Within water movement we are interested in fluxes of sediments, nutrients, carbon and greenhouse gases across environments, both in terms of source, amount, composition and contamination. We work across contemporary and historical timescales, with a particular focus on human-induced change, using field-based, remote sensing and numerical modelling techniques (including AI). Our interests span responses to extreme events (floods, droughts, wildfires, storms), land cover change, sea-level rise, engineering (including nature-based solutions) and agricultural interventions. Our research improves understanding of the drivers of hydrological dynamics and hazards, and we work alongside stakeholders and end-users to provide effective and meaningful impact within society.
Research highlights
Publications
Evans, C.D., Jutterström, S., Stadmark, J., Peacock, M., Futter, M., Kothawala, D., Monteith, D. and Moldan, F., 2024. Four decades of changing dissolved organic matter quality and stoichiometry in a Swedish forest stream. Biogeochemistry, pp.1-19.
Abbasi, M., Peacock, M., Drakare, S., Hawkes, J., Jakobsson, E. and Kothawala, D., 2024. Water residence time is an important predictor of dissolved organic matter composition and drinking water treatability. Water Research, p.121910.
Panici, D., Bennett, GL., Boothroyd RJ., Abancó, C., Williams, RD., Tan, FJ and Matera, M. (2024). Observations and computational multi-phase modelling show complex tropical channel changes downstream from rainfall-triggered landslides. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 49(8), 2498–2516.
Lyddon, C., Chien, N., Vasilopoulos, G., Ridgill, M., Moradian, S., Olbert, A., Coulthard, T., Barkwith, A., and Robins, P.: Thresholds for estuarine compound flooding using a combined hydrodynamic–statistical modelling approach, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 973–997, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-973-2024, 2024.
Grants
Environment Agency. £400,000 (£120,000 to UoL). 2024-25. Raising the water table under lowland agricultural peat (LAP): potential considerations, risks and benefits for the water environment. Peacock CoI.
NERC Highlight Topic 2024-2028 £2.7 million (£277,301.15 to UoL). Gravel barrier resilience in a changing climate (#gravelbeach). NE/Y50323X/1. UoL PI R. Smedley, Co-Is C. Lyddon (Work Package lead), A. Plater.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. £11k plus 12-month Fellowship funding (James Murphy). 2024. Far- and near-field remote sensing of coastal change, Panama. PI K. Clark, Co-Is J. Higham, A. Plater
DEFRA. £304,000 (£103,000 to UoL). 2024-2025. Identifying climate change risks to water quality across English estuaries. C. Lyddon (Co-I).
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