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Journal articleRios O, Jahn W, Rein G, 2014,
Forecasting wind-driven wildfires using an inverse modelling approach
, NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES, Vol: 14, Pages: 1491-1503, ISSN: 1561-8633- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 22
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Journal articleTsarouchi GM, Mijic A, Moulds S, et al., 2014,
Historical and future land-cover changes in the Upper Ganges basin of India
, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol: 35, Pages: 3150-3176The green revolution represents one of the greatest environmental changes in India over the last century. The Upper Ganges (UG) basin is experiencing rapid rates of change of land cover and irrigation practices. In this study, we investigated the historical rate of change and created future scenario projections by means of 30 m-resolution multi-temporal Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper and Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus data of the UG basin. Post-classification change analysis methods were applied to Landsat images in order to detect and quantify land-cover changes in the UG basin. Subsequently, Markov chain analysis was applied to project future scenarios of land-cover change. Fifteen different scenarios were generated based on historic land-cover change. These scenarios diverged in terms of future projections, highlighting the dynamic nature of the changes. This study has shown that between the years 1984 and 2010 the main land-cover change trends are conversion from shrubs to forest (+4.7%), urbanization (+5.8%), agricultural expansion (+1.3%), and loss of barren land (–9.5%). The land-cover change patterns in the UG basin were mapped and quantified, showing the capability of Landsat data in providing accurate land-cover maps. These results, in combination with those derived from the Markov model, provide the necessary evidence base to support regional land-use planning and develop future-proof water resource management strategies.
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Journal articlePiper RB, Yoshida M, Farrell DJ, et al., 2014,
Kinetic insight into bimolecular upconversion: experiment and simulation
, RSC ADVANCES, Vol: 4, Pages: 8059-8063- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 16
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Journal articleChung D-W, Shearing PR, Brandon NP, et al., 2014,
Particle Size Polydispersity in Li-Ion Batteries
, JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol: 161, Pages: A422-A430, ISSN: 0013-4651- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 91
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Journal articleFrost JM, Kirkpatrick J, Kirchartz T, et al., 2014,
Parameter free calculation of the subgap density of states in poly(3-hexylthiophene)
, FARADAY DISCUSSIONS, Vol: 174, Pages: 255-266, ISSN: 1359-6640- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 28
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Journal articleCotter CJ, Holm DD, 2014,
Variational formulations of sound-proof models
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Journal articleRooney TO, Bastow ID, Keir D, et al., 2014,
The protracted development of focused magmatic intrusion during continental rifting
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Conference paperXutong L, Bell RE, Wrona T, et al., 2014,
Drilling a virtual core in the Gulf of Corinth
, MAGELLAN Plus/NERC UKIODP Workshop -
Journal articleMijic A, LaForce TC, Muggeridge AH, 2014,
CO2 injectivity in saline aquifers: the impact of non-Darcy flow, phase miscibility and gas compressibility
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Journal articleGraesvik J, Hallett JP, Trang QT, et al., 2014,
A quick, simple, robust method to measure the acidity of ionic liquids
, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, Vol: 50, Pages: 7258-7261, ISSN: 1359-7345- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 23
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Book chapterVire A, Jiang J, Piggott MD, et al., 2014,
Towards the Numerical Modelling of Floating Offshore Renewables
, Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control, Editors: Zhou, Yang, Huang, Hodges, Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Pages: 413-417, ISBN: 978-3-642-40370-5 -
Journal articleHollaender HM, Bormann H, Blume T, et al., 2014,
Impact of modellers' decisions on hydrological a priori predictions
, HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES, Vol: 18, Pages: 2065-2085, ISSN: 1027-5606- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 20
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Journal articleNuno A, Bunnefeld N, Milner-Gulland EJ, 2014,
Managing social-ecological systems under uncertainty: implementation in the real world
, ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY, Vol: 19, ISSN: 1708-3087- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 27
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Journal articleManap N, Voulvoulis N, 2014,
Environmental Screening Method for Dredging in Contaminated River
, STRUCTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, COASTAL AND OFFSHORE ENGINEERING, Vol: 567, Pages: 50-55, ISSN: 1660-9336- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 4
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Journal articleCotter CJ, Holm DD, Jacobs HJ, et al., 2014,
A jetlet hierarchy for ideal fluid dynamics
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Journal articleBell RE, Jackson CA-L, Whipp PS, et al., 2014,
Strain migration during multiphase extension: observations from the northern North Sea. In press
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Journal articleJackson CA-L, Rodriguez CR, Rotevatn A, et al., 2014,
Geological and geophysical expression of a primary salt weld; an example from the Santos Basin, Brazil. In press
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Conference paperPadzillah MH, Yang M, Zhuge W, et al., 2014,
NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF PULSATING FLOW EFFECT ON A NOZZLED AND NOZZLELESS MIXED FLOW TURBINE FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE TURBOCHARGER
, ASME Turbo Expo: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Publisher: AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 5
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Conference paperYang M, Martinez-Botas R, Rajoo S, et al., 2014,
INFLUENCE OF VOLUTE CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE OF A NOZZLELESS TURBOCHARGER TURBINE UNDER PULSATING FLOW CONDITIONS
, ASME Turbo Expo: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Publisher: AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS -
Journal articleWright AP, Le Brocq AM, Cornford SL, et al., 2014,
Sensitivity of the Weddell Sea sector ice streams to sub-shelf melting and surface accumulation
, CRYOSPHERE, Vol: 8, Pages: 2119-2134, ISSN: 1994-0416- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 31
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Conference paperGraham NJD, Collins MR, 2014,
Slow sand filtration: recent research and application perspectives
, 5th International Slow Sand and Alternative Biological Filtration Conference, Publisher: IWA PUBLISHING, Pages: 3-16- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 3
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Journal articleWright AP, Young DA, Bamber JL, et al., 2014,
Subglacial hydrological connectivity within the Byrd Glacier catchment, East Antarctica
, JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY, Vol: 60, Pages: 345-352, ISSN: 0022-1430- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 16
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Conference paperBell RE, Duffy O, Jackson CA-L, et al., 2014,
Long term (> 250 Ma) and long length-scale (>300 km) strain migration along a rift border fault
, Geometry and Growth of Normal Faults -
Book chapterGreen RJ, Mulugetta Y, Zhang ZX, 2014,
Sustainable Energy Policy
, Handbook of Sustainable Development, 2nd Edition, Editors: Atkinson, Dietz, Neumayer, Agarwala, Cheltenham, Publisher: Edward Elgar, Pages: 532-550, ISBN: 978-1-78254-469-2 -
Conference paperBell RE, Henrys S, Sutherland R, et al., 2014,
Characterising the seismic behavior of subduction zones using active source seismic methods
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Conference paperCicciotti M, Xenos DP, Bouaswaig AEF, et al., 2014,
ONLINE PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF INDUSTRIAL COMPRESSORS USING MEANLINE MODELLING
, ASME Turbo Expo: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Publisher: AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS -
Book chapterWoods J, Kalas N, 2013,
Can energy policy drive sustainable land use? Lessons from Biofuels Policy Development over the Last Decade
, Plants and Bioenergy, Editors: McCann, Buckeridge, Carpita, Publisher: SpringerThe mandated increase in bioenergy as a means to decarbonise our energy supply, enhance energy security, and promote rural development has raised concerns regarding the impacts biomass feedstock production may have on food security and has placed bioenergy feedstock production in competition for resources required to feed a growing global population. Concerns over the direct and indirect impacts of bioenergy, particularly conventional biofuels , have pushed policy makers to try to direct biomass crop production onto marginal, degraded and ‘unused’ land. Moving bioenergy onto ‘marginal lands’ will inevitably raise the costs of feedstock production, but it may also be contradictory to food security where ‘sustainable intensification’ and reduced losses require increased energy inputs. This marginalisation ignores the beneficial role that perennial energy crops could play in managing the sustainable intensification of overall agricultural production required to feed over 9 billion people by 2050. This chapter explores the role and drivers of bioenergy in future world energy production, land use change and wider sustainability issues, and proposes an alternative, integrated approach toward a resource efficient and sustainable provision of agricultural products, including food, feed, biobased chemicals, materials and energy.
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Journal articleAlmeida S, Bulygina N, McIntyre N, et al., 2013,
Improving parameter priors for data-scarce estimation problems
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Journal articleBistinas I, Oom D, Sa ACL, et al., 2013,
Relationships between Human Population Density and Burned Area at Continental and Global Scales
, PLOS ONE, Vol: 8, ISSN: 1932-6203We explore the large spatial variation in the relationship between population density and burned area, usingcontinental-scale Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) based on 13 years of satellite-derived burned areamaps from the global fire emissions database (GFED) and the human population density from the gridded populationof the world (GPW 2005). Significant relationships are observed over 51.5% of the global land area, and the areaaffected varies from continent to continent: population density has a significant impact on fire over most of Asia andAfrica but is important in explaining fire over < 22% of Europe and Australia. Increasing population density isassociated with both increased and decreased in fire. The nature of the relationship depends on land-use: increasingpopulation density is associated with increased burned are in rangelands but with decreased burned area incroplands. Overall, the relationship between population density and burned area is non-monotonic: burned areainitially increases with population density and then decreases when population density exceeds a threshold. Thesethresholds vary regionally. Our study contributes to improved understanding of how human activities relate to burnedarea, and should contribute to a better estimate of atmospheric emissions from biomass burning.
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Journal articlePrentice IC, Dong N, Gleason SM, et al., 2013,
Balancing the costs of carbon gain and water transport: testing a new theoretical framework for plant functional ecology
, Ecology Letters, Vol: 17, Pages: 82-91, ISSN: 1461-023XA novel framework is presented for the analysis of ecophysiological field measurements and modelling. The hypothesis ‘leaves minimise the summed unit costs of transpiration and carboxylation’ predicts leaf‐internal/ambient CO2 ratios (ci/ca) and slopes of maximum carboxylation rate (Vcmax) or leaf nitrogen (Narea) vs. stomatal conductance. Analysis of data on woody species from contrasting climates (cold‐hot, dry‐wet) yielded steeper slopes and lower mean ci/ca ratios at the dry or cold sites than at the wet or hot sites. High atmospheric vapour pressure deficit implies low ci/ca in dry climates. High water viscosity (more costly transport) and low photorespiration (less costly photosynthesis) imply low ci/ca in cold climates. Observed site‐mean ci/ca shifts are predicted quantitatively for temperature contrasts (by photorespiration plus viscosity effects) and approximately for aridity contrasts. The theory explains the dependency of ci/ca ratios on temperature and vapour pressure deficit, and observed relationships of leaf δ13C and Narea to aridity.
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