin Water Transfer (IBWT) schemes, enginee…
View article: Benchmarking the predictive capability of hydrological models for river flow and flood peak predictions across over 1000 catchments in Great Britain
Benchmarking the predictive capability of hydrological models for river flow and flood peak predictions across over 1000 catchments in Great Britain Open
Benchmarking model performance across large samples of catchments is useful to guide model selection and future model development. Given uncertainties in the observational data we use to drive and evaluate hydrological models, and uncertai…
View article: Identifying critical source areas using multiple methods for effective diffuse pollution mitigation
Identifying critical source areas using multiple methods for effective diffuse pollution mitigation Open
Diffuse pollution from agriculture constitutes a key pressure on the water quality of freshwaters and is frequently the cause of ecological degradation. The problem of diffuse pollution can be conceptualised with a source-mobilisation-path…
View article: Strong and recurring seasonality revealed within stream diatom assemblages
Strong and recurring seasonality revealed within stream diatom assemblages Open
Improving stream water quality in agricultural landscapes is an ecological priority and a legislative duty for many governments. Ecosystem health can be effectively characterised by organisms sensitive to water quality changes such as diat…
View article: High resolution characterisation of E. coli proliferation profiles in livestock faeces
High resolution characterisation of E. coli proliferation profiles in livestock faeces Open
Agricultural intensification can lead to high volumes of livestock faeces being applied to land, either as solid or liquid manures or via direct defecation, and can result in reservoirs of faecal indicator organisms (FIOs) persisting withi…
View article: Benchmarking the predictive capability of hydrological models for river flow and flood peak predictions across a large-sample of catchments in Great Britain
Benchmarking the predictive capability of hydrological models for river flow and flood peak predictions across a large-sample of catchments in Great Britain Open
Benchmarking model performance across large samples of catchments is useful to guide future model development. Given uncertainties in the observational data we use to drive and evaluate hydrological models, and uncertainties in the structu…
View article: The Role of Attenuation and Land Management in Small Catchments to Remove Sediment and Phosphorus: A Modelling Study of Mitigation Options and Impacts
The Role of Attenuation and Land Management in Small Catchments to Remove Sediment and Phosphorus: A Modelling Study of Mitigation Options and Impacts Open
It is well known that soil, hillslopes, and watercourses in small catchments possess a degree of natural attenuation that affects both the shape of the outlet hydrograph and the transport of nutrients and sediments. The widespread adoption…
View article: Predicting diffuse microbial pollution risk across catchments: The performance of SCIMAP and recommendations for future development
Predicting diffuse microbial pollution risk across catchments: The performance of SCIMAP and recommendations for future development Open
Microbial pollution of surface waters in agricultural catchments can be a consequence of poor farm management practices, such as excessive stocking of livestock on vulnerable land or inappropriate handling of manures and slurries. Catchmen…
View article: Use of spatially distributed time-integrated sediment sampling networks and distributed fine sediment modelling to inform catchment management
Use of spatially distributed time-integrated sediment sampling networks and distributed fine sediment modelling to inform catchment management Open
Under the EU Water Framework Directive, suspended sediment is omitted from environmental quality standards and compliance targets. This omission is partly explained by difficulties in assessing the complex dose-response of ecological commu…
View article: Changing climate and nutrient transfers: Evidence from high temporal resolution concentration-flow dynamics in headwater catchments
Changing climate and nutrient transfers: Evidence from high temporal resolution concentration-flow dynamics in headwater catchments Open
We hypothesise that climate change, together with intensive agricultural systems, will increase the transfer of pollutants from land to water and impact on stream health. This study builds, for the first time, an integrated assessment of n…