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Rob Duller

Dr Rob Duller
Mgeol, Ph.D

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Robert.Duller@liverpool.ac.uk

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2024

Using sediment texture and geochemistry as predictors to automatically classify sub-depositional environments in a modern estuary

Nichols, T. E., Houghton, J. E., Worden, R. H., Duller, R. A., Griffiths, J., & Utley, J. E. P. (2024). Using sediment texture and geochemistry as predictors to automatically classify sub-depositional environments in a modern estuary. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-10523

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10.5194/egusphere-egu24-10523
Journal article

2023

Sediment texture and geochemistry as predictors of sub-depositional environment in a modern estuary using machine learning: A framework for investigating clay-coated sand grains

Nichols, T. E., Worden, R. H., Houghton, J. E., Duller, R. A., Griffiths, J., & Utley, J. E. P. (2023). Sediment texture and geochemistry as predictors of sub-depositional environment in a modern estuary using machine learning: A framework for investigating clay-coated sand grains. Sedimentary Geology, 106530. doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2023.106530

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10.1016/j.sedgeo.2023.106530
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Coupled channel-floodplain dynamics and resulting stratigraphic architecture viewed through a mass-balance lens

Straub, K. M., Dutt, R., & Duller, R. A. (2023). Coupled channel-floodplain dynamics and resulting stratigraphic architecture viewed through a mass-balance lens. Journal of Sedimentary Research. doi:10.2110/jsr.2022.012

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10.2110/jsr.2022.012
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Stages of palaeoenvironmental evolution, climate and sea level change of the Niger Delta, east Equatorial Atlantic: Novelty from elemental tracers, sedimentary facies and pollen records

Adojoh, O. C., Marret, F., Duller, R., Osterloff, P. L., Oboh-Ikuenobe, F. E., & Saylor, B. Z. (2023). Stages of palaeoenvironmental evolution, climate and sea level change of the Niger Delta, east Equatorial Atlantic: Novelty from elemental tracers, sedimentary facies and pollen records. The Holocene, 33(7), 781-790. doi:10.1177/09596836231163506

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10.1177/09596836231163506
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2022

Geochemistry of Sub-Depositional Environments in Estuarine Sediments: Development of an Approach to Predict Palaeo-Environments from Holocene Cores

Muhammed, D. D., Simon, N., Utley, J. E. P., Verhagen, I. T. E., Duller, R. A., Griffiths, J., . . . Worden, R. H. (2022). Geochemistry of Sub-Depositional Environments in Estuarine Sediments: Development of an Approach to Predict Palaeo-Environments from Holocene Cores. GEOSCIENCES, 12(1). doi:10.3390/geosciences12010023

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10.3390/geosciences12010023
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2021

Substrate Entrainment, Depositional Relief, and Sediment Capture: Impact of a Submarine Landslide on Flow Process and Sediment Supply

Martinez-Donate, A., Privat, A. M. -L. J., Hodgson, D. M., Jackson, C. A. -L., Kane, I. A., Spychala, Y. T., . . . Flint, S. S. (2021). Substrate Entrainment, Depositional Relief, and Sediment Capture: Impact of a Submarine Landslide on Flow Process and Sediment Supply. FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE, 9. doi:10.3389/feart.2021.757617

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10.3389/feart.2021.757617
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SUBSTRATE ENTRAINMENT, DEPOSITIONAL RELIEF, AND SEDIMENT CAPTURE: IMPACT OF A SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE ON FLOW PROCESS AND SEDIMENT SUPPLY

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10.31223/x5xw5n
Preprint

SUBSTRATE ENTRAINMENT, DEPOSITIONAL RELIEF, AND SEDIMENT CAPTURE: IMPACT OF A SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE ON FLOW PROCESS AND SEDIMENT SUPPLY

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10.31223/x52p7k
Preprint

Quantifying environmental signal propagation and preservation in ancient sediment routing systems using field data

Duller, R., Toby, S., De Angelis, S., & Straub, K. (2021). Quantifying environmental signal propagation and preservation in ancient sediment routing systems using field data. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-15896

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10.5194/egusphere-egu21-15896
Journal article

Tracking signal propagation through landscapes using a granular avalanching system

Griffin, C., Higham, J., Duller, R., & Straub, K. (2021). Tracking signal propagation through landscapes using a granular avalanching system. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-12905

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10.5194/egusphere-egu21-12905
Other

2020

CONSTRAINTS ON OUR ABILITY TO DETECT SEDIMENT SUPPLY SIGNALS IN THE STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD

Straub, K., Toby, S., & Duller, R. (2020). CONSTRAINTS ON OUR ABILITY TO DETECT SEDIMENT SUPPLY SIGNALS IN THE STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD. In Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Geological Society of America. doi:10.1130/abs/2020am-358334

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10.1130/abs/2020am-358334
Conference Paper

2019

Estuarine clay mineral distribution: Modern analogue for ancient sandstone reservoir quality prediction

Griffith, J., Worden, R. H., Wooldridge, L. J., Utley, J., Duller, R., & Edge, R. L. (2019). Estuarine clay mineral distribution: Modern analogue for ancient sandstone reservoir quality prediction. Sedimentology, 66(06), 2011-2047. doi:10.1111/sed.12571

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10.1111/sed.12571
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Taxonomy and phytoecology of palynomorphs and non-pollen palynomorphs: a refined compendium from the West Africa Margin

Adojoh, O., Fabienne, M., Duller, R., & Osterloff, P. (n.d.). Taxonomy and phytoecology of palynomorphs and non-pollen palynomorphs: a refined compendium from the West Africa Margin. Biodiversity International Journal, 3(5), 188-200. doi:10.15406/bij.2019.03.00145

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10.15406/bij.2019.03.00145
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Compositional variation in modern estuarine sands: Predicting major controls on sandstone reservoir quality

Griffiths, J., Worden, R. H., Wooldridge, L. J., Utley, J. E. P., & Duller, R. A. (2019). Compositional variation in modern estuarine sands: Predicting major controls on sandstone reservoir quality. AAPG BULLETIN, 103(4), 797-833. doi:10.1306/09181818025

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10.1306/09181818025
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Delayed sedimentary response to abrupt climate change at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary, northern Spain.

Duller, R. A., Armitage, J., Manners, H., Grimes, S., & Dunkley-Jones, T. (2019). Delayed sedimentary response to abrupt climate change at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary, northern Spain.. Geology (Boulder), 47(2), 159-162. doi:10.1130/G45631.1

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10.1130/G45631.1
Journal article

A Big Fan of Signals? Exploring Autogenic and Allogenic Processes in Lobyte3D, a Numerical Stratigraphic Forward Model of Submarine Fan Development

Burgess, P., Masiero, I., Toby, S., & Duller, R. (2019). A Big Fan of Signals? Exploring Autogenic and Allogenic Processes in Lobyte3D, a Numerical Stratigraphic Forward Model of Submarine Fan Development. In 2019 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition. American Association of Petroleum Geologists. doi:10.1306/51593burgess2020

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10.1306/51593burgess2020
Conference Paper

AGE-DEPTH MODEL AND DATING TECHNIQUE ACROSS THE SHALLOW OFFSHORE OF THE NIGER DELTA PASSIVE MARGIN: CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS DURING THE LATE QUATERNARY

Adojoh, O. C., Marret-Davies, F., Marret-Davies, F., Duller, R., Duller, R., Muto, T., & Muto, T. (2019). AGE-DEPTH MODEL AND DATING TECHNIQUE ACROSS THE SHALLOW OFFSHORE OF THE NIGER DELTA PASSIVE MARGIN: CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS DURING THE LATE QUATERNARY. In Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Geological Society of America. doi:10.1130/abs/2019am-330217

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10.1130/abs/2019am-330217
Conference Paper

2018

2017

Orbital forcing of terrestrial hydrology, weathering and carbon sequestration during the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

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10.5194/cp-2017-131
Preprint

Tropical palaeovegetation dynamics, environmental and climate change impact from the low latitude coastal offshore margin, Niger Delta, Gulf of Guinea

Adojoh, O., Marret, F., Duller, R., & Osterloff, P. (2017). Tropical palaeovegetation dynamics, environmental and climate change impact from the low latitude coastal offshore margin, Niger Delta, Gulf of Guinea. In The African Neogene – Climate, Environments and People (pp. 107-144). CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781315161808-7

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10.1201/9781315161808-7
Chapter

Fractionation of grain size in terrestrial sediment routing systems

Allen, P. A., Michael, N. A., D'Arcy, M., Roda-Boluda, D. C., Whittaker, A. C., Duller, R. A., & Armitage, J. J. (2017). Fractionation of grain size in terrestrial sediment routing systems. BASIN RESEARCH, 29(2), 180-202. doi:10.1111/bre.12172

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10.1111/bre.12172
Journal article

2016

Uncertainty from Grain Scale to Reservoir Scale

Wells, B. T., Hinds, O., Duller, R. A., & Worden, R. (2016). Uncertainty from Grain Scale to Reservoir Scale. In Proceedings. EAGE Publications BV. doi:10.3997/2214-4609.201600124

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10.3997/2214-4609.201600124
Conference Paper

DYNAMIC EVOLUTIONARY MODEL OF THE LATE QUATERNARY DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCES FROM THE COASTAL MARGIN OF THE NIGER DELTA

Adojoh, O., Marret, F., Duller, R., & Osterloff, P. (2016). DYNAMIC EVOLUTIONARY MODEL OF THE LATE QUATERNARY DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCES FROM THE COASTAL MARGIN OF THE NIGER DELTA. In Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Geological Society of America. doi:10.1130/abs/2016am-276861

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10.1130/abs/2016am-276861
Conference Paper

2015

Reconstructing the timescale of a catastrophic fan-forming event on Earth using a Mars model

Duller, R., Warner, N. H., De Angelis, S., Armitage, J. J., & Poyatos-More, M. (2015). Reconstructing the timescale of a catastrophic fan-forming event on Earth using a Mars model. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(23), 10324-10332. doi:10.1002/2015GL066031

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10.1002/2015GL066031
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SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODEL FOR THE EOCENE ESCANILLA SEDIMENT-ROUTING SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNIQUENESS OF SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURES

Armitage, J. J., Allen, P. A., Burgess, P. M., Hampson, G. J., Whittaker, A. C., Duller, R. A., & Michael, N. A. (2015). SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODEL FOR THE EOCENE ESCANILLA SEDIMENT-ROUTING SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNIQUENESS OF SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURES. JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH, 85(12), 1510-1524. doi:10.2110/jsr.2015.97

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10.2110/jsr.2015.97
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2014

MASS-BALANCE CONSTRAINTS ON STRATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OF LINKED ALLUVIAL-COASTAL-SHELFAL DEPOSITS FROM SOURCE TO SINK: EXAMPLE FROM CRETACEOUS WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN, UTAH AND COLORADO, U.S.A.

Hampson, G. J., Duller, R. A., Petter, A. L., Robinson, R. A. J., & Allen, P. A. (2014). MASS-BALANCE CONSTRAINTS ON STRATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OF LINKED ALLUVIAL-COASTAL-SHELFAL DEPOSITS FROM SOURCE TO SINK: EXAMPLE FROM CRETACEOUS WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN, UTAH AND COLORADO, U.S.A.. JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH, 84(11), 935-960. doi:10.2110/jsr.2014.78

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10.2110/jsr.2014.78
Journal article

Landscape response and recovery following the catastrophic 1918 Katla Jokulhlaup, southern Iceland

Duller, R., Warner, N. H., McGonigle, C., De Angelis, S., Russell, A. J., & Mountney, N. (2014). Landscape response and recovery following the catastrophic 1918 Katla Jokulhlaup, southern Iceland. Geophysical Research Letters, 41(12), 4214-4221. doi:10.1002/2014GL060090

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10.1002/2014GL060090
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Reply to comment on “Magnitude and profile of organic carbon isotope records from the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from northern Spain” by Manners et al. [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 376 (2013) 220–230]

Manners, H. R., Grimes, S. T., Sutton, P. A., Domingo, L., Leng, M. J., Twitchett, R. J., . . . Lopez-Martinez, N. (2014). Reply to comment on “Magnitude and profile of organic carbon isotope records from the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from northern Spain” by Manners et al. [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 376 (2013) 220–230]. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 395, 294-295. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2014.03.056

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10.1016/j.epsl.2014.03.056
Journal article

Initial paleohydrological observations from the Paleocene-Eocene boundary at Esplugafreda and Berganuy in northern Spain

Dawson, A. (n.d.). Initial paleohydrological observations from the Paleocene-Eocene boundary at Esplugafreda and Berganuy in northern Spain. Rendiconti online della Società Geologica Italiana, 31, 54-55. doi:10.3301/rol.2014.42

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10.3301/rol.2014.42
Journal article

The influence of long-wavelength tilting and climatic change on sediment accumulation

Armitage, J. J., Duller, R. A., & Schmalholz, S. M. (2014). The influence of long-wavelength tilting and climatic change on sediment accumulation. LITHOSPHERE, 6(5), 303-318. doi:10.1130/L343.1

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10.1130/L343.1
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2013

Discussion of ‘Field evidence and hydraulic modeling of a large Holocene jökulhlaup at Jökulsá á Fjöllum channel, Iceland’ by Douglas Howard, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach and Timothy Beach, 2012

Carrivick, J. L., Tweed, F. S., Carling, P., Alho, P., Marren, P. M., Staines, K., . . . Duller, R. (2013). Discussion of ‘Field evidence and hydraulic modeling of a large Holocene jökulhlaup at Jökulsá á Fjöllum channel, Iceland’ by Douglas Howard, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach and Timothy Beach, 2012. Geomorphology, 201, 512-519. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.10.024

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10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.10.024
Journal article

The role of multiple glacier outburst floods in proglacial landscape evolution: The 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption, Iceland

Dunning, S. A., Large, A. R. G., Russell, A. J., Roberts, M. J., Duller, R., Woodward, J., . . . Lim, M. (2013). The role of multiple glacier outburst floods in proglacial landscape evolution: The 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption, Iceland. Geology, 41(10), 1123-1126. doi:10.1130/g34665.1

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10.1130/g34665.1
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Magnitude and profile of organic carbon isotope records from the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from northern Spain

Manners, H. R., Grimes, S. T., Sutton, P. A., Domingo, L., Leng, M. J., Twitchett, R. J., . . . Lopez-Martinez, N. (2013). Magnitude and profile of organic carbon isotope records from the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from northern Spain. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 376, 220-230. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.06.016

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10.1016/j.epsl.2013.06.016
Journal article

Temporal buffering of climate-driven sediment flux cycles by transient catchment response

Armitage, J. J., Dunkley Jones, T., Duller, R. A., Whittaker, A. C., & Allen, P. A. (2013). Temporal buffering of climate-driven sediment flux cycles by transient catchment response. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 369-370, 200-210. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.03.020

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10.1016/j.epsl.2013.03.020
Journal article

The <i>Q</i><sub>s</sub> problem: Sediment volumetric balance of proximal foreland basin systems

Allen, P. A., Armitage, J. J., Carter, A., Duller, R. A., Michael, N. A., Sinclair, H. D., . . . Whittaker, A. C. (2013). The <i>Q</i><sub>s</sub> problem: Sediment volumetric balance of proximal foreland basin systems. Sedimentology, 60(1), 102-130. doi:10.1111/sed.12015

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10.1111/sed.12015
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The Qs problem: sediment volumetric balance of proximal foreland basin systems

Allen, P. A., Armitage, J. J., Carter, A., Duller, R. A., Michael, N. A., Sinclair, H. D., . . . Whittaker, A. C. (2013). The Qs problem: sediment volumetric balance of proximal foreland basin systems. Sedimentology, 60(1).

Journal article

2012

Grain-size trends reveal the late orogenic tectonic and erosional history of the south–central Pyrenees, Spain

Parsons, A. J., Michael, N. A., Whittaker, A. C., Duller, R. A., & Allen, P. A. (2012). Grain-size trends reveal the late orogenic tectonic and erosional history of the south–central Pyrenees, Spain. Journal of the Geological Society, 169(2), 111-114. doi:10.1144/0016-76492011-087

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10.1144/0016-76492011-087
Journal article

Abrupt landscape change post–6 Ma on the central Great Plains, USA

Duller, R. A., Whittaker, A. C., Swinehart, J. B., Armitage, J. J., Sinclair, H. D., Bair, A., & Allen, P. A. (2012). Abrupt landscape change post–6 Ma on the central Great Plains, USA. Geology, 40(10), 871-874. doi:10.1130/g32919.1

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10.1130/g32919.1
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2011

Decoding downstream trends in stratigraphic grain size as a function of tectonic subsidence and sediment supply

Whittaker, A. C., Duller, R. A., Springett, J., Smithells, R. A., Whitchurch, A. L., & Allen, P. A. (2011). Decoding downstream trends in stratigraphic grain size as a function of tectonic subsidence and sediment supply. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 123(7-8), 1363-1382. doi:10.1130/b30351.1

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10.1130/b30351.1
Journal article

Sediment routing system evolution within a diachronously uplifting orogen: Insights from detrital zircon thermochronological analyses from the South-Central Pyrenees

Whitchurch, A. L., Carter, A., Sinclair, H. D., Duller, R. A., Whittaker, A. C., & Allen, P. A. (2011). Sediment routing system evolution within a diachronously uplifting orogen: Insights from detrital zircon thermochronological analyses from the South-Central Pyrenees. American Journal of Science, 311(5), 442-482. doi:10.2475/05.2011.03

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10.2475/05.2011.03
Journal article

Transformation of tectonic and climatic signals from source to sedimentary archive

Armitage, J. J., Duller, R. A., Whittaker, A. C., & Allen, P. A. (2011). Transformation of tectonic and climatic signals from source to sedimentary archive. Nature Geoscience, 4(4), 231-235. doi:10.1038/ngeo1087

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10.1038/ngeo1087
Journal article

Sediment routing systems and the lag-time concept: A case study from the south-central Pyrenees

Whitchurch, A. L., Carter, A., Sinclair, H., Duller, R. A., Whittaker, A. C., & Allen, P. A. (2011). Sediment routing systems and the lag-time concept: A case study from the south-central Pyrenees. American Journal of Science.

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2010

From grain size to tectonics

Duller, R. A., Whittaker, A. C., Fedele, J. J., Whitchurch, A. L., Springett, J., Smithells, R., . . . Allen, P. A. (2010). From grain size to tectonics. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 115(F3). doi:10.1029/2009jf001495

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10.1029/2009jf001495
Journal article

Particle Fabric and Sedimentation of Structureless Sand, Southern Iceland

Duller, R. A., Mountney, N. P., & Russell, A. J. (2010). Particle Fabric and Sedimentation of Structureless Sand, Southern Iceland. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 80(6), 562-577. doi:10.2110/jsr.2010.055

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10.2110/jsr.2010.055
Journal article

11 Volcanogenic Jökulhlaups (Glacier Outburst Floods) from Mýrdalsjökull: Impacts on Proglacial Environments

Russell, A. J., Duller, R., & Mountney, N. P. (2010). 11 Volcanogenic Jökulhlaups (Glacier Outburst Floods) from Mýrdalsjökull: Impacts on Proglacial Environments. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/s1571-0866(09)01311-6

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10.1016/s1571-0866(09)01311-6
Book

Volcanogenic Jökulhlaups (Glacier Outburst Floods) from Mýrdalsjökull: Impacts on Proglacial Environments

Russell, A. J., Duller, R. A., & Mountney, N. P. (2010). Volcanogenic Jökulhlaups (Glacier Outburst Floods) from Mýrdalsjökull: Impacts on Proglacial Environments. In A. Schomacker, J. Krüger, K. H. Kjær, & J. J. vander Meer (Eds.), The Mýrdalsjökull Ice Cap, Iceland. Glacial processes, sediments and landforms on an active volcano (Vol. 13, pp. 181-207). Amsterdam, London: Elsevier.

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2008

Architectural analysis of a volcaniclastic jökulhlaup deposit, southern Iceland: sedimentary evidence for supercritical flow

DULLER, R. A., MOUNTNEY, N. P., RUSSELL, A. J., & CASSIDY, N. C. (2008). Architectural analysis of a volcaniclastic jökulhlaup deposit, southern Iceland: sedimentary evidence for supercritical flow. Sedimentology, 55(4), 939-964. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3091.2007.00931.x

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10.1111/j.1365-3091.2007.00931.x
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